Archive for 2012

Ken Burns: On Story

Ken Burns, one of the world’s most recognized filmmakers, shares his personal connection, his “waking of the dead,” as he discusses the craft of storytelling in this short documentary.

Publishers Weekly Moves Into Self-Publishing

A couple of years ago, I blogged about the launch of PW Select, an online supplement to the regular PW magazine. PW Select, which is published quarterly, allows self-published writers to buy brief listings (author, title, subtitle, price, pagination and format, ISBN, a brief description, and ordering information) for $149.

Two Surveys

Two fascinating surveys appeared this week. They look at opposite ends of the writing business, but dovetail in interesting ways.

The Writers’ Wo…

Quick Updates for 2012-05-20

Reminder: The SFWA business meeting is at 11:00 in the Conference Theater. We have food and news. #Nebs2012 # Reminder: Follow hashtag #nebs2012 as sanctioned by The @scalzi, to follow the Nebulas. #