Unusual Pitch Role Models
Ron at Galley Cat recently took part in a presentation on how writers can improve their pitches. Read the entire article about his chat here. The part of this article that really caught my attention was when Ron mentioned three prologues as effective pitches. One of his suggestions, Romeo & Juliet was definitely literary. But the…
continue readingSlushpile Family Book Deal Announcement
It’s been a thrilling week here at Slushpile.net. The big announcement is that our patron saint of techie matters, overlord of gadgets, the guy who originally convinced me to write this blog, and the dude who actually pays the Slushpile hosting fees, John Biggs, just signed a major new book deal. Dial Press won a heated…
continue readingAllegations of Rampant Newspaper Plagiarism
Jody Rosen at Slate beats down a Texas alternative publication with allegations of plagiarism run amok. In Dude, You Stole My Article, Rosen provides more examples of word-for-word duplications than you could count. Or, at least more than I could count as I’m struggling to get moving this morning. Some of you folks who are…
continue readingTyler Signs Book Deal
The cavalcade of rock star memoirs continues as reports surfaced that Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler signed a $2 million deal with Ecco, the HarperCollins imprint.
continue readingInterview: Benjamin Wallace, Author
In The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine, Benjamin Wallace combines the knowledge of a sommelier with an investigative reporter’s tenacity mixed in with a heavy dose of a Hollywood thriller writer. Wallace’s work has appeared in GQ, Food & Wine, and he was the executive editor for Philadelphia…
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