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December 15, 2014
52 book clubs in 52 weeks (2015)
I’ve been meeting with a lot of book clubs lately and there’s one thing I’ve learned. I love meeting with book clubs!! It’s so much fun to talk aboutThe Moment of Everythingwith people after they’ve read the book. No spoilers! Everyone knows what happened! We can get into all the juicy details that makes talking […]
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Book club giveaways!
That’s me in the middle with the scarf. This is a wonderful group I met with in Alameda, CA.
I’ve been meeting with a lot of book clubs lately and there’s one thing I’ve learned. I love meeting with book clubs!! It’s so much fun to talk aboutThe Moment of Everythingwith people after they’ve read the book. No spoilers! Everyone knows what happened! We can get into all the juicy details that makes talking about a book fun.
Soooo, for 2015, I’ve set a goal of meeting with 52 book clubs in 52 weeks...
November 9, 2014
Boxes of books for the holidays!
I love giving books as gifts. The joy comesnot just making the readers in my life happy. It’s also about feeling like I’m helping a book that may have been overlooked or even forgotten to find a reader who loves it. And this holiday season, I’m going big on the book-giving. I’m giving away boxes […]
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October 20, 2014
Ebook giveaway from the iBook app
This week, I’m giving away FIVE downloads ofThe Moment of Everythingfor the iBooks app. (Note: This is Apple’s iBook app only. If you have a Kindle, I’m afraid this giveaway isn’t for you.)
Here’s how it works: Email me at giveaway@shellyking.comwithOct iBook Giveaway as the subject by midnight PST, Friday, October 24.
That’s it! I’ll pick five random emails for the winners for a free ebook. Good luck!
October 17, 2014
Superheroes of data: Why my protagonist wanted to be a librarian
Up until the year 2000, like most people, I never really gave much thought to what a librarian actually does. Back then I was an information architect for a small start-up company in Silicon Valley. I attendeda conference on information architecture in Boston that year that I learned how much I didn’t know about librarians.
The conference was, for the most part, split into two camps: the tech nerds like me who worked for internet companies and librarians. What I learned at that conferenc...
Superheroes of data: Why my main character wanted to grow up to be a librarian
Up until the year 2000, like most people, I never really gave much thought to what a librarian actually does. Back then I was an information architect for a small start-up company in Silicon Valley. I attendeda conference on information architecture in Boston that year that I learned how much I didn’t know about librarians. […]
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Superheroes of data: Why Maggie wanted to be a librarian
[image error]Up until the year 2000, like most people, I never really gave much thought to what a librarian actually does. Back then I was an information architect for a small start-up company in Silicon Valley. I attendeda conference on information architecture in Boston that year that I learned how much I didn’t know about librarians.
The conference was, for the most part, split into two camps: the tech nerds like me who worked for internet companies and librarians. What I learned at that conference was...
October 14, 2014
Why Maggie Wanted to Be a Librarian
Up until the year 2000, like most people, I never really gave much thought to what a librarian actually does. Back then I was an information architect for a small start-up company in Silicon Valley. I attended a conference on information architecture in Boston that year that I learned how much I didn’t know about librarians.
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October 11, 2014
Ebook giveaway from the iBook app
This week, I’m giving away FIVE downloads ofThe Moment of Everythingfor the iBooks app. Here’s how it works: Email me at giveaway@shellyking.comwithOct iBook Giveaway as the subject. That’s it! I’ll pick five random emails for the winners on Friday, October 17th. Good luck!
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October 10, 2014
Why my characters are part of the Society for Creative Anachronism
In my novel,The Moment of Everything, I have a group of characters who are in the medieval group the Society for Creative Anachronism(SCA).First, let me say, I’m not a member of the SCA. I have a lot of friends who are, so I have been to some events and hung out with them enough to know that the SCA is a lot of fun. But the reasons why I included the SCA in my novel go deeper.
There’s something about full-on commitment to an endeavor that I admire. I don’t have that gene. There are too many di...
