Monthly Archives: May 2012

Dying Words

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Ed Battistella

While wandering around the internet and the SOU library database, I stumbled across an article reporting that words are falling out of use faster than new words are being coined. Now, on its own, I might just overlook this report … Continue reading →

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A response to “The Internet, A Writer’s Dream…”

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Ed Battistella

What John Yunker from Ashland Creek Press said in class “If you can write and have something to say, you will do well in life,” resonated with me too.  I felt that it was more than a distant possibility that I … Continue reading →

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An Interview With Molly Best Tinsley

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Molly Best Tinsley is professor emerita at the United States Naval Academy, an award-winning writer, and the co-founder of FUZE Publishing. Her writing has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Oregon Book Awards, the Pushcart Prize, … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Cramp: In the E-Reader Era, a Book a Year is Slacking

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ed Battistella

On May 12, 2012 Julie Bosman of the New York Times reports on the rise of technology influencing (negatively) hard copy books.  What exactly does this mean?  With electronic book sales increasing rapidly, making book-lovers’ favorite pastime more convenient, hard-copy … Continue reading →

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