Don't ditch the adverb, the emoji of writing
theguardian.com – Monday April 29, 2019
Should we brazenly ditch the adverb? For those who spotted the nerdy linguistic pun in that question, my bias may be already abundantly clear.
But maybe I’m wrong. Plenty of writers offer lexical advice - both solicited and not. The adverb gets people weirdly fired up; many are less fond of it than me. I spent recent months devouring writing about writing as I complete the first draft of my first novel, so the recurring themes are fresh in my sun-kissed skull.
The problem with authors writing fan fiction
theweek.com – Friday April 26, 2019
The internet was abuzz a few weeks ago after author J.K. Rowling revealed that the characters Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald had an "incredibly intense" and "passionate" relationship with a "sexual dimension." Though this unsolicited declaration was especially bizarre and meme-worthy, it was only the latest of several years worth of post-series changes to the Potterverse. Hermione is (possibly) black, Nagini is an Asian woman, wizards don't have indoor plumbing, etc. Since the final book of the original Harry Potter series was published in 2007, Rowling's website Pottermore has become a fountainhead for excess information about the wizarding world. Conveniently, much of that information has fallen into the category of diversity, as if Rowling thought she could retroactively add queer wizards and wizards of color and pretend they were there all along. Perhaps, like the horcruxes, we just didn't know they existed until the end.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Thursday April 25, 2019
Publishes: Fiction
Areas include: Crime; Thrillers
Markets: Adult
Preferred styles: Commercial
Publishes crime and thriller print and ebooks. Send submissions by email.
5 Things I Learned Launching a Little Literary Magazine
bookriot.com – Wednesday April 24, 2019
Little literary magazines come and go. Shi’r was here one decade, gone another. So too Tin House, Souffles, The Partisan Review, and Black Clock. Indeed, author Nick Ripatrazone went so far as to write last year that “Literary Magazines are Born to Die.” He didn’t mean it as a bad thing, but rather that we should recognize they have a life cycle and pay tribute to our literary ancestors.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Wednesday April 24, 2019
Publishes: Fiction; Interviews; News; Nonfiction; Poetry; Reviews;
Areas include: Horror;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Dark
Print and online horror magazine publishing fiction up to 12,000 words (online) or 6,000 words (print), dark poetry, and nonfiction, including creative nonfiction, stranger-than-fiction, real life horror, movie and book reviews, and horror community reviews. Submit through online submission system.
3 Great and Inspiring Books About Writing
culturedvultures.com – Tuesday April 23, 2019
How is your writing going at the moment? I’ll be honest and say that mine personally could have been better this last month or so. I started the year strongly and have reached a bit of a dip. The thing that always helps me to get out of a slump is to get inspired by someone else, be it asking a friend who is busy with their words if I can read for them, or reading a book about writing by someone who seriously knows what they are talking about. Here are three great books on the subject, all of which have helped me when I’ve been feeling a bit down in the writing dumps. They’re the ones I always go back to time and again, whenever I need that jolt.
S&S Forms New Nonfiction Imprint
publishersweekly.com – Thursday April 18, 2019
Simon & Schuster has formed a nonfiction imprint that will publish books on wellness, self-expression, empathy, food and cooking, diet, parenting, home, workplace, play, creativity, travel, fan culture, and civic engagement. Tiller Press will release its first of 19 books set for publication this June.
To head the imprint, which is being overseen by Liz Perl, S&S executive v-p and chief marketing officer, the company has hired Theresa DiMasi as v-p and publisher. Most recently, she was v-p, head of content, and editor in chief at Weight Watchers International. She has also worked in various capacities at Condé Nast.
Writers Who Fired Their Agents Aren’t Flocking To WGA-Approved Agencies
deadline.com – Tuesday April 16, 2019
Talent agencies that signed the WGA’s new Code of Conduct aren’t being flooded with calls from writers seeking new representation now that they’ve been ordered by the guild to fire their agents who refused to sign. Deadline reached out to many of the 48 agencies that signed the Code and asked if they’ve been getting calls from writers who fired their agents on this the first business day since the Code went into effect.
Embracing the void: a powerhouse writer turns to self-publishing
thespinoff.co.nz – Monday April 15, 2019
Lily Woodhouse is a pseudonym for Stephanie Johnson, who has won the Montana Book Award, the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship and the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award; hell, she co-founded the Auckland Writers Festival. But could she get her latest novel published? Yeah, nah.
Yorkshire to host one of best horror writing festivals on its first visit to UK
thescarboroughnews.co.uk – Saturday April 13, 2019
One of the world's best horror writing events is coming to the UK for the first time - and it will be based in Yorkshire
StokerCon™ will be held at the Grand and Royal Hotels in Scarborough in April 2020.
For the first time, the Horror Writers' Association's annual gathering will be held outside of the US and will continue to incorporate such popular StokerCon programming as Horror University, the Final Frame Short Film Competition, the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, and the presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards®.
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