collaborations

Wednesday News: Apple’s patents rejected; Rubber duck floats down the Thames; Rise of the author brand

Wednesday News: Apple’s patents rejected; Rubber duck floats down the Thames; Rise of the author brand

Tower Bridge forced to open for 50 foot rubber duck | London – ITV News – Jackpotjoy.com was responsible for sending a giant rubber duck down the Thames, forcing the Tower Bridge to open in order to allow the duck to pass. Jackpotjoy is a gambling site and its “Facebook Fundation” is “a bursary granting(…)

Thursday News: SMP Was to Receive $70,000 Worth of Pot

In light of fan fiction, collaboration, and just plain fascinating stuff comes the story of a Redditor turned screenplay writer.  Wired recounts the transformation of James Erwin from Redditor commenter who began to envision a story about a group of military folks in Afghanistan being time warped back to the Roman period.  His scenes made(…)

Collaboration Poll

[poll id="142"] Slate and MixedInk offered the internet the opportunity to collaborate to write an inaugural address. There are other online communities that offer collaborative features for authors. Jennifer Crusie famously (or infamously) collaborated on two books and Crusie continues to collaborate with other authors. Janet Evanovich planned to collaborate with Steve Cannell but that(…)

Simon & Schuster Partners with Ritz Carlton to Provide Paperback Turndown Service

Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, partnered with Ritz Carlton to provide a free collection of short stories by authors like Jodi Picoult, Susan Isaacs, and John Connolly in Turndown Tales. This paperback will be given free as part of its turndown service. Turndown service is usually performed in the early evening hours by(…)

REVIEW: Warrior Angel by Margaret and Lizz Weis

Dear Mses Weiss: When I first saw the promo that Margaret Weiss of the fantasy Weiss fame was going to be authoring a paranormal romance, I was quite excited. Sometimes paranormal romances are heavy on the romance but weak on the worldbuilding. Thus would not be the case with an author whose entire career has(…)

More details about the Evanovich/Cannell Collaboration

More details about the Evanovich/Cannell Collaboration

Bestsellers Janet Evanovich and Stephen J. Cannell have inked a deal with Warner Books to coauthor a series of adventure novels. The hardcover titles will be set in Orange County and follow the adventures of a former Special Forces operative, Benjamin Cannon. The first book, No Chance, is set to bow in fall 2007. .(…)