Archive for July, 2010

August 2010 — Bring Magic into Your Fiction: How Fairytales and Folktales Can Enhance Your Story
Presented by Beth Barany
Dates: August 5-27
Deadline: August 2

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Course Description:
“Once upon a time there was magical woman who loved fairy tales. But alas, the evil monster had eaten every tale in the land. And thus, the magical woman [...]

Often thought leaders think that their message is cool enough to be published in a book, but actually a book is a conversation that you have with other books in your field. So, what’s a thought leader to do?

Have you ever thought about writing a book but don’t know where to begin? Have you published a book but have no idea how to market it?

“Of all the animal species, humans are the biggest players of all.”–The Promise of Play by Dr. Stuart Brown with Christopher Vaughan
What is fun for you? Often artists think of the moments when they are totally lost in their art, where the sense of self disappears, and what only exists is the creative thing itself: [...]

One of my clients recently asked about the return on investment for his book. He’s self-publishing his book to support his coaching and speaking career. His book is in the category of investing. I don’t want to say more than that right now. We’re still in the development phase. Since [...]

Do you have an iPhone or the new iPad? Then, you’ll be familiar with apps. For the rest of us, “apps” are software applications that run on mobile devices, including the mobile Apple devices, and other smart phones.

Seattle 2010 – SFM
A Wrinkle In Time by Madelein L'Engle. I recently reread this book, and saw that what it was really about was love…

This article was first published on the San Francisco Writers Community site.
Where is publishing going? This column is dedicated to finding the answers.
This week I focus on a trend watcher from the inside, San Francisco-based literary agent, Nathan Bransford, an agent for Curtis Brown Ltd. Often we can suss out where publishing [...]