December 6, 2013

Friday News: An author’s writing process, DBW survey results, fan fiction makes the NYT, a blast from your reading past, and some clever bookish gifts

JanetPublishing Newsdigital publishing / fan-fiction / gift guide / New-York-Times25 Comments

How I Write: James McBride, The New National Book Award Winner For Fiction – This is a really interesting interview with National Book Award winner James McBride (for his novel, The Good Lord Bird), about his writing process. Because McBride is a musician, he finds it “work” to listen to ... more >

December 3, 2013

Tuesday News: Dragon Con’s convicted co-founder, Chinese delivery drones, Owls, Fan Fiction, and JD Salinger goes online too early

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Dragon Con / fan-fiction / Waterstones3 Comments

DragonCon Co-Founder Ed Kramer Pleads Guilty Sentenced  – Let’s get the icky stuff out of the way first. Ed Kramer, co-founder of Dragon Con, has pleaded guilty to several counts of child molestation, 13 years after his first arrest in 2000. It was only last August that Kramer was sued ... more >

November 20, 2013

REVIEW: Move the Sun by Susan Fanetti

KatiB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Erotic-Romance / fan-fiction / Motorcycles / Recommended Reads29 Comments

Dear Ms. Fanetti: I saw Jane tweeting about your book and immediately went to Amazon to buy it. I love biker books (as evidenced by my obsessive reading of Kristen Ashley last year) and your book sounded right up my alley. In doing a little digging around about your book ... more >

September 9, 2013

REVIEW: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

JayneB Reviews / Featured / Recommended Readscollege / coming-of-age / fan-fiction / twins / Young-Adult18 Comments

  “Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what ... more >

JanePublishing NewsAuthor Promotion / fan-fiction50 Comments

Yesterday I received a email solicitation from an author who has both self published and published with a well known digital first house to promote her kickstarter campaign. I think we all know how I feel about kickstarter campaigns (don’t like them) I wanted to let you know about my ... more >

May 23, 2013

Thursday News: Penguin to contribute $75 million to restitution fund; Beware of blurbs; Amazon to sell licensed fan fiction

JanePublishing NewsAgency pricing / Amazon / DOJ / fan-fiction / lawsuits / Penguin14 Comments

Important! My family and I are doing *things* this next week so I’m taking a mini vacation from Dear Author News. We’ll still have our daily reviews and daily deals (of course) but unless I’m feeling really energetic, there won’t be any news again until Wednesday, May 29. That’s when ... more >