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Monthly Archives September 2011

Anonymous Goes to Amazon Publishing

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 30, 2011 In News 1 No tags 0

Recently, we noted the news that Anonymous was shopping a book. The loop on that particular thread has now been closed with a completed sale.

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Fake Boobs, Insurance, and Girl Next Door Books

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 30, 2011 In General 0 No tags 0

Reality television star and former Hugh Hefner consort Holly Madison is getting a tremendous amount of attention for the fact that she insured her breasts for $1 million.

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Jim Harrison and Admitting Ignorance

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 28, 2011 In Writing & Submitting Tips 0 No tags 0

In the October issue of Outside, Tom Bissell recounts his conversation with Jim Harrison in “The Last Lion.”

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Errors with Categories

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 27, 2011 In General 0 No tags 0

As we work out the kinks in our new theme here at Slushpile.net, we’ve noticed that there is an error in that the category links are not pulling all the entries.

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Household Cleaning Tips from Chuck Palahniuk

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 26, 2011 In General 2 No tags 0

It’s not every day that you turn to a novel for household cleaning tips. Maybe you look at a periodical like Good Housekeeping or you flip through a nonfiction reference book.

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Announcing John Biggs’ Bloggers Boot Camp Course

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 24, 2011 In General 1 No tags 0

Our benefactor, John Biggs, is pleased to announce our first web course featuring one-on-one time with him online during the run of the program.

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Canongate’s Explanation About Julian Assange Book

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 23, 2011 In News 0 No tags 0

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Book Published Against His Wishes

Nick Davies, the publishing director for interesting article issued an interesting explanation of why the house is publishing WikiLeaks’

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Come One, Come All: Why Publishing is Drowning in Submissions

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 22, 2011 In Rants 1 No tags 0

Publishing Drowns in Submissions

Everyone involved with writing and publishing complains about the volume of submissions. Aspiring authors lament the astronomical numbers of competing submissions.

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Digital Tomfoolery in Publishing: Anonymous Book Proposal Shopped

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 20, 2011 In News 2 No tags 0

According to The New York Observer, a controversial and secretive group known for attacks on credit card servers,

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Ten Tips for Submitting Stories

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 14, 2011 In Writing & Submitting Tips 0 No tags 0

Over at The Millions, Josh Rolnick presents a great overview of helpful hints for submitting short stories to journals and magazines.

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Pardon Our Dust

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 12, 2011 In General, News 0 No tags 0

Please pardon our dust as we undergo some construction here at Slushpile.net. As you’ve undoubtedly noticed,

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Larry Brown Bio Reviewed in WSJ

By Scott McKenzie Posted on September 12, 2011 In Book Reviews 2 No tags 0

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Carl Rollyson examines Larry Brown: A Writer’s Life by Jean W.

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