The relationship between publishing and literacy seems an obvious one, and yet Pubslush is the first full service publishing company to concretely link the two.  To be sure, an idea as innovative as Pubslush was a bit difficult for me to wrap my head around at first.…

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" .. Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women, a 2010−2011 Prudential Research Study, showed that less than two women in ten feel prepared to make financial decisions. In fact, half of the women said that they “need some help”…

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Saturday, April 21st was the…

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As you know, Shay Olivarria, has had a mutually beneficial relationship with the…

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I've posted a very brief profile of physicist Richard Feynman, who is the subject of a biographical comic, Feynman, and The Feynman Series, a three-part video program aimed at promoting scientific education and literacy. The first in that program, "Beauty", is included with my post.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2012/01/feynman-series.html

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You may have experienced this yourself...

You go to the doctor. He tells you what your condition is and how to treat it, and although you do not understand a word he is saying, you do not ask any questions. You do not want the doctor to think you are under-educated, so you just take what he gives you and go…

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Imagine going into a bookstore, a library or reading a Kindle, an electronic book or to look and for other research to find your favorite women writers’ biographies or critical works. You’ll only imagine it because there is a dearth of their life stories and critical analysis. And that’s even when they are great authors, award-winning authors, even Pulitzer-prize winners and… Continue

Art, words, and photography get all the attention in this week's edition of Saturday Sharing of the best on the Web.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2010/10/saturday-sharing-my-finds-are-yours_16.html

I have received my new business license for the city of Virginia Beach, decided on a store location, and rounded up all the figures needed to submit my proposal to Kickstarter.



You can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc3UyJKUzog



If Kickstarter approves the project, it should be up in a few days. The plan is to open the doors November first.



I am looking to connect with authors of… Continue

I wanted to take a few moments and share with you all the news of my business project. I am giddy with excitement, and really think this will be a wonderful thing. I hope to be opening the doors in the beginning of November. Please read on, here is the outline of the business:



My goal is to create a community catering to readers and writers. At its heart is a bookstore, specializing in used books and featuring new work by independent, new and/or local authors. It will also be a… Continue

In our house, kids and books go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like syrup and pancakes. Like ketchup on french fries. It seems like my daughter has been reading ever since she's been born.



Reading is so prevalent in "Hendricksonville" that we tend to take a passion for the written word for granted. We can't imagine our lives without the joy of books.



First Book is a… Continue