A cat person?s nine lives
THIS JUST IN: “You Know You Want This” just went to S&S’s imprint, Scout Press, for more than one million dollars, plus an additional novel in the deal. I?m guessing Kristen Roupenian thought she?d scored when her short story, ?Cat Person,? was recently published in The New Yorker. But her own story has just begun;…
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Writers’ groups are really made for writers
?Marketing is a long and arduous process that I wish I would have known more about in the beginning?? opens today?s Publisher?s Weekly article about the professional benefits of joining a writers? group. The quote came from Deeann Callis Graham, whose book, ?Head On,? addresses the issue of areata, an autoimmune disease that causes baldness…
continue readingImbecile Writers Really Do Exist
Whenever I read certain how-to articles, I always think that the idiots described are fictitious. For example, when I read an article on interviewing for a job like this one, I wonder, “does anyone really need to be told to remove their nosering and not refer to the interviewer as a dude?” I always assume…
continue readingCall for Geek Authors
John here. I know this is dangerous, but I need some good authors. I’m now an editor/purchaser for APress and am looking for some good authors who can write about technology with a bit of fun. I am looking for two types of books: hobby/cool books – Robots, rockets, wireless junk, in-car computers… DIY stuff.…
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