Posts Tagged ‘JK Rowling’

Vampires Get Sued, Too

Stephenie Meyer has joined that elite group of authors: along with JK Rowling and Dan Brown, her hit books are now ready targets for lawsuits.  In Donna’s Write Report today, we consider the strengths and …

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Yes, We’ve Reached Two Centuries!

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 …

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Harry Potter and the Copyright Pirate

Scribd happily ripping off JK Rowling
This week’s announcement that owners of the Sony eReader will soon be able to access half a million out-of-copyright books, courtesy of Google BookScan, may not immediately seem like earth-shaking …

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The Zeitgeist Has Changed

Zeitgeist – do you have a feeling for it?   Peter explains why that’s a crucial quality for all publishers and agents, and many writers, too.  In today’s Write Report, Donna reflects on the concepts of …

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The Rights and Wrongs of Rights

Rights and sub-rights – what do you really know about them?  Peter gives you a briefing.  In today’s Write Report, Dame Margaret Drabble feels pressurized to dumb herself down… and Harry Potter breaks yet another …

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The Cautionary Tale of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Peter dissects a television show than went from buzz to bust in a matter of months; Donna brings us the latest news featuring JK Rowling’s munificent gift to the British Labout Party; and in this …

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Author 2.0

Tonight on LITOPIA AFTER DARK we’re delighted to have as our special guest an acclaimed author who could be considered a signpost to the future.  In the words of publishing maven Martyn Daniels (who was …

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Writers Are Doing It For Themselves

The dynamically changing nature of the publishing business is creating new opportunities for writers to eliminate the publisher and go straight to the reader directly. This week, Litopia After Dark considers just how …

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Touching The Monkey

This week’s LITOPIA AFTER DARK recklessly plunges into the wild and wacky world of the WOTY (listen to the show to find out!) during which we learn more than we ever thought we’d want to …

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