How to Win a Famous Card Game
I’m almost scared to post this, because if you even think the word “poker” while typing on a website, then the bots pick it up and spam floods in promising quick tips and online gambling opportunities. Some of them even promise to help fix your flops in the bedroom while teaching you how to handle the flop in a card…
continue readingThanks for the Discussion
Last week’s post about Why People Hate Self-Published Authors generated more email than any other item on Slushpile.net. We also had a good number of comments from a variety of opinions on the subject. Many people offered well-argued opinions both for and against self-publishing. My own take remains that there is not a single thing…
continue readingReal Estate Buyers Don’t Care About Beat Authors
Jack Kerouac’s former Hyannis, MA home sold for $300,000 after five months on the market. Ida Perry, one of the buyers, said she wasn’t familiar with Kerouac’s work. The house was originally listed at $356,000 and was assessed at $322,000. The author of 1957’s classic On the Road lived in the house in 1966. Kerouac also…
continue readingHarvard Author Agrees to Change Book Passages
Last Thursday, I mentioned the news about Kaavya Viswanathan signing a huge book deal at such a young age. At a time when most kids are saving the rent money for their prom tuxedo, she cashed in on a two book deal. Over the weekend and on Monday, questions began popping up about similarities between…
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