“Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.” Jalal ad-Din Rumi “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” Albert Einstein
I’ve become Editor-in-Chief of my own news digest, The #amwriting Journal. It’s a paper.li creation, an exciting new (to me) discovery in micro-publishing. I was hooked on the fact that I could easily create something I’d want to read with high value content on subjects I’m passionate about. After examining it’s bells and whistles, and creating my own publication, I thought I’d share a bit about how it works. Paper.li has been confusing to me for a long time. I’ve run across plenty of them and often… Continue reading →
I wasn’t a total Luddite in my attitude toward eReaders, but for a long time I was pretty convinced I’d never cop out and go digital. I love the library and bookstore experience, the feel of a real book in my hands. And I didn’t want to contribute to print books ‘going the way of the Dodo bird’ as a friend recently said. We’ve all heard endless dire warnings: ‘dead tree’ books disappearing, Borders indicating the death knell for all bookstores, and libraries–well they’re as antiquated as… Continue reading →