Writer's Blog Page 186

writer's blog home > blog archives page 186

Ian Rankin Brings Tartan Noir to The New York Times

Fans of bestselling Scottish mystery author Ian Rankin will soon get to read his new novella in The New York Times, which is serializing the story. February 6, 2007

J.K. Rowling's Thoughts on the Last Harry Potter Book

J. February 6, 2007

How Much Money Can You Make From Blogging?

The Christian Science Monitor has an article that looks at what bloggers can make from their blogs. February 5, 2007

Equisearch Launches Riding Through College Blog

Thankfully not all blogs are about gadgets, technology or celebrity gossip. February 5, 2007

What Other Writers Read

What authors do authors like to read? Post-Gazette book editor Bob Hoover reports on a recent book which collects all the favorite books by 125 top authors, such as Michael Chabon, Stephen King, Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx and Jonathan Franzen. February 5, 2007

Clive Cussler Sahara Lawsuit Headed for Trial

The lawsuit over the film version of the Clive Cussler book Sahara is in full swing. February 3, 2007

Journalist Molly Ivins Dead at 62

Journalist and author Molly Ivins has lost her long battle with cancer: she died last week at the age of 62. February 3, 2007

Professor Says Harry Potter Won't Die

Now that the seventh book in the Harry Potter series has an official release date of July 21, 2007, the theorizing about who will die has reached a fever pitch. February 3, 2007

Digg Removes Top Diggers List

There are many bloggers discussing Digg's decision to remove its list of Top Diggers. February 2, 2007

Viacom Wants 100,000+ Videos Removed From YouTube

Paid Content is reporting that Viacom wants all of its video clips for content produced by MTV, BET and Paramount removed from YouTube. February 2, 2007

Amazon Launches Amapedia Wiki Product Site

Amazon. February 1, 2007

Bush Nearly Wipes Out Press Corps In Caterpillar Mishap

President Bush got a little carried away this week when presented with a Catapillar D-10. February 1, 2007

Pay Per Post Calls Itself a Rockstar Startup

Pay Per Post has ramped up the cheese factor with an online reality tv show called RockStartup. February 1, 2007

MTV Wants to Rate Professors

MTV is acquiring the RateMyProfessors website. February 1, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows To Hit Bookstores July 21, 2007

Scholastic has announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will go on sale on July 21, 2007. February 1, 2007

British Companies Slow to Launch Blogs

An article in the Independent Online says British companies have been slow to blog and that only two FTSE 100 companies have blogs. January 31, 2007

Technorati's WTF Means Where's the Fire

Technorati may be building a memedigger type of feature for Technorati called WTF. January 31, 2007

Sidney Sheldon Dead at 89

Bestselling author Sidney Sheldon is dead at the age of 89. January 31, 2007

Snap Preview Anywhere: Fantastic or Annoying?

Nick Wilson at Performancing explains why Snap. January 30, 2007

Bloggers Discuss Windows Vista Launch

Windows Vista has officially launched for consumers. January 30, 2007

Ask a Ninja Cuts Ad Deal With Federated Media

Ninjas may spend too much time enjoying deadly rounds of niniature golf but they still make time to sell ads. January 30, 2007

Telecommute and Hurt Your Career

A NorthJersey. January 30, 2007

Nickelodeon Launches Nicktropolis

Nickelodeon has announced the launch of Nicktropolis, a virtual web community for kids. January 30, 2007

Windows Vista Books Hit Bookshelves

Windows Vista, the new operating system from Windows, was released today and for the publishing industry that means it is time to sell lots of new computer books about how to best use Windows Vista. January 30, 2007

Media Job Cuts Jumped 88% in 2006

A UPI news story is citing a survey from Challenger Gray & Christmas that found media job cuts climbed 88% in 2006. January 30, 2007