June 2009

18 June 2009

Temporary Restraining Order Issued in Salinger Case

It looks as if characters can be copyrighted. It makes sense, provided it's time-limited and restricted to publicly-recognised fictional characters.

Publishers Weekly

05 June 2009

Stripping Down to Sell Books

Stephen King has used model Bar Refaeli's naked body to promote his new novel Morality - probably better than using his own, but could more attractive authors be tempted to reveal their plots this way...?

Daily Mail article

03 June 2009

Stories We've Seen Too Often

This list is part of the submission guidelines for Strange Horizons, an online speculative fiction magazine. It is, however, applicable to most genres.

Strange Horizons

01 June 2009

I'd Rather Not Be a Published Author

She's one of my favourite authors (her debut novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum is a delight to read), but she says she'd rather not have been published.

'Even though she doesn't feel a need to be published, she said she "probably need[s] to write", a distinction which JD Salinger – who hasn't published a word since 1965, despite rumours of shelves groaning with manuscripts – would surely recognise. But it's not an "overwhelming burning urge," she added, suggesting she would "rather potter about in the garden".'

Guardian article