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December 2002

Sneak Peek
Time.com shows you an excerpt of Alice Sebold's new novel, The Lovely Bones.

Altered States
Breaking Open the Head delivers often harrowing, personal reporting on experiences with psychedelic drugs. Washington Post reports.

November 2002

Pssst
WriteNews.com presents short news items about publishing industry hire, fires, changes, launches and closings.

Fight
Do we want a world in which we are others' footstool? The Visual Writer asks the question.

September 2002

Milestone
The funniest thing about Anita Brookner's 21st novel is the claim on the flyleaf that this is her funniest to date. The NZ Herald reports.

Substantial
The result of five years of research by British journalist Jane Corbin, Al Qaeda is the definitive study of Osama bin Laden's terror network.

Nooooo!
"The fine print is no place for essential information!" cries Nick Usborne (of Clickz fame) in anguish.

Big Cheese
In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen shoots down the myth that politicians should not meddle with the military during wartime. Foreign Affairs takes a look.

The Rest Is Silence
Frigate Magazine publishes letters from overseas travelers with new perspectives post-September 11.

Twelve Months On
Bookstores take on the rush that marks the anniversary of September 11, and mark it with signings, speeches and vigils. From CNN.

Eliminate the Negative
The author of Chocolat tells the charming story of a young woman trying to save a sinking island town from itself. Christian Science Monitor reports.

Getting Smutty
Peter Sellers' home movies tell the sometimes troubling story of one of the most talented actors that Britain has produced. From the BBC.

Come Out and Play
Want to check out the latest in UK literary festivals? The Good Book Guide has your number.

Experimental
Blackwell's is to use its "outdated" Charing Cross Road shop as the guinea pig for a makeover project. Bookseller.com reports.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Moby Lives takes a look at how different September will be for the New York literary scene this year.

Prodigal
A mixed-up man accused of setting his parents alight when he was a kid, returns to the hometown he fled years ago. nzoom.com reviews The Resurrectionists.

Bless
Small magazines can make big waves. The ever insightful and witty Lingua Franca held up a mirror to academia. Now it’s gone. LA Times reports.

Love Over Gold
As H.W. Brands makes clear in The Age of Gold, the California Gold Rush impacted virtually every facet of our history. The Washington Post reports.

Hush
Science Fiction and Fantasy World reviews Vivian Schilling's Quietus, describing it as "a quality, fast paced supernatural thriller".

Give Peace a Chance
The Visual Writer presents the latest in the Making Peace series: The Voices of History.

Exotica
Don't be fooled by the title of Bronwyn Tate's Halfway to Africa - it's a metaphor for that rigorous journey of life. The NZ Herald reports.

Last Best Hope
The LA Weekly talks to the 'last defender of the American Public', renowned author Gore Vidal.

The Sum Of All Fears
Great copy is the sum of all the words, not just the power or buzz words. Just ask Nick Usborne of Clickz.

August 2002

Eyes Right
Eliot Cohen shoots down the myth that politicians should not meddle with the military during wartime. Foreign Affairs Magazine reports.

Whispers
Frigatezine celebrates a new translation of Elio Vittorini's Conversations in Sicily.

Treasure
Late author and poet Car Sandburg's papers are up for auction. CNN reports.

Finders Keepers
In Nancy Zafris' witty debut novel, rich and poor don't know what to do with the bounty they find stashed in a car destined for the shredder.

The Two Of Us
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's autobiography reveals life behind the sofa for the king and queen of daytime television. The BBC reports.

Love Me Two Times
India Knight's Don't You Want Me, a frustrating tale of a woman who just wants to get laid, is rapturously funny. The Good Book Guide reports.

In The Draw
Penguin heads the list of publishers on the longlist for this year's Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The Bookseller reports.

Perspective
Salon.com introduces two new books about the September 11 tragedy.

I Before E
MobyLives.com explains how breaking grammatical rules doesn't make you a rebel - it makes you stupid. Hear hear!

Cast Away
Aidan Rasmussen reviews Life of Pi, a young Indian boy's epic journey across the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat. nzoom reports.

Food for Thought
Science is great. It can explain things nobody needs to know. Can you really fry eggs on a hot sidewalk? Check out Robert L Wolke's latest.

Tale
Stanley Hirshson skillfully intertwines the Patton family story with that of the general's professional life in his new publication. Washington Post reports.

Sixth Sense
In this fine new volume of poems, his sixth, you sense Bob Orr is laying to rest a few ghosts. The NZ Herald reports.

I'm Shy Really
Art magazine editor Catherine Millet has released a bestselling book about her sex life. CNN.com reports.

Return of the Queen
Check it out! The queen of fried green tomatoes and small-town comedy is back in Elmswood Springs, Mo. Christian Science Monitor reports.

Love the Platforms
As Top of the Pops gears up for its 2000th show, a glossy paperback brings back those fashion nightmares. The BBC reports.

Shut It, Junior
The Bookseller lets on that World Book Day 2003 is to concentrate more directly on adult readers, after years of complaints.

Try This
The Good Book Guide reviews a range of Donna Leon's work (as well as some classics) for the interested reader.

In Want of a Good Read
Like Jane Austen? Try shelling out $62,000 for a first edition of Pride and Prejudice. Salon.com reports.

Lay Lady Lay
Will The New Yorker magazine finally respond to criticism over the lack of women in its pages? MobyLives does a survey.

Twelve Steps
nzoom.com reviews A Head Full of Blue, a memoir about the life and times of a young English alcoholic who managed to clean up.

Is This It
Martin Amis’ early love of sci-fi gave him an apocalyptic take on the world. He’s applied it to Josef Stalin in his new book.

Rock and Roll
When Madison Smartt Bell decided to write a coming-of-age novel about a guy in a rock band, he was looking for trouble. The Washington Post reports.

All of Me
WriteNews announces the launch of Salon Blogs, a new service that will allow Salon's users to publish their own weblogs through Salon.

Inspiration
The writer's port at Visual Writer offers a wealth of links, ideas and resources.

Tongue Twister
The Last Report On The Miracles At Little No Horse is a mouthful, but "the best book I've read in months" according to the NZ Herald.

Sum Of All Fears
Great copy is the sum of all the words, not just the power or buzz words. Just ask Nick Usborne of Clickz fame.

Love Lost
Strobe Talbott's memoirs provide a richly detailed account of the U.S.- Russia relationship in the 1990s. Foreign Affairs magazine takes a look.

July 2002

Whodunnit
Author Walter Mosley, one of the US' pre-eminent mystery writers, returns with Bad Boy Brawly Brown. CNN reports.

Strange but True
A dead girl describes her family's struggle to recover after her murder. It sounds mawkish, but it's miraculous, according to Christian Science Monitor.

Legacy
The BBC takes a look at the autobiography of actor Nigel Hawthorne, completed just days before he died.

Wee Willie Winkie
Collins Children's Books has overhauled the structure of its editorial operation in the wake of staff depatures. The Bookseller reports.

Five by Five
The Good Book Guide reviews the fifth volume of Jean M Auel's Earth Children series, The Shelters of Stone.

