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Month: November 2011

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The Key to Creativity

November 26, 2011

Did anyone out there read the article about Google this morning in the Age? What an extraordinary phenomena is Google. But the information that really resonates with me, in that article, is the fact that staff at Google are allocated 20% of their time to work on their own projects. So in reality, Google are letting people play. This play time created what we now know as gmail. This relates to something I was talking about a few posts back about restocking the well.

To be creative, you really do need to play, go out and talk to people, be adventurous. That’s why artists, writers, musicians say they are ‘working’ when they’re lying on the couch, sitting in cafes people watching or perusing galleries. So for EVERYONE, no matter what industry you’re in, the key to being creative is to play.

So give yourself permission to do just that. Be silly, playful, waste some time. You’ll be amazed at what you’ll discover about yourself, how you’ll solve some incessant problem and guess what? You’ll enjoy doing it.

 


The Power of Books

November 9, 2011

In the these changing times it’s a fact that books are going to become fewer. But I think that books are going to become very special. Specialised in fact.

Words take on a life of their own once printed and having the tactile object in my hand is very important. I think that’s why I have gravitated to all things publishing. I love the whole process of taking a manuscript and transforming it into a book.

Once upon a time, publishing was more like secret-mens-business. Men ran the company and it felt like some private club that only the prestigious could enter. Welcome the digital age and Hey Presto! publishing really is so easy. And if anyone asks me how to do it, I’m more than happy to share what I know.

In the meantime, Busybird is growing from strength to strength as a boutique publisher and we’re happy to help anyone become a published author whether they’re a budding novelist, a business owner, a poet or a family historian. There are so many great books yet to be made and YOU the creator can have total control over the whole process when creating your own custom published book.

And if you really want to be at the forefront of the digital age, why not make your book an ebook?


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Monday Mystery has risen from the dead, just in ti Monday Mystery has risen from the dead, just in time for the spooky season! Solve the cryptic crossword clues to reveal the name of a famous book 🔍🕵️‍♀️
#bookstagramaustralia #indiepublishing #crypticclues
Such a nice afternoon at Busybird HQ celebrating t Such a nice afternoon at Busybird HQ celebrating the launch of Michele Finey’s new book, ASTROLOGY FOR STORYTELLERS.
Michele is a member of Blaise’s writing group, THE MUDDIES, so it’s nice that the Busybird/Muddies connection still continues today.
Michele, it was a nice afternoon launching your book and talking about the old days with some familiar faces.
Congratulations, @celestial_author_michele, from the whole team here at Busybird! 🙂
Oscar just stretching his ears in preparation for Oscar just stretching his ears in preparation for the weekend.
(Credit: our former intern, Alison.)
Thank you to everybody who came to Open Mic Night Thank you to everybody who came to Open Mic Night last night. It was a fantastic night full of lots of great poems, stories, and songs.
Did anybody leave this behind?
The coat, that is — not the spider who’s made it her home.
Tonight, 7.00pm, it's OPEN MIC NIGHT! If you'd li Tonight, 7.00pm, it's OPEN MIC NIGHT!
If you'd like to read, perform, or just come along and watch, we're here for you.
$5.00 entry.
No bookings required.
Refreshments provided.
Tonight, 7.00pm Wednesday, 15th October!
In our Busybird blog, former editing intern, Zoë In our Busybird blog, former editing intern, Zoë Forbes, takes a look at managing an overwhelming workload, and how sometimes irregular steps can be more productive than slaving away every day!
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