Don’t Worry, It Only Looks Like They’re Stealing Ideas
New writers often fear losing their ideas. They’re the ones who ask agents to commit to total confidentiality before they’ll send a submission. They’re the ones who worry about trusting editors and publishers. It does seem easy, after all, to send in a great idea and have the editor just hand it to his drinking buddy to write.…
continue readingSportswriter Movies
Variety is reporting that HBO plans to turn Richard Ford’s Frank Bascombe trilogy into a six hour miniseries. The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land will be directed by James Mangold and written by Mark Bomback.
continue readingWickett in the New York Times
Dan Wickett, one of my colleagues in the The LitBlog Co-Op provided an engaging lede to an articleon book reviews in yesterday’s New York Times. The article pointed out that Dan wrote 95 book reviews last year, compiling almost half as many examinations as the entire Atlanta Journal Constitution. Other LBCers such as The Elegant Variation,…
continue readingSome Cool Book Deals
While I was enjoying life in the islands, the publishing industry did manage to keep grinding away. And there were some deals signed for what looks to be pretty cool books. All of this information was taken from Publishers Marketplace which is completely worth the nominal subscription fee if you want to keep up with what…
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