Archive for February, 2009

Published by admin on 05 Feb 2009

Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week

February 5th to 11th marks a week dedicated to Children’s books and the celebration of lifelong reading. The Children’s Authors Network (CAN!) makes arrangements with their authors to visit schools, libraries, and children’s shelters all over the country. Through workshops and storytelling, this event hopes to spark an interest in reading among children of all backgrounds. To get involved, take your kids to libraries and bookstores around town and discover a new gem. Multnomah County Library has frequent storytimes and volunteer opportunities to be a storyteller. You can also contact CAN! to organize an author visit at a school in your neighborhood. Of course, the importance of children’s literacy is ongoing, so let’s make Children’s Authors & Illustrators week last all year!

kidbcoverfrontcolor_100x128Three Muses’ sister (brother?) imprint, Bowler Hat Comics, recently published Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath, an all-ages graphic novel by author illustrator Alexis E. Fajardo. Check it out!

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Published by admin on 04 Feb 2009

Buzzaroonie.com

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As of this morning, Three Muses Press is a proud member of Buzzaroonie.com, a free social networking site for booklovers.

Why join Buzzaroonie when you’re already on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn?

Because you can:
• Get in touch with fellow booklovers
• Review books you have read and read other people’s reviews
• Join or start an online book club
• Find out about upcoming literary events
• And do lots of other fun bookwormy stuff like uploading book trailers, writing articles, and contacting authors who are also members

Click here to check out the Three Muses Buzz page.

Looking forward to approving your friend request!

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Published by admin on 02 Feb 2009

After the Faire

ken-molalla-09Too long at the faire? Hardly. The recent Molalla Writers Faire was well attended and upbeat, thanks to in-depth workshops and a thought-provoking keynote address by publisher Ken Arnold, of KenArnoldBooks. Participants and presenters alike commented that the hours flew by, in keeping with the “speed of change.” Ken addressed broad-spectrum changes in the publishing industry, then directed attendees’ attention to the resultant possibilities offered to authors, including more accessible publishing routes (Print on Demand, e-books, and short-run custom publishing, to name a few) and exciting advances in book-related technology such as the Kindle2, Amazon’s new electronic reading device.

Future-minded book designer Marie Miller of BookSmart Design, lead a spirited discussion of trends in book design. While her workshop focused on book design for print, attendees ultimately wondered  how, or even  if, current design trends will translate to the electronic book world. Sounds like another workshop in the making…

Three Muses’ publisher Linda Meyer had her eyes on the future of book publishing, too, but for this faire, she concentrated on “what to know before you submit your manuscript to a publisher,” a less time- and /or technology-dependent theme, but no less applicable to authors of today and tomorrow. In today’s difficult economy, learning to prepare your manuscript for publication and to begin building a marketing platform  will save time and money for author and publisher, increasing the chances of making it “into print,”on paper or in electronic form.

Next year’s faire is already in the works.  Stay tuned for more information.

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