The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has an amusing story about the court case between Clive Cussler and the studio who made Sahara. Here's the part that made me fall out of my chair (emphasis mine): More pointedly, though, the producers also accused the novelist of lying … [Read more...] about Breaking news: publishers’ math “fuzzy.” Film at 11.
Publishing
Writing progress
Courtesy of my drug-resistent insomnia: "Backtalk," 650 words. Almost done. (Yes, very short.) I couldn't quite think of an ending, but hey, it was four in the morning. …yeah, the 4 a.m. dribblings of my sleepless mind are not what I'd call fit for publication, but I think … [Read more...] about Writing progress
Attention, publishers
This is what you should be doing with your websites. None of that takes a huge budget, really, but it does take a dedicated webmaster and not the last dregs of "spare time" contributed by already-overworked editors. … [Read more...] about Attention, publishers
News bytes
My sidelink gizmo is borked thanks to the WordPress upgrade, so here's a handful: Joss Whedon and John Cassaday are going to do another year of X-Men (whoop!) There's a Martian sea Charlie Stross expounds on cold-bloodedly designing a fantasy series John Scalzi explains the … [Read more...] about News bytes
PA and Atlanta Nights
Atlanta Nights is the hottest book going at the moment. What the hell is Atlanta Nights? It's a book (I use the term loosely) written by a cadre of SF writers in order to prove that Publish America does not, in fact, screen its slush for any semblance of quality. How bad is … [Read more...] about PA and Atlanta Nights
Children, play nice…
We have visitors from Neil Gaiman's blog with us today. Update: excellent advice on agent-getting strategy. … [Read more...] about Children, play nice…
Book contracts analysis
Michelle Sagara West should be on your daily reading list if you're a writer, but this week she's going WAY beyond the call of duty and typing in a first novel contract with explanations and commentary. She has to split the thing up to keep the entries manageable, so use the … [Read more...] about Book contracts analysis
Stross on ebooks and free books
Another Very Important Link, this time for writers. Charlie Stross has taken the time to explain why authors should give their work away for free online. Say what? you think. My theory is this: reading online sucks, but those of us who are readers do it anyway, up to the … [Read more...] about Stross on ebooks and free books
Wrath of the Slush God
Incurring the Divine Wrath and Garnering the Divine Favor of the Slush God. Most of this should be fairly obvious, but it never hurts to hear it from the slush reader himself. … [Read more...] about Wrath of the Slush God
The Edsels of the world of moveable type
'The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered', by Clive James. I've been wanting to read this poem since I finished Bird by Bird, and PNH has kindly provided a link. (Check out Electrolite's spiffy new favicon, too.) … [Read more...] about The Edsels of the world of moveable type
