These blogs investigate the way we learn things, learning technology and eLearning. Check out:

Clive on Learning

Learn Learn Learn

In the Middle of the Curve

The Bamboo Project

Want to see real-life copywriting in action? After we interviewed Sarah Williams, the head of Wordsmith in England, a couple of months ago, we wanted to learn more about her innovative "method acting" approach to copywriting, as she calls it. (Check out our interview with Sarah here.) So we asked her if she wouldn't mind sending us an actual case study... we could study! Sarah graciously agreed. Here it is:  Continue reading...

Sparrow, a pundit poet from Phoenicia, New York, graciously contributed the following column.

People who love gourmet food are called "foodies" (perhaps derived from "hippies," referring to people who love hipness.) What about people who love books?

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"Want to convince your readers to do something or agree with your point of view? OK, that was a silly question. Of course you do.," says the site Copyblogger. But how? Read their entry on persuasive writing techniques -- and you'll be sold.

Gelett Burgess. Rings a bell? This irrepressible early 20th century figure was at once a linguistic inventor, humorist, poet and creative powerhouse who today is... almost forgotten. Which is a shame, and which is why we celebrate the re-release after a long, long slumber of his classic Burgess Unabridged: A Classic Dictionary of Words You Have Always Needed. We spoke to lexicographer Paul Dickson, who wrote a new foreword to the book, about this remarkable man and his work.  Continue reading...

Want to know what your agent really thinks? These book agent blogs give you the inside scoop about writers, publishers and the biz!

Miss Snark, literary agent

Lit Agent X

Pub Rants

The Knight Agency

Bookends, LLC -- A literary agency

When you're naming a business or a product, you look at words through a different lens than the novelist or historian. They think in sentences, paragraphs, chapters, or even volumes; you must think in single-word nuggets of meaning. Your job is to distill the essence -- and even the unknown future -- of your product or company in one, or sometimes two, perfectly suited words.  Continue reading...