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 readingInterview: Gary Fisketjon, Editor
I must admit a little bit of hero worship here. Years ago, when I first started trying to build a writing career, I heard the old bit of advice to look at my favorite authors and find who their editors and agents are. I don’t remember where I read that adage or if someone told…
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 readingBoD: Silence on the Wire
We’re don’t usually cover techie books here but this thick tome is chock-full of geek-talk about surveillance and security issues that effect us every day. With the rise of 24/7 eyes in the sky, Michal Zalewski’s book gets into the nitty gritty of computer security, giving us examples of how bad guys can sneak in…
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