RIP
Chaim Potok, rabbi-turned-author of The Chosen, dies at 73. Salon.com looks back on his life.

Outrage
Despite opposition from black journalists, the National Press Club yesterday gave out an award to a controversial author. USA Today reports.

Scandalous
Book awards are no stranger to controversy. This year's Montana New Zealand Book Awards were no exception. nzoom.com reports.

Firefly
Poet and firebrand José Martí used his pen to fight for Cuba libre! - and to write of Coney Island, Walt Whitman, and more. Calendar Live reports.

Write Me
Time.com reviews Edmund Wilson, the Man in Letters, the story of a consummate literary great by David Castronovo and Janet Groth.

Laughter and the Twenty Million
Martin Amis offers gallows humor in his new book about Stalin, Koba the Dread. The Washington Post reports.

Pick Me!
Need a writing/editing/publishing job? Write News gives a list of employers that need you, too.

Money Changes Everything
Do we want to live in a world in which money is its own reward? The Visual Writer asks the big questions.

I Was There
Bob Brockie edits the idiosyncratic Penguin Eyewitness History of New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald takes a look

Getting to Know You
Nick Usborne of Clickz teaches us how to get more personal with our site visitors online.

See No Evil
Samantha Power's new book investigates genocide, and why it's still an issue today. Foreign Affairs Magazine takes a look.

Lying Here
Françoise Palleau-Papin of Frigate Magazine reviews Jeff Allen's latest, Rails Under My Back.

Nirvana
Arthur Phillips' first novel, Prague, is so bittersweet that its title describes not the setting, but the supposed paradise its characters haven't reached. CNN reports.

Into Thin Air With Lipstick
Ron Charles of Christian Science Monitor reviews Gwendolen Gross' new book, Getting Out.

Letting You Go
The Bookseller's news bulletin includes news of the sacking of the Frankfurt Book Fair directors. Who'll be their new head?

Take That
The White Shoe Irregular takes a look at the cutting, sometimes amusing, reviews of The Brothers Karamazov.

Here Boy
A collection of lost-pet posters offers an evocative and sometimes strange glimpse of love and loss between humans and animals. Salon.com reports.

Going, Gone
Thanks to a half-million-dollar bid, a publisher has won the rights to a novel by first-time author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. Washington Post reports.

Canterbury Pride
Aidan Rasmussen of nzoom.com talks to New Zealand Poet Laureate Elizabeth Smither about what makes a good poet.

The SoundProof Book
First Monday presents an in-depth essay on access to commercial e-books for people with disabilities.

Complex
The FBI dossier on Einstein runs to 1,427 pages: he was a member, sponsor, or affiliate of 34 communist fronts. Forward.com takes a look.

How Great Thou Art
If Americans are among the world's most religious people, why aren't journalists writing about it? The Washington Post asks the question.

Dead Zone
Write News provides a great brief roundup of the recent happenings in the literary and media worlds.

My Two Cents
Science Fiction and Fantasy World offers a series of reviews of David Almond's new offering, Skellig.

Picture This
The Visual Writer teaches us, oddly enough, how to say it visually.

June 2002

Truly Madly Deeply
The New Zealand Herald reviews Chosen By Antonia Fraser, a collection of love letters.

Insert Name Here
Nick Usborne of Clickz teaches you how to add personality to the corporate voice.

Advice
Robert J. Sawyer's of SciFiWriter.com writes a letter to the aspiring writer.

Sell This
Marketing guru Mary Wells Lawrence publishes her memoir, A Big Life (In Advertising). CNN.com reports.

Old World Cool
Arthur Phillips's debut novel, Prague, follows five young Americans to the hippest place on earth. The Christian Science Monitor reports.

Spiritual Journey
The final volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography tells of her turbulent struggle for civil rights in the 1960's. BBC News reports.

Size Matters
Bookseller.com publishes the results of its 2001 Publisher's Salary Survey, revealing some eye-openers on the way.

Golden Goal
In the midst of a blistering World Cup campaign, Alex Bellos produces Futebol: The Brazilian Way Of Life. The Good Book Guide reviews.

Found 'Em
Germany returns a set of extremely rare books to Poland. Salon.com reports.

Inaugural
Quincy Troupe is named official Poet Laureate of the state of California. The San Francisco Chronicle congratulates him.

Scoundrel
Australian author Thomas Keneally trained to be a priest but instead became an award-winning writer. nzoom.com discusses morality with him.

Electronic Symbols
John Fraim of First Monday takes a look at the Internet as a laboratory of words.

I Say; I Say
The semicolon is a vague device cleverly used to hide sloppy thinking. Time to bring back periods and commas, says University of Chicago Press Online.

Perpetual War
Tom Moran of Time.com reviews some interesting — but flawed — takes on the WTC aftermath.

Summer Full of Color
The Washington Post previews what looks to be a great summer's reading.

Turn to Page One
The Weekly Reader announces its new line of reading instruction books. Writenews.com reports.

Method to the Madness
Rob H Bedford of Science Fiction & Fantasy World reviews The Writer’s Guide to Fantasy Literature, the new offering from Phillip A Martin.

Classics
Owen Marshall puts together a collection of essential New Zealand short stories. The NZ Herald reviews.

Sex!
The Visual Writer teaches us how to engage the audience.

Like This One
Nick Usborne of Clickz teaches you how to write a clever headline.

All Yours
Creative Purrsuits provides you with some of the best free software for writers.

Have a Hug
In his new book Happiness, Will Ferguson takes the mickey out of the do-gooders, warm fuzzies and self-help books. The Christian Science Monitor reports.

May 2002

Taken
Sam Bain's latest novel, Yours Truly, Pierre Stone tells the story of a young man obsessed with TV game show hosts. The BBC reports.

Delay in Proceedings
Bookseller.com reports how an attempt to control the future of Blackwell Publishing by shareholder Toby Blackwell has gone on hold.

Mystery Afoot
The Good Book Guide takes a look at Louis Sanders' new offering, Death in the Dordogne.

Moguls
Not content with simply conquering TV, the Osbournes sign a $3 million book deal. Salon.com reports.

Jumping Ship
New Zealand writer Linda McNabb quits her job in order to be interviewed. nzoom.com reports.

Hedonism
Catherine Millet has issued a dare to every human being who claims to be sexually free. The Guardian takes a nervous peek.

Jazzin' It Up
Douglas Henry Daniels gets a bad rap from Time.com over his new book, Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester 'Pres' Young.

Lighting Out For The Territories
In his 24th novel, Sin Killer, Larry McMurtry is having some fun. The Washington Post reports.

I Have Landed
Renowned evolutionary biologist and author Stephen Gould dies of cancer, aged 60. USA Today reports.

Hustle Hustle
Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment plan to mine the Playboy archives for movie ideas, according to WriteNews.

Objects In The Mirror
Science Fiction and Fantasy World review Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' latest offering, Demon In My View.

Metaphor For Life
The Visual Writer gives us a lesson on understanding and using symbols.

