Monthly Archives: February 2012

Take it away, New York Times: Barney Rosset, the flamboyant, provocative publisher who helped change the course of publishing in the United States, bringing masters like Samuel Beckett to Americans’ attention under his Grove Press imprint and winning celebrated First … Continue reading →

Here’s a headline that’ll make you want to driver your car off a cliff: “In Data Deluge, Multi-Taskers Go to Multi-Screens.” To summarize: “Workers in the digital era can feel at times as if they are playing a video game, … Continue reading →

The Big Sur Writing Workshop’s final-final-final deadline is tomorrow, February 17th. To register, go here, or call us at the Henry Miller Library: 831-667-2574. And since, as writers, deadlines dictate our lives, some of us may be still on the … Continue reading →

First and foremost, have we told you about MediaCause? They’re this fantastic start-up which brings together tech volunteers with non-profits. So, let’s say you’re, the SPCA of Monterey County (or, errrm, the Henry Miller Library), and you need some tech … Continue reading →

Chris Howard is the author of the “Rootless” – check out his home page and Facebook page – and, coincidentally, an alumni of the Big Sur Writing Workshop. Hmmm…perhaps it’s not such a coincidence after all… Here’s Chris’ testimonial about … Continue reading →

Good news! There are still a few spots left for the March 2-4 Big Sur Writing Workshop in Seaside, CA. To register go here or call us at 831-667-2574.

Indeed. The deadline to register for the March 2-4 Big Sur Writing Workshop for picture books, early reader, middle grade and young adult (YA) fiction is today, Feb. 10th, at, oh, let’s say, 11:59 pm, California time. To register go … Continue reading →

By now you may be tired of hearing about the Big Sur Writing Workshop. But hear us out. First, the registration deadline is tomorrow. So go here or call us at 831-667-2574. And second, hey, maybe some folks still haven’t … Continue reading →

First and foremost: Deadline to register for the Big Sur Writing Workshop, March 2-4 in Seaside, is this Friday. So go here to register or simply call us 831-667-2574 with credit card handy. Secondly, as our success stories indicate, many … Continue reading →

There’s an old saying about how sometimes the oppressed becomes the oppressor. Just ask Robespierre. Or Marx, who foretold a “dictatorship of the proletariat.” Or Pete Townsend, who said, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” Where am … Continue reading →