Resources | Revolving Door Cracked Looking for Writers By Jason Boog on Jul. 26, 2012 - 5:23 PM Cracked.com is looking for writers. The site hosts a hidden discussion board called “Cracked Comedy Workshop” where contributors and editors hash out new ideas. Follow this link to join the workshop and get a chance to ...
Revolving Door The Writer Magazine ‘Will Go on Hiatus’ After 125 Years By Jason Boog on Jul. 26, 2012 - 3:42 PM The Writer magazine ‘will go on hiatus’ after 125 years of helping writers with their craft. Editor Jeff Reich sent an email to contributors today: “I’m sorry to announce that The Writer magazine will go o ...
Publishing Smashwords Founder Criticizes Author Solutions Acquisition By Dianna Dilworth on Jul. 26, 2012 - 3:23 PM Mark Coker, founder of self-publishing platform Smashwords, criticized Pearson’s acquisition of self-publishing company Author Solutions in a recent post. He suggested that the purchase was an investment in a business that ...
Publishing Seven Stories Press to Launch Kidlit Imprint By Maryann Yin on Jul. 26, 2012 - 3:07 PM Seven Stories Press will launch a new children’s books imprint called Triangle Square Editions. The imprint’s inaugural list of four books will be released this fall. According to Publishers Weekly, the first list will ...
Authors Clairvoyant & Murder Suspect Writes Book By Dianna Dilworth on Jul. 26, 2012 - 2:12 PM Dimitry Sheinman, a self-described clairvoyant, is shopping a book that he has written about the 2004 murder of Sarah Fox, a killing that occurred in a New York City park where Sheinman used to walk his dog. In the book, Is He Fr ...
Resources | Videos Bob Ross Can Cure Writer’s Block By Jason Boog on Jul. 26, 2012 - 11:35 AM In the remix video embedded above, the late PBS The Joy of Painting host Bob Ross shared some timeless advice about making art. Symphony of Science sound artist John D. Boswell created the short and inspiring video. While he is ta ...
Bookselling Joe Paterno Book Couldn’t Come At A Worse Time By Dianna Dilworth on Jul. 26, 2012 - 10:01 AM Joe Posnanski‘s new book on the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno could not be coming at a worse time. The Simon & Schuster book Paterno, which is slated for release in August, claims to get “inside the mind of on ...
Authors | Bookselling Marc Lamont Hill Talks Literature, Closing Bookstores By Guest on Jul. 25, 2012 - 4:34 PM For author and TV commentator Marc Lamont Hill, books were a defining part of his childhood, which makes the closing of bookstores worldwide all the more devastating. In his So What Do You Do? interview, Hill discusses the impact ...
Book Biz | Publishing Random House Television Launched By Jason Boog on Jul. 25, 2012 - 3:23 PM FremantleMedia and Random House, two companies owned by the Bertelsmann AG media conglomerate, have teamed up to create Random House Television. The new entity will focus on creating and developing television content from Random H ...
Adaptation | People | Publishing Jena Malone Joins Catching Fire Adaptation By Maryann Yin on Jul. 25, 2012 - 3:07 PM Actress Jena Malone has been cast as Johanna Mason in The Hunger Games film sequel, Catching Fire. As of this writing, more than 27,000 fans have hit “like” for this post. What do you think? Malone’s character is a fo ...