Wednesday, April 08, 2015

The Roundup with PW

GCP Signs Indie Author Wild to 7-Figure Deal
In the third major deal for an indie author in the run-up to next week's London Book Fair, Grand Central's Forever imprint has inked Meredith Wild to a five-book, seven-figure deal. Wild, who created the Hacker series, has, on her own, sold nearly 1.2 million copies of her books in digital, and 200,000 in paperback. more » »



Writers on Motivation : Here’s a collection of words from writers, beyond the usual suspects, talking about the hard work of building habits, agonizing over the writing process, and wrestling with the muse.

Martin Creating New HBO Series: The Game of Thrones author is developing a new series with HBO. 'Captain Cosmos' will center on a young science fiction writer living in 1949 at the dawn of the age of TV.

Male Writers Still Dominate Criticism : The continuing bias towards men in the British and American literary establishment has been confirmed by a study released on Tuesday.

Hunger Games Theme Park Coming: Lionsgate said it will partner with Dubai Parks and Resorts to bring The Hunger Games to Motiongate Dubai, the Hollywood-themed park slated to open in October 2016.

Angelou Stamp Controversy : A Maya Angelou stamp that will be issued Tuesday features a quote attributed to her. But children’s book author named Joan Walsh Anglund says she wrote it first.

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