Hurray – it’s the 200th episode of LITOPIA DAILY today!  Keeping you informed, intrigued and hopefully entertained too – our mission is to bring you all the latest ideas, all the most interesting people, and all the biggest news about  tomorrow’s publishing world – today!

We continue our discussion with international publishing sensation Natasha Mostert - whose latest book The Keeper has just been published – why is Natasha teaching Afghani women to kick-box?  All will be revealed. And Natasha’s fan club proves its worth – a message to all authors here.

In today’s Write Report, Donna reports that the Google Settlement opt-out deadline has been extended by four months – giving more time for authors to learn about – and opt-out of – the settlement.  There’s growing concern from many quarters… and JK Rowling seems to know a thing or two about it.

In Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she finds a site that will remove needless words and phrases from your writing.

Links: The Write Report, Automatically remove wordiness from your writing

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