Archive for September 12th, 2008
Democrats Introduce Offshore Drilling Scheme
After chants of “Drill, baby, drill” at the Republican National Convention, a Democratic Congress has changed their attitudes on offshore drilling. From the New York Times: Even more surprising, the turnabout is led by the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who has a history of fighting oil drilling going back to the early days of her [...]
Darwin Letter Friday
The writer’s life hasn’t changed much. Move to the big city, live in a tiny apartment, and get dragged down by all the distractions and frustrations that accompany this process. When I moved to New York, I had the same demoralizing situation; jobless for several months; interning for free. So I can relate to Darwin’s [...]
Book Publicity is Not Easy
For a unique window into what we go through in the publishing industry, even as book review sections and reviewers are slashed left and right, The Guardian’s Book Blog: There are many zany tactics adopted by publishers and authors to get their books noticed, but how about giving them away for free? John Warner, chief [...]
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