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August 12, 2013
Beating Writers Block
Got a case of writers block? NY Book Editors has an infographic that may help you dig yourself out of that hole.
See the full infographic here…
August 8, 2013
Amazon: Ebook Extras In Our Future?
Enhance your e-book. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired
There’s no use arguing… Amazon is an ebook pioneer. One can argue that the popularity of the Kindle has pushed ebooks and ereaders to what they are today. And now Amazon is pushing the e-envelope one step further with ebook extras. Check this out:
As far as media delivery goes, e-books are pretty flat. You get the book and maybe some notes or background info from the publisher, and that’s pretty much it.
That’s not good enough for Amazon. The compa...
August 4, 2013
Why Stephen King Spends ‘Months and Even Years’ Writing Opening Sentences
ARTICLE BY JOE FASSLER VIA THE ATLANTIC
Stephen King brings us two new novels in 2013 — one on shelves already, and the other forthcoming. In June,Joylandwas published byHard Case Crime, an imprint showcasing classic and contemporary crime writers in paperback editions dressed up like vintage pulps: Stylized covers feature ominous taglines, brooding private dicks, and draped-out femme fatales. ThoughJoyland‘s story is haunted by a terrifying killer of young women, the book mostly chronicles th...
July 31, 2013
Story Seminar with Robert McKee… Illustrated.
IMAGES VIA SUNNI.BRIGHTSPOT.BROWN
See the entire set of images here…
July 26, 2013
The Most Morbidly Fascinating Places In The World
ARTICLE BY CAROLINE COUPE VIA LISTVERSE
Many people are fascinated by death, and even those who aren’t can find themselves drawn to places with a dark history or creepy vibe. Not always spooky, these places can be compelling and poignant as well, and many hold an important place in history. Here are 10 places that are as fascinating as they are morbid.
10 The Titanic’s Cemeteries |Halifax, Canada
When the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, search-and-rescue teams from Hali...
July 21, 2013
That Old E-book Smell
ARTICLE VIA CRITICAL MARGINS | BY KEVIN EAGAN
Let’s stop saying that e-books lack the good feelings we associate with print books and enjoy reading again.
One of thearguments against e-booksis that because they lack physicality, they don’t have the same character as print books. Many readers associate the smell of the pages, feel of the book, and even the cover design with good memories and say this can’t be replicated on an e-reader.
There is some strong evidence to support this argument, which...
July 18, 2013
Book Trailer | Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
From Amazon.com:
Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever,The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist ofThe Shining) and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless—mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs....
July 15, 2013
Horrifying Hospitals You Never Want To Stay In
Hospitals are, by and large, pretty creepy. After all, you’re talking about big, sterile, labyrinthine structures where people often go to die. And that’s just actual medical hospitals. We haven’t even touched the insane creepiness of mental hospitals, which kick things up two or three notches based on their purpose and history alone.
Either way, there’s a reason that a lot of scary movies are based on old, run down and abandoned hospitals. These buildings are...
July 10, 2013
How Publishing Is A Lot Like Project Mayhem
I’ve been re-reading Fight Club, and I was struck by a particular scene this time around–one that I couldn’t help but compare to the difficulty of getting your foot into the publishing industry’s door. The scene begins when the first Project Mayhem hopeful appears on the front porch of the house on Paper Street. The guy is standing at attention. He’s brought everything he’s been told to bring: shirt, shoes, mattress, mixing bowl. He’s the perfect recruit. But when Tyler Durden peeks down at h...
