Blacklock to hold booksignings for his latest book -- and movie (Cook County News-Herald)

1. Book buyers like to buy brand names. They will buy a new Tom Clancy or Stephen King without even glancing at the dust jacket. They read and enjoyed past books by these authors, so these are the authors they buy today. Consequently, first novels sell an average of less than 5,000 copies. This average includes the occasional, rare, best-selling rocket by a first-time writer, such as Amy Tan, whose first book did extraordinarily well in 1989. But she was one of only two break-in writers on the best-seller list that year, so what does that tell you about the sales of all the other first-timers? (And just how many first novels have you read this year?)

Blacklock to hold booksignings for his latest book -- and movie (Cook County News-Herald)

Craig Blacklock has just released a new book and a DVD movie entitled “Blacklock: Minnesota’s North Shore,” and will be in Grand Marais next weekend for booksignings in two locations.

Watchdogging Government (TELEPOLIS)

Ten years ago in 1997, the print edition of "Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet" by the IEEE Computer Society appeared. (The book is now distributed by John Wiley and Sons.) The book had been made available in 1994 in an online edition.

Out and About: Weekend Notes Aug. 3-9 (The Morning News)

The Thing to Do "Annie" It's not all sadness at the orphanage when "Annie," based on the 1924 comic strip by Harold Gray, comes to the Rogers Little Theater stage this weekend. The musical is under the direction of Ed McClure, with musical direction by Lisa Welty-Auten, choreography by Martina Peacock and Dru Wiser and technical direction by Mike Manning. It stars Emily Weeden as Annie; Kathy ...

Ben Bova: Up, up and away, for curious, young minds (Naples Daily News)

It’s a little early for Christmas shopping, but I’ve found the perfect gift for any bright child or grandchild who has the slightest stirring of curiosity about the stars and space. It’s “Space And Astronomy: Decade by Decade” by Marianne J. Dyson (Facts On File, 284 pages, $49.50).

Knight Capital Group Announces the Retirement of Ralph J. Acampora, Head of Technical Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Knight Capital Group, Inc. today announced the retirement of Ralph J. Acampora, Head of Technical Research, effective October 26, 2007. Mr. Acampora, 65, is a 40- year Wall Street veteran and leading practitioner in the field of technical analysis.

New list prioritizes rose-smelling (Pahrump Valley Times)

The marching band is already prepared for the first football game of the new school year, but I haven't picked up my son's freshman band pictures from last spring.

Silver and Gold Update (GoldSeek.com)

Read John Kenneth Galbraith’s classic book on the 1929 Crash if you think there is something unusual about the stock market’s wild swings of late.

The Play's the Thing ... And So Much More (The Morning News)

Performing arts fill stages across Northwest Arkansas, with new seasons starting now at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, Rogers Little Theater in Rogers and the Sager Creek Arts Center in Siloam Springs. Arts Live Theatre and TheatreSquared also offer programming in the performing arts.

Variety the Spice in Autumn Arts Classes (The Morning News)

There are no classes for children on the Walton Arts Center's fall calendar. But Terri Trotter, WAC vice president for external affairs, says the Fayetteville arts center will continue to touch the lives of thousands of students every year.

Insightful New Book Probes the Nature of Jesus and Mankind (PRWeb)

Free Will and the Divine Nature of Humans by John S. Talbot looks at how our free will may lead to a human destiny already reached by Jesus of Nazareth. (PRWeb Aug 16, 2007)

Blacklock to hold booksignings for his latest book -- and movie (Cook County News-Herald)

2. Ok, so you've tried to get a rough draft. But the story just doesn't seem to come! No matter how you try to begin nothing flows. So skip the beginning! Try going to a different scene and write that. You could even start with the end if you want, or somewhere half way or two-thirds of the way through. Once you have *something* of your story written down, you may be able to get some of those other parts that have been so stubborn.

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Blacklock to hold booksignings for his latest book -- and movie (Cook County News-Herald)