Charlotte Rains Dixon 9 years ago01/22/2016

A Brief History of Publishing (And Publishing Workshop Info)

So, I found the cool infographic below in my travels as I searched for information on the history of literary agents. Because, of course that is what one searches for in one’s travels. No, really, it is because I’m co-leading a workshop on publishing this weekend and since Thanksgiving was so time consuming, I’ve not told you much about it.

If you’re in Portland and you want to learn more about publishing, here are the details:

The Ins and Outs of Publishing

Friday, December 4th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM and Saturday, December 5th, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Another Read Through, 3932 N. Mississippi, Portland, 97277

Cost is $107, which includes a fabulous boxed lunch from Elephant’s Deli.

If you’re interested, contact me, okay? It’s going to be a lot of fun.

And here’s that infographic. It’s a little dated, but interesting nonetheless:
Infographic by Finvy

Tagged history of publishing, Portland, publishing, publishing workshop, workshop

Charlotte

Charlotte Rains Dixon mentors creative writers from passionate to published. Charlotte is a free-lance journalist, ghostwriter, and author. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of a dozen books, including The Complete Guide to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters, and Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast. Her fiction has appeared in The Trunk, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, Nameless Grace, and Somerset Studios and her articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, the Oregonian, and Pology, to name a few. Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, was published in 2013, and she is represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at www.charlotterainsdixon.com, where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.

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J.D.
11/30/2015 4:01 pm
Elephant’s menu looks good. I understand this is their sack lunch, which looks good. It’s been a looooong time since I visited a true deli. I’m a regular at Subway, but you know . . . . Nashville probably has a first class deli. Nice history of publishing. I hope you have a great turnout.
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1. Charlotte Rains dixon
  12/01/2015 6:24 am
  Thanks, J.D., wish you could come. If you’re in the mood for a writing weekend, I’ll be in Nashville for Room to Write the first weekend in January. Lots of time to write, and also time to listen to my (and other’s) brilliance. There also may be a glass of wine or two involved. I thought that history was pretty interesting as well.
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J.D.
12/01/2015 5:54 pm
Would you like to have dinner or lunch with my wife and I? We could drive up. I love Nashville.
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1. Charlotte Rains dixon
  12/03/2015 2:59 pm
  Yes, please. :-)
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dyoung
12/03/2015 11:23 am
Love seeing the long time ago history. Cave paintings were a part of my art history education, and it’s so interesting to me how communication, story telling, and legacies were carried thru in this manner. I guess the iPad is the modern day stone cave wall.
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1. Charlotte Rains dixon
  12/03/2015 3:11 pm
  It really is amazing, isn’t it? I would love to go see the cave paintings in person. I’m not even sure it is possible.
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Dawn Montgomery
12/04/2015 9:40 pm
So fascinating!
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