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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Nov. 16 Edition News Alert

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New Storylink Enables Member Writers
to Earn Daily Short Story Royalties
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November 2006

DALLAS, TX/11/16/2006--Authorlink.com, among the longest running and most popular Internet communities for writing and publishing, has launched an innovative feature called STORYLINK where member authors post short stories FREE and earn royalties every time a reader downloads a story. Full story. . .

Authorlink Academy Launches Writing Classes With:
How to Write a Killer Thriller
Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill Bestselling author of six thrillers For Mira/Harlequin
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November 2006

New on Authorlink! Writing courses taught by published professionals in a state-of-the-art online environment. The most advanced online classroom for writers available anywhere! The Authorlink classroom includes one-on-one instructor/student interaction, private conversations, and group lectures, and on-screen editing of your manuscript lesson, plus on-the-spot voice communication with the instructor. Register online now! It's not too late! Get yourself out of the holiday doldrums and do something positive for you and your writing career! Try our debut (beta) Authorlink Academy Course and save! Full story. . .

Novelist Berg Relies on the Power
of the Unconscious
An exclusive Authorlink interview with Elizabeth Berg , Author of The Handmaid and the Carpenter (Random House, 2006) by Ellen Birkett Morris
November 2006

Novelist Elizabeth Berg believes in the power of the unconscious. So when she woke up from a deep sleep with the words of a conversation between the biblical characters Mary and Joseph ringing in her head, she went downstairs and wrote them down. Full story. . .

News Updated Every Thursday
Last Update: November 16, 2006

HarperCollins Income Declines, New Media Soars
Houghton MifflinPublishing Income Dips as Profits Jump
Random House Restructuring Effort Smaller Than Rumored
You on a Diet Sells Out at 1.5 Million Copies, More Books on the Way
Indy BooksellersTake to Airways to Boost Book Sales

UK REPORTin alliance with
Booksellers' 'Phony War' Continues, Borders Launches Web Campaign
Hachette Sees Sales Rise by 18%
Galaxy Gets Thumbs Up for Book Awards
Booksense BestsellersUpdated Weekly

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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Authorlink News Alert: Nov. 9 2006

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News Updated Every ThursdayLast Update: November 9, 2006

Evanovich Teams With Cannell to Pen Adventure Series
Simon & Schuster Q3 Sales Gains Offset, Parent CBS Backs Digital
Harlequin Revenues Continue to Slide in Third Quarter
Virgin Books' New USA Unit to Focus on New Writers
New Digital Book Standard Released by IDPF

UK REPORTin alliance with Publishing News

Harpercollins UK Enters Blog World, Launches New Fiction
Canongate Reports Challenging Year as Profits Slump
Foer's Brother Inks Book Deal with Penguin UK
Booksense Bestsellers

Updated Weekly
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Authorlink News Alert, Nov. 1, 2006

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NOVEMBER 1, 2006 EDITION ALERT
The following new articles can be read on Authorlink after Noon CST November 1, 2006 http://www.authorlink.com

Novelist Berg Relies on the Powerof the Unconscious
An exclusive Authorlink interviewwith Elizabeth Berg , Author of The Handmaid and the Carpenter (Random House, 2006) by Ellen Birket Morris
November 2006

Cohn and Levithan TeamWrite Entirely by E-Mail
An Exclusive Authorlink InterviewWith Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Knopf)by Susan Van Hecke
November 2006

Fate and Hard WorkHelp Brad MeltzerTop NY Times Bestseller List
An Exclusive Authorlink AUDIO InterviewWith Brad Meltzer on his latestbestseller, The Book of Fate (Warner, Sept. 2006)
October/November 2006

SKILL BUILDING

Guest Column: Five Common Mistakes BeginningWriters Make By William Kowalski
November 2006

Narrative Non Fiction Your Life As Story: Understanding Narrative Arc in Nonfiction
by Lisa Dale Norton
November 2006

The Art of Fiction:Dear Author
Lisa Lenard-Cook
November 2006

Skill-BuildingJump_Cut:On Screen WritingIntroduction to Act II
A monthly screen writing column
by Neil Flowers
November 2006

READING GROUP NEWS
READING GROUP PICKSThird Quarter 2006
Belong to a reading group? Tell us what you're reading!

