Broad ranging news items of interest to artists.
As promised, Pt 2 of comment on the merger of two publishing giants offers a different perspective than Pt 1. The following is opinion from American author Michael Levin: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tm5z (scroll to 06:15) You may not agree but, at least, you’ll be informed. And why not have a look at Scott Turow’s April 7, 2013 Op-Ed:
Read more →Mergers, consolidation, Kindle, iBooks. What’s up for you?
Here are two very recent opinions from a BBC/UK perspective.
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Stay tuned for a contrary opinion, offered by a successful American author!
MA Artists, Advocates Grouse and Gather “Under The Dome” Discover how much you matter! Read this excellent, detailed account of the happenings at 2012 Artists Under the Dome event at the Massachusetts State House! ‘Appropriately, (State Sen.) Donoghue called art an economic “engine”; she noted that .… they had repurposed, too, the 1826 city motto, which...
Read more →Enrich your world of literary contacts! We’d like to point up one very interesting author’s blog written by David Manderson, a lecturer in Creative Writing and Screenwriting at the University of the West of Scotland. The current post, “The Author in the Digital Age“, demonstrates prime technique in the writing and layout of interesting and easy-to-read...
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