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writer's blog home > blog archives page 186Ian 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

