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February 18, 2009

Even Ian McEwan Has Critique Partners

JanePublishing Newsauthors / critique / genre critique / Literary Criticism3 Comments

I often hear about authors’ critique groups.   Some authors hire beta readers.   Some rely on random readers and some have a trusted circle.   Ian McEwan falls into the latter group.   His first readers are poet Craig Raine, historian Timothy Garton Ash and philosopher Galen Strawson. Ian McEwan, it turns out, ... more >

October 1, 2008

Forbes List of Best Paid Authors

JanePublishing Newsauthors / book business7 Comments

It doesn’t surprise you that JK Rowling is at the top of the list, does it? According to Forbes, Rowling has made over $300 million in the last year. Forbes says that the Potter series has sold 375 million+ copies worldwide. James Patterson comes in a distant but respectable second ... more >

October 8, 2007

Katherine Stone Opens Review Site Run by Authors

JanePublishing Newsauthors / criticism / review blogs / reviews5 Comments

On Running with Quills, Katherine Stone announced a new website to be launched November 1, 2007, called WritersareReaders.com (website currently not operational). The website will feature reviews written by authors. While Stone says that while negative reviews are acceptable, the only reviews she has received are the ones beloved by ... more >

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