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Friday Apr 16, 2010

Amelia Bedelia on Twitter? What could go wrong?

Greenwillow tries to teach its characters to use Twitter. The result:

MamaDuck: Srsly, has anyone seen my duckling?
PrinceBrat: @MamaDuck I hope it’s not on the remainder table…
AwfulOgre: Oh, snap!

My inner copyeditor is in love:

"The Alot is an imaginary creature...It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug, and it has provided hours of entertainment for me in a situation where I'd normally be left feeling angry and disillusioned with the world."

Analyzing the economics of small business:

"Barring a turnaround for the nation’s small businesses, it’s hard to see how this 'recovery' will have much sustainability or make a dent in the ~8.4 million jobs we’ve lost since the recession began. The problem, I believe, is how to stoke final demand (hence the 'Poor Sales' problem), without which not much progress can be made."

It's always nice when my Google Alerts introduce me to a new blog I should be reading:

"I say this not so much for my sake, since the prizes I've been honored with guarantee that readers can find my books, wherever they shop. Rather, I'm speaking for the legions of writers who deserve an audience, and are waiting to break out. And when they do break out, it's usually through independent bookstores—an essential part of the culture of the written word."

Nick Harkaway's take on the paradox of publishing:

"And although the trade has come a long, long way since then, there are still bits of impracticality in it which are part of its goodness and run alongside the sluggardliness which is its present danger."

Daniel has spoken, so I guess it's official:

"200-499: the AMA's approved page count for books. I call this average, which offers no implication that the book is better or worse than any other book."

Posted at 12:12PM Apr 16, 2010 by Sarah Rettger in General |

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