Unfortunate Timing
There is a Reuters report about a frightening coincidence between fiction and reality in London. We all know that publishers plan their book releases months and months in advance, so now Random House imprint Chatto & Windus in England is scrambling to turn off an advertising campaign they spent months planning. Incendiary by Chris Cleave…
continue readingWriting Teacher Signs Big Book Deal
According to Publishers Lunch Hollywood writing teacher John Truby signed a six-figure deal with Faber & Faber to publishe his Anatomy of a Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller. Truby has worked with numerous Hollywood writers over the years, including the people behind such movies as Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, Scream, and…
continue readingWalsh to Appear at Clean Well Lighted Place
Readers of Slushpile undoubtedly know my affinity for Pat Walsh’s 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might. We’ve mentioned it several times in these pages and there are a couple of book reviews I’ve seeded around the internet that hopefully will spring up soon. But today,…
continue readingGreat New Issue of The Oxford American
There’s a great new issue of The Oxford American on newsstands now. The issue focuses on Southern food and it’s place in the culture of the region. Guest-edited by food expert John T. Edge, the magazine has wide-ranging articles dealing with every aspect of food you can imagine. But for me, personally, the chile hidden…
continue readingWanna Know What It’s Like in Publishing?
Esteemed member of The Velvet, friend of Slushpile, and dedicated writer and publishing observer, Logan Chance Rapp has gotten a summer job most of us would envy. Whereas I spent a summer in the Mississippi heat painting swimming pools by hand, Logan has been lucky enough to score an internship at one of our favorite…
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