The Pipes Are Calling
Malachy McCourt takes us through the high and low roads of the evolution of the legendary Irish Ballad, Danny Boy. The NZ Herald reports.

Who's Who
Some great writers will be showing up in New Zealand over the next few weeks. The New Zealand Herald checks out the schedule.

The Romance of Conquest
Nation Books looks at Mt Rushmore: An Icon Rediscovered, the new book from Jesse Larner.

Whisper To Me
Want fifteen things you can do to save America's stories? myhistory.org gets a few ideas flowing.

War, What Is It Good For
What happened in Kosovo, and what lessons can be learned from it? Foreign Affairs Magazine looks at Stephen Biddle's new book, The New Way Of War?.

My Troubles Are Bigger Than Your Troubles
The Christian Science Monitor reviews Unless by Carol Shields, where a good daughter pursues virtue and drives her mother to distraction.

Life, the Universe, and Everything Wacky
A collection of the late Douglas Adams' unfinished work raises few laughs and may prove too wacky for the uninitiated. The BBC reports.

FYI
The Bookseller provides the latest in daily writers' news. Who's bought who and who's publishing what - see The Bookseller.

Oh Donna
The Good Book Guide tells you more than you ever needed to know about author Donna Leon.

The Order of the Deadlines
Eagerly anticipating the next Harry Potter installment? Keep waiting. Salon.com reports on the delay.

What The Doctor Ordered
Trade book sales don't get much better than this, says the AAP. See the Publishers Weekly report to get your share of the 2002 optimism.

Place Your Bets
Are ebooks going to replace paper books in ten years? Will weblogs out-rate the New York Times? Wired.com gets thoughtful.

Outlook For Thursday
The Washington Post looks ahead to see what's hot and what's not in summer reading.

At Long, Dying Last
The wait is over! Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys will soon be released on audio tape. USA Today reports.

Makeover
The U.S. Copyright Office website undergoes a redesign. The Write News reports.

Hello, Gandalf!
Science Fiction and Fantasy World does a special section on JRR Tolkein and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Mesmerizing
The Visual Writer provides a great dialogue on how to engage your audience.

Last Hurrah
Hillel Italie of nzoom.com speaks to Pulitizer prize-winning author Carol Shields, who is dying from cancer, about her last novel.

Lurking Devil
The New Zealand Herald takes a look at John Burnside's haunting book, about a serial rapist who stalks young women in Cambridge.

Long Run
Nation Books takes a peek at Gore Vidal's latest offering, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. Perpetually.

I Before E, Except After C
So you think you've got what it takes to be a freelance proofreader? Jan K of Creative Purrsuits (sic) sees if you're really up to the challenge.

IOU
Ann Packer grabs readers with her new novel of guilt and obligation, The Dive From Clausen's Pier. CNN reviews.

What Went Wrong?
Foreignaffairs.org reviews James Piscatori's investigative new novel on Western-Middle Eastern relations, The Turmoil Within.

Listen
The Christian Science Monitor talks to Billy Collins, America's poet laureate.

April 2002

Moving Story
The BBC takes a look at Michael J Fox's autobiography, Lucky Man.

Perfect
CNN interviews actress Bo Derek about her new book, Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters In Life I Learned From Horses.

A Clever Headline
Nick Usborne of Clickz explains how to write a really great headline.

Dangerous Liaisons
E-Writers takes a look at Vanessa Leggett, a journalist unafraid to risk jail in order to get the perfect story.

Kangaroo Down
The Good Book Guide listens to the literary voice of the island continent - Australia.

Reverse Psychology
Simon Price takes the seemingly unusual move of urging people not to buy the re-issue of his book, Everything. News Wales reports.

January 2002

I Was A Cowboy For The CIA
Salon.com reviews Robert Baer's memoirs of his years in the CIA, where Baer emerges as something of a hero.

New Age Girl
Carolyn McBride of ewritelife teaches you to transcribe the whisper of the soul.

History Never Repeats
Stephen Ambrose is under a cloud this week, but he is likely to emerge from it with his status as America's favorite historian intact. Forbes.com reports.

Sands Through The Hourglass
So many great books, so little time. Sooner or later, we must all sadly confront our reading mortality. National Post reports.

Not A Second Time
Historian Stephen Ambrose apologizes profusely for his plagiarism - but it's not the first time he's been guilty of it. Forbes.com reports.

Sleep Tight
Time.com presents a series of the best kids' books you've never heard of, and the little ones will want to hear over and over.

Adore Her
Peter Kurth's Isadora: A Sensational Life will likely become the standard biography of Isadora Duncan. The Washington Post reviews.

Debut Novels Cover Rough Terrain
Three quirky debut novels take readers into strange territory: the bohemian subculture of backpackers in Asia. USA Today reports.

I Conglomerate I
Nick Usborne of Clickz ponders whether it's a good idea for big businesses to talk to customers in the first person.

Float Your Boat
CJ Lockman Hall of ewritelife encourages you to pursue your passions and enrich your writing life.

Suspension of Disbelief
The Visual Writer puts together an introspective on emotional distancing in stories.

Perpetual Youth
nzoom.com reviews Ian McEwan's Atonement, shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize.

December 2001

Ghost Writer
A new novel just published in Iraq is widely believed to be the second book written by President Saddam Hussein. CNN reports.

Yes, Prime Minister
The New Zealand Herald reviews Brian Edwards' biography of Prime Minister Helen Clark, Portrait Of A Prime Minister.

Me, Myself And I
Nick Usborne of Clickz proclaims the power of writing in the first person.

Let Down
Nation Books takes a look at Vincent Bugliosi's new publication, The Betrayal of America.

Once Upon A Time In The West
The Independent meets visionary Edward Said, the most famous Palestinian in the West.

Picture a Ball
RestStop offer some funky writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing.

Tidings of Great Joy
Susan Solomon of Clickz wishes copywriters all the best for the festive season.

How The Mighty Have Fallen
MightyWords Inc., the e-publisher that inspired Stephen King's first e-book, is to close in January, reports CNN.

A Thousand Words
Reuters and Pearson publish a pictorial record of the September 11 attacks, dedicated to the six colleagues they lost. The Guardian reports.

My God, Vesuvius Has Erupted Again!
At 79, Kurt Vonnegut reflects on life, universe and everything in between. Salon.com listens in.

Me, Too
The New York Supreme Court rules that online journalists have the same rights as their print counterparts. IDGnet reports.

Child's Play
Eleven-year-old Mattie Stepanek, poet extraordinaire, is signed on by Hyperion for a book deal. Salon.com reports.

Caveat Emptor
The Harry Potter series, translated into hundreds of languages already, will be published in Latin and Greek. The Good Book Guide reports.

In My Life
Nobel Prize winner VS Naipaul reminisces on his career, days after making controversial remarks on the Afghanistan War. The Washington Post reports.

Instinct or Idiocy?
Walter Sickert was the real Jack the Ripper, says an obsessed Patricia Cornwell, and she's destroyed one of his paintings to prove it. The Guardian reports.

