Exploring the world, one voice at a time.
Hi guys and welcome to another inside look at the people who make Folded Word what it is! This week I had the pleasure of speaking with our Assistant Editor, Kristine Slentz. We discussed every day life in the Big Apple, her work with the press, and more!
As we kick off the new year, our Editor In Chief had the idea to introduce the Folded Word Staff to our extended Folded Word Family. For the next few months we will be sharing an editor profile that focuses on one member of the staff: what they do, what they like, and other fun little tidbits! To start things off, I’d like to introduce you all to our first Folded Word staff member: Zakariah Johnson.
This is a guest post by Caleb J Ross (also known as Caleb Ross, to people who hate Js) as part of his Stranger Will Tour for Strange blog tour. He will be guest-posting beginning with the release of his novel Stranger Will in March 2011 to the release of his second novel, I Didn’t Mean to Be Kevin and novella, As a Machine and Parts, in November 2011.
For those looking to find themselves, the first part of Blue Print Review’s #26 issue “Identity” is now online. “It approaches the theme both on a personal and philosophical level,” said Dorothee Lang, editor of Blue Print Review. “Through stories, essays, poems, artwork and… Continue Reading “What’s New with Blue Print Review”
In an interview with Casperian Books about his first novel, Imperfect Solitude, Tom Mahony said, “I’ve worked in the environmental field for fifteen years, primarily as a biological consultant, and learned early on that issues dealing with land use, biology, and environmental regulation are loaded with conflict: people get extremely pissed off. It seemed like a good topic for a book.”
When Blue Print Review started out, the idea was to create an e-zine, but after contact with some Blue Print Review authors, Lang decided to add on a Blue Print Review Book Page.
There are constantly new blogs popping up all over the web. Some have themes, while others are just about a person’s daily life. How does someone come up with an idea for a blog, exactly? For Nathalie Boisard-Beudin, an in-house lawyer for the European Space Agency, it all started with a word.
“ . . . I drive a lot for work. My travels take me to mostly small towns and cities across Oregon and the West. . . . If I have the impulse to write something while driving, I’ll record it, hands-free, on my phone.”