Blog Entries tagged 'Miscellaneous'

No one's ever tried this before!

tsopher

So I think I am going to start writing a weblog. What? I know, no one really does that anymore, but what the heck, I like to be different. Anyhow I think I am going to try this blogging thing out for a while and see what comes of it. It will predominantly be poetry- and writing-related since I am truly a word geek but I am sure I will cover a wide range of topics from religion to current events.

Patrizia Hayashi's interview with Kikuko Otake

ahadadabooks

Hi all - just took the opportunity to post an interview by Patrizia Hayashi with Kikuko Otake. On a recent trip to California, she had the chance to speak with the author of Masako's Story. They spoke of her book and her plans for the future. Check out the interview at it original location here.

Patrizia Hayashi is a freelance writer and author. On a recent trip to California, she had the opportunity to speak with Kikuko Otake, author of Masako's Story. They spoke [...]

How to sell your books

rkelly

Born, raised and a resident in Illinois for most of her life, Valerie Connelly now lives with her husband, Michael, in Wisconsin north of Milwaukee. She divides her time between publishing, writing, teaching, painting landscapes and waterscapes, and traveling to visit her grown children.

Valerie shares her experience as a publisher:

I am a realist. As a publisher of books, this is an essential personality trait. So many of the authors I work with and for are purely dreamers that [...]

Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

stevenl

Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names: AGLET-The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.ARMSAYE-The armhole in clothing.CHANKING-Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.COLUMELLA NASI-The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.DRAGÉES-Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.FEAT-A dangling curl of hair.FERRULE-The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.HARP-The small me [...]

This weblog is rated G

scififan

Haha... Just found this neat little thing while travelling the inter-web...

Click here to find out what your blog is rated. I am like that Disney channel. Maybe I should write some tougher posts.

Funny company photo

stevenl

This just cracked me up. Apparently the company photo didn't turn out exactly as planned!

I'm still luaging haha...

Going To Press This Week: Lou Rowan�s Experimental Fiction and Kikuko Otake�s Story of Survival

ahadadabooks

Sweet Potatoes an amazing collection of fiction praised by the likes of Harry Matthews and David Antin, and Kikuko Otake's Masako's Story: Surviving the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima are now on the way to press.

It's been a hectic couple of weeks as Mr. Lou Rowan will soon be coming to Japan to read from his new book at the Four Stories Series in Osaka, and Otake, a survivor of the atomic tragedy at Hiroshima, will be reading from her book at peace rallies and other venues in [...]

Newsbreaks from the New Yorker

stevenl

The New Yorker is my favourite. At its best, the writing in it is dizzyingly good. It's best feature are the clippings (which I learned are called newsbreaks, courtesy of this site).

They have been appearing in the New Yorker since its inception. They are submitted by readers and also fastidiously gathered by members of staff.

They were originally used when there were column inches remaining at the end of feature articles, but soon became a favourite feature in their own righ [...]

Welcoming Yoko Danno

ahadadabooks

I would like to welcome a new author to the Ahadada fold, Yoko Danno. We are excited to see her voice join our ranks; please join me, Jesse and our fellow Ahadadians in welcoming Yoko Danno to our community.

We've recently added her biography to our author page, check it out here. Yoko Danno was born, raised, [...]

In the mailbox...

scififan

I always get a really deep sinking feeling when I get my SASE's back—my gut drops out. Today I got two, one from a spec fiction magazine, and another from a speculative literature agent. But, to my surprise, both were requests—not acceptances, of course, but requests to see more work! The latter is actually from the literary agent's assistant, who passed the query along to another agent who wants the full ms. No more sinking feelings after all!

On an unrelated n [...]

2007 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair

ahadadabooks

The 2007 Buffalo Small Press Book Fair took place on March 31, 2007 from noon to 6pm. The event was held at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum on Porter Avenue in Buffalo, New York.

The book fair was a one day event that brought together booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and regional cultural workers of all kinds in [...]

Writing Goals

scififan

So I'm trying to write more. And that brings me to the point of this blog, if not the point of this particular entry. I'm going to start setting, and tracking goals for my work and my writing -- and post them to this blog.

I remember reading once that most writers will use any excuse they can find to not write. I'm prone to this, I can't write when my girlfriend is home. Even when she is occupied with other activities, the possibility that she could interrupt keeps me fr [...]

Clyde Lelouch's Rendezvous

dsendecki

This is some cool footage -- found this via Google Video...

On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unabl [...]