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| Archived Since: | May 9, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Warner Brothers TV Writing Workshop Now Accepting Applications
Warner Brothers TV Writing Workshop will accept applications from today until June 1, 2013. You must pay $30 to apply, but accepted screewriters spend the intensive workshop in weekly lectures with “a mix of showrunners, directors, actors and agents.” This learning period is followed by an intensive writing program. Show More Summary
Wanelo Collections for Writers, Readers & Publishers
Wanelo has grown quite popular among young Internet users lately. Below, we’ve linked to five Wanelo collections to help writers, readers and publishers explore the rapidly growing social network for young shoppers. Wanelo users browse collections of quirky and stylish things, and they can buy the item in a few short clicks. Show More Summary
94% of Parents Think ‘Libraries Are Important for Their Children’
Think that libraries are obsolete in the 21st Century? A whopping 94 percent of American parents agree that “libraries are important for their children.” Last year, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project surveyed 2,252 Americans aged 16 or older to find out more about library attitudes in America. Show More Summary
Free Samples of SCBWI Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has released the winners of the Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, collecting the best kid’s books from around the globe. Below, we’ve linked to free samples of all the winners....Show More Summary
Documentary Tackles the Future of Books
The Tribeca Film Festival will feature a documentary called Out of Print, looking at the future of books and interviewing Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, self-published author Darcie Chan and other experts. We’ve linked to the trailer above. Show More Summary
Self Publishing Intelligence Report for April 2013
We spend a lot of time covering independent authors on GalleyCat, bringing news from the self-publishing world every week.
In an effort to consolidate our reporting, we will release a monthly Self-Publishing Intelligence Report that links to all of our resources for indie authors. Show More Summary
Marilyn Singer Shares Writing Advice: ‘Read, read, read and write, write, write’
Happy National Poetry Month! All throughout April, we interviewed poets about working in this digital age. To end the month, we spoke with writer Marilyn Singer.
Throughout her publishing career, Singer has written more than ninety books...Show More Summary
Poetry Performances at TED
As we end our National Poetry Month celebration, we’ve compiled a selection of three TED videos about poetry.
The list features poets who delivered poetry performances at the TED stage. This trio includes YouTube sensation Shane Koyczan, Project V.O.I.C.E. Show More Summary
Iron Man 3 Gets Low Budget Thai Tribute
A team of intrepid Thai actors have recreated the Iron Man 3 trailer using fireworks, body paint and toy helicopters. FEDFE “sweded” the film, creating a lo-fi tribute to a big-budget movie–re-adapting the comic book adaptation with amateur actors. Show More Summary
‘No Discernible Increase in Piracy’ with Tor’s DRM-Free Policy
If publishers drop digital rights management controls on eBooks, will piracy increase? One prominent publishing example saw “no discernible increase in piracy.”
Macmillan’s Tor imprint dropped its DRM over one year ago, and Tor UK editorial director Julie Crisp wrote an essay looking back at the imprint’s progress since then. Show More Summary
William Morrow Opens Digital Original Mystery, Suspense & Thriller Line
HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint has unveiled a “digital-original mystery, suspense and thriller line” called Witness Impulse. The imprint will release its first digital titles in October, already stocked with 100 books acquired by editors.
William Morrow executive editor Dan Mallory will lead the new line. Show More Summary
J.J. Abrams Story Turned Into Book
J.J. Abrams will work with Mulholland Books on S., an book idea conceived and developed by Abrams but written by Alive in Necropolis author Doug Dorst (pictured, right).
Abrams (pictured, left) is the producer, writer, and director behind projects like Lost, Star Trek and Super 8. Show More Summary
Matilda The Musical Nominated for 12 Tony Awards
Matilda The Musical has been nominated for 12 Tony Awards this year. You should read a free sample of the original Roald Dahl novel.
The Broadway adaptation was nominated for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score (Tim Minchin wrote the music and lyrics). Show More Summary
J. S. Scott Leads Our Self-Published Bestsellers List
Novelist J. S. Scott topped the Barnes & Noble section of our our Self-Published Bestsellers List this week with a boxed set about a sexy billionaire.
To help GalleyCat readers discover self-published authors, we compile weekly lists...Show More Summary
Jewel Reads ‘Poem Song’
National Poetry Month concludes tomorrow. To close the celebration, we’ve uncovered a video of Grammy-nominated singer Jewel reading ”Poem Song.” This love poem can be found in Jewel’s collection, A Night Without Armor. HarperCollins released this book in May 1998. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
Joe Hill: ‘Execution is more important than the ideas’
Do you have a good idea that you dream of turning into a novel? In a long and practical interview at AV Club, novelist Joe Hill reminded aspiring writers that the idea is only the beginning.
You should read the entire interview, it includes...Show More Summary
Lauren Graham, Karen Kang, & Bill Carter Get Booked
Here are some literary events to pencil in your calendar. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post your event at least one week prior to its date.
The Moth will be hosting a StorySLAM...Show More Summary
Chart the Time You Spend Checking Email, Twitter & Facebook
How often do you check your email, Twitter or Facebook while writing every day? You might be wasting more time than you think. In a thought-provoking web comic (embedded above), xkcd charts the time spent performing brief tasks many times over the course of a single day. Show More Summary
Happy Birthday To ‘The Most Shoplifted Author in Britain’
Terry Pratchett fans celebrated the fantasy novelist’s birthday yesterday. According to Tor.com, the beloved author of Discworld is also “the most shoplifted author in Britain.”
If you want to celebrate, check out the finalists for the...Show More Summary
Best Writing Music of 2013, So Far
What’s your favorite writing music from 2013? We’ve already found some great albums for our annual list of the best music that helped us write this year. Follow the links below to listen to the instrumental songs we’ve picked so far this year. Show More Summary