Laowai Chinese 老外中文

Book Update: Proofing done. Book at Printer.

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Dear Book Updates Newsletter, I'm happy to announce that after an intense proofing process, Chinese 24/7 is finally at the printers! Write book Editing Design / layout Proofing Print book It's hard to believe that some machine somewhere is putting actual ink on actual paper at this point. It's all been digital ...

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Book Update: Editing done. Proofing almost done.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I think it's high time to show all eight of the nice people who signed up for the Chinese 24/7 newsletter that it wasn't for naught (sign ups still open). Here's a little update on the publication of my book: Write book Editing Design / layout Proofing Print book I ...

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Receive Updates about my Book

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

In addition to not posting, not getting my contact form working, and not upgrading to the latest release of Wordpress, I've been busy not losing my job (teaching) and not ignoring my publisher. What I mean is: I've been working on the editing and layout of my book Chinese ...

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And the Title Is: Chinese 24/7

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Well the publisher has spoken, and the title of my book is: Chinese 24/7: Everyday Strategies for Speaking and Understanding Mandarin. (click through to Amazon to see a bigger cover image) Thanks again to everyone who participated in helping name the book. That contest was started before I'd found a publisher. ...

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Book Contract Signed

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

The good news is: I've just signed a contract with Stone Bridge Press to publish my book about learning Chinese. I'm really excited to work with them and they seem eager to get the book on the shelf as soon as possible. The bad news is: They haven't decided on ...

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