Monthly Archives: March 2012

March’s Non-words

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Here are the Non-Words for March: endeem, v. to cause something to become endemic. 1 Mar overmind, v. to pay too much attention to those in authority. 2 Mar ummify, v. to repeatedly use “um”s and “uh”s in one’s speech … Continue reading →

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The Birth of a Book

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Ed Battistella

I’m preparing for my spring History of Publishing class and came across this teriffic silent video of old school book making: Glen Milner’s The Birth of a Book.

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ePublishing Workshop

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Today I attended the Ashland Mystery ePublishing Workshop at the Ashland Public Library where about 50 people heard from authors and publishers and author/publishers. Ashland’s Tim Wolhforth brought the audience up to speed on the state of mystery–what’s being published, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Karen Clarke

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ed Battistella

EB: Your book Short Term Finance and Working Capital Management was published in 2011. Tell us little bit about your background and how you got involved with writing a textbook on finance? KC: Ed, thank you for the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Bill Cameron on Characterization

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Here’s more of Bill Cameron talking about character development in his novels Lost Dog, Chasing smoke and Day One. Courtesy of Ashland Mystery.

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