Yesterday I went to the library. That never used to be news. I have always loved my library and gone there regularly to bring home stacks of books, magazines and movies. However, I realized the other day that I have not been to the library, or my favorite used bookstore for that matter, since December of last year.
Because I got a Kindle e-reader for Christmas. I love it, especially for traveling. It is so nice to be able to tote along a library of books in such a small space (smaller than a tablet computer, bigger than a cell phone). It even has games to play when the drive or flight gets tedious.
But this is not about the virtues of the latest techno-gadget. I just wanted to share how much pleasure I got yesterday from bringing home a stack of real books again. I have been leafing through their pages ever since.
I do not think that e-readers will replace books any more than movies on DVD replaced movie theaters.
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
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10/14/09
Friends can be good writers
For years I have been meeting with a group of fellow writers who help me improve my writing. They say I help them, too. Something has been working, because six of us have now published books, three this year. Most have been self-published, including mine, something I never would have considered a few years ago. The publishing business is changing. I no longer believe that all self-published books are "vanity" books and poorly written. I have read books published by "real" publishers that were poorly-written and poorly edited.
Each book should be considered on its own merit. Books that have been written by good writers with functioning critique groups can be good reads, very good reads, indeed. I recommend these:
Smokin' Joe by Martha Sargent (a novel set in central Oregon)
Wombat Chow of the Damned by Donovan Reves (quirky short fiction and poetry)
Born Breech Into Covenant: The Experience of Mother by Carol Bosworth (nonfiction).
Each book should be considered on its own merit. Books that have been written by good writers with functioning critique groups can be good reads, very good reads, indeed. I recommend these:
Smokin' Joe by Martha Sargent (a novel set in central Oregon)
Wombat Chow of the Damned by Donovan Reves (quirky short fiction and poetry)
Born Breech Into Covenant: The Experience of Mother by Carol Bosworth (nonfiction).
10/9/09
Chapter 2
The topic today is book publicity. It's harder than book writing for me. I guess that's why people pay professionals to do the publicity part. So, it looks like a paid ad or two coming up!
Writing is a hard way to make a living, but a good way to make a life.
Happy reading!
Writing is a hard way to make a living, but a good way to make a life.
Happy reading!
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