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So Ron Howard's adaptation of the book opened last night in New York and at the Cannes Film Festival--and the response has been quite negative, from what I've read.  At Cannes, people laughed in some serious parts, and no one applauded at the end--just hissing and catcalls.  Negative reviews from NY, as well.  Maybe it's just a case of critics disliking something that will appeal to the general public.  That's certainly the case with the book.  Still, I was surprised, particularly with all the talent making the film.

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I'm not sure where exactly to post this thread, so if the Powers that Be want to move it somewhere else, fine.  I'm just writing to give anyone who's interested a heads up about this conference.

Every summer, BYU has a writing conference aimed at writers of young adult and children's literature.  I attended last year, and it's really worth the while.  The biggest downside is the cost: $439.  However, for this money, you get a week's worth of writing workshopping with a professional author, contact with two major editors in the field and an agent.  If you live in the area, $439 really isn't all that much, seeing as how you'll have no travel or lodging costs.

Anyway, there are a few sections that might be of special interest to people on TWG.  Dave Wolverton is doing a section on science fiction and fantasy (though as of right now, there are only 2 spots left in his section), and there are also sections on mystery writing, beginning writing and general fiction.  (One on illustration, too--if that's your thing.)

The editors this year are Jill Davis from Bloomsbury and Tracy Gates from Viking.  The agent is Edward Necarsulmer IV from McIntosh and Otis.

You can also just register for the conference portion (no workshopping) for $109.

Anyway--if you're interested, check out the webpage or post here and I'll try to answer your questions.  I'm the assistant for the Sci-fi/Fantasy section this year.

http://ce.byu.edu/cw/writing/

I just read about this on CNN and got a kick out of it.  We used to play a game like this my Freshman year of college. We called it "bigger and better."  I ended up getting a computer system for a toothpick.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/04/17/paper.clip.to.house.ap/index.html

Anyone who bought Elantris from Amazon check out Amazon lately?  They've sent everyone who bought the book a message from EUOL--advertising Mistborn, his blog, and his profile.  You can also check it out if you look at Elantris on Amazon.  My mom told me about this this morning--she was surprised to see the note.  EOUL, did you have to kill someone to have this happen, or is it just one of the perks of Amazon?

Just read that thing's are moving forward with this film--Andrew Adamson is set to direct again, and it's supposed to come out some time in 2007--likely December.  Judging by how well the first is doing (up to $271 million domestic alone vs a $180 million budget), all 7 of these puppies are going to probably get made unless some really drops the ball.  Count me happy.

So this is the first time I've heard about this game.  For those of you who don't want to read the link, I'll give you the basics.  March 20 of this year.  Wireless enabled.  Tetris.  DS.  That's the important stuff, although they're also adding some strange sort of Mario/Zelda/Metroid themed games to the mix.  I loved playing competitive Tetris back on my original Game Boy, and I'm pretty sure I'll be picking this game up if it's anything like I hope it will be.  Discuss.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6142135.html

So Gamestop just reported that McDonalds has teamed up with Nintendo to provide wireless in over 6,000 MccieD's--free.  How interesting is that?

Here's the article:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6135992.html