Week In Discussion: 7/2/12

The Week In Discussion: 7/2/12

News by Rob W. Hart
July 2, 2012 (2) comments
Writing challenges and booze and pickup lines and classroom discussions in the threads this week. So... the threads are just a big writing conference?
LitReactor's 1st Official Meetup NYC

LitReactor's First Official Meetup: This Thursday in New York City

News by Rob W. Hart
July 2, 2012 (2) comments
Are you coming?
'Scare Us!' - A LitReactor writing challenge

'Scare Us!' - LitReactor's First Official Writing Challenge Launches

News by Dennis Widmyer
July 2, 2012 (5) comments
LitReactor launches its first official writing challenge. Be afraid. Then make us afraid. And maybe win stuff!
Woman Jailed For Not Returning Twilight To Library

Do Not Pass Go: Woman Jailed For Not Returning Twilight To Library

News by Dave Reuss
July 2, 2012 (1) comments
Think you can get away with stealing library books? Not in New Mexico.
Lawyer Asks For Time Off Murder Trial For Hemingway Look-alike Contest

Lawyer Asks Judge For Time Off From Murder Trial For Hemingway Look-Alike Contest

News by Rob W. Hart
June 29, 2012 (1) comments
Florida attorney Frank Louderback wanted time off from a federal murder trial to attend a content for people who look like Ernest Hemingway. His request was denied.
Kardashian Kin Writing YA Sci-Fi Novel

Kardashian Kin Writing YA Sci-Fi Novel

News by Rob W. Hart
June 29, 2012 (15) comments
Kim Kardashian's younger sisters are teaming up to write a young adult science fiction novel set 200 years in the future. Wait, what?
Tricking Tweens Into Reading Classics

Lipstick On Literary Pigs: Tricking Tweens Into Reading Classics

News by Dave Reuss
June 28, 2012 (2) comments
In an effort to fool children into reading classic literature, old books get sexy new covers.
LitReactor Meetup Is July 5th In NYC

UPDATE x 2 - Mark Your Calendar: The First LitReactor Meetup Is July 5th In NYC

News by Rob W. Hart
June 28, 2012 (31) comments
On July 5th LitReactor takes to Manhattan for its first ever meetup. Details on the venue, the happenings and the company you can expect await you inside.
The Book That Can't Wait

You Cannot Wait To Read This Book

News by Kimberly Turner
June 27, 2012 (7) comments
Argentinean publisher Eterna Cadencia printed its new anthology in an ink that disappears in two months in an attempt to get first-time authors the readership and attention they need.
Nora Ephron Dead At 71

Writer/Director/Author/Playwright/Blogger/Journalist Nora Ephron Dead At 71

News by Rob W. Hart
Nora Ephron, who had a long, storied career as a filmmaker and writer, succumbed to cancer yesterday.