Monthly Archives July 2006

 

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,

If yesterday’s “severed hand found in nude dancer’s home” wasn’t enough to get your creative juices flowing,

Okay, so this one is tailor-made for all your aspiring noir writers out there. Maybe the horror folks as well.

To pound out some publicity for his upcoming book, Craig Davidson intends to fight a willing literary pugilist at his book launch in October.

 

You might remember my rant about how the majority of books about writing are shit.

 

Roy Hattersley provides an interesting perspective on literary festivals in today’s Guardian. “At breakfast during the Keswick Festival,

 

I’ve been meaning to write and offer my congratulations to Jeff from Syntax of Things.

Sad news yesterday as it was announced that Mikey Spillane, creator of the Mike Hammer series, died on Monday.

John McNally, author of The Book of Ralph: A Novel and Troublemakers,

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.

One of my favorite writers, someone who understands that being a Southern writer means more than just dropping the “g”