We are totally behind tilting at windmills, so bring you the story of one man’s attempt to accomplish the impossible*. Since the fine folks at the OED are more diligent than those at the U.S. Patent Office, they do a pretty thorough search for prior examples of word usage. We suspect this internet thing helps. […]
Articles from February 2006
Public Service Announcement #24
February 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment
File Under: Square Pegs
Fulfilling the Scene Mission
February 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off on Fulfilling the Scene Mission
Far be it for us to express disappointment when a television network embraces fans, or, in this case, fan-fic, but, you know us. Too little caffeine. The L Word is inviting fans to play along by writing scenes based on a “mission”. You know, the scene recons the territory, comes up with a strategy, executes […]
File Under: Square Pegs
Amazon Introduces Plog, We Are Intrigued
February 1st, 2006 · Comments Off on Amazon Introduces Plog, We Are Intrigued
Okay, we were more than a little surprised to see that Phillip Jennings was prominently featured on our Amazon homepage. Also purses, iPod cases, and books (the books were at the bottom, which is rather sad, but maybe it’s one of those things that moves around whenever we reload). But let’s back up — we […]
File Under: Marketing For Introverts
Booksquare Has a Harlequin-Themed Temper Tantrum
February 1st, 2006 · 3 Comments
Though we do not have time to check our archives (in fact, we are not entirely sure where we keep our archives, though something tells us they’re in that place we’re supposed to “clean out”), we believe we have volunteered to sit down with the brass at Harlequin and offer our free advice. We believe […]
File Under: Publishers and Editors
How To Kill A Book Club With Cynicism
February 1st, 2006 · 2 Comments
If we were Scholastic (and evidence suggests we are not), we would be doing everything in our power to build a trusting relationship with the little kids who make our publishing venture strong. We would be squeaky clean and bend over backwards to make sure that parents are not off-put by our very name. We […]
File Under: Publishers and Editors
Associated Press – Now With Two More Years Experience
February 1st, 2006 · Comments Off on Associated Press – Now With Two More Years Experience
We don’t understand why we stopped and read this story, but stop we did. Read, we did. Post, we did. The age of the Associated Press isn’t of even the remotest fascination, except, well, except that it’s older than one thought. Which is just one of those things that makes you wonder what or who […]
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