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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! Author Icon, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.
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I am a professional musician  Open in new Window., worship leader  Open in new Window., small business owner  Open in new Window., songwriter  Open in new Window., aspiring author  Open in new Window. and freelance nonfiction writer  Open in new Window. with a chemical engineering degree  Open in new Window..

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

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December 4, 2011 at 8:29am
December 4, 2011 at 8:29am
#741040
I published this link in my previous post:

ARTICLE: When eBooks attack, mass paperbacks die  Open in new Window.

But then I continued to research the publishing market. {e:bugeyes}

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000664761
Did you know that Amazon is now a "traditional" publisher? Not only that, Amazon apparently has the big six (and other smaller publishers) worried.

Publishers Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article...

CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/27/technology/amazon_publishing/index.htm

NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/technology/amazon-rewrites-the-rules-of-book-p...

They're like the WalMart of the publishing industry. *Pthb* Russell Grandinetti, one of Amazon’s top executives, said in the NY Times article above, “The only really necessary people in the publishing process now are the writer and reader. Everyone who stands between those two has both risk and opportunity.”

And more about the future of print versus eBooks:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/891561-264/new_statistics_model_for_book.h...
Growth of Trade eBook sales.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/doc/can-print-on-demand-save-the-book-industry/2087
An article about a print-on-demand machine in bookstores for titles not in inventory (DPR: Digital-to-Print at Retail)

http://www.economist.com/node/21528628
Commentary about what publishers need to do to survive in the eBook era.

And just for fun:

http://www.parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm
Fascinating general statistics about publishing.


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December 4, 2011 at 6:55am
December 4, 2011 at 6:55am
#741036
ARTICLE: When eBooks attack, mass paperbacks die  Open in new Window.

Moving and Renovation
No activity.

Reach 275 students at MTMS  Open in new Window. by 12/31/11.
No activity. Well, a withdrawal yesterday.

Writing:
*Bullet* Blog at MT.com  Open in new Window. by the end of the month: Yes.

One character profile per day: No.

One fiction contest entry per day: Yes.

One original song per week:
*Bullet* Mon: Compose lyrics.
*Bullet* Tue: Polish lyrics.
*Bullet* Wed: Set to music.
*Bullet* Thu: Polish and record.
*Bullet* Fri: Launch. No activity.
*Bullet* Sat: Snippets/brainstorm. I brainstormed snippet ideas.
*Bullet* Sun: Snippets/brainstorm.

Count points:
So far today:
(1) Coffee
(4) Turkey sausage

I swear I'm going to do better. Weight gain is making me ill and grumpy.
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