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In this Sarah’s Column, I introduce you to a new experiment in communication. A full version of what I'm calling my Not So Big Minizine is available through the link below, as well as links to the previous editions of my Not So Big newsletters. Here is the introduction, which is entitled:
A Different Kind of Newsletter
This is a Not So Big newsletter with a difference. It contains content about both Not So Big House and Not So Big Life subjects, and it is an experimental preview of things to come. I call it a “minizine” (as opposed to its larger and more familiar counterpart, the magazine), and as you’ll see, it is longer than a newsletter, and more informal than a magazine. But like a magazine, it is intended to be referred to periodically, rather than glanced at once and discarded.
You can use the “In This Issue” menu in the right column to navigate your way around, and you’ll be able to view all the previous issues by coming here to “Sarah’s Column” on the Not So Big Life website, and at the “Books and Articles” page on the Not So Big House website.
One of the reasons I’m doing this, as you’ll see from one of the links to the Community Bulletin Board in the Website Features article, is that I have been asked many times of late if I ever plan to create a Not So Big magazine. Although I like the idea, I find the medium of a printed magazine to be limited in this fast-paced culture, and judging by the fact that so many magazines these days are falling by the wayside, I suspect that I’m not alone in feeling this. I’m looking for a better format, one that acknowledges the way we absorb information today, and one that responds to the needs of the moment, morphing as interests change, and allowing almost instant access to the connections and references it contains.
But in order to know what content you are interested in, I need your help. At the end of the minizine, you’ll see that I’m asking for feedback about how this new format works for you. By reviewing your comments from each issue, I’m hoping to be able to gather information about what I might include in future Not So Big Minizine issues. If you are willing to help me understand what you’d like to read about, I believe we can collectively make this into a medium that is both informative and useful --- and an excellent tool for spreading Not So Big sensibilities.
Warm regards,
Sarah
See: Weaving Not So Big House and Life Into a Minizine
For Past Newsletter Editions, see:
The Year in Review - Living the Not So Big Life - December 2007
Tales of a Not So Big Book Tour - June 2007
Sarah Susanka on Good Morning America - April/May 2007
A Not So Big Book Coming Very Soon! - April 2007
Not So Big: A New Way of Living - March 2007
In this Sarah’s Column, I introduce you to a new experiment in communication. A full version of what I'm calling my Not So Big Minizine is available through the link below, as well as links to the previous editions of my Not So Big newsletters. Here is the introduction, which is entitled:
A Different Kind of Newsletter
This is a Not So Big newsletter with a difference. It contains content about both Not So Big House and Not So Big Life subjects, and it is an experimental preview of things to come. I call it a “minizine” (as opposed to its larger and more familiar counterpart, the magazine), and as you’ll see, it is longer than a newsletter, and more informal than a magazine. But like a magazine, it is intended to be referred to periodically, rather than glanced at once and discarded.
You can use the “In This Issue” menu in the right column to navigate your way around, and you’ll be able to view all the previous issues by coming here to “Sarah’s Column” on the Not So Big Life website, and at the “Books and Articles” page on the Not So Big House website.
One of the reasons I’m doing this, as you’ll see from one of the links to the Community Bulletin Board in the Website Features article, is that I have been asked many times of late if I ever plan to create a Not So Big magazine. Although I like the idea, I find the medium of a printed magazine to be limited in this fast-paced culture, and judging by the fact that so many magazines these days are falling by the wayside, I suspect that I’m not alone in feeling this. I’m looking for a better format, one that acknowledges the way we absorb information today, and one that responds to the needs of the moment, morphing as interests change, and allowing almost instant access to the connections and references it contains.
But in order to know what content you are interested in, I need your help. At the end of the minizine, you’ll see that I’m asking for feedback about how this new format works for you. By reviewing your comments from each issue, I’m hoping to be able to gather information about what I might include in future Not So Big Minizine issues. If you are willing to help me understand what you’d like to read about, I believe we can collectively make this into a medium that is both informative and useful --- and an excellent tool for spreading Not So Big sensibilities.
Warm regards,
Sarah
See: Weaving Not So Big House and Life Into a Minizine
For Past Newsletter Editions, see:
The Year in Review - Living the Not So Big Life - December 2007
Tales of a Not So Big Book Tour - June 2007
Sarah Susanka on Good Morning America - April/May 2007
A Not So Big Book Coming Very Soon! - April 2007
Not So Big: A New Way of Living - March 2007
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