Settle, Petal
Nicholas A. Basbanes's Patience & Fortitude is a journey into the world of rare books and book collecting. The Washington Post reports.

Shhh, Secret Squirrel
David Hockney looks at the tools used by the Old Masters in Secret Knowledge. USA Today reports.

Show Me The Money
We copywriters are good at what we do. So give us more cash, protests Clickz's Nick Usborne.

Thoughtmasters Of The Universe
Science Fiction & Fantasy World interviews author Kerry Orchard following the release of The Thoughtmaster's Conduit.

Blockbuster
The Visual Writer offers How To Write A Screenplay as a free e-book download.

Awestruck
Aidan Rasmussen of nzoom describes his meeting with New Zealand literary great CK Stead.

About Last Night
Nation Books reviews Ring Lardner Jr's memoir, I'd Hate Myself In The Morning.

Abracadabra
Forbes.com takes a look at the success of Borders' co-branding deal with Amazon.com - helped largely by Harry Potter.

Whodunnit?
Writing.co.nz presents some great tips on writing mysteries and thrillers - direct from three successful authors of the genre.

War, What Is It Good For
Michael Hirsh of ForeignAffairs.org reviews War In A Time Of Peace, the new book from "historian of the present" David Halberstam.

Meeting The Maker
The Christian Science Library takes a look at Pulitzer Prizewinner Jack Miles' new publication, Christ: A Crisis In The Life Of God.

You Suck The Most
Writers Resource announces the winner of its Rejection Hall of Shame contest.

Pepsi, Pringles and Paperbacks
Bestselling books available in vending machines? Bookseller.com investigates the new phenomenon.

Whys and Wherefores
Salon.com presents a list of books for those hungry to learn more about the September 11 attacks.

Dear Daughter
Personal letters of novelist JD Salinger, author of cult hit Catcher in the Rye, go on auction at Sotheby's. The Independent reports.

War Lord
Michael Wolff of New York Metro discovers "journalism's sternest father figure", David Halberstam, is trendy once more.

In Search Of Osama
Andrea Sachs of Time Magazine takes a look at Holy War Inc., Peter Bergen's book about the world's most wanted man.

November 2001

Like, Y'know, Whatever
The San Francisco Gate takes a look at what kind of writers live in the Bay Area.

Happy Birthday, Baby
The New York Times celebrates its 150th birthday in grand style.

Trust Me, I'm An Expert
E-Writers give you tips on finding experts to interview for your news story, because every writer needs people "in the know".

He Looks Just Like You, Poindexter!
Hank Stuever of the Washington Post has this to say in the face of Harry Potter mania - America, your kids are all losers.

In Case You Didn't Hear
Content Wire continues to labour the point - that content is more important than substance in a web site, any day.

Tolkein on Terror
Jim Paul of Salon.com explains how The Lord of the Rings contains a wisdom "that our recent horror allows us to understand".

Just Briefly
Stephen Hawking releases a new book, the long-awaited The Universe in a Nutshell. The New Statesman tells us what to expect.

Ashtrays And Oysters
John Bayley of the New York Review of Books has a look at the early days of Anton Chekhov.

Keep It Clean
Susan Solomon of Clickz tells us again what she's been saying all along - write smart, write simple.

Don't Call Us
Life isn't looking so rosy for author Jeanette Winterson, who was sacked from her own screenplay by the movie's producers. The Good Book Guide reports.

No Success Like Failure
Writer Toby Young finds ironic success with his new book, How To Lose Friends And Alienate People. This Is London reports.

Mania
In the wake of Harry Potter madness, the Boston Globe provides a handy glossary of Hogwart-related terms (don't try the Beans - they're terrible - I know).

A World Without Dreams
The Independent's Book of the Day is Czech writer Ivan Klima's No Saints or Angels.

We Bid You Goodnight
Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, is remembered in a memorial service at the McDonald Theatre. Salon.com reports.
(Sorry, my bad! -Chels)

Briefly Speaking
Nick Usborne of Clickz rants about the importance of a creative brief in terms of copywriting.

And You Smell
Writers Resource is this month running a competition for the harshest, rudest, most uncalled-for rejections you writers have received from editors and publishers.

Cough Up
Newsbytes.com take a look at Salon.com's gradual conversion to a subscription-based service, in response to major revenue losses.

Softly, Softly
The Independent sees just how delicately one must treat the conversion of classic literature to classic film, using The Lord of the Rings as a working example.

Them's Fightin' Words
The Washington Post investigates the "concentrated injection of war-spawned newspeak" that has developed since the attacks of September 11.

Good Luck The Beatnik Spirit
The Edge farewells Ken Kesey, charismatic writer who built a bridge from beatniks to hippies.

Eggheads Are Anguished
The Chicago Tribune present their take on the death of Lingua Franca, prominent literary magazine.

Hell Hath No Fury
Salon.com revisits NK Stouffer, the author suing Harry Potter author JK Rowling, is finding herself a reject in the wilderness of publishing.

Martyrs vs. Money
Yahoo takes a look at Peter Bergen's new book, Holy War, Inc.; all about Osama bin Laden.

Jesus And The Lego Disciples
The Reverend presents the very funky and ingenious Brick Testament for your gospel pleasure.

What Kind of Copywriter Are You?
Nick Usborne of Clickz invites you to do a little self analysis.

Really Good
The Good Book Guide review one of their Books of the Week, John E Wills' 1688: A Global History.

The Lord's Work
The National Post talks about Northrop Frye, legendary literary critic and Protestant.

A New Era
Mark Deuze of First Monday presents an essay on the new generation of news writing: journelling modelled on the world wide web.

You're Uninvited
Author Jonathan Franzen learns the unwritten rule of critical success: don't piss Oprah off. The New York Times reports.

Walk Like An Egyptian
Nick Usborne of Clickz teaches us to write emails like a newspaper - and watch the results.

Yoink!
Peter Carey takes away the £21,000 Booker Prize glory with his resurrection of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. The Guardian reports.

Phaedrus Revisited
The Independent reviews Steven Roger Fischer's latest, A History Of Writing.

October 2001

If Not You, Who Else?
Terje Hillesund of First Monday asks the question: will e-books change the world?

The Bird And The Egg
The White Shoe Irregular put together an amusing and quirky set of poetry. Submissions welcome.

Where It All Began
The New Yorker traces the history and roots of the Readers' Subscription Book Club.

Sex And Real Estate
Salon.com give us what's new in paperback, including the story of an Oglala Sioux on tour with Buffalo Bill, and what sex has to do with our love for houses.

Words In The News
H.W. Fowler wanted little else in life than to perfect his grammar. The Washington Post reviews his biography, The Warden of English.

Narrowing It Down
The organizers of the Booker Prize for the first time release a "long list" of contenders for the honours. The Good Book Guide reports.

Never Insult An Alligator Until You've Crossed The Stream
The Washington Post reports on a man saving some of the Southern charm for future generations.

The Envelope Please
Trinidad-born British writer V.S. Naipaul wins the Nobel Prize in literature. CNN reports.

