Dispute Over Reports of Potter Returns
While no one can deny the Harry Potter craze and the amazing numbers it generates, there is a dispute brewing over just how many of those door-stopper novels are going to be returned. The Independent reported in an article on October 30 that there are 2.5 million copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince…
continue readingLast Day to Sign Up for NaNoWriMo
On Friday, we featured an interview with National Novel Writing Month founder Chris Baty. Today’s the last day to sign up for the even so I suggest you head over to their website soon. Baty wrote No Plot? No Problem! as a companion piece to writing a novel in a month. In the book, Baty…
continue readingWhat Exactly Qualifies this as News?
This is what makes people question the media these days… Last Thursday, The Christian Science Monitor ran an article on the nature of self-publishing. The article, that interviews a self-published author, quotes a couple of industry experts, and details the obstacles that these authors face. My question is why anyone would consider this new information…
continue readingVampire Novel Breaks New Ground
Ron Charles points out in the Washington Post that vampire stories are old, over-done, and generally worn out. He describes the decline of the nosferatu by writing “At this late date can anyone draw more blood from the story? Buffy gave up the ghost in 2003. The WB drove a stake through the heart of…
continue readingInterview: Chris Baty, Author
I recently spoke to an aspiring author who was obsessed with developing his “signature style.” This well-intentioned person knew that to make it in publishing, you have to present something different, something special. He kept referring to this something as his signature style. I suppose he saw it as his version of the secret sauce.…
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