A Little Bit O’Name Checking

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So, let’s say you’re in the French Embassy — should you expect to run into all of your friends? Oddly, the answer is yes. We started our round of what we have been assured will be non-stop partying (oh, to be young and energetic again!) with a visit to the French Embassy, courtesy of Dalkey Archives. We then moved on to the Hyperion party, where Amy Goodman was far to worked up for our blood sugar level. Joining us in last night’s revels* were The Happy Booker (truly happy) and Mr. Booker, Pinky, Ed, Bookdwarf, Ron Hogan, Mark Sarvas, Lauren […]

Square Pegs

A Parallel Between Wireless Connectivity And Publishing

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Not that we’re the type to complain*, and we’re going to be talking more about this as we get our thoughts in order (one thought, we have discovered, got on the wrong train last night and is somewhere in Virginia — as the rest of the thoughts are safe in Maryland [it turns out the states on this side of the country are really close together], we need to wait for its arrival)..where were we?…ah, thoughts, thinking, complaining. Okay, so we are at BookExpo America. It is, and there is no other way to describe this, a big-ass conference. You

The Future of Publishing

The Daily Square – Jill’s Version

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I am positive that at some point in the future Booksquare will read this post and know this was the exact message that sent Booksquare on a downward spiral. It will also demonstrate my (extremely) limited html skills. So, here goes: Today’s links of interest: School Serving Up Books To Students When you’re dishing out Shel Silverstein and Tomie dePaolo you can’t go wrong. Random House To Use More Recycled Paper In Books This is a post that will make Booksquare happy. I think. Opening Books On Kennedy, Kerry For those who read my previous post on how much money

Jill's First Blog, The Daily Square

And You Make How Much?

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I’ve mentioned this before here on Booksquare. There’s an odd thing that happens when someone learns you’re a published author. This can be friend or complete stranger it doesn’t matter. Once they know you have a book on the shelf they now have a complete license to ask you anything. This can be your sex life. How much money you make. Whether you get along with your co-workers. Stuff many people would be horrified to ask, say, their dentist. I was given a roll of “Oklahoma Author” stickers by my local Romance Writers Chapter. Once my book is on the

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