Ello Novel Launched by Writer of First Twitter Novel In April of 2008, I began an experiment to write the first Twitter novel, “Small Places.” Now I’m fusing technology and literature in the first Ello novel, “So Long,” illustrated by New York artist Siyi Chen. I’m actually now in PHASE […]
Sure, She’s Inflatable, But Look At Those Eyes: Self-Publishing And Art
AFTER SELF-PUBLISHING MY FIRST NOVEL Stuck Outside of Phoenix in 2003, I spent some time online trying to find other self-published writers who wanted to form a community. I wasn’t looking for anyone trying to catch on to a genre trend, or those taking advantage of the brand new print-on-demand technology because they wanted to see […]
Changing Hands
ON A RECENT TRIP back to Phoenix, I went to Changing Hands Bookstore. I’d made a point to stop by every time I came to the area, to see the place and take in what are, for me, positive associations. I frequented the store when I started my time in the English program at Arizona […]
What Does It Mean To Writers When An Indie Bookstore Closes?
RUSSO’S BOOKS, perhaps the only independent bookstore left in California’s Central Valley, is closing in a little more than a week. Some people say it sucks. Others have an “oh well” attitude. But what does the indie bookstore’s impending doom mean to writers? It’s a little premature to say the Bakersfield bookstore is going away. […]