Change for the Sake of Change
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
I recently attended a book clubs summit where, for a weekend, participants gathered to meet and greet writers from around the country.
Authors signed books and thanked readers for support of our work and artistry between giving individual talks, and participating in panel discussions with other writers.
Tags: artistry, authors, book clubs, business, marketing, promoting, publishing, readers, self-publishing, summit, traditional publishing, writersm stories
Our Words Are But Children at Play
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Like an old man watching children at play, we need to see through our own seriousness. No matter how seriously the children go about their games, the old man is amused and never for a moment takes them to be real. We can watch our own thoughts and emotions in the same way. Without [...]
Tags: authors, Buddhism, children, difficulties in writing, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, emotions, fiction, games, grace, mind, play, salvation, Shambhala Sun Magazine, words, writers, writing
On Writing and Opening Our Hearts and Releasing What Speaks to Our Soul
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
As we open to what is actually happening in any given moment, whatever it is or might be, rather than running away from it, we become increasingly aware of our lives as one small part of a vast fabric made of an evanescent, fleeting, shimmering pattern of turnings. Letting go of the futile battle to [...]
Tags: authors, avoidance, blocks, difficulties in writing, emotions, life, mind, need for control, Shambhala Sun Magazine, Sharon Salzberg, wholeness, writers
Audiobooks–Converting the Spoken Word into Dollars
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Tennessee Woman Spends $50,000 on Audiobooks
When I first saw this article by Tom Alderman at the Huffington Post I thought, Wow. On second thought I recalled all the audiobooks I’ve ordered for my middle child, who despite being dyslexic, is an avid reader. I didn’t spend close to the amount that Marion Bryant spent last [...]
Tags: audio books, authors, Bluegrass Regional Library, books, Columbia, economics, Huffington Post, libraries, Marion Bryant, publishing, readers, sales, Tennessee, Tom Alderman, writers

