The invaluable Publishers Marketplace reported on Friday that recent American Idol winner Taylor Hicks signed a book deal. The project was described as “an inspirational book presenting lessons from his decades-long path to success, striving against long odds.” The book is scheduled for publication in early 2007 to coincide with the release of Hicks’ albumn. Rick Horgan [...]
Archive | July, 2006
Story Starter
Posted on 27 July 2006.
If yesterday’s “severed hand found in nude dancer’s home” wasn’t enough to get your creative juices flowing, the try The Story Starter. I learned about this random sentence generator from John Dufresne’s blog and it looks like it will provide hours of entertainment. My story starter sentence? “The attractive scientist alerted the police inside the diner [...]
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Story Inspiration of the Day
Posted on 26 July 2006.
Okay, so this one is tailor-made for all your aspiring noir writers out there. Maybe the horror folks as well. Y’all should have a field day with this one. Check out that headline of that article.”Severed hand found in nude dancer’s home.” And the article also contains the gem that the hand was allegedly “a [...]
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Literary Jabs
Posted on 25 July 2006.
To pound out some publicity for his upcoming book, Craig Davidson intends to fight a willing literary pugilist at his book launch in October. More often than not, publicists are trying to keep their writers out of trouble. But in this case, “the idea was thought up by his publicist, Stephen Myers at Penguin, who met [...]
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Now Drop and Give Me Twenty Character Descriptions!
Posted on 24 July 2006.
You might remember my rant about how the majority of books about writing are shit. As I’ve preached for some time now, The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction by John Dufresne and 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might by Pat Walsh [...]
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Who Gets Top Billing?
Posted on 24 July 2006.
Roy Hattersley provides an interesting perspective on literary festivals in today’s Guardian. “At breakfast during the Keswick Festival, I heard two writers on the next table arguing about which of them was performing at the time of day reserved for the top of the bill,” Hattersley writes. “When I suggested to Penelope Lively that [...]
New Review in Paste
Posted on 24 July 2006.
Be sure to pick up the August issue of Paste on newsstands now. Besides being an all around kick-ass magazine, this particular issue features my review of Altaf Tyrewala’s No God In Sight. This is a fascinating book about modern life in India. It won’t be released until August 22, but it’s definitely one to add to [...]
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While We’re Talking About Babies…
Posted on 19 July 2006.
While we’re on the subject of newborns, I’ve been amazed at the amount of media coverage given to the fact that we haven’t seen any photos of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ new baby. The Sacramento Bee featured a roundup of what the various gossip sites are saying about the unseen child. CBS News, [...]
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Congratulations Jeff
Posted on 19 July 2006.
I’ve been meaning to write and offer my congratulations to Jeff from Syntax of Things. My fellow book-blogger and his lovely wife Elaine welcomed their first child, Marlena Elise, into the world on Saturday evening/Sunday morning. Congratulations to Jeff and Elaine. Be sure to check Syntax of Things often as I’m sure Jeff’s book postings [...]
Mickey Spillane Dies
Posted on 18 July 2006.
Sad news yesterday as it was announced that Mikey Spillane, creator of the Mike Hammer series, died on Monday. He was 88 years old. Provided below are a couple of overviews of his life and work. I must say the literary critic in me wants to talk about his contribution to noir and popular gumshoe [...]
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McNally Signing in Burbank, IL
Posted on 18 July 2006.
John McNally, author of The Book of Ralph: A Novel and Troublemakers, among others is scheduled to sign and read from his newest effort, America’s Report Card: A Novel, this evening at Prairie Trails Public Library. John has just recently embarked on a mammoth book tour that will take him from Asheville, NC to Seattle, WA. [...]
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82% Want to Write a Books
Posted on 17 July 2006.
And the other 18% think they can tell you their story, you write it, and yall split the profits. Here’s an interesting article with one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul guys. You may not be quite as aggressive as this author in terms of promoting your work, but we all could use a kick [...]
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