I Say, I Say
The President delivered a series of vivid words and chilling speeches in the week following the terrorist attacks. Who wrote them? The New York Times reports.

In The Know
Salon.com present a list of what to read if you want to learn more about the crisis in the US.

To Be Precise, Tintin
The Telegraph investigates how Hergé used real life as the basis for his boy reporter's great adventures.

Softly, Softly
The world's biggest publishing event opens in Frankfurt in a low-key tone. The Guardian reports.

The Power Of One
Susan Solomon of Clickz tells of one woman intent on changing the quality of web content, one client at a time.

Mysterious Girl
Sylvia Plath was not the only woman in Ted Hughes' life to commit suicide. The Sunday Times introduces Ted's other dark lady.

Would The Real Nicholas Flamel Please Stand Up?
In the midst of Harry Potter fever, Random House publish The Sorcerer's Companion, which has everything Harry Potter you could possibly need, and then some.

Hey Good Lookin'
Nick Usborne of Clickz advises how to make your online copy look simply spiffing.

Show Me The Money
Salon makes its news and political coverage available only to paying subscribers. The New York Times reports.

Some People
National Review scribe Ann Coulter loses her mind, and her job. The Washington Post reports.

My Fair Lady
Mademoiselle magazine closes down after 66 years in business. Boston.com reports.

This Just In
AAP release new downloadable texts on educational assessment and textbook publishing.

I Write Better With Bic™
E-Writers delve further into the relatively new concept of product placement in novels.

Learn From This
The Small Press Center announce their new workshops and seminars to be held in Soho in October and November.

Everything You Never Wanted To Know
E-Writers investigate the Internet's reaction to, and coverage of, the attacks of September 11.

Where To From Here?
Wired.com details the book tours delayed by the terrorist attacks, and what their plans are now.

Passing The Buck
According to the E-Business Communication Association, content management is everyone's responsibility.

Solace In Literature
Robert Pinsky of Slate compiles four poems for those that seek poetry as solace in response to the recent attacks.

Save A Prayer
Also in response to September 11, the Smithsonian Institution invite you to leave your thoughts and prayers on their site.

On Fire!
At 81, veteran sci-fi author Ray Bradbury is suddenly cool again - and Hollywood wants a piece of the pie. Salon.com reports.

Life In A Frictionless Society
Brendan Scott of First Monday investigates the place of copyright in today's society in an in-depth essay.

There's Always Later
Toby Heathcotte of Writer Online procrastinates while writing about her own procrastination.

September 2001

I Have Only Slipped Away Into The Next Room
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America, Robert McCrum of The Guardian considers the consolations of literature.

Searchin' Every Which A-Way
Search engine Altavista names a new CEO and knocks off 32% of its workforce. The Wall Street Journal reports.

True Romance
Joyce Lavene of Writer Online checks out the tiny demographic that is male romance novelists.

Where Do We Go From Here?
Robin Henshaw of First Monday questions the future of Internet journals.

The Great Divide
Business Week explains how the 'haves' and have-nots' of Europe are separated by one major essential - fluency in English.

Coping With Catastrope
Rebecca Lieb of Clickz takes a look at how last week's tragedy is affecting the world of web marketing.

Sight Unseen
The Guardian meets a remarkable writer, renowned for the visual imagery of his work despite being completely blind most of his life.

Six Degrees of Separation
The New York Times explain how all writing is effectively screenwriting, in different stages of development.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Independent discovers the perils of existing as Salman Rushdie. Once the darling of literary Britain, he now finds himself savaged.

By Our Powers Combined
Four major publishers agree to sell their e-books directly to readers through Internet portal Yahoo. The New York Times reports.

Biding Their Time
The LA Times takes a peek at a dictionary 71 years, and 124 word wizards, in the making.

Rest In Peace
Pauline Kael, provocative and widely imitated film critic, dies at 82. The New York Times reports.

Spread The Word
Nick Usborne of Clickz helps you to write great, readable newsletters.

Quietly Nurturing the Writers and Performers of Tomorrow
The New York Times discovers what makes the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center tick, and how it creates the star writers of the future.

Stopping Short
Ethan Casey of Content Exchange learns how magazines with a tradition of being long and literary, adapt to the brevity of the web.

Product Placement to the Extreme
British author Fay Weldon accepts a commission to place a certain jewelry store prominently in her new novel. The New York Times reports.

A Portrait of the Artist as Apprentice
The Chronicle investigates the place of a muse, or mentor, in a writer's life.

Vatican Role in Anti-Semitism
The New York Times discuss David I. Kertzer's controversial new book, The Popes Against Jews.

A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy?
E-Writers question whether Salon.com are on their way out.

To Kill To Kill A Mockingbird
Fox News reports on the number of literary classics that are still banned in many school districts.

Selling, And Conspiring To Sell... Technology
A Russian software programmer was arraigned Thursday on charges of violating a controversial new U.S. copyright law. MSNBC reports.

From Man's Effeminate Slackness It Begins
Author Skylar Burris investigates the expansion of the book of Genesis in John Milton's Paradise Lost.

Watch Your Step
The Author's Guild warns potential customers of iPublish to tread with caution.

It'll Cost You
Wired News introduce us to the new service from ForeWord Magazine, where they professionally review books for a fee.

No Kidding! I'm Reading That Too
Chicago officials find a creative way to get people reading again - have everyone read the same novel at the same time. The New York Times reports.

It Just Ain't Right
The retail price of self-published, print-on-demand books is rising, much to the chagrin of their authors. Wired News reports.

Are We There Yet?
The New York Times questions whether predictions of an e-book era were in fact premature. No worms for the early bird - yet.

The Greatest Vendetta on Earth
Why would the head of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey hire a former CIA honcho to torment a hapless freelance writer? Salon.com investigates.

You Write, They Edit, iPublish
Time Warner Books' multimillion dollar foray into e-publishing goes live this week with an ambitious program. Wired News reports.

From Boo To Bust
The Guardian previews the release of boohoo.com, the inside story of the collapse of the dotcom, set to star Cameron Diaz in the movie.

Have You Heard The Latest?
The New York Times investigate just where people are going for their daily news.

How To Solve Your Personal Funk
Felice Prager of WriteRead describes how she learned to conquer her writing demons.

August 2001

The Cloak of Anonymity
Susan Richards Shreve tells the New York Times about the journey of discovery that is protagonism.

A Reader's Manifesto
BR Myers of The Atlantic attacks the growing pretentiousness of American prose.

When Worlds Collide
Two newspaper publishers expand their presence into the online recruitment business. The New York Times reports.

The Terrible Hour
Author of Serpico, Peter Maas, passes on at age 72. MSNBC reports.

The Difference, You See
Nick Usborne of Clickz explains how there's a clear difference between a newsletter and promotional email.

Dumb and Dumber
Salon.com reviews the memoirs of a former Internet whiz-kid, claiming it's "as silly as the company he founded".

Shopping The New Old-Fashioned Way
Amazon.com revolutionise book and music purchasing on their site, so business and institutional shoppers needn't use credit cards.

