Hollywood and book publishers are turning to this online platform for their next '50 Shades of Grey'
cnbc.com – Monday October 30, 2017
Wattpad is an online platform where users upload their own stories, making it popular for romance novels and fan fiction.
Anna Todd began writing "After," a One Direction-inspired fan fiction, on Wattpad. After being read 1.5 billion times, she's scored seven-figure movie and book deals.
New Literary Agency Listing
firstwriter.com – Monday October 30, 2017
Handles: Fiction; Nonfiction
Areas: Autobiography; Crime; Historical; Humour; Lifestyle; Military; Mystery; Nature; Politics; Romance; Sci-Fi; Self-Help; Short Stories; Suspense; Thrillers; Travel; Women's Interests
Markets: Adult; Youth
Treatments: Commercial; Contemporary; Literary; Satirical
See website for individual agent preferences and select one to submit to. Send query by email with first 15 pages pasted into the body of your email. Approach only one agent at a time.
A.I. Take a Surprisingly Successful Stab at Writing Horror Fiction
slate.com – Friday October 27, 2017
Scientists working on A.I. development are at least trying to make sure our future machine overlords aren’t subject to the same flaws and negative habits that plague us flesh-and-bone humans. But there are some grotesqueries of the human mind we might like A.I. to emulate—for art’s sake.
New Magazine Listing
firstwriter.com – Friday October 27, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Poetry;
Areas include: Short Stories;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Publishes poetry and prose from authors interested in the creation, sharing, and transmission of ideas, imaginings, and experiences. Send prose up to 3,500 words or poetry up to two pages with SASE. See website for full guidelines.
Fast-Growing Page Street Ventures into Children's and YA Publishing
publishersweekly.com – Wednesday October 25, 2017
Will Kiester never seems to lose his easygoing demeanor, even while describing the breakneck speed at which Page Street, his Salem, Mass.-based publishing house, continues to grow. Sales are up 20–30% this year; title output is up to 70 from 34 in 2015. New office space is being added to accommodate it all and, he added, he already needs more.
Here's The Pitch Publishers Rejected When J.K. Rowling Was Trying To Get "Harry Potter" Published
buzzfeed.com – Wednesday October 25, 2017
Twenty years ago, J.K. Rowling blessed us all when she released the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which is truly a worldwide phenomenon.
Rowling also hasn't been secretive about her prior struggle to get the series published, saying she received "loads" of rejections from publishers.
Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest
By Joey Eschrich
Editor and Program Manager, Center for Science and the Imagination, Arizona State University
firstwriter.com – Wednesday October 25, 2017
The Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative at Arizona State University is proud to announce our Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest. We are looking for stories that illustrate, explore, or illuminate the impact of climate change on humanity and/or the Earth. We invite submissions in all genres of short fiction.
CINE-BOOKS aims to unite authors and filmmakers with a new three-in-one format
thebookseller.com – Wednesday October 25, 2017
CINE-BOOKS is a "next generation publishing and book-filming startup" that offers a 'three-in-one' digital book format, as well as a global distribution platform that aims to connect readers, authors and film-makers in the creation of highly visual books.
New Publisher Listing
firstwriter.com – Tuesday October 24, 2017
Publishes: Fiction; Nonfiction;
Areas include: Autobiography; Biography; Crime; Current Affairs; Historical; Politics; Science; Sociology; Translations;
Markets: Adult;
Preferred styles: Literary
Send query by email with bio, synopsis, and two sample chapters.
How do you write a novel in just a month? With this app – that's how
techradar.com – Monday October 23, 2017
In the words of Bon Jovi, woah, we’re halfway there. I’m midway through my novel’s first draft. It feels much like crossing the 13.1 mile mark in a marathon – a sense of achievement, tempered by the realization that I have to do the same thing all over again.
Still, I have a good idea of where I need to go and how I’m going to get there, and it isn’t going to involve any blisters or horrible sticky energy gels. Seriously, who thought peanut flavor was a good idea?
I’ve had to double back a few times, re-writing and rearranging scenes that didn’t sit right. Those occasions have required a quick trip into LibreOffice Writer (try it – you won't believe it's not Word), but the rest of the time I’ve stuck with the superb distraction-blocking writing software FocusWriter.
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