Publishing
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The Restless Mind Show 5 – Gar Discovers a Lost Recording of Walt Whitman!
Gar finds a lost recording of Walt Whitman reading his own poetry! Plus: Author Jacke Wilson gives an update on the Greatest First Lines contest. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:27 — 20.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Continue reading
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Good Luck NaNoWriMoers!
It’s National Novel Writing Month! And once again, I’m astounded by people who hate this project. (Has Laura Miller written her annual screed yet? I can’t wait.) Here’s a post from a while back: NaNoWriMo: A Full-Throated Defense What better way to tune up than to pull your favorite book off the shelf, study the… Continue reading
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Best Case Name Ever (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Another day, another Objectino.* This one straight from the courthouse… A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO Overheard at a legal proceeding: LAWYER 1: What’s the best case name you ever cited in a brief? For me, I figure it’s gotta be Lone Star Ladies v. Schlotzsky’s Deli. Or here’s one for you: Fattman v. Bear. New Jersey… Continue reading
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A Marriage at Odds (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Time for another Objectino!* This one comes straight from the underbelly of a marriage… A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO WIFE: [looking out the window] Oh great. It’s raining out. What are the odds that today is Saturday? HUSBAND: One in seven. WIFE: [exasperated] You know what I mean. It was sunny all week when I was stuck in that stupid… Continue reading
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The Shirt Pocket Avatar (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Back to the workplace for another Objectino!* A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO Overheard in an office meeting: MAN: I realized the other day that my shirt pockets are so thin you can see my photo ID through them. For years there’s been this little me riding around in my shirt, right on my chest, where everyone could… Continue reading
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Great Moments in Parenting (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Today’s Objectino* includes a video! A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO Two young parents are admiring their sleeping six-month-old boy. FATHER: He’s getting so big—pretty soon he’ll be learning how to read, and we’ll be watching all those great educational shows, like Sesame Street and Electric Company… MOTHER: Oh yeah! Electric Company. Those two silhouettes talking to… Continue reading
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Small-Press Shoutout: Checking in on Little Pickle Press
Readers! Writers! Book lovers! It’s time for another small-press shoutout! These are the posts that remind us all that even in a faceless, sterile, bottom-line industry like publishing, there are people out there doing some great work envisioning their dreams and making sure good books get to good people. We ran a ton of these… Continue reading
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New Office Technology (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Today’s Objectino* goes back to the land of the Blood Cake… A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO After the New York office criticized us for having old equipment, our bosses splurged on a new videoconference room with state-of-the-art technology. At our next weekly luncheon with New York, we were excited to demonstrate how the camera swiveled automatically to focus… Continue reading
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Price Drop! Books Priced Cheap for Holiday Shoppers!
I know, I know. Holiday shopping is a pain. If you’re like me, you don’t want to set foot in a mall unless it’s to watch a movie. (Speaking of which, I saw Big Hero 6 other day, and it was not bad. My younger son choked up when he saw the part [spoiler alert] where… Continue reading
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The Wayward Joke (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Yesterday was fun! Let’s try another Objectino!* Dinnertime. An earnest seven-year-old is attempting to tell a joke: BOY: Okay. Two cannibals are eating a clown. What does one cannibal say to the other? BOY’S MOTHER: I don’t know, what? BOY: “Does this taste funny?” BOY’S MOTHER: Why are two cannonballs eating a clown? Continue reading