Writer's Report 2.0

I hate this kid…nooo I don’t. I’m just jealous that he was a best selling author at the age of 19, and got a three-book deal that was since converted to a four-book deal.

Christopher Paolini’s million-selling “Inheritance” fantasy series, was originally planned to be a trilogy, but has been extended to now include four books in the series.

The first two books, Eragon and Eldesthave sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. The third book, Brisingr, was released last fall.

Paolini said, “I plotted out the `Inheritance’ series as a trilogy… when I was 15. At that time, I never imagined I’d write all three books, much less that they would be published,”

“When I finally delved into Book Three, it soon became obvious that the remainder of the story was far too big to fit in one volume. … In order to be true to my characters and to address all of the plot points and unanswered questions Eragon and Eldest raised, I needed to split the end of the series into two books.”

You can find more info at Paolini’s Web Site

James Frey, the author of the best-selling memoir “A Million Little Lies Pieces” has settled with only 1,700 of his unhappy readers. He’s damn lucky so few decided they wanted a refund.

BTW: James Frey isn’t to be confused with the author James N. Frey, a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher of distinction.

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – About 1,700 people asked to be reimbursed for buying James Frey’s largely fabricated best-selling memoir, “A Million Little Pieces,” a lawyer said Friday as a judge approved a settlement with disgruntled readers.

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell said the settlement was “most fair, adequate and reasonable.” It offered a refund to anyone who bought the book before Frey’s falsehoods were acknowledged. (more…)

From Reuters:

By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best-selling author Nora Roberts won book of the year on Monday at the third annual Quill Awards, which were created to bring glamour and red carpet extravagance to the world of publishing.

“Romance rocks,” Roberts told the crowd after accepting her award, which was voted online by the public, for a romance/thriller novel “Angels Fall” published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore was also among the 19 Quill Award winners, announced at a black-tie event attended by celebrities including actresses Brooke Shields and Joan Allen and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. (more…)