2 posts from day 09/02/2012

I Want To Write (Weekly Finds for the Writer In the Making)

[These I Want To Write posts, inspired by my previous series called Writer's Brain Dumps offer interesting news for the writer and reader in you.] Here's an article exploring how Amazon storefronts will change the Book Industry. Here's one way: even news about Amazon's plans to open stores already seem to be altering things. Barnes & Noble already announced they won't be stocking Amazon print books. And it looks like Books-A-Million is following suit. Canada's 244 store ...

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Creative Projects

Here are some of the good projects gaining my applause for their work bringing people together around good things: First, a brief news-byte from my part of the world: this week, friends Jay Cordova and David Buchanan launched Jacksonopolis to help our community stay connected. I took the photo above at the launch party hosted at the Hub here in Jackson. Any community could do this. Seriously. Allison Getty, a former Dream Year Weekend attendee, immediately impressed me with her ...

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