by Jackie Bailey | Nov 7, 2011 | Babies, motherhood, Uncategorized
“I am a mother.” I read those words, and I hear them over and over again. Before Ellie (shorthand maybe should be B.E?), I never really thought twice about them. But now I “am” a mother, the question of what that statement actually weighs...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I waa thinking last night about my own mortality. Fun times, I hear you say. What else does she get up to on Saturday nights? When I was pregnant, I found that the reality of my own mortality really hit home. I mean, I have always, intellectually understood and...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I just had one. A baby, that is. Six weeks and three days ago, to be precise. This is the reason for not blogging for an age … That and procrastination of course. And can I just say that one of the very first, clear things I have learned about human development...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
This article in the Sydney Morning Herald echoes some of the points I made in my last post about the future of bookstores. It notes that indie bookstores have a role in promoting and finding new author talent, given their role as respected taste leaders. ...
by Jackie Bailey | Feb 24, 2011 | Random insights, Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
Yen and I just read this article in Business Spectator, about the future of the publishing industry. It has some interesting information about the way the current revenue is structured in publishing, and the kinds of risk which publishers are exposed to with the...
