April 10, 2012
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero
It is National Library Week. A city or town with a strong, vibrant library breeds a community of readers. The Bud Werner Memorial Library in our town of Steamboat Springs,Colorado is a beautiful gathering place and it’s resources include not only what is housed inside, all the books, music and DVDs, but also a variety of events, programs and book clubs. One can be kept busy attending the special offerings almost every day of the week.
If someone were to ask me what the top reason for residing in this town is, I’d have to say aside from the natural beauty of the environment, our state-of-the-arts library facility ranks very high – perhaps at the top of my list.
Today, as part of National Library Week, we honor library workers everywhere – the Director and the staff who tend to cataloging and purchasing; media specialists, researchers, archivists and more.
On Wednesday, we celebrate Bookmobile Day and the Six Word Story Contest!. Bringing books into remote areas is a wonderful service that libraries in many communities offer. Bookmobiles promote literacy.
Check with your local library to see how to participate in the Six Word Story Contest; sounds like an interesting challenge to me. Join in by writing your own!
Thursday is geared toward teen literature. A good idea! During adolescence, an interest in reading generally declines. A library that draws strong patronage from the teen population is probably staying current with technology and multi-media offerings.
Make a point to visit your local library this week and show your support! For more information on National Library Week, please visit this site. http://bit.ly/z06jxM.
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March 19, 2012
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes time. Vision with action can change the world! ~ Joel Arthur Barker
Today, we are returning to a subject we shared on Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day – UNESCO’s designated Cities of Creative Industries. There are 29 cities that play integral roles in developing new technologies in publishing, cinema, design, culinary arts, music and crafts. Opportunity for opening up new prospects for globalization of exchange, cultural diversity and economic development has put these cities in the lead:
- Media Arts: Lyon
- Crafts and Folk Art: Santa Fe, Aswan, Kanazawa and Icheon
- Gastronomy (Culinary Arts): Popayán, Chengdu and Östersund
- Film: Bradford and Sydney
- Literature : Edinburgh, Melbourne, Iowa City, Dublin and Reykjavik
- Music: Seville, Bologna, Glasgow and Ghent
- Design: Buenos Aires, Berlin, Montréal, Nagoya, Kobe, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Seoul, Saint-Étienne and Graz
There are many reasons urban hubs are identified by UNESCO as outstanding places for creative industry including excellent libraries and bookstores along with their experience in hosting festivals and literary events. The promotion and preservation of foreign literature and cities with publishing houses also make them top contenders. Existing educational arts programs and initiatives and the involvement with new media also may qualify a destination for the international dimensions that UNESCO is looking for. To read more information on the Creative Industries Network, please visit this link http://bit.ly/wX0CNg.
At the local level, there are many small cities across the globe that are looking at their own arts and culture as ways to bring more tourists and economic development, including where I live –Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Visitors from all over the globe come here to experience the natural beauty in a mountain resort. While they are here, tourists want to gain an appreciation for fulfilling things that are found in the Art of the West.
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February 2, 2012
Today on All Things Fulfilling, we are going to veer from the norm. Instead of communicating through words, I offer up some views of twenty outstanding bookstores in the world.
On this blog site we do a lot of chattering about selling books through e-commerce. It is the most effective way for independent publishers to sell their books. But, I, for one, hope bookstores never disappear.
The experience of entering into the doors of these featured bookstores can not even be described. You have to see for yourself. Take a tour because most of these brick and mortar bookstores are in far off reaches of the world. It may be the only chance you will get see what is inside! Here is a preview picture to draw you in. This bookstore is the Livravia Lello in Porto, Portugal.
If I have whetted your curiosity for more, enter through the doors of more bookstores through this link!
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Happy Travels everyone, while you are there, pick up a book for me!
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January 27, 2012
“We never know how far reaching something we may think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow.” – B.J. Palmer
Today, we are featuring first time author Darcie Chan. She will be the first of many to come authors who have found success as an independent publisher of an electronic book. Darcie Chan is an environmental lawyer who has entered into the contemporary publishing market with her novel The Mill River Recluse.
The story, set in Vermont, is about a wealthy occupant in mysterious marble house. The main character suffers from a social disorder, limiting her to communicate through her bedroom window with a few key characters in her town. Chan weaves a story of love and friendship that has landed this fictitious novel on the New York Times best seller e-book list. Indie Reader touts the book “as real page turner.” Excellent reviews have come from Kirkus and it also holds a place on the USA Today’s list of best selling books, too.
More of 430,000 copies of Darcie Chan’s novel have been sold. It is downloadable from the leading on-line booksellers at a very affordable price of 99 cents. She has already made more than she in all likelihood would have been paid as an advance from a traditional publisher.
Darcie Chan is just one example of an author who has decided to go the digital publishing route, and has found success as an unknown writer. She has been approached by film studios who want to produce an book to film adaptation of her story, too. For more information on The Mill River Recluse, please visit www.darciechan.com.
We will continue to feature other inspiring stories about e-book authors on All Things Fulfilling. Check back with this blog site.
