I found this essay about genre and tie-in writing quite interesting. Truth is, I often wonder why writers "look down" on other writers to begin with. It's all creative and that should be the only bottom line. http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/11/11/genre-fiction-and-tie-in-fiction-%E2%80%93-a-conversation-between-mark-charan-newton-and-dan-abnett/
There's been a lot of discussion (bitching) about the Publishers Weekly top ten list. For me, this post over at the Kill Zone blog pretty well sums up the truth about any kind of lists. http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2009/11/evidently-men-write-better-books-than.html Lets face it, no two readers are going to pick the same top ten books for the year, and if we start picking bests based on what's between a writer's legs or what color their skin is, we've all lost.
This post over at the Cozy Chicks blog pretty much says it all about writing and opportunities. http://www.cozychicksblog.com/2009/11/missed-opportunity.html Grab every opportunity that comes your way, you never know where it might lead.
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