Writers News Roundup 25th Nov

Freelance political cartoonist with toygun arrested says article in the NYTimes. One of José Varela's demands? "That the truth be told". You gotta read the full article.

BTW, this is no ordinary cartoonist. He has published cartoons in a book called Cuban Miami. He came in second for "Outstanding Editorial Cartoon" at the 15th Annual Hispanic Print Awards. Varela, un ''hombre bueno'', según sus amigos .

Writers and critics make their picks of 2006. Details in The Guardian

Aspiring novel writers know how arduous it is to get published ( Tell me bout it ).
Inside Bay Area has news about a new publishing house called Wingspan Press which uses a novel publishing system called "Book-On-Demand".

Talk about innovation. Author Martha Powers enlisted a producer to create a short trailer for her book and is using Youtube to spread the video, says this piece in the BookCatcher
Why do brilliant ideas seem so simple after someone else does it?