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The Hits Keep On Coming

So earlier this week Barry Eisler gave up half a million dollars to self-publish, and Amanda Hocking accepted a two-million dollar deal with St. Martin's (the same company that Eisler is now turning his back on). And if that wasn't enough, Scribner has acquired the rights to publish a book based on the profanity-laced Twitter feed written by a fake Rahm Emanuel, later revealed to be Dan Sinker. Now there will be some who will throw a temper tantrum about this deal, just like they did when Justin Halpern signed with HarperCollins for a book based on his Twitter feed or when Snooki got her book deal. The outrage that such a thing could occur. Me, I've become indifferent. In fact, at this point I'm shocked when a celebrity doesn't publish a book. And I don't know much about the fake Rahm Emanuel twitter feed other than what I saw on The Colbert Report, and if it's going to be anything like that, I have to admit it looks funny. Check it out.

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Even More Hint Covers, Chinese, Super 8

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More covers by the University of North Texas graphic design students have been posted at their blog (here and here).

Last week I mentioned how the Dutch discovered Hint Fiction. Now it's the Chinese (and yes, they do plagiarize some of my original Hint Fiction essay without proper citation, and yes, they even rewrite Joe Schreiber's story "Progress" ... but also reprint it, so I guess that means it's okay).

I've mentioned before how I love movie trailers -- at least movie trailers that actually do their job and not give the entire movie away but instead give just enough to entice you to see the film. You know, a good hint. Anyway, have you seen the most recent trailer for Super 8? I have to say, this is going to be the biggest movie of the summer, without a doubt. Like a modern day Goonies.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZIWlvACcU

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You Could Learn A Lot From A Dummy

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The March issue of PANK has gone live, featuring a slew of writers and poets, including me with my story "Crash Test Dummy." The story is literally about a crash test dummy. It was also a runner-up last year for PANK's second annual 1,001 Awesome Words Contest. So be sure to check it out. Below I have posted two videos. If you don't enjoy the story, I hope you at least enjoy one of them.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5h2NF2xMYI

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIbcqgXh5-4