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January 12, 2012
“In the houses of the humble a little library in my opinion is a most precious possession.” ~ John Bright
Listen up, Librarians! The American Library Association Mid Winter Conference is on the horizon. Dallas, Texas will be the hosting city this year and the gathering will be from January 20 – 24, 2012. It is not too late to register now. http://www.alamidwinter.org/
It is not surprising this event is being held in Dallas since Barbara Bush ,one America’s most beloved former first ladies resides in Texas. She is a former librarian. Her fulfilling passion has been all things books and all things libraries. Mrs. Bush’s involvement in the art of library science has been much appreciated over the years.
This year’s conference will be geared around transforming libraries for the needs of its patrons. There will be over 300 discussion groups. Surely, the subject of e-books will be among the discussion. David Lankes of the Syracuse iSchool will be on hand this year. For those unfamiliar with the Syracuse iSchool, its focus is “leveraging technology and enhancing business.” http://bit.ly/xNth3w.
There will be exhibits of books and the opportunity to buy at the Mid Winter Conference. A designated area will be available for new and independent presses to launch their latest titles, too. The United States Postal Service will be set up to assist librarians with shipping their purchases back to the libraries in their home towns.
Don’t miss out on the American Library Association Mid Winter Conference. Register today!
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January 5, 2012
“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.” ~ John F Kennedy
Our homes are an expression of ourselves. Personal stories are told through our possessions and how we decorate. There are those who would say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. For individuals who live surrounded with art and books, many would argue that point.
There is a hotel in New York City that makes art enthusiasts and bibliophiles feel as if they have not left their most valued treasures behind. The Library Hotel http://bit.ly/tONEG in mid-town Manhattan is creatively appointed with art and books. The ten floors of the hotel are dedicated to subjects that are found in the Dewey Decimal System. When you make your reservation, select a space that tugs at your heart. The adornment of art and books in your room will embellish your stay.
Perhaps you may like philosophy, religion and The Arts, ask for a room in those categories. Maybe you find the social sciences, history, or math more enticing. If you are a techie you will not feel locked out of this place. There is room at the Library Hotel for you, too. The entire hotel is a great place to discover and explore!
While you are in New York City, don’t forget to take in the sights. A few places not to miss on the art and culture scene are:
- Carnegie Hall
- The United Nations
- St.Patrick’s Cathedral
- The New York Public Library
- On and off-Broadway Shows
- Comedy Clubs
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Immersing ourselves in the climate and culture of other places enriches our lives. Experience it now. There is only one life to live.
If you are unable to take to the road, surround yourself with what makes you most happy. Even something as simple as fragrant candles or beautifully handcrafted soaps can make your life more fulfilling.
No matter where we go, it is always good to come home.
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December 9, 2011
“Do what you can with what you have, where you are” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Here in our own little center of the Writers universe in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the Steamboat Writers Group ww.steamboatwritersgroup.com has grown since early this fall. Perhaps people have decided the time to tell their story is now.
“Holidays in the Rockies” is a featured event this weekend, in town. Artisans, craftsmen (and women), and other “creatives,” including local authors, will be gathered and selling their wares. Support those who work with great entrepreneurial spirit in cottage industries and in the independent publishing industry, too.
Members of our meet-up group, SHe Writes Steamboat, an affiliate of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association www.cipacatalog.com will be selling and signing books. We will be located at Booth #l at the Bud Werner Library from 9am to 4pm. Some of our gifted writers such as Kathy Cunningham Guler, Dawn V Obrecht, Susan Mead, Karen Gilroy and Jo Hardesty Lauter will be there to introduce you to their books and to greet you. Ali Boehm will be in attendance with her brother’s book “Louie’s Saxophone” too. Stop by the Steamboat Art Depot across the street. Our member Mary Kurtz will be selling her books and her photographic note cards at the second locale for the event.
Have plans and unable to attend? You’ll get a second chance. Join Karen Gilroy at the Bud Werner Library on Wednesday evening the 14th at 6:30pm. She will be giving a presentation based on her book “Discovering the Healer Within.” The following evening, on Thursday, December 15th at 6pm Mary Kurtz will be introducing her book. It is of great regional interest here in Routt County and the surrounds. Mary’s book is “ At Home in the Elk River Valley: Reflections on Family, Place and the West.”
Literature will be available for those who are considering telling their stories in the New Year. The mission of SHe Writes Steamboat is to support independent publishers and to foster independent publishing success.
See you on Saturday, December 10th!
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October 13, 2011
“We all soon had a change of mind, back to the Mountains we rode, with our maps.” ~ Alice Bradshaw Butler
I recently stopped by the Dorchester County Library in Cambridge, Maryland. I entered into the M. Virginia Webb Memorial Maryland Room to revisit the work of author Alice Bradshaw Butler. On my last trip to the Eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, I discovered this poet’s book called “Reflections.” I wanted to explore it some more.
This writers’ life seems to mirror mine in many ways. She, too, was an East Coast gal whose life changes eventually brought her west. Alice Bradshaw Butler was born and bred on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was educated at Towson State Teachers College (now referred to as Towson University); in the town of my native roots. In 1909 she left her life in Maryland, traveled and settled in the Western plains of Montana.
