#Publishing

Rick Townley

Aug 19, 20141 min read

First Editions?

Authors and publishers don’t always get it right the first time: #Publishing #humor #booktitles #satire #books

Rick Townley

Jul 31, 20141 min read

Did you miss the Paperback Book Day celebrations?

I have not been able to track down the origin of Paperback Book Day, but it takes place on July 30th every year in celebration of those...

Rick Townley

May 14, 20142 min read

Three words for June grads who want a career in writing.

It has long been an accepted fact in the world of academia that you must publish stuff or disappear from view. Among the learned...

Rick Townley

Mar 24, 20141 min read

Hide the children. Lilith is in town.

Announcing the publication of Stepping Out of Time — now available in print and for the Kindle (including the Kindle app for tablets) via...

Rick Townley

Apr 29, 20133 min read

What to do, what to do…

…when ideas far surpass one’s energy levels? Ideas keep rolling in but I would need a half dozen clones to write everything that comes my...

Rick Townley

Apr 17, 20132 min read

Librarians are still on the front lines of the censorship battle

Here is this year’s list of most frequently challenged books. Some are of questionable taste and some are just plain stupid, but all are...

Rick Townley

Mar 12, 20132 min read

Coming soon to an online column near you.

This week I am putting the final touches on a new column that will launch next week at Washington Times Communities. Say good-bye to...

Rick Townley

Feb 26, 20132 min read

The Backstory: global music sales on the rise

In today’s column I deliberately made only a vague reference to the fact that the quality of music, or lack of it, might have some small...

Rick Townley

Jan 26, 20132 min read

The Backstory: ALA 2013 Midwinter Conference

I used to attend library conferences back in my publishing days, so I can attest to the fact that when you get them off their home turf...

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