Writers News Roundup 27th Nov

Author David Gilmartin apologizes to Granite City after citing it as one of worst places in his novel "The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America". Article in St. Louis Post Despatch says "Gilmartin said the city was ideal for Steel mill employees, wife-beaters, potheads, ultra-trashy trailer trash, dirty half-dressed kids, obnoxious churchgoers, Pentecostals, high school soccer stars, hoosiers (and) derelicts."
Gilmartin better stay away from Granite City for some time. Some good points to take away though. We now have ultra-trashy trailer trash ( that's like super duper double top-secret ). And I now know what Pentecostals are.

British writers are better than LA counterparts says Neve Campbell. She's quoted in Fametastic as saying "They have some background in literature before they decide to come up with a story."
True.True. There's a lot of script writer wanted ads on Craigslist. That should teach Hollywood not to hire ultra-trashy trailer trash freelance writers off of Craigslist.

Check out this genre of novels called "Cook lit" novels. "Such novels meet two requirements: They feature at least one character who cooks, and they include recipes." says The Register Guard which has cooked up an article on this.