DailyLit News: Weathering the Storm

  • Note from the Founder
  • Twitter Fiction Festival
  • Make Your eReader look like The Great Gatsby
  • Bookriot’s Guide to Amazing Authors 
  • Tappable Stories
  • 10 Must-Reads
  • Libraries to the Rescue

    • Note from the Founder

    “No pen could describe it, nor tongue express it, nor thought conceive it unless by one in the extremity of it.” — Daniel Defoe’s description of a hurricane in 1704
    We live just a few blocks from where the banks of the Hudson River overflowed during Hurricane Sandy.  My family and I were lucky to have survived the hurricane relatively unscathed (OK a few too many card games of Spit and Texas hold ‘em by candlelight but otherwise fine). Others were not as lucky.  Some lost their homes, their schools, and worse, their lives. Many around New York are still without power and in need of supplies.  I’m asking the DailyLit community to join me in donating to the relief efforts; here’s where you can help.

    Cheers, to weathering the storm!

    -Susan

    Susan Danziger
    Founder and CEO, DailyLit
    sdanziger[at]dailylit[dot]com
    Twitter: @susandanziger, @dailylit

    Twitter Fiction Festival

    Remember DailyLit’s Twitter Tales challenge to write a tweet-length story? Now Twitter is officially going big with fiction. The Twitter Fiction Festival lets writers experiment with Twitter in some creative storytelling over a 5 day period. You’ll need to apply to participate; the deadline is this week (Nov. 15th). But don’t worry, we’d still love to see the fruits of your tweets here in DailyLit’s forum.

     

    Make Your eReader look like The Great Gatsby

    We love this Kickstarter project that brings iconic book jackets as hard covers for your e-readers. Check out the stunning e-reader covers of: The Great Gatsby, The Invisible Man, Clockwork Orange, The Wizard of Oz and Moby Dick. They may even inspire you to read a classic book on DailyLit .

    BookRiot’s Guide to AMAZING authors

    Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of great literature there is to tackle? Well, Bookriot may be coming to your rescue. The literary site did a Kickstarter project called START HERE: Read Your Way to 25 Amazing authors. Each section presents an author, explains why you might want to try him/her, and lays out a three or four book reading sequence. Folks have already submitted guides to Herman Melville’s lesser known works as well as a flowchart for William Faulkner’s writing.

    Tappable Stories

    Recently we were introduced to a new way to write “tappable stories” on your iPhone or iPad. Tapestry.is launched  earlier this month. The experience feels a bit like putting together a PowerPoint. After you create your story, you get a URL which you can send or tweet to others so your piece can be inserted right into their version of the Tapestry app.

    10 Must-Reads

  • DailyLit is compiling a list of 10 Must-Read Classic Books for every educated person. What’s on your list? One reader suggested The Count of Monte Cristo and The Bible. And I’ll be adding Pride and Prejudice and A Room with a View. Which are your Must-Reads? Make your suggestions here.

    Libraries to the Rescue

    Public libraries around New York came to the rescue during Hurricane Sandy. They provided warmth, light, Internet and charging stations — a new twist on the value of public libraries. And Scholastic just announced it would donate 1 million books to schools and libraries affected by the storm. We’ve heard amazing stories of generosity and gratitude. In DailyLit’s forums we’re collecting your own stories from the Hurricane. You can share them here.

    I hope you’ll join us here at DailyLit and elsewhere in helping victims of the hurricane. You can donate to the Fund for Hurricane Relief or give needed help and supplies to organizations listed here.

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