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

News Update: Oct. 26, 2006

Authorlink News Update
October 26, 2006

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McGraw-Hill Plans More Year-end Job Cuts to Boost Profits
Publishers Urge Higher Court Not to Hear Claim Against Harvest House
Troubled Graphic Arts Publishing Gets Boost From Ingram
Godsey Leaves Writer's Digest Editorial Post
Carns Launches Indie Publisher Rookery Press

UK REPORT
in alliance with Publishing News

BML Seminar Examines Issues of Digital World
Contract Publishing Helps Improve Quercus Profits
Publishers Move to Swoop Up Ironic Gentleman
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Thursday, October 12, 2006

Authorlink News Alert: Oct. 12, 2006

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Judges Name '06 National Book Award Finalists
Harlequin Cuts Staff Following Drop in Profits
International Thriller Writers Association Calls for Award Entries
WorldNet Daily And World Ahead Form Alliance
Quadrille Publishing Enters U.S. Market With Its Own Imprint

UK REPORT in alliance with Publishing News, London

Thompson Rounds Up This Year's Frankfurt Book Fair News
Prosser's Grand Slam Desai Win Is Third for Publisher's Authors
Friday Project Makes Title Downloads Available Free
USA's Authorlink.com, UK's Publishing News Form Content Alliance

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

News Alert: Oct. 5, 2006

Last Update: October 5, 2006
· USA's Authorlink.com, UK's Publishing News Form Content Alliance
· Sourcebooks, Inc. Adds New Editorial Talent, Expands Scope
· Borders, Inc. Enters Online Entertainment With New Book Club
· Market TipSmall Presses Urged to Submit For Langum Prize

Fate and Hard Work Help Brad Meltzer
Top NY Times Bestseller List

An Exclusive Authorlink AUDIO InterviewWith With Brad Meltzer on his latestbestseller, The Book of Fate (Warner, Sept. 2006)

October 2006

Fate, if we may pun, has moved Brad Meltzer to the top of the New York Times Bestseller List. On the other hand, his success as an author has involved hard work, dedication, and the good luck of having a passionate publishing team at Warner Books. For his latest work, The Book of Fate, he even had a little help in the research from President George Bush and former President Clinton. Full story . . .

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Authorlink—all about books, writing, and publishing. Newly-enhanced! The award-winning marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell properties and serious writers get connected with publishing professionals. More than 8,000 pages of news, skill-building articles, author interviews, and book pitches. Searchable agency database, book reviews, and other essential tools. One of the longest-running, largest, and most trusted online publishing communities—ranked by Google among of the top publishing sites. Enjoy these features and more! NEWS: Read more than 3000 news items in our member databases. Track publishing history for nearly 10 years. BOOK REVIEWS: New Reviews Added Every Month! Read nearly 150 professional reviews of current books in our member databases. Growing every month! Many not seen anywhere else! Our carefully selected reviews are read by some 500 libraries in the U.S. and abroad, and by personnel at major chains and some 1000 independent booksellers, book clubs and interested readers. ARTICLES: Read more than 400 articles in our member databases. COLUMNS: Read 700 regular columns in our member databases. HOW-TO LESSONS FREE WITH MEMBERSHIP: Read more than 250 how-to articles in our member databases. AGENTS: Browse 250 screened and approved literary agents in our member databases--searchable by category, name or keyword. TIP: GET ACCESS TO MANY OF OUR ARCHIVES AND DATABASES BY JOINING AS A MINI MEMBER FOR JUST $7/MONTH. Cancel any time. For details, click JOIN US in the upper right corner of our site.Questions? Concerns? Feedback? E-mail us: admin@authorlink.comSubscribe to the FREE Authorlink news alert at Yahoo, (or type this into your url: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/authorlink/join)Go to details on how to join: www.authorlink.com/asublist.html. Browse our full community: http://www.authorlink.com

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Authorlink News Alert, Sept. 21, 2006

Welcome to the Authorlink.com FREE NEWS ALERT, flagging you about newly posted articles, news, and special insider tips on our site so you'll be the first to know! Articles are free to everyone for the first 30 days. After that time, ONLY members can access them. (For best newsletter viewing results, set your browser to html format). GET ACCESS TO OUR VAST ARCHIVES, DATABASES AND MORE. JOIN AS A MINI MEMBER FOR JUST $7/MONTH. Cancel any time. For details, click JOIN in the upper right corner of our site. Read more than 3000 similar news items in our member databases. Track publishing history for nearly 10 years.

