Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See by Françoise Mouly

On May 3, 2012, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, Entertainment, Nonfiction, by Editor

Françoise Mouly takes us behind the scenes at the New Yorker and reveals how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the most urgent political and cultural events of the day. She shows the shocking and hilarious sketches that didn’t make the cut and explains how these are essential stages in the evolution of a cover that stands the test of time but retains its edge.

LIFE 75 Years: The Very Best of LIFE by the Editors of Life

On December 13, 2011, in Art & Photography, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

In this deluxe commemorative edition, LIFE’s editors focus on the publication’s achievements more tightly than they ever have before: This is truly the best of everything LIFE has accomplished.

Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan

On October 27, 2011, in Book Reviews, Essays, Fiction, by Editor

The age-old strangeness of American pop culture gets dissected with hilarious and revelatory precision…Sullivan writes an extraordinary prose that’s stuffed with off-beat insight gleaned from rapt, appalled observations and suffused with a hang-dog charm. The result is an arresting take on the American imagination.

Have You Filed Reincarnation Form RI-98726?

On August 11, 2011, in Articles, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

What is this all about, you may ask? Well, as a writer, my mind is full of ideas for new novels. Some of these ideas make it (The Bleeding Hills and American Male Prostitute), others are either put on hold or don’t make it at all.

American Male Prostitute – Thoughts by Author Wilfried F. Voss

On August 7, 2011, in American Male Prostitute, Wilfried F. Voss, Writing Update, by Editor

To put it in a nutshell, today’s publishing world is divided into two principle sections. First, there is the exclusive pool of traditional publishers, and, second, the help-yourself shark tank represented by the so-called vanity publishers.

How I (Almost) Got A Book Deal Through Sex, Lies, And Deceit

Let me explain to those not familiar with the publishing business, a writers’ magazine cannot exist without the vast number of delusional writers who will never have the slightest chance of ever being published. In order to have your book published, you need to be talented and, as I was told from day one, the vast majority of our subscribers weren’t.

Download your FREE copy of “A No-Nonsense Guide to a Professional Blog”

On August 4, 2011, in Blogging, Marketing, WordPress Tips, Writing & Publishing, by Editor

As the title of this book implies, the author delivers a concise description on setting up a professional blog – using WordPress – without wasting time convincing the user of the reasoning for creating a blog. The approach is “quick and dirty.”

WordPress Bloggers: Are You Tired Of Manually Posting On Your Blog?

On July 15, 2011, in Professional Blogging, WordPress, by Editor

Never again will you have to manually write on your blog again! No more research, brainstorming, or hours out of your life wasted… A simple solution that will turn your Wordpress blog into an automatic posting machine! Still, one major equation applies: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t.

WordPress Plugin: Counts Per Day – Statistics

On May 11, 2011, in Professional Blogging, Technology, WordPress plugins, by Editor

Before I engage into praising my newest, favorite WordPress plugin, let me just say: I apologize for my ignorance regarding Google Analytics. I understand that it is, in fact, a very powerful tool for website statistics. In my personal case, though, running a WordPress-based website and looking for the easiest solution, I chose the Counts Per Day plugin. It provides all the information I wanted in a statistics tool, and I can run it directly from within WordPress. The installation was a breeze, and I could use the plugin without further settings.

WordPress Remix 3.0 As Content Management System

On June 15, 2010, in Blogging, Paid Articles, Professional Blogging, WordPress, by Editor

The following product, WP Remix, uses WordPress technology, but it takes yet another step to make website development easier. The keyword is CMS, Content Management System. Basically, you can use WordPress as a Content Management System, but it seems that WP Remix makes it even easier for the beginner to set up a blog.