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August 28, 2008 02:30 PM EDT --
Industry insiders are calling it a sign of the times: More and more publishers are encouraging authors to promote their books online in what is being called a virtual book tour.
The way it works is . . .
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August 01, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
In WritersNewsWeekly.com's first issue, Dan Wright wrote an editorial on his opinion of the Chick-Lit genre.
"Now, I don’t want to discourage anyone who writes Chick-Lit, nor do I want to . . .
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September 05, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
This week WritersNewsWeekly.com asked Barbara Wilhelm (Mela Barrows Bennett), author of Murder Makes the Rounds: What makes a thriller a medical thriller?
"What makes a thriller or a suspense . . .
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September 10, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
Make room Cat in the Hat, Berenstain Bears and Curious George—you’re being replaced with John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Believe it or not, it’s true. Three new children’s books on . . .
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August 07, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com:
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that the 27th anniversary of Banned Books Week (BBW) will take place September 27- October 4, 2008 at libraries . . .
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September 29, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
A new announcement from Google this week has the literary world abuzz—Google has made the books that it features in Google Book Search available to embed on any website or blog.
The new feature . . .
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August 13, 2008 02:34 PM EDT --
Random House is pulling the plug on the much anticipated historical novel by Sherry Jones, titled “The Jewel of Medina.” The book was to be released August 12, however the book publication has been canceled . . .
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June 23, 2008 02:53 PM EDT --
"With soaring oil prices, the war in Iraq, debates over the world climate, and healthcare concerns, education and literacy have taken a backseat in the 2008 presidential election. Much is at stake . . .
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June 11, 2008 10:10 AM EDT --
After months of prep work and over-time, Book Expo America went off without a hitch in sunny Los Angeles, CA. Traffic jams aside, the BEA in LA was a pleasant experience, with over 28,000 people in attendance . . .
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July 24, 2008 12:09 PM EDT --
It was reported in the July 7, 2008 issue of Publishers Weekly that the Barbara Bauer defamation-of-character lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation and 19 bloggers and websites was dismissed. After checking . . .
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July 10, 2008 10:33 AM EDT --
WritersNewsWeekly has searched the U.S in pursuit of finding the best spots for writers looking for inspiration in some of our country's busiest cities. Not sure what to do this summer? Consider visiting . . .
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June 06, 2008 02:37 PM EDT --
This week Dr. James S. Payne, author of the PeopleWise Series published by SterlingHouse Publisher, shares his thoughts on how to break away from Writer's Block.
"When you allow tension . . .
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August 06, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
This week Barbara Harris Whitfield shares the story of her interview with Don Imus along with tips for authors doing radio interviews.
"...It’s April 1990. My first book, Full Circle: The Near-Death . . .
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June 26, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
This week Lindley Homol writes about fan fiction:
"According to Charles Caleb Colton, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It is not immediately clear whether fan fiction, the creation . . .
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