So Now I Guess He’s the Most Trusted Voice in News
Jose Canseco was reviled and ridiculed for his wild accusations in Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big. One of his accusations was that he injected Rafael Palmeiro with steriods. Which Palmeiro vehemently denied, complete with finger pointing, when he testified under oath at congressional hearings. “I have never used…
continue readingI Coulda Been a Contenda… I Coulda Been a Pirate!
The Guardian is reporting that a pirate adventure Marlon Brando co-wrote 30 years ago has been novelized and is nearing release. There are claims that the book, entitled Fan Tan, offers insights into the star’s tumultuous life. Brando and filmmaker Donald Cammell reportedly “apparently locked themselves away for eight months to write, with the two…
continue readingI Walk the Line, On the Page
PublishersMarketplace (which by the way is basically the same thing as PublishersLunch, just different delivery methods and slightly different content, so forgive me if I refer to them interchangeably) is reporting that one of my heroes is going to be immortalized in anthology form. Bob Batchelor’s Literary Cash: Stories Inspired by the Songs of Johnny…
continue readingCreative Writing Director Interviews
Dan at the wonderful Emerging Writers Network has a great interview with the director/administrators of several creative writing programs. There has obviously been a lot of discussion about the validity of creative writing programs recently and Dan’s interview helps shed some light on running one of these enterprises. Check out the informative interview here.
continue readingWriters’ Blogs and Publishing Attention
All you aspiring authors out there, sharpen up your wit and get your snarky comments ready. And if you want to share some dirt about your boss and his corporate expense account, feel free to throw that in as well. The Book Standard has an interesting article about publishers paying attention to writer blogs. The…
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