View Post Videos Tools for Video Game Writers By Jason Boog on Oct. 31, 2013 - 12:18 PM Do you want to explore the world of video game writing? Developer Kent Hudson will soon publish his independent video game, The Novelist (trailer embedded above). We caught up with Hudson, getting some advice for aspiring vid ...
View Post Bookselling What Would You Write To Your 13 Year Old Self? By Jason Boog on Oct. 31, 2013 - 11:16 AM Artist and author Allie Brosh wrote letters to younger versions of herself in her new book, including a letter to herself when she was at the bewildering age of thirteen years old. What would you write in a letter to your younge ...
View Post Book Biz | Comic Books Frederick Douglass Graphic Novel on Kickstarter By Maryann Yin on Oct. 30, 2013 - 4:33 PM Artist Audran Guerard and writer Daniel Roy hope to raise $30,000 on Kickstarter for their comics project, The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Novel. The funds will be used to cover the costs of supplies, live models, editin ...
View Post Book Biz Can You Include Song Lyrics in Your Book? By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2013 - 3:42 PM Have you ever quoted song lyrics in your book? Music can set the mood, evoke a certain setting or channel a particular emotion. However, writers need to be aware of copyright issues surrounding music in books. We caught up with Co ...
View Post Publishing Penelope Ward Joins Self-Published Bestsellers List By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2013 - 3:23 PM Author Penelope Ward took the top spot on our Self-Published Bestsellers List with Jake Undone. To help GalleyCat readers discover self-published authors, we compile weekly lists of the top eBooks in three major marketplaces f ...
View Post Adaptation | Publishing Jeff Kinney is Developing a ‘Wimpy Kid’ Animated Holiday Special By Maryann Yin on Oct. 30, 2013 - 3:07 PM Author Jeff Kinney has a holiday-themed Wimpy Kid animation project in the pipeline. In an interview with School Library Journal, he revealed that the storyline will be loosely based on book six, Cabin Fever. Kinney elabora ...
View Post Book Biz Win Lunch with J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2013 - 2:42 PM Aspiring writers and cryptographers can win a chance to have lunch with filmmaker J.J. Abrams and author Doug Dorst. The pair collaborated on an intricate interactive book for Mulholland Books called S.. To promote the new relea ...
View Post Revolving Door Publishing Jobs: Random House, RedNova Learning, Quayside Publishing By Nadine Cheung on Oct. 30, 2013 - 2:05 PM This week, Random House is hiring a content management specialist for Fodor’s, while RedNova Learning needs a publishing manager. Quayside Publishing is seeking a managing editor, and Taylor & Francis Group is on the hun ...
View Post Revolving Door Stacy Creamer To Leave Touchstone By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2013 - 1:24 PM Stacy Creamer, the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone imprint, will leave the company on November 15th. In a memo to staff, Scribner Publishing Group president Susan Moldow said she will work as Touchstone publ ...
View Post Social Media Share Your New Book with GalleyCat Readers By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2013 - 12:23 PM Want to share your book with GalleyCat readers? We’ve upgraded our New Books page on Facebook where all our readers can share their new and upcoming work. We receive an overwhelming amount of information about new books at ...