Blog Announcement: Beloved Wordclay Blogger Passes the Publishing & Book Marketing Torch

July 23, 2008

Greetings, Earthlings,

Wordbot here, and today Wordclay has authorized the publishing announcement of our new blogger, 1000 Chimps.

Unfortunately, with a saddened bio-mechanical heart, this robot regrets to report that Jenn must step down as a Wordclay blogger. Of course, her posts on book formating and her interesting publishing scoops will be missed.

But things aren’t all bad – we’ve managed to recruit another Wordclay employee to take her place. Matt and his crew of 1000 Monkeys at 1000 keyboards will be accepting the torch this coming Thursday. So be sure to look for design tips and publishing news from him in the future.

This publishing robot had a chance to visit the hardworking monkey at their desks, pecking away at their computers. When asked if they were excited about posting on the Wordclay blog, they simply turned and quoted Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost, saying, “I post from love…”

Please join me in thanking Jenn for all her wonderful blogging insights, and give a warm welcome to Matt and his 1000 Monkeys, who are certain to provide some valuable publishing tips and marketing advice.

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Entry Filed under: Announcements, Behind the Scenes. Tags: 1000 Monkeys, announcement, blogger, design, Marketing, Publishing, Wordclay.

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1. zoeforce | July 25, 2008 at 9:28 am

Best wishes to Jenn!! Thanks for all the tips!

Welcome Matt!

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