eBay Book Deals
One of these days, I’m going to ask around and see if one of these book deals offered on eBay has ever actually sold. Right now, there are seven book/movie deals for sale on the auction site. They range from the film and residual rights for a series of 1950’s pulp novels auction with the bidding…
continue readingWoodrell Profiled in USA Today
I’ve long professed my admiration for Daniel Woodrell’s writing. So it’s nice to see him getting some well-deserved attention with the release of his newest novel, Winter’s Bone. Yesterday, a profile of Woodrell appeared in USA Today. Although brief, the article will hopefully introduce new readers to Woodrell’s fascinating work.
continue readingLaid Low
It’s been a slow week around here as far as Slushpile.net goes. On Tuesday evening, what I thought was going to be just a common everyday flu bug ended up sending me to the emergency room. Wednesday and Thursday consisted of just brief periods of alertness as I slept off the elephant-tranquilizer effects of…
continue readingPile Up Pages While Not Peeing
Maud Newton noticed this unusual bit of writing advice from the late Charles Willeford: “Never allow yourself to take a leak in the morning until you’ve written a page. That way you’re guaranteed a page a day, and at the end of a year you have a novel.”
continue readingOn Small Presses
The always informative Miss Snark has some fantastic advice for what to do if you have a couple small presses vying to publish your book. Her post contains lots of great info on how, no matter how dedicated they might be, all small presses are not equal.
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