Now Updated WeeklyLast Update: September 21, 2006

Warner's New Owner Lagardère Sees Growth in '06

Potter's Publisher Bloomsbury Posts 6.5% Sales Increase

Houghton Mifflin to Publish Tolkien's Hirin in America

Six Books Picked For Man Booker Prize's Shortlist

Market TipJohn Wiley Introduces New Pathways Imprint

Booksense BestsellersUpdated Weekly

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Authorlink—all about books, writing, and publishing. Newly-enhanced! The award-winning marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell properties and serious writers get connected with publishing professionals. More than 8,000 pages of news, skill-building articles, author interviews, and book pitches. Searchable agency database, book reviews, and other essential tools. One of the longest-running, largest, and most trusted online publishing communities—ranked by Google among of the top publishing sites. Enjoy these features and more! NEWS: Read more than 3000 news items in our member databases. Track publishing history for nearly 10 years. BOOK REVIEWS: New Reviews Added Every Month! Read nearly 150 professional reviews of current books in our member databases. Growing every month! Many not seen anywhere else! Our carefully selected reviews are read by some 500 libraries in the U.S. and abroad, and by personnel at major chains and some 1000 independent booksellers, book clubs and interested readers. ARTICLES: Read more than 400 articles in our member databases. COLUMNS: Read 700 regular columns in our member databases. HOW-TO LESSONS FREE WITH MEMBERSHIP: Read more than 250 how-to articles in our member databases. AGENTS: Browse 250 screened and approved literary agents in our member databases--searchable by category, name or keyword. TIP: GET ACCESS TO MANY OF OUR ARCHIVES AND DATABASES BY JOINING AS A MINI MEMBER FOR JUST $7/MONTH. Cancel any time. For details, click JOIN US in the upper right corner of our site.Questions? Concerns? Feedback? E-mail us: admin@authorlink.comSubscribe to the FREE Authorlink news alert at Yahoo, (or type this into your url: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/authorlink/join)Go to details on how to join: www.authorlink.com/asublist.html. Browse our full community: http://www.authorlink.com

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Authorlink News Alert: Sept. 14, 2006

Last Update: September 14, 2006

Frankfurt Book Fair To Focus On Open Market Rights

John Wiley & Sons Reports Strong Revenue Earnings for First Quarter

Market Tip: John Warner's Book Launches New F&W Humor Imprint

ABC-TV Docudrama Brings Liberal Blast From Media, Blogs

Penguin's Sentinel To Release Former HP CEO's Memoir

Yosemite Conference Draws Top Editors, Agents, Record Crowd

Booksense BestsellersUpdated Weekly

What Does It Take to Write in the High-Stakes Field of Technology?
An Authorlink Exclusive Audio Interview With Brendan I. Koerner, Editorof THE BEST OF TECHNOLOGY 2006 (University of Michigan Press, October 2006)
September 2006

What does it take to be a writer in the fast-moving, high-stakes field of technology? Brendan I. Koerner, editor of The Best of Technology Writing 2006, gives us a glimpse into first-rate work from a diverse array of writers from bestselling authors to noted academics, indie journalists and bloggers. Full story. . .

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Authorlink—all about books, writing, and publishing. Newly-enhanced! The award-winning marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell properties and serious writers get connected with publishing professionals. More than 8,000 pages of news, skill-building articles, author interviews, and book pitches. Searchable agency database, book reviews, and other essential tools. One of the longest-running, largest, and most trusted online publishing communities—ranked by Google among of the top publishing sites. Enjoy these features and more! NEWS: Read more than 3000 news items in our member databases. Track publishing history for nearly 10 years. BOOK REVIEWS: New Reviews Added Every Month! Read nearly 150 professional reviews of current books in our member databases. Growing every month! Many not seen anywhere else! Our carefully selected reviews are read by some 500 libraries in the U.S. and abroad, and by personnel at major chains and some 1000 independent booksellers, book clubs and interested readers. ARTICLES: Read more than 400 articles in our member databases. COLUMNS: Read 700 regular columns in our member databases. HOW-TO LESSONS FREE WITH MEMBERSHIP: Read more than 250 how-to articles in our member databases. AGENTS: Browse 250 screened and approved literary agents in our member databases--searchable by category, name or keyword. TIP: GET ACCESS TO MANY OF OUR ARCHIVES AND DATABASES BY JOINING AS A MINI MEMBER FOR JUST $7/MONTH. Cancel any time. For details, click JOIN US in the upper right corner of our site.Questions? Concerns? Feedback? E-mail us: admin@authorlink.comSubscribe to the FREE Authorlink news alert at Yahoo, (or type this into your url: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/authorlink/join)Go to details on how to join: www.authorlink.com/asublist.html. Browse our full community: http://www.authorlink.com

