Alice Kuipers's Blog: Book Club, page 60

Whenever I see an image that inspires me to write, I’ll share it here. There’s something about this composition that makes me want to tell a story. Use this image to get the words going - write up to 500 words.

rainbowrowell:

smashfizzle:

With three best-sellers, a screenplay, and a graphic novel in the works, Rainbow Rowell is proof the past doesn’t actually have to repeat itself.

I got to profile author, rainbowrowell for work, and she is an absolute gift. I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you so much, Ashley. This is such a thoughtful profile

I love her books!

heyteenbookshey:

marylovesbooks:

So I’m starting this…

Oh damn, this post makes me want to get this book immediately.

I like it more the more time goes by - the writing is so beautiful and heartbreaking.

lauriehalseanderson:

dduane:

Authors United, the loosely knit group of authors who joined forces to formally ask Amazon to end its sales terms dispute with Hachette Books, is preparing to run a full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times.

"As writers-most of us not published by Hachette-we feel strongly that no bookseller should block the sale of books or otherwise prevent or discourage customers from ordering or receiving the books they want. It is not right for Amazon to single out a group of authors, who are not involved in the dispute, for selective retaliation. Moreover, by inconveniencing and misleading its own customers with unfair pricing and delayed delivery, Amazon is contradicting its own written promise to be ‘Earth’s most customer-centric company.’

"Many of us have supported Amazon since it was a struggling start-up. Our books launched Amazon on the road to selling everything and becoming one of the world’s largest corporations. We have made Amazon many millions of dollars and over the years have contributed so much, free of charge, to the company by way of cooperation, joint promotions, reviews and blogs. This is no way to treat a business partner. Nor is it the right way to treat your friends. Without taking sides on the contractual dispute between Hachette and Amazon, we encourage Amazon in the strongest possible terms to stop harming the livelihood of the authors on whom it has built its business. None of us, neither readers nor authors, benefit when books are taken hostage. (We’re not alone in our plea: the opinion pages of both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, which rarely agree on anything, have roundly condemned Amazon’s corporate behavior.)

"We call on Amazon to resolve its dispute with Hachette without further hurting authors and without blocking or otherwise delaying the sale of books to its customers."

Am very proud to be one of the authors who signed this letter.

I’ve been working on a post for this site and I’ve really enjoyed reading the other treasures that writers have in their lives. 

Have a look and then see if you have seven treasures in your life. Write about each of those seven treasures and see how exploring those objects gives insights into who you are.

http://www.allysonlatta.ca/category/seven-treasures-a-memoir-series-2/