So Long, My Friend
Donald Woods, anti-apartheid journalist and newspaper editor, passes away at age 67. The Independent reports.

Mitch's Moaning
Mitch Albom discusses how computers have changed our lives - for the worse - on MSNBC.

Don't Fear The Reaper
Dana Blankenhorn of Content Exchange reflects on why the Internet may still be a scary wilderness where non-users fear to tread.

Goin' Someplace Special
The New York Times takes a glance at the work of Jerry Pinkney, award-winning children's book illustrator.

Use Your Subhead
Crawford Kilian of Content Exchange explains how reading on the web can spoil your enjoyment of the printed word.

Sex and Sensibility
Scholars claim Jane Austen may have been more prone to "erotically charged allusions" than we originally thought. The Chronicle reports.

Making The Case
Content Exchange talks to the editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, who explains integrating top printed material into a web context.

Describing The Great Fool
The New York Times reviews Adam Sisman's Boswell's Presumptuous Task, a biography of James Boswell.

How The Tough Get Going
Get tips on how to get copywriting work with Internet start-ups from Content Exchange.

Written Off
The author of the highly successful Winston Churchill biographies doubts whether he'll be able to complete the final chapter. The New York Times reports.

And The Band Played On
Content Exchange interviews one of the founders of Clickz, still looking for contributors despite layoffs.

Zimbabwe Book Fair Struggles On
The New York Times visits the Zimbabwe International Book Fair, still plodding along despite declining numbers.

Only Good For One Thing
Nick Usborne of Clickz asks the question burning on everyone's minds: can copywriters write newsletters?

A Man, A Plan, A Manuscript
Christopher Buckley of Forbes Magazine writes to one William Jefferson Clinton regarding his forthcoming memoirs.

Turning Japanese
The New York Times interview author Donald Richie, following the release of the Japan-themed Donald Richie Reader.

And Then There Were None
Following their courtroom victory, Rosetta Books release their first e-book with a time limit. Can you read an Agatha Christie in ten hours? Would you want to?

Stand Up For Your Rights
E-Writers take on the New York Times, and encourage freelancers to sign a petition to protect their work.

The Glory and Tragedy of a POW Scorned
The New York Times report on Glory Denied, a recent release about modest Vietnam hero, Colonel Floyd Thompson.

Waiting to Inhale
Former President Clinton gets some handy pocket change to publish his memoirs. The Washington Post reports.

There Is Such Thing as a Black Naval Hero
Yahoo Daily News reports on American Patriots, a new book which documents the place of blacks in American military history.

The Unlikely Ink
Author John Irving writes from his roots - in the tattoo parlour. The New York Times discusses his new book, Until I Find You.

Hey, That's Mine!
E-Writers discuss who holds the rights when it comes to e-books.

The Man I Loved
The New York Times review Loving Picasso, a journal of the late Fernande Olivier's private writings.

Beijing Bites Back
A newspaper article on organ harvesting in China leads to a senior reporter's sacking. Yahoo News reports.

A Woman Scorned
ABC News reports on a murder, a woman, and a book which combine to result in a court battle pitting prosecutors against the freedom of the press.

I'm An Alien, I'm An Indian In New York
Shashi Tharoor explains to the New York Times the place of Indo-Anglian fiction in writing circles today.

Holy War in the Shadowlands
Just when you thought nothing more could be said, author Kathryn Lindskoog fires up more debate about the late great CS Lewis.

No Time For Writer's Block
Writers Review interviews Lisa Scottoline, crime writer extraordinaire, who talks about building authentic characters and staying motivated.

An E-Book Evangelist, By Default
MJ Rose talks on Salon.com about the difficulty e-book authors have in getting respect as "real authors".

Depression His Linchpin, A Novelist Keeps Going
Highly-acclaimed but lowly-selling novelist Hugh Nissenson talks about his new work. The New York Times Reports.

A Self-Published Man
So you want to e-publish yourself? WriteRead presents some of the business issues ahead of you.

Mrs Vendler's Profession
Stern critic Helen Vendler views lyric poetry as a private genre, an escape from the rowdy clamor of public life. The American Prospect looks closer.

Just What I Always Wanted
What to get the writer who has everything? Try the Audible Advisor, a creation of Audible.com.

July 2001

Book-Town Man
A Pulitzer prizewinner tells the New York Times of his hopes to turn his home town into a book town.

Simply the Best
The Independent Booksellers' top-selling books are published here once a week.

Don't Fence Me In
Nick Usborne of ClickZ encourages writers not to listen to customers too much.

One Writer's Ending
Legendary short story writer Eudora Welty dies, aged 92. The New York Times reports.

Read, Learn, Enjoy
The BBC's Bookcase recommends books in all genres, and invites you to join their Book Club.

One Last Post
Katharine Graham, legendary publisher of the Washington Post, is farewelled as the tributes flow. The New York Times reports.

Readerhouse Blues
Cheer yourself up with e-books with Readerhouse. Select, purchase and download from a huge range of titles!

You Died. You Are Dead. Is The Word so Difficult to Learn?
The Dead Letter Office is "a storage space for wisdom, regret and guidance". Submit your post-humous pearls today.

Talk To The Dictionary
AskOxford, true to their claim, are passionate about language. This site includes tips, tricks, Word of the Day and an Ask the Expert section.

Tell Me Again, From The Beginning
BBC Online presents an animated history of books for young and old alike.

Wired For Sound
Bookwire aims to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general book enthusiasts with the resources they need.

And Now For Something Completely Different
get your headlines quick
in seventeen syllables
with Headline Haikus

There's Nothing Like The Original
Online Originals is the Internet's first e-book publisher, dedicated to producing quality new literature regardless of its commercial potential. Submit your work today!

New Improved Moses! Now Sweet and Fancy!
Sweet Fancy Moses claims to be "where wit lives" - check it out and decide for yourself.

April 2001

Elian Brings In The Prizes
The Pulitzer Prize winners are announced - with two awards going to stories related to the Elian Gonzalez case. The New York Times reports.

Never Count Your Money When You're Sitting At The Table
Micha Reisel of Content Exchange explains the gamble that is e-book publishing.

Writing Consistently Across Media: Ten Proofreading Tips
Kathy Henning of Clickz teaches the finer points of proofreading your copy.

Harry Potter and the Court Battle Over Creativity
Who really invented Harry Potter? The New York Times meets an author who claims the orginal idea was hers, in the form of Larry Potter.

Caught Between a Rock And a Hard Place
Shorter copy doesn't sell, so make it longer. Longer copy loses readers along the way. What to do? Nick Usborne of Clickz investigates.

Can News Content Save e-Books?
Steve Outing of Editor & Publisher questions just what it would take to enhance the appeal of e-books.

What's The Buzz? Tell Me What's Happening...
Ethan Casey of Content Spotlight reads and reviews The New Yorker Online.

'No Place to Go': A Nation and a Novelist With Too Little Sunshine
The New York Times backgrounds Oskar Roehler's "No Place to Go" - a film that covers the euphoric revolutionary days of East Germany.

