Where the Mind Sprocket staff writes about inspiration, communication, culture, storytelling, and more.

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All about what we do at Mind Sprocket, and that seems to be quite a bit.

A Wonderful Something Lurks in the Shadows…

by Edward Atkinson on May 13, 2008

The Mind Sprocket editorial staff is officially at full steam. We’ve tried to slow down, but we can’t. The idea we hit upon is infectious, and we can’t get away from it. We’re trying to contain ourselves, and we may succeed for a few more weeks.
But be on the look out.
Something big, […]

When Literature Hugs Back

by Jacqueline on March 12, 2008

I keep scanning my bookshelf for a choice book. I’m not sure for what I’m looking, but I do know that I can’t just read anything at this particular moment. I want to read, but not just anything. A book can’t just happen to me. I want to meet a character at […]

What We Are and What We Are Not

by Edward Atkinson on March 11, 2008

Mind Sprocket is a work in progress. We’re not outlined. We’re not in a box. We’re beta. We’re a growing amoeba with a purpose. There’s one driving factor that’s keeping us all together and it’s the core of what we do.
We want to build real relationships with our readers. […]

How To Kick Butt in the Publishing World

by Edward Atkinson on March 7, 2008

Hire Snapshot Animations. That’s what we did, and we’ve just kicked butt. Check it out!

Snapshot Animations is a small stop-animation shop run by my brother Peter. We’re eternally grateful to Peter for his hard work and production.
The music is courtesy of Lane Gardner as Artey Kang. We chose his music for […]

The imminent, but long coming, arrival

by Lindsey Anderson on March 7, 2008

For months and months, The Back Page was just a picture on a flat screen promising better things to come. But now, The Back Page is up and running! From now on, you can expect daily (or nearly daily) updates from the Mind Sprocket staff. We work from Illinois to Georgia to Maryland to Pennsylvania […]

Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

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