Category Archives: BTG Podcast

BTG017 Billion-Dollar Typo, Penguin Accepting Unsolicited Manuscripts, and More

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 17 for August 24, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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BTG016 “It Was the Best of Sentences” Interview

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio interview. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the post. Interview with June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies, Mortal Syntax, and It Was the … Continue reading →

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BTG015 Kafka, Wylie, Evanovich, E-Books, Copia, and More

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 15 for August 3, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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BTG 013 Kafka’s Safe Deposit Box, Refudiate, and More

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. The link to the audio file may be at the bottom in some cases. Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Today, in the “Behind the Grammar” podcast, I … Continue reading →

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BTG 012 Manuscript Contests, Salinger, and More

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. The link to the audio file may be at the bottom in some cases. Links Mentioned in This Podcast Wall Street Journal article about manuscript contests Authonomy.com Writing Excuses podcast Wired article, “The Spy Who … Continue reading →

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BTG 011 Podcast: News From Our Crazy Digital World

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Mignon

This post goes with an audio podcast. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the page. You can also subscribe to the podcast at iTunes. Google Book Settlement Society of Authors on … Continue reading →

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BTG 010 Podcast: Books, Kindle, Word of the Year, Retweeting, Quick and Dirty Tips in 2009

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Mignon

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST AT ITUNES Main Topics Book sales at big stores weren’t good over Christmas. What’s up with the Kindle? Does it matter that Kindle books outsold print books on Christmas day? Why is Amazon releasing the Kindle … Continue reading →

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BTG008 An Inarticulate Tribute to William Safire

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Mignon

A tribute to William Safire, language columnist for the New York Times, who died this week of cancer. Emoticons in student papers. Do libraries prefer paperbacks or hardbacks? Marc and Fausto from the Feast of Fun podcast have come up … Continue reading →

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BTG007 Interview with Seth Harwood, Author of “Jack Wakes Up”

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Mignon

In this podcast Mignon interviews Seth Harwood, author of “Jack Wakes Up.” Seth is a trained writer, who teaches writing at San Francisco City College and Stanford. He is known as one of the leaders in online book marketing and … Continue reading →

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BTG006 Interview with Carol Purroy about Public Access Television

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Mignon

Mignon interviews host of the Reno show “Author, Author” about her projects and public access television. If you’ve ever thought about buying equipment to produce a video podcast, you should listen to this show. LINKS FOR THE SHOW “Author, Author” … Continue reading →

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