Peter Cox’s Blog

What are the most common causes of failure for a writer - and what can we learn from them?   Peter investigates.   In today’s Write Report, Donna considers one of the hidden perils of self-publishing, and reports the latest developments concerning the British publication of The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones.   And [...]

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What, exactly, is a “novel with series potential”?  And should you pitch your novel as a one-off, or as the first part in a series?  Peter returns to this subject.  In today’s Write Report, Donna tells us how terrorists who fire-bombed the British home of the publisher of The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones [...]

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In the week when Damien Hirst made $198 million selling pickled animals, famed art critic Robert Hughes all but crucified Hirst and his “dull witted” patrons in an outspoken attack published in The Guardian.  On Litopia After Dark we discuss whether Hirst is a pioneer - or a pirate, as Hughes maintains.  Also, British children’s [...]

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Today’s show concludes yesterday’s discussion between Peter and Peggy Brusseau about what you should ask your prospective literary agent; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a landmark copyright / piracy lawsuit that has implications for writers in the digital future ahead; and in this issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she ponders how writers can [...]

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Peter introduces a special studio guest to discuss what writers should ask a prospective literary agent; Donna brings us the latest news about Banned Book Week featuring an attempt to ban Of Mice & Men in Kansas; and in this issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she focuses on the poetry of the rejection letter [...]

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Peter exercises himself (for which, read rants) on the subject of writers paying to spam agents with  e-mail submissions; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a legal win in India for the Hari Puttar film that Warner Bros has claimed infringes their trade mark; and in this issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she [...]

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Peter answers questions relating to dialogue and submissions; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a new campaign to save endangered words - and how it’s all in the meaning; and in this issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she focuses on resources to help you with your grammar, that perennial bugbear of the writer’s [...]

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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 issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she uncovers a veritable treasure trove of writers’ links and the Internet Public Library… [...]

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In the week when the world’s financial industries appeared to go into meltdown, Litopia After Dark zeroes in on the impact this will have on the publishing industry.  What effect will the credit crunch and looming global economic disaster have on the world of books?  We also discuss e-readers, following research into on-screen reading shows [...]

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Peter discusses whether writers should see themselves as brands; Donna brings us the latest news featuring a new campaign against Britain’s draconian libel laws and the growing movement against Bratz dolls; and in this issue of Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she continues her survey of writers’ blogland - Black Boxes courtesy of Caroline Smailes and An [...]

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