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April 17, 2009 12:26 PM EDT (shared with group: April 17, 2009) — This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com Karen Bence writes about adding paranormal elements to mystery fiction. "At a recent author event, I was asked what possessed me to include “ghosts” in my “mystery” . . . more
April 07, 2009 04:07 PM EDT (shared with group: April 07, 2009) — Fans of Scribd be warned: The days of downloading books for free onto your computer may be numbered. Scribd is a California-based website that allows users to download books for free and upload new documents, . . . more
March 09, 2009 05:33 PM EDT (shared with group: March 09, 2009) — Would you like to get your work onto WNW? Would you like a basket of free books? Are you trying to kill time at work, but the boss has blocked YouTube? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, . . . more
February 19, 2009 04:13 PM EST (shared with group: February 19, 2009) — Britney Spears is getting ready to ‘write’ a tell-all memoir detailing her recent behavior in the past few years, and top publishers are abuzz with who will get the deal. Editors with Dutton and Harper . . . more
February 11, 2009 03:58 PM EST (shared with group: February 11, 2009) — If WNW readers are anything like the WNW staff, then they are probably addicted to Lost, the ABC hit show about the goings-on of a mysterious island. What’s even better are the literary references . . . more
January 23, 2009 11:01 AM EST (shared with group: January 23, 2009) — TheBabyWebsite.com is reporting that 50% of British parents polled by the site said they would not read fairytales to their children until they were at least 5 years old. The reason? 20% said that the . . . more
January 08, 2009 03:31 PM EST (shared with group: January 08, 2009) — This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com Karen Bence, author of Midnight Revelations (SterlingHouse Publisher 2008), writes about the kind of ghosts that you keep locked in your head–those counter-productive . . . more
January 05, 2009 01:35 PM EST (shared with group: January 05, 2009) —   Two other WritersNewsWeekly columnists awarded Honorable Mentions Carlotta Holton, WNW columnist and author of Salem Pact , Touching the Dead and Vampire Resurrection (SterlingHouse . . . more
November 12, 2008 01:40 PM EST (shared with group: November 12, 2008) — Congratulations to Joshua Barnak, winner of the WNW Horror Short Story Contest! Lamia was chosen by a panel of judges for its creativity, story structure and surprise ending! Michael sat up in bed . . . more
October 21, 2008 04:32 PM EDT (shared with group: October 21, 2008) — Oprah publicly chastised James Frey after his memoir, A Million Little Pieces was found to be a fake account of his drug addiction and subsequent withdrawal. When readers learned the truth about Frey . . . more
October 15, 2008 11:45 AM EDT (shared with group: October 15, 2008) — Attention all horror writers: Have a short story that is truly terrifying? Enter your short story in the WNW 2008 Horror Writing Contest! A panel of judges will determine the most shockingly horrific tale, . . . more
September 29, 2008 11:39 AM EDT (shared with group: September 29, 2008) — A new announcement from Google this week has the literary world abuzz—Google has made the books that it features in Google Book Search available to embed on any website or blog. The new feature . . . more
September 10, 2008 11:43 AM EDT (shared with group: September 10, 2008) — Make room Cat in the Hat, Berenstain Bears and Curious George—you’re being replaced with John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Believe it or not, it’s true. Three new children’s books on . . . more
September 05, 2008 05:49 PM EDT (shared with group: September 05, 2008) — This week WritersNewsWeekly.com asked Barbara Wilhelm (Mela Barrows Bennett), author of Murder Makes the Rounds: What makes a thriller a medical thriller? "What makes a thriller or a suspense . . . more
August 28, 2008 02:30 PM EDT (shared with group: August 28, 2008) — Industry insiders are calling it a sign of the times: More and more publishers are encouraging authors to promote their books online in what is being called a virtual book tour. The way it works is . . . more
August 13, 2008 02:34 PM EDT (shared with group: August 13, 2008) — Random House is pulling the plug on the much anticipated historical novel by Sherry Jones, titled “The Jewel of Medina.” The book was to be released August 12, however the book publication has been canceled . . . more
August 07, 2008 10:52 AM EDT (shared with group: August 07, 2008) — This week on WritersNewsWeekly.com: The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that the 27th anniversary of Banned Books Week (BBW) will take place September 27- October 4, 2008 at libraries . . . more
August 06, 2008 03:08 PM EDT (shared with group: August 06, 2008) — This week Barbara Harris Whitfield shares the story of her interview with Don Imus along with tips for authors doing radio interviews. "...It’s April 1990. My first book, Full Circle: The Near-Death . . . more
August 01, 2008 11:36 AM EDT (shared with group: August 01, 2008) — In WritersNewsWeekly.com's first issue, Dan Wright wrote an editorial on his opinion of the Chick-Lit genre. "Now, I don’t want to discourage anyone who writes Chick-Lit, nor do I want to . . . more
July 29, 2008 02:14 PM EDT (shared with group: July 29, 2008) — An Iranian family has won a last minute reprieve from deportation this week after being wanted for allegedly having a copy of The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. The book has caused an uproar in Muslim . . . more
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