I’ve gotten got a strong sense that we would be kindred spirits, were she alive today. She seemed to find fulfilling things in both the East and the West. I find myself having conflicted feelings about which part of the country I like best. Our own shared personal values, life travels and travails can be summed up in many of her poem’s titles. Here are just a few, all written by Alice Bradshaw Butler:
- Life Full of Wondrous Things
- Walking beside Sandy Shore
- Crossroads (Presence of God during Difficult Days)
- My Island Home
- Gold in them thar Hills
- Let’s Walk this Land
- I am So Glad I am a Christian
- Westward Bound
- A Different Road
- A Paradise for a Hunter
- The Woodland Glen
I returned to this author’s book because I found community with the author, our shared interests and her likeable writing style. As an independent publisher, have you properly identified your market and are you reaching it from east to west through innovative methods of marketing and promotion in a digital world? If not, consult with a company that specializes in e-commerce and e-marketing for independent publishers. They will help you and your book become more visible on the world-wide-web.
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October 12, 2011
“Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” ~ From Steve Jobs’
Stanford Commencement Address
What do you get when two architects wed and it is catered by the bride’s father who is a chef? A great wedding with every last detail
artistically and creatively designed.
This past weekend, I returned to the East Coast for a fulfilling weekend of family and fun. Among those witnessing the union of my
niece and her new husband were young professionals in the architectural field who were fellow classmates to the bride and groom. They were graduates of Roger Williams University http://www.rwu.edu/ and Wentworth Institute of Technology. http://www.wit.edu/.
In addition to capable and well-educated architects, other twenty-something professionals who are following their passions and crafting careers for themselves in neo-natal nursing, the building trades, fashion and design were in attendance. There were also young adults who care for others by keeping people safe environmentally, nutritionally, mentally/emotionally and at our country’s borders. The filmmaking industry was represented, as well as a young graduate who is interested in historic preservation, too.
The dance floor was filled with wedding guests gyrating and jiving all night long. Almost all of us, including yours truly, expressed our individuality through creative dance. The young musicians and artists who designed and provided the musical entertainment brought together three generations of people who played together through movement to music embracing body, soul and spirit.
I am very optimistic about our country’s future. After having visited with many of the young adults at the event, who are just a sampling of the next generation of skilled professionals working in the United States and abroad, we have much to be hopeful about. As this new generation ages, perhaps more stories will be told about successfully and independently finding fulfillment in the workplace.
A newly married couple of architects, in love, are off to a good start. They are designing a life of fulfilling things by doing what they
love and loving what they do! Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock!
Letting Go and Having Fun!
Yours Truly gets a spin around the dance floor with son Marc – the filmmaker!
Together through heart and soul.
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September 29, 2011
“Art is anything people do with distinction.” ~ Louis Dudek
Today we continue my stroll through Frederick, Maryland. This small city has been a cornerstone along the pathway of American history since it was founded by English and German settlers in 1745. It was home to the State’s first elected Governor and to Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Many civil servants and other notables who shaped our country’s beginnings have traveled through and stopped in this town, located on the Mason-Dixon Line.
As I continued further along the redbrick walkway lining Carroll Creek, I came upon the FauxSchool. http://bit.ly/q3BVUN. Fulfilling evidence of the teachings of this school of trompe l’oiel painting were present on wall murals located throughout the city bringing artistry to public places.
A short distance from the Faux School I entered the C. Burr Artz Library. http://bit.ly/pbsq6z. Posters, flyers and literature were displayed pertaining to the One Maryland One Book Author Tour, which was underway. This year’s book for the statewide reading program for Marylanders is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This library is obviously a great resource to the community based on the activity that I saw inside it’s doors.
I became fully aware of how deeply steeped in American history this town is as I walked by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. www.civilwarmed.org. The medical artifacts that pioneered the way for modern medicine are on display. Compassion, courage and devotion of medical personnel during wartimes are honored throughout this museum. It is a tribute to those who heroically cared for and healed soldiers that were at the forefront of the destruction and death of the infamous battles of the Civil War period.
There is much more to share about this town of Frederick, Maryland. http://bit.ly/DWXsf. It is a destination that encompasses art and culture, history and religion.Frederick has been indentified as one ofAmerica’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations. I can understand why.
Return next time to All Things Fulfilling, as I share a self-fulfilling attitude that I have noticed in the West, but had absorbed much less of on the East Coast region until I visited Frederick, Maryland.
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It is National Library Week. A city or town with a strong, vibrant library breeds a community of readers. The Bud Werner Memorial Library in our town of Steamboat Springs,Colorado is a beautiful gathering place and it’s resources include not only what is housed inside, all the books, music and DVDs, but also a variety of events, programs and book clubs. One can be kept busy attending the special offerings almost every day of the week. 
Thursday is geared toward teen literature. A good idea! During adolescence, an interest in reading generally declines. A library that draws strong patronage from the teen population is probably staying current with technology and multi-media offerings. 