Every Day I Digitize The Book
Forbes.com updates the increasing popularity of e-books.

Chris Ware's Graphic Tales Mine His Own Life and Heart
The New York Times gets to know alternative comic illustrator Chris Ware.

Tighten That Writing, Soldier!
Kathy Henning of Clickz demonstrates how to practice good writers' discipline.

All The Fun Of The Catalogs, Without Reading The Books
The Invisible Library is a collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the library walls you will find all manner of books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound.

The White Shoe Diaries
The White Shoe Irregular publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, translations, and anything else that makes people think. Or laugh.

Digital Bookworms
Want to know more about the new Microsoft Reader? This comprehensive site features FAQs, tools, and news stories.

How To Annoy Online Editors Without Really Trying
Content Exchange outlines exactly what to do if you want to come across as an amateur.

From Woodcuts To Bytes For a Vietnamese Poet
The New York Times examines an 18th century Vietnamese poet making a comeback in the 21st.

These Little Stores Went to Market Together
Publishers Weekly find Christian independent booksellers using marketing groups to pull in the readers.

I Think You'll Find That Archive Belongs To Me
The Supreme Court wrestled today with a narrow issue of copyright law that carries major implications for electronic databases. The New York Times reports.

Where Old Geeks Go To Die
Have you or someone you love been touched by Internet Armageddon? Well pull up a beanbag chair... Dotrefugee.com is for you.

The Readers Are In The House
Ever search for a new kind of story to read? An e-book from Readerhouse lets you find it. A story that makes you tingle. Prose that sparks your imagination..

Get Yourself Published!
LiteraryMarketPlace.com brings the power of automated searching to the world's largest, most complete database of the book publishing industry.

March 2001

A Poem A Day Keeps Writers' Block At Bay
Knopf Publishing Group will send you a poem a day via email every day during April to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Shelf Life: From the Margins of Literature, Blasphemy Beckons
Edward Rothstein of the New York Times reports on famous annotations.

About Time!
About.com's Writers' Exchange provides a helpful forum for writers to discuss current issues.

Dr Seuss Always Did Make Me Tingly
When you read work by your favorite writer, how does it make you feel? What makes the words so special, more special than other writers’ words? Enter The Writing Parent Contest and be in to win $50.

DIY Blockbusters
Ever wanted to write your own screenplay? Screenwriting Success offers a twelve week course to turn your project into something truly phenomenal.

Die - It Could Pay Great Dividends
Jim Crace's novel Being Dead wins the Critic's Circle Award for Best Fiction. The New York Times reports.

Fill It Out - You Know You Want To
If you're working in UK bookselling or publishing (either salaried or freelance), fill out this survey and help out Bookseller.com.

A Veritable Marathon of Literature
Ever tried reading 300 novels in a row without pausing for breath? Chitra Divakaruni had no choice when she agreed to judge the 2000 National Book Awards. The New York Times reports.

What if...
...ebooks cost less? Would you indulge? Wired News examines what it will take to get readers to pay for electronic copies.

Trust Me, I Am Your Friend
WritingNow.com brings writing hints, as well as interviews with writers, editors, and publishers from around the world.

Food As a Metaphor For Life
An investigative reporter uses fast food as a metaphor for vast changes in American society. Publishers Weekly reports.

Every Picture Tells a Story
From the mid 1950s through the early 1980s, William Gedney photographed throughout the United States, in India, and in Europe. See his photographs and read his writings.

Review Copy Helper
Need a review copy of a book? Twowriters.net provides names, addresses, tips and tricks to getting the books you want from publishers.

Stay Consistent - Francis McDormand Says So
Kathy Henning of Clickz uses Oscar winners to get her point across - in writing, stay in character.

Everybody Loves Television Writers
The New York Times interviews two men who learnt everything they know about screenwriting in the space of ten minutes. The result? Everybody Loves Raymond.

Where's Walden?
Waldenbooks, the largest mall-based bookseller in America, presents PreferredReader.com. Buy online and save!

Make Your Copy Work Harder: Think Like a Stonemason
Clickz's stonemason-cum-writer Nick Usborne pushes you to the limit.

A Spinner of Spy Novels Whose Heroes Still Fight the Nazis
The New York Times profiles Alan Furst, who writes of an era where "the bohemians, the poseurs, the would-be artists, the people in love with surrealism, the lost, the hopeless, the people on the violet margins of society, were doomed...".

New York, New York
The gorgeous New Yorker premieres by talking to David Boies, who was the chief prosecutor in the government's antitrust action against Microsoft.

Hooking The Reader & Reeling 'Em In
Kathy Henning of Clickz gives advice on how to write for readers who scan.

All Hail Philyra, The Goddess of Writing!
Philyra Writes, a new online writing magazine, premieres March 1.

Who Wants To Be A Nobel Laureate?
The Nobel Foundation team up with Cisco Systems to bring Nobel to the masses.

Four Playwrights Talk Shop (Which Takes In the World)
What do you get when you put four playwrights in a room together and lock the door? The New York Times reports.

February 2001

Write Like You Mean It!
Nick Usborne of Clickz teaches you how to write like a good listener.

All You Independent Mystery Writers, Throw Yo' Hands Up At Me
Mystery writers and booksellers meet at a site that presents the Dilys Awards and the 100 favorite books of the century.

Now For Those of You Who Don't Have a Prize Yet...
E-Writers have the Eppie Awards coming up, honoring authors of e-published material.

Consistency Is They Key
Kathy Henning of Clickz helps you help your readers.

Content Exchange Needs YOU
Writing site Content Exchange appeals to readers to help keep them afloat amongst drowning competitors.

Hot Couples: The Times and Newstand Pair Up
The New York Times and NewsStand Inc, an online publisher, announce today an agreement to provide daily Internet distribution of the Times print version.

But Wait, There's More
Just when you thought awards season was over, Inscription Magazine announces the 2000 Engraver Awards winners.

Please, Please Please Do Not Go
Content Spotlight sadly farewells Inkspot and asks, what on earth went wrong?

Money, That's What I Want
Nick Usborne of Clickz tells you why online copy doesn't sell.

When Publishers Attack
E-Writers report on what to do when your ideas are rejected, only to be used by and accredited to others.

Out, Damn Buzzwords!
Anti-buzzword campaigner John Hoemann of Clickz rattles on.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Author Dave Eggers talks to the New York Times about writing and rewriting his memoirs. He dreaded returning to it, he writes, "like one dreads seeing a bad-smelling distant elderly relative lying prone in a nursing home."

Never Be Unpublished Again
E-Writers presents Meg Weaver, who describes her "fool-proof acceptance test" for getting your work published.

Moving With The Times
Content Spotlight's Ethan Casey gets used to the new, electronic, literary era.

Matilda and the Giant Twits
Roald Dahl's official site is colorful, innovative and fun for kids and adults alike.

To Shut Down, First Click 'Start'...
They make sense to you, but who else knows what you're going on about? Clickz's Cliff Allen explains how to make your words really communicate.

