After two years of somewhat consistent posts on this blog, I regret to inform that I will be taking a sabbatical. It could last anywhere from two to six months, or maybe longer.
Posts under ‘self-publishing’
On Reading a ‘New Release’ Book
You may have noticed from my discussions that I don’t read much modern literature. I think Palahniuk’s Fight Club and Choke might be the only works of narrative prose (i.e. – fiction or creative nonfiction) published within the last 25 years on my bookshelf at home. (Correction: I also have Nick Horby’s novel High Fidelity, [...]
The Flawed Art of Literary Rejection
In early December 2009 I submitted my lengthy essay “Indecision Over Michigan” to the Cooperative Press, a branch of the group Michigan Writers that helps emerging writers publish a chapbook in the literary genre of their choice. It’s a program intended to educate new writers on the entire publication process. As it says on their [...]
Submit a Guest Essay to ‘Generation Y Michigan’
Generation Y Michigan is a new site I built for Michigan Radio that we just unveiled last week. The site was envisioned as a blog for newsroom intern Lauren Silverman to explore the reasons why Michigan can’t hold or attract young adults. But because of the overwhelming positive response, we’ve decided to open the site [...]
Welcome to the New Supraterranean!
The redesigned website went live on Monday night after about 10 days (and long nights) of hardcore work. But I’m very happy with the result and I hope you are too! (Please provide feedback on this blog post or elsewhere around the site.) Supraterranean has been reconfigured with the future of the Internet in mind. [...]
A Long-Overdue Update
I’ve had trouble sticking to a schedule lately. Obviously Michigan is going through a rough time. I think those of us waiting out the storm are being forced into a reconsideration of all things…from personal to societal. Everything is circulating, going through overturn, experiencing regular maintenance. As for me, I’m experiencing a different kind of [...]
Letter from the Administrator
Dear Supraterranean Community, I write to you with mixed tidings for the new year. It’s hard for me to believe that Supraterranean has existed for six months. It has been a wild ride, for me at least. I’ve spent hundreds of hours on the development and maintenance of the web site – some for grad [...]
On-Demand Book Publishing
Earlier this week I was contacted by Philip Davis of Utah. He runs two interesting websites. ZDocs Online is a self-publishing service for hardcover and softcover books, seminar materials, and direct mail. Authors on the Net is a community of 400 authors, and the site helps them to self-promote their work. I think Davis was [...]
Questions From A Reader
Recently a visitor named Steve posted a huge comment on Pump Up The Truth, my essay about the film Pump Up The Volume. I recommend that you read his entire post. He summarized his thoughts in a list of questions: Q: You have an idealistic site, aimed at showcasing the output of creative people. Do [...]
