Category Archives: Literature Unbound

Hashing out the challenges and opportunities in digital publishing

Social Media Week is nigh upon us and Susan Halligan and I have been busily preparing a knock-out panel on the future of books and “social reading.” In a prep session a couple weeks ago, we gathered together Jason Carey … Continue reading

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Opportunities and Pitfalls in the Age of the Artist as Entrepreneur

What does it mean to be a creator in 2012? It means you’ve got to be ready to be your own cheerleader, creating websites, micro-marketing and just figuring out by hook or by crook how to get seen by the … Continue reading

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Register Now! Social Media Week NYC Panel: Literature Unbound

Super excited to announce the incredible panel that Susan Halligan and I have organized for Social Media Week NYC: Literature Unbound: Radical Strategies for Social Literature. It’s a panel for all of you voracious readers and obsessive writers out there. For … Continue reading

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Free Webinar: How To Write And Publish A Book To Promote Your Business

The Creative Penn is a an absolutely invaluable resource for writers out there seeking guidance on navigating the new landscape of e-publishing and self-publishing. On it, Joanna Penn provides both her personal experiences and practical advice on creating, publishing and … Continue reading

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New Category: Literature Unbound

 Just a short note to say that I’ve amassed quite a few posts on reading, storytelling and literature in the digital age (and I don’t plan on letting up in the new year!). So I created a new navigational category … Continue reading

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10 Great Free Digital Resources I Discovered in 2011

Last year, I was all about tricking out the iPad you got for Christmas. This year, as we pause for reflection between Christmas and New Year’s, I’ve been thinking a lot about the free resources that I’ve come across in … Continue reading

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Inked! Business Writing in the Digital Age

I just got this in the mail yesterday — Natalie Canavor’s new book Business Writing in the Digital Age. It has a quote from yours truly on page 224, in the chapter called “Writing for Websites and the Wired World.” 

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A journey to the future of the book

I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of narrative storytelling. I have always had one food planted in the film world (I’m a film school grad who did several years in the production trenches) and the fiction one (I … Continue reading

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Love words and ideas? Then you must find Findings!

One of the cool things about working in the Betaworks office is that sometimes we get to try things that are not-yet-released to the public. Things from the future, I like to think. One of those things that I’ve been … Continue reading

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Are books like video games?

Ah, publishing. You know I love to write about it. And when I heard that the group Code Meets Print was planning a three-session seminar series with some of the top thinkers who are trying to help publishing evolve into … Continue reading

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