Fiction Writing News: Page 54
Comics Writer Takes The Matrix Online (April 26, 2005): Fans of The Matrix film trilogy will be happy to hear that the world of the Matrix lives on, on the Web as a multiplayer online game called The Matrix Online.
Latin: The Dead Language to Rise Again? (April 22, 2005): According to the BBC, Latin is about to make a big comeback.
Orange Prize for Fiction Stirs Controversy (April 18, 2005): The Telegraph (UK) reports on the six women authors who have been short-listed for the £30,000 Orange Prize for Fiction, which is for women writers only.
Lan Samantha Chang to Head Iowa Writers' Workshop (April 15, 2005): A woman will be the new director of the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop for the first time.
Big Changes at Scholastic (April 6, 2005): Scholastic announced today that Barbara Marcus that Barbara Marcus, President of Children's Book Publishing and Distribution and Executive Vice President has decided to leave the company following the July 16, 2005 release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Novelist Uneasy With Fame (March 24, 2005): Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edward P.
Novelist Ayelet Waldman's Blog Saved Her Life (March 22, 2005): Novelist Ayelet Waldman (author of the Mommy Track mysteries) has launched a firestorm of controversy about the ethics of blogging with her first new column for Salon.
The Writer's Lifestyle: From Scotch to Yoga (March 21, 2005): Ellen Gilchrist, author of 25 books, won the National Book Award for Victory Over Japan, a collection of short stories.
Dean Koontz: Odd Facts About Author of Odd Thomas (February 18, 2005): Bestselling author Dean Koontz is the most famous author that refuses to do a book tour.
Bill Murray Considers the Writer's Life (February 15, 2005): Bill Murray, 54, the Oscar-nominated star of Lost in Translation and The Life Aquatic and celebrity golfer at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, is considering a career change.
Margaret Atwood and the Remote-Controlled Kissing Device (February 13, 2005): The Globe and Mail reports on the firestorm of rumors and controversy which has surrounded critically acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood's revolutionary new approach to author signings.
Don Quixote 400 Years Later (February 11, 2005): Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, first published in 1605, is still very popular today and is often being remade as a film or play.
Ken Follett On the Writing Life (February 10, 2005): Bestselling novelist Ken Follett, the Welsh author of 16 international bestsellers which have sold 90 million copies to date talked to The Comet about how why he started writing in the 1970s.
Nora Roberts' Irish Adventure (February 9, 2005): You would think that with now having 280 million books in print, that uber-romance author Nora Roberts wouldn't have time to blog about her vacations.
Authors Audition for Prestigious Directorship (February 7, 2005): Four authors are in the final stages of auditions at the University of Iowa's acclaimed Writer's Workshop.
Novelist Murray Bail Answers Plagiarism Charges (February 4, 2005): The Sydney Morning Herald reports that author Murray Bail, author of the award-winning novel Eucalyptus which is currently being made into a move starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in Australia, has been hit with a charge of plagiarism.
Child Ballet Star Publishes First Novel at Age 18 (February 3, 2005): For those parents whose teens are busy scribbling away in journals, a quick read of this Reuters report about a child ballet star who now has her first novel published at the age of 18 may be in order.
J.K. Rowling Warns Fans About Fake Ebooks (February 2, 2005): Author J.
Sharyn McCrumb and the NASCAR Drivers (February 1, 2005): The Roanoke Times interviewed bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb whose latest book project had New York editors reaching for their smelling salts.
Ron McLarty and the Basement of Despair (January 31, 2005): A Sydney Morning Herald article tells the fascinating stor of debut author Ron McLarty's long road to publication.
