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I got this "personal" email today from Matt Burke at Vendorpro: I’ve been to your Lee Goldberg website and I think your books are perfect for our stores. I especially like "Diagnosis Murder Series". We work hand in hand with the largest stores in the country, plus thousands of small to medium sized specialty businesses … Read more
I got this email the other day. Here it is, in its entirety: For anyone interested. http://sandstormauthor.blogspot.com/2006/05/sand-storm-prologue-chapters-1-2.html#links Real grabber, isn’t it? Who could resist clicking the link after a pitch like that? The link takes you to a blog, where Steve Clackson has posted the first few chapters of SAND STORM, his novel-in-progress, for which … Read more
I got this email the other day: I recently wrote a heady sci-fi thriller that has gotten good response from people, but my manager calls "unmarketable". You see, apparently, if Hollywood wants a Phillip K. Dick type of story, they go buy a real Phillip K. Dick story. But, unless the budget is under 10mil, … Read more
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW) is dedicated to enhancing the professional and public image of tie-in writers…to working with the media to review tie-in novels and publicize their authors…and to providing a forum for tie-in writers to share information, support one another, and discuss issues relating to our field (via a monthly … Read more
Author John Barlow writes for Slate about the agony of writing a book for 17th Street Productions, the book packager behind Kaavya Viswanathan’s controversial novel and a number of other hit teen novels. However, having never lived in the United States, I had no idea about what was permissible in terms of cussing, especially in … Read more
This is a long post… so feel free to scroll past if you don’t have time to kill. This week, I ran smack into an ethical dilemma and it was all thanks to this short email from a complete stranger: Charles Willeford’s GRIMHAVEN. Looks like you expressed interest in it in a blog a couple … Read more
I got this email from a very successful and critically acclaimed mystery novelist I know (who gave me permission to post this as long as I removed his or her name): How can you be friends with Joe Konrath? He’s the anti-Christ. In his own way, he is as bad or worse than Lori Prokop. … Read more
I got this email today from my brother Tod about my buddy James Kosub, worldwide President of the Lee Goldberg Fan Club: You’ll be happy to know that the man who once lambasted you for writing tie-ins, is now trying to get a job…writing tie-ins. I fucking love that guy! I had to check this … Read more
My brother Tod beat me to the news that Lori Prokop‘s Book Millionaire scam is back… a "reality show" that promises to grant the winner the "lifestyle of being a successfully published author" and "additional prizes to help achieve the goal of Best Selling and Celebrity Status." In other words, Lori will publish the winner … Read more
For some reason, I've received lots of emails lately asking about Tate Publishing. Here's one: My daughter (14 years old) recently submitted (through her school) a children’s book that she wrote. Surprisingly, she received a contract to publish her book from Tate Publishing. However, they are asking us to invest almost $4,000. I am … Read more