The Big Thrill Magazine

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer discovered the December edition of The Big Thrill is online. The Big Thrill is the International Thriller Writer's publication.

 

This edition features book reviews and interviews with authors.

 

Bring your slippers and a blanket.

Panzer says, "There's a lot of interesting information about the authors in this issue."

Note: This is a huge issue. You decide what to bring for refreshments for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to The Big Thri

Contest Alert: Bardsy's "The Short and Long of It" NaNoWriMo Prep Contest - Writer Beware

 Panzer had just settled down for his evening nap when he heard booing and hissing coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile he headed out. The trail of angst lead him to the Writer Beware site. There he found a Contest Alert post.

 

The post by Victoria Strauss discusses the Bardsy "The Short and Long of it" NaNoWriMo Prep Contest. According to the post authors need to read the contest rules very carefully.  Some of the rules are very unfair to authors. For one, just by entering the contest authors are giving Bardsy first publication rights. For another, Bardsy keeps the rights in perpetuity. The post points out other problems with the rules as well and explains why they are bad for authors.

My job is done for the day.

 

Panzer says, "Always. Always. Always. Read. The. Rules."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to contest alert

J.D. Salinger estate agrees to ebook editions - The Guardian

Mom read that book.

Today as Panzer was relaxing in the sun on the back porch he heard clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Leaving his favorite sunny spot, our traveling kitty hopped in the Panzermobile and headed out. Following all the jocularity took him to The Guardian site. There with a little digging in the posts he discovered one about J.D. Salinger's books.

According to The Guardian post by Sian Cain, J.D. Salinger's estate has agreed to allow his books to be turned into ebooks. J.D. Salinger was the author of Catcher in the Rye among other such famous works. He was also against the internet and digital media. Four of J.D. Salinger's books will be released in the U.S. and U.K. immediately, while others of his works will be scheduled as they are assembled. Apparently, he wrote some works which were never released for publication before. There's a link included to an interview with Salinger's son in a previous post.

Panzer says, "A writer never knows what will happen to their work after they're gone."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the link to read the interview, bring another cup of tea and a muffin.

To read the post tootle over to J.D. Salinger estate

The Business Rusch: A Career Versus Publication

Career or published?

Panzer went over to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's blog today and boy is he glad he did!

Kristine has an excellent post about the difference between viewing your writing as merely getting published or as a career. The question is are you satisfied just to call yourself a writer or do you want a writing career? Is seeing your name in print enough or do you want to earn your living from your writing?

Be advised this is a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g post so get a -v-e-r-y b-i-g cup of tea before you sit down to read it.

To find out how to tell what kind of writer you are, tootle on over to The Business Rusch: A Career Versus Publication