Awards Homeland Wins Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Drama By Jason Boog on Sep. 24, 2012 - 2:07 PM Homeland has won the Emmy Award for best writing in a drama. Co-creator Howard Gordon accepted the award with his writing partner, Alex Gansa. In all, the show took four awards last night, including best drama. In the video inter ...
Awards Rona Jaffe Foundation 2012 Writers’ Award Winners By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 24, 2012 - 11:25 AM The Rona Jaffe Foundation, an organization who awards women writers early in their careers, has announced the winners of the 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards. Julia Elliott, Christina Nichol, and Rachel Swearingen won ...
Digital How Do You Use Digital Readers with Kids? By Jason Boog on Sep. 24, 2012 - 10:23 AM With the release of the iPhone 5, some consumers are complaining about how easily the aluminum case can be scuffed. Above, we’ve posted a video of a cringe-inducing attack on the phone by a two-year-old. At the same time, th ...
Publishing Authors Can Learn From A Pay-What-You Want Pricing Model By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 21, 2012 - 4:30 PM Kickstarter has given many authors and indie publishers the motivation that they have needed to turn a project from an idea into a reality. For Linda Formichelli, a freelance writer that teaches courses in magazine writing, the s ...
Authors Zadie Smith’s NW Brought To Life With Multimedia Tour Of Locations By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 21, 2012 - 3:20 PM Penguin has put together a visual and audio tour of the locations in Zadie Smith’s new novel NW. The tour includes four locations from the book. Users can click on these locations, which are pinpointed on a map, to launch a ...
Publishing | Reviews Trove, Conspiracy of Silence & Danse de la Folie: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Sep. 21, 2012 - 2:10 PM Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link. Trove by Da ...
Book Biz America’s Next Author Writing Contest Is Looking For Submissions By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 21, 2012 - 1:00 PM eBookMall.com is looking for authors to participate in its “America’s Next Author” competition. The writing contest is modeled after the popular TV show American Idol. Like the show, the contest will be judged ...
Resources What Happens to Your Online Writings When You Die? By Jason Boog on Sep. 21, 2012 - 11:50 AM 21st Century writers share stories in hundreds of different corners of the Internet. But what happens to all this work at the end of your life? Deceased Account is a useful site that shows how countless websites deal with someone& ...
Publishing Book Futurist’s Manifesto Explores Future Of Publishing By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 21, 2012 - 11:07 AM What will book publishing look like in the future? O’Reilly Publishing has a new book called Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto Essays: A Collection from the Bleeding Edge of Publishing which attempts to answer this questio ...
Resources DocuToss Helps Writers Seek Editing Advice By Jason Boog on Sep. 21, 2012 - 10:40 AM DocuToss is a free platform for sharing your writing with other readers and finding first readers for your work. You can upload your story, script or term paper, seeking edits from readers interested in that kind of writing. The s ...