Will The Real WhoWroteIt Please Stand Up
Dispute over authorship of a prizewinning memoir by an Ethiopian-born man causes rifts in the Canadian writing community.

I Wanna Be Like Amazon
Not to be outdone, BarnesandNoble.com lay off 350 employees - about 16% of their workforce - as the industry-wide job losses continue. Inside.com reports.

Uncle Rupert Quits While He's Ahead
Dianne See Morrison of The Standard investigates why Rupert Murdoch's focus has switched from online services to satellite TV.

Show Me The Money! - Amazon
Amazon is finding a new way to get money from book publishers, and once again potentially blurring the boundaries between advertising and editorial judgments.

I Am The Dumbest Person In The Room
Got writer's block? Feel in a literary rut? Peter Kaufman of Clickz entices you out of your creative comfort zone.

Now I Get High On Life!
From an ex-drug addict to a Golden Globe-winning screenwriter for Traffic, the New York Times profiles Stephen Gaghan.

From The "Clever Use of Puns" Corner...
Write Time, Write Place launches complete with newsletters, tips, and a free book.

Without Amazon, Where To Go?
After Amazon's dropoffs, you may feel safer buying from Bowker's Books In Print, with their huge database of publishers, writers and books.

Up Close and Personal
Nick Usborne of Clickz lectures on how to make your emails fit the recipients, rather than the other way around.

Amazon Takes It Up The Rear
Ex-Amazon customer service rep Mike Daisey presents Rear Entry: An Unauthorized Expedition into Amazon.com, in the wake of staff layoffs.

It Was An Honour Just To Be Nominated
Incriptions Magazine announce their nominees for Writers' Site of the Year, including Coffee House for Writers and Novel Advice.

Speaking of Bloodbaths...
Amazon host a massacre of their own as they lay off 1300 jobs, reports uk.internet.com.

A Day In The Life
Reader Bianca Greenburg invites you to the Chronicles Writers' Resource Center, where she talks about writing for the web & e-book promotion.

Write, Write, That From The Bloody Course Of War
Recommended by a reader, Playwrights on the Web offer an international database of playwrights and their websites, offering production and publishing opportunities.

Just When You Thought They Were Gone Forever
E-Reads.com offers out of print and never-before published works, downloadable or printable direct to you.

I Don't Know Who They Are, But They're Headed Our Way
Random House is updating their site to incorporate promotion of unknown authors, reports CNET.

Fruit Flies Like a Banana
Kathy Henning of Clickz.com gives advice on how to write unambiguously.

It's Writing, Jim, But Not As We Know It
Broad Universe launches with the primary goal of promoting science fiction and fantasy writing by women.

January 2001

Chronicles of an Internet Writer
Bianca Greenberg presents her experiences with online writing through BookLocker.com.

Roses Are Red, Violets Aren't Green, I Love My Man, Because He's So Keen...
Think you can do any worse? Inscriptions Magazine opens for submissions to their Bad Poetry Contest.

From Bewitched to The Brady Bunch
LinguaFranca asks the experts to recommend the breakthrough books in the field of Television History.

Gregory Corso, Candid-Voiced Beat Poet, Dies at 70
Mover and shaker Gregory Corso, leading member of the Beat literary movement that shook American social and political life in the late 1950's and 60's, succumbs to cancer. The New York Times reports.

Yeah... But Will They Pay For It?
Andy Bourland of ClickZ.com debates with a contributor over the best way to make the long green off your writing.

Money for Jam
Sally Murphy of WritersReview reports on how you can have six kids running around and mortgage to pay and still make money writing.

'Pssst! The Hot New Thing Is ... Plastic!'
Content Exchange, forever with its finger on the pulse, lays bets on Plastic.com being the next big thing in pop culture.

Not Many 144-year-olds Look This Good
The Atlantic Monthly has had a bit of plastic surgery but its heart remains the same, reports The New York Times.

In Case You Hadn't Heard
Surprise! There are important differences between writing for print and writing for the web. Jakob Nielsen and friends from Sun Microsystems point out the majors from a web writing point of view.

Bah Humbug, Say Booksellers
Major book outlets are grumpy after a less than festive holiday season, sales-wise. Publishers Weekly reports on what Borders, Barnes & Noble and fellows and have up their sleeves next.

Welcome to the Rat Race
Authors On The Web launches strongly with a profile of Barbara Kingslover, author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Prodigal Summer.

Hey Buddy, You're On My Turf
Barnes and Noble join the escalating fight over e-publishing ground, report the New York Times. Their weapon? Best-selling novelist Dean Koontz.

All Hail the Coming of the Era of Wireless Content
Steve Outing of ContentExhange bows down and worships the future of electronic publishing.

The King and I
Frederick Forsyth looks set to become the reigning supreme of e-publishing with a new novel being released in electronic format, reports NewsFactor.com.

When The Net Hits Your Eye Like a Big CGI, That's Amore
SimonSays.com presents the first chapter of Silicon Follies, Thomas Scoville's hilarious new novel about love, luck and loss in the Silicon Valley.

Baby, It's Cold Outside
Amidst dim forecasts for the future of the e-book, Kendra Mayfield of Wired News puts her money on digital textbooks and print-on-demand publishing.

Reconstructing Chekov
Breathing new life into the dramatic works of Anton Chekov isn't so hard, reports Stephen Kinzer of the New York Times.

Honestly, You Don't Look A Day Over 29
Congratulations to Koen Book Distributors, who celebrate their 30th anniversary this year.

Whitbread and Butter
Anti-Harry Potter activists dominate the judging panel of the Whitbread Writing Awards, according to The Good Book Guide. See the winners here.

You've Gotta Fight For Your Right to Harry
The Inscriptions Engraver Awards are now open to nominations. Harry Potter fans, unite.

An Alienist At My Table
We should stop treating the Internet like print and start regulating it, wails Caleb Carr of Salon.com.

I See Dead People
Nick Usborne of ClickZ explains how to find, and profit from, high-velocity words in online writing.

Uncle Rupert Bids Farewell
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation lays off hundreds of workers from its Fox sites, the New York Times reports.

Let's Get Together, Yeah Yeah Yeah
International publishers gather to address strategic issues of e-publishing, reports James Lichtenberg of the Publishers Weekly.

Where the Wild Things Are
Lynell George of the LA Times investigates the world of online freelancing, and finds it's a nasty wilderness out there.

The Best of the Best 2000
Inscriptions Magazine release their best writers' links of 2000.

I Do Not Like It Sam I Am, I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham!
The thorougly likeable Children's Book Company unveil their all new website.

Small Latin, Less Geek
Crawford Kilian of ContentExchange explains how the use of "geekisms" in online writing may alienate readers.

Reed 'em and Weep.
Fed up of those "we regret to inform you..." letters? RejectionCollection lets you share those struggling writers' woes.

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.
As awards season marches on, Salon.com announce the ten books from 2000 they wished would never end.

At What Price Trust?
Steve Klein of ContentExchange examines the importance of independent press