publishing Archives - Dr. Nicole Basaraba

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on January 15, 2014April 15, 2016
Posted in Books, Communications

Book Trailers – Social Media Marketing

Welcome to writing/communications Wednesday.Today’s post addresses a topic from my New Media Narratives (COMM 597) course for my Master of Arts in Communications and Technology degree. The question that inspired me to discuss book trailers was: “What are some current views about the emergence and diffusion of media?” in relation to the topic of publishing

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on October 23, 2013April 15, 2016
Posted in Communications, Writing

Where is all the Hypertext Fiction in this Digital Age?

*** The following hypertext essay was written in partial completion of the Master of Arts in Communications and Technology degree at the University of Alberta, Canada. © 2013 Nicole Basaraba The navigation menu for this essay can be found at the bottom of each section. In hypertext fashion, it can be followed in any order

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on June 8, 2013June 10, 2013
Posted in Communications

The Publishing Revolution of the Digital Age

When Gutenberg invented the printing press, there was a publishing revolution in the Industrial Age. There were changes in the format of books: from handwritten to machine printed; changes in distribution: as a much greater number of copies were available to the public; and changes in publishing: where multiple newspapers and pulp fiction magazines were founded. Now

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013
Posted in Communications, Writing

Words in 3D: A conference on writing, editing & publishing

This weekend, May 24-26 talented writers, editors and publishers all convened in Edmonton for the Words in 3D Conference and so far it is the conference to beat for me. I was impressed to say the least. Saturday’s keynote address by Rosemary Shipton, editor of trade and scholarly books, got to the heart of the

By - Nicole Basaraba
Posted on May 2, 2012
Posted in Writing

Literary Genre Blog Series A Success!

Welcome to Writers’ Uni-Verse-City (or WUVC for short because every university has an acronym), a place where writers/bloggers can meet to discuss the craft of writing in the Internet age. WUVC will involve independent research, setting a curriculum and hopefully finding other participants (like you – readers/bloggers/writers) to: chip in, give tips, suggest books and other materials for