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Coben: Treat It
as a Job: "Every successful author I’ve ever known still
has to treat it as a job," Harlan Coben told the 'Guardian.' "You
have to get your butt in the chair and do the work."
Every Day He
Writes the Book: 'Radio Radio' rocker Elvis Costello is writing
a memoir, due out in October from Blue Rider Press.
Conroy Starts a
New Chapter: After bad health habits nearly killed him, 'The
Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy said he is opening a fitness studio near his
South Carolina home to help him stay healthy enough to write several more
books.
Library Scraps Used
Book Buying Program: The Toronto Public Library is ending a
fledgling program to buy used books for its collection after authors complained
that they were missing out on royalties and the pilot project proved
disappointing.
Authors in
Publishing's Digital Age: Alan Cheuse, author of 'Prayers for
the Living,' writes that the "link between writer and reader has morphed
into a rapidly changing field of play."
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