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The Doctors Revisited UK Schedule | Doctor Who TV. The schedule has been released for the broadcast of “The Doctors Revisited” in the UK. The first one airs Saturday, 12 October, at 2 p.m., to be followed immediately by “The … Continue reading

This Detective Novel’s Story Doesn’t Add Up – NYTimes.com

J.K. Rowling’s pseudonymously published novel got rave reviews, but few sales. She apparently loved the freedom of publishing under a pen name, “Robert Galbraith,” but was “outed” by the Sunday Times of London.

Check out the story in the New York Times:

This Detective Novel’s Story Doesn’t Add Up – NYTimes.com.

 

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Maybe those Doctor Who missing episodes rumors are true after all?. Doctor Who fans know that there are 106 episodes missing from the First & Second Doctors’ years — BBC had a junking policy that led to the tapes being … Continue reading

BBC – Blogs – Doctor Who – Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who

BBC – Blogs – Doctor Who – Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who.

It will be interesting to see who the next Doctor will be! I’m hoping they go a bit older this time, at least 40+, though even older wouldn’t be bad. It might be a good change from the youthful Doctors we’ve had (as much as we’ve loved them), and I can see how it would fit thematically, too — well, depending on what they actually do with the 50th anniversary special. (I am looking forward to seeing David Tennant play the Doctor again!)

Amazon’s New Program for Fanfiction Authors

Squibstress has written a thoughtful article on Amazon’s new program for fanfiction authors. Give it a read!

Amazon’s Foray Into Fanfiction Publishing Is a Mixed Bag for Authors

Reblogged from Squibstress:

Yesterday, Amazon announced that it is entering into licensing agreements with rights-holders to offer a service that will allow fanfiction authors to publish and sell their work in Amazon’s Kindle store.

The program, called Kindle Worlds, pays undisclosed royalties to rights-holders (quaintly called World Licensors), and royalties of 20 percent of net (for works of 5,000 to 10,00 words) and 35 percent (for works over 10,000 words).

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