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How Kindles could fire up newspaper sales

It’s old news that newspapers and other print periodicals are struggling to compete with digital media. Individuals in my demographic are giving newspaper execs grey hairs because I — and my fellow 20-somethings — just don’t find the daily rags all that appealing. But, the London Review of Books recently offered an interesting path for print purveyors to go from rags…to riches. It involves Amazon’s kindle….

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Help me out with the “Underdog” project

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Today, I’m putting the “U” in man-U-script.

For the past several months, I’ve been typing away on a manuscript project. Now, I need your help.

The working title is: Underdog: A no-nonsense guide to preparing for a life that matters. Inspired by a troubling trend of seeing so many of my friends’ faith go flat as they’ve entered their early adult years, Underdog talks straight about questions like:

  • Does my life really matter? Why?
  • Is living my faith day-to-day honestly worth the risks?
  • How can I hang on to my faith and go the distance?

Several friends and family members have patiently struggled to make sense of the scribbles that I called a “rough draft.” Many of them have told me that Underdog provides a unique perspective from life and Scripture that puts together things they’ve always known in a fresh, encouraging, and challenging way.

Now, it’s ready for beta testing. That’s where “U” come in. I’ve created a special blog where you can read the manuscript, interact with it, and give feedback: http://underdogtheblog.com. If you’d rather download pdfs to read, you can do that from the blog, too.

I know, you’re not supposed to beta test manuscripts. But to be honest, I don’t have any business creating manuscripts anyway – what with all the real writers out there. It’s not really a book and I’m not really a writer, so I’m allowed to do non-writerish things like beta testing. Right?

The way I see it, I have a very sharp group of friends and it would be a shame to let all that brilliance go to waste. Maybe some of it will rub off on me.

If you’re already super-excited and you want to get started reading, then here you go….

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Wildman reviews Scott Turow’s “Innocent” for thefish.com

Remember a time before Law and Order, Pelican Brief, or even John Grisham? Me neither. But Scott Turow remembers the world before Tom Cruise and the rest of America got legal. Because Turow was the man who wrote the novel that started it all.

And 23 years later, he’s finally written the sequel: Innocent.

Read my latest review at thefish.com… And be sure to give it five stars!

Wildman Reviews Dekker’s Latest for thefish.com

In “The Bride Collector,” Best-selling author Ted Dekker explores the line between genius and insanity through the eyes of a brilliant serial killer who thinks he’s working for God.


Read more in my latest review for thefish.com




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