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Variations of LaborStories & PoemsAlex Gallo-BrownChin Music Press On Twitter, Seattle poet Alex Gallo-Brown (@AlextheGB) modestly calls himself simply a “writer and labor organizer.” But he’s more than that. He has been hailed as “the poet of the service economy” by Valerie Trueblood, a contributing editor to The American Poetry Review. And Washington State Poet … Continue reading Wise words from ‘the poet of the service economy’
A Texas Jubilee: Thirteen Stories from the Lone Star State James Ward Lee (TCU Press – paperback, Kindle) James Ward Lee, former English department chairman at the University of North Texas, has earned his membership in the Texas Literary Hall of Fame the hard way. He has written numerous books, short stories and other well-received works. … Continue reading Book Briefs: Four Works of Fiction & Nonfiction from the American Southwest – #bookreview
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch (Nononina Press, Kindle) Okay, confession time. I know a bit about the book business—what used to be the book business. Years ago, I was a freelance developmental book editor for a trio of well-known publishing houses; I’ve had a couple of book agents; … Continue reading Go APE (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur) with Guy Kawasaki & Shawn Welch – #bookreview #amwriting
Microsoft Manual of Style Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft Press, paperback, list price $29.99; Kindle edition, list price $23.99) Good writers know they need more help than they can find in a dictionary and a thesaurus. So they often have collections of reference books that include such works as the Chicago Manual of Style, the MLA Handbook … Continue reading Microsoft Manual of Style (4th Ed.) – Improve your technical communications – #bookreview
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