by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 14, 2010 | Asides
Great piece by Mark Barrett on a recent visit he made to a Best Buy where, to his great surprise, he found books. Real live books for sale. But that’s not really what the article is about. It’s about the hard sell at the point of sale, a trip he made to...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 10, 2010 | Asides
Another Mark Barrett tidbit from The Most Important Thing [10/10] about listening to your critics. You have to have enough ego to take the crap, but not so much that you can’t listen. Like I said, if you’re not following Mark Barrett (@Ditchwalk) you should...
by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 10, 2010 | Writing
The Dysfunctional Workshop | via Ditchwalk Great bit by Mark Barrett on writing workshops and how to figure out whether or not the one you’re in is going to kill your soul. If you’re a writer (or not) and aren’t following Mark on Twitter you should...