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Authorlink News Alert: Sept. 7, 2006

Main Headlines

Bertelsmann Continues Growth in Second Quarter
HarperCollins, Penguin, Springer All Courting China
Springer Acquires Research Publisher Humana Press
Public Domain Books Now Online At Google Search
MediaBay Posts Declining Sales For Second Quarter
Books-A-Million Continues Stock Repurchase Program
Yosemite Conference Draws Top Editors, Agents, Record Crowd

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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Authorlink News Alert, Sept. 1, 2006

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Now Updated WeeklyLast Update: September 1, 2006

· Borders Group Reports 4% Dip in Second Quarter
· Children's Book Council Names New Director
· Healy Appointed New BISG Executive Director
· Kids Can Press Names Boersma As Publisher
· Pocket to Publish Blockhedz Graphic Novels in 2007
· Amazon Approves Stock Repurchase to Boost Performance
· SEC Subpoenas Barnes & Noble For Options Inquiry
· Market Tip:Hyperion to Launch New Women's Imprint in April 2007

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The Crucial Moment:When an Idea Becomes a Story
An exclusive Authorlink interview
with Kim Edwards, Author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter( Penguin, 2006)
by Ellen Birkett Morris
September 2006

“All stories feel a little bit like gifts. I don't choose stories as much as they choose me. Certain ideas, overheard snatches of dialogue, or images, linger and deepen over time, and eventually demand to be told. The crucial moment, the moment when an idea starts to become a story, is when I find the voice for the narrative," said author Kim Edwards. For Edwards THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER was one of those stories. Full story. . .

Beethoven's Five Legless Pianos
Inspire Winter's Wacky Kids' Book
An Exclusive Authorlink Interview
With Jonah Winter, author of 39 Apartments
(Schwartz & Wade/Random House)
by Susan Van Hecke
September 2006

Illuminating the triumphs and tragedies of famous people is challenging enough within the 100-some pages of a typical biography. Distilling the essence of a person in 32 well-told pages that hold a child ’ s interest is another thing entirely.

With the success of 1991 ’ s Diego (Knopf), his vivid profile of artist Diego Rivera, Jonah Winter discovered his talent for penning the picture book biography. Illustrated by Jonah ’ s mother, Jeanette Winter, Diego was a Reading . . . Full story . . .

EDITORS, CLOSE UP
September 2006
An Exclusive InterviewWith Kathy Dawson
Associate Editorial Director Harcourt Children’s Books
By Lesley Williams

AUTHORLINK: How did you first become involved in publishing?

DAWSON: I never had any question that publishing was the arena for me, having grown up loving books, writing bad poetry (my favorite was about a pizza guy), and being fascinated by the way words worked. When I began my job search, my boyfriend at the time was going to journalism school with the daughter of the publisher of Philomel Books, Patricia Lee Gauch. I passed my resume on to Patricia’s daughter, who passed it to Patricia, who ‘passed it to the managing editor of G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, who called me for an interview. Full story. . .

SKILL BUILDING

The Art of Fiction
The Heart of the Matterby
Lisa Lenard-Cook
September 2006

One of the things I discover quite often when I read others’ works-in-progress is that the heart of the matter is in the wrong place. Based on what we know about story arcs and plot trajectories, we writers like to believe that the biggest thing in a fiction—its heart, in other words—must always occur at its climax. Full story. . .

Jump_Cut:
On Screen Writing
Three-Act Structure of Films
A monthly screen writing column
by Neil Flowers
August/September 2006

NOTE: Neil Flowers is on location in Santa Cruz, CA, working as an assistant director on a feature film, BLUR, written and directed by John Kim. His column will resume next month with the October 1, 2006 edition. Meanwhile, check out his previous column.

We have been examining the three-act structure of feature films. Some of my students find it hard to believe that—structurally speaking—they watch the same film over and over again whether the film is a Western, a comedy, or and action-adventure. Some even complain that knowing this ruins film-watching for them! The good news is that endless variations can be played on feature structure . . . Full story. . .

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