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This is it! The final day in the e11even series. For the last eleven weeks we have been celebrating the start of 2011 with posts about fun and interesting websites. We’ve had crafty posts, funny posts, helpful posts, and more. I hope you have enjoyed the variety and that you have found inspiration, were able [...]

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As a writer, part of honing your skills is to find an author and imitate their writing. When I was in college, I even had a creative writing class where this was the point of the course. We would read a piece and then imitate it. But then you develop your own voice. You work [...]

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First, a disclaimer for this blog post: I did not go to either the Digital Book World or Tools of Change conference this year. But I did follow on Twitter and read articles about the shows after, and they sounded great and like a lot of things were discussed. One theme that seemed to come [...]

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Speaking in front of people ranks as one of the top fears many have. Reading in front of people can be even worse, especially if the reader perceives that their reading skills aren’t great. This is especially true for children. Animals are a much more forgiving audience, and thus can put struggling readers at ease. [...]

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We are finally here, the eleventh week of 2011. We have been posting a fun or interesting link for you for this e11even series for ten weeks now, and it is time to start wrapping up. We will start off this week with a useful tool for you. This site can help you ensure your [...]

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I first saw this video from a link on Shelf Awareness. The stop animation is great with the music. It looks like the people creating the video had a lot of fun! This is bookcase organizing with zing. We are kicking off 2011 with eleven weeks of fun and interesting websites. Whether you find inspiration, [...]

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In this e11even series, we’ve covered a couple different interesting bookshelves (here’s one, and another). Another classic way of displaying your books is through the use of bookends. Flavorwire showcases 10 Shelf-Worthy Bookends. My favorites are the the falling books bookend and glass half bookends. We are kicking off 2011 with eleven weeks of fun and [...]

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A few weeks ago we had an e11even post that featured Tom’s Glossary of Book Publishing Terms. Then last week, I was scanning Twitter and saw a tweet from @HUnderDown linking to a more serious glossary of publishing terms and jargon, though it is limited to publishing children’s books. For people just entering the publishing [...]

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Every now and then we talk about book covers on this blog. Our goal is to keep you current on what is selling well in the marketplace. Cover preferences seem to change by season and genre. And of course they change throughout the years as styles and technologies change. But then again, there are some classic [...]

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Though the Oscars were a week ago, I guess continued coverage has kept them on my mind (even though I didn’t watch them, shhhh). On Friday,Robert Grey’s column in Shelf Awareness reminded its readers how book-to-film adaptions frequently show up on the Academy Awards lists. But he also reminds us that readers usually love the [...]

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