More Honorable Mentions Next Week -- Today's good news is from former winner Kelly McCullough, Plus - A Very Special Message on Monday

News from Kelly McCullough:

I've got my third MMPB release, CodeSpell, coming out from Ace on May 27th. I was a winner in 2000/Vol XVII with the story "The Sharp End" written as Kelly David
McCullough--I've since dropped the David from publications for reasons
of simplicity. All the Best, Kelly

On Monday -- a special message to all of you from LARRY NIVEN!

3rd Set of Honorable Mentions for the 2nd Quarter

OK, here we go:

Mark Andreas of Colorado
Stephanie Basalyga of Oregon
Alison Chan of ACT Australia
M.C. DeMarco of Massachusetts
Charles Ebert of North Carolina
Lyndsay Ely of New York
gwen.evolution from Tennessee (yes that is the name submitted)
Randy Farran of Oklahoma
Shaun Farrell of California
Sharon Fisher of Washington
Michael Garner of Colorado
Erin Hartshorn of Pennsylvania
David H. Hendrickson of Massachusetts
David E. Hughes of Colorado
Karrin Jackson of Oregon
Patrick James of Ohio
Simon Johansson of Sweden
David Kernot of South Australia
John F. Loonam Jr. of North Carolina
Kate MacLeod of Minnesota
Sean Markey of Utah
Tomas L. Martin of Wales, United Kingdom
Alastair Mayer of Colorado
Adam Nakama from Massachusetts
Andrea Phillips of New York
John A. Pitts of Washington
Carissa Reid of Washington
Trey Ruff of Georgia
Alice Sabo of North Carolina
David Schibi of Missouri
Hank Shore of Minnesota
Jeff Soesbe of California
Andy Spackman of Utah
D.I. Telbat of Montana
Sarah L. Tolcser of Louisiana
Nicholas Bede Stenner of British Columbia Canada
John Walters of Greece

Congratulations to you all! Looking forward to your next story. -- Joni

2nd Set of Honorable Mentions - 2nd Quarter

Dear All,

Just to clarify for everyone how the quarters work -- the second quarter started on the 1st of January and ended on the 31st of March. That is because way back in 1984 the contest started on the 1st of October, therefore the rest of the quarters followed and its been that way ever since.

With that said, on to the Honorable Mentions. Please note that we still
have results coming in. This is NOT the last of the Honorables. The
semi-finalists and finalists and winners are still in the process of being determined.

Drumroll please......... (the names are in alphabetical order)

Karen Azinger of Oregon
Jon Batson of North Carolina
Bill Beauviche of California
Matthew Bey of Wisconsin
Michael Britton of Utah
Catherine Cheek of Arizona
John Chu of Massachusetts
Lisa Cohen of Massachusetts
Willis Couvillier of Nevada
John Derderian of California
Den Dotson of Illinois
Michael L. Fortuna of Florida
Derek J. Goodman of Wisconsin
Erica Hildebrand of Pennsylvania
Sara King of Alaska
Alethia Kontis off Tennessee
Kevin V. Kvas of Ontario Canada
Alex Lorry of Iowa
Alex Dally MacFarlane of West Sussex England
Muri McCage of Tennessee
Sandra O'Dell of Washington
Jason Palmer of Arizona
Camille Picott of California
Joseph C. Romano of Pennsylvania
John M. Shade III of Texas
Olivia Shannon of Missouri
Adrian Simmons of Oklahoma
J.M. Tanenbaum of California
Kevin Timko of Florida
J.R. Tomlin of Oregon
Robert E. Waters of Maryland
Michael Wawrzycki of Louisiana
Donna Glee Williams of North Carolina

Congratulations to you all!

Patrick and Jo and the New York Times!

Dear All,

Patrick and Jo are both still on the list. Jo is now
number 10 with A Lady's Secret and
Patrick is at 11 with The Name of the Wind.

(I'll post our next group of Honorable Mentions on Monday -
probably later in the day).


Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
Published: May 4, 2008

Buy These Books From:
This
Week Weeks
On List
1 SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $9.99.) Two former Secret Service agents investigate a scientist’s murder while one battles her own demons. 3
2 THE WOODS, by Harlan Coben. (Signet, $9.99.) A prosecutor must confront family secrets when new evidence surfaces about a 20-year-old murder. 3
3 BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child. (Dell, $7.99.) Jack Reacher must discover who is hunting members of a team of former military investigators. 4
4 CREATION IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. (Berkley, $7.99.) Lt. Eve Dallas pursues the Groom, a killer who disappeared nine years earlier but has now returned; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously. 3
5 BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) More stories of life and love from a Seattle knitting class. 3
6 * HOKUS POKUS, by Fern Michaels. (Kensington, $6.99.) The Sisterhood, in exile in Barcelona, are called back to help the chief justice of the Supreme Court. 4
7 THE UNQUIET, by John Connolly. (Pocket Star, $7.99.) A woman being stalked by an ex-con who thinks she can help him find his missing daughter seeks protection from the Maine P.I. Charlie Parker. 4
8 THE RIVER KNOWS, by Amanda Quick. (Jove, $7.99.) A reporter and a wealthy Londoner in Victorian England feign romance while investigating a murder suspect. 4
9 I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Pocket, $7.99.) A woman marries a childhood acquaintance suspected of several murders. 8
10 A LADY’S SECRET, by Jo Beverley. (Signet, $7.99.) A handsome earl accompanies a woman traveling in nun’s garb as she seeks out her father, an English lord unaware of her existence. 3
11 THE NAME OF THE WIND, by Patrick Rothfuss. (DAW, $7.99.) A notorious magician disguised as an innkeeper tells the story of his life, from orphan to legend.

Honorable Mentions for the Second Quarter - First Group Announced

Dear All,

The results are coming in now and I have the first group of Honorable
Mentions for the second quarter here.

They are:

Brad McNutt of Wisconsin
Barbara Wright of Texas
Lance Robinson of Canada
Michele Lee Freel of Kentucky
Karl Thorn of Texas
Tracy Morris of Arkansas
Michael Baretta of Florida
Mark Finnemore of California
Spencer Cramer of Missouri
Matthew Senn of Michigan
Michael Varela of Connecticut
Tracie Normandeau of Montana
Linda J. Daly of Pennsylvania
Daniel Mark of Arizona
Andrew Zimmerman Jones of Indiana
Alexander Jackson of Pennsylvania
Ellen Van Hensbergen of Texas
Scott Davis of Massachusetts
Jeffrey Creer of Utah
Thomas H. Briggs of Illinois
Jacquelyn Benson of New Hampshire
Kirk L. Shaw of Utah
A.G Smith of Kentucky
Kate Terrassa of California

Congratulations to all of you.

WE ARE BIG NEWS GUYS.... OUR ARTICLE ON PATRICK WAS PICKED UP BY MAJOR MEDIA!... PLUS...A CONTEST FIRST ..YOU'RE HEARING IT FIRST

Dear All,

Well, I thought you would all like to know that the news on Patrick's New York Times debut was run on the internet by: Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo, Earthtimes, CNBC, Forbes, and a bunch of TV stations web sites across the country. Also Breitbart, Newblaze and many more.

ALSO, HERE IS MORE GREAT NEWS, A CONTEST FIRST.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO FORMER WINNERS OF THE CONTEST ON
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST AT THE SAME TIME.

Patrick is now number 11 with THE NAME OF THE WIND
Jo Beverley (WOTF Volume IV) is at number 14 with A LADY'S SECRET

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

Published: April 27, 2008

Buy These Books From:
This
Week Weeks
On List
1 SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $9.99.) Two former Secret Service agents investigate a scientist’s murder while one battles her own demons. 2
2 THE WOODS, by Harlan Coben. (Signet, $9.99.) A prosecutor must confront family secrets when new evidence surfaces about a murder and disappearance at a summer camp 20 years earlier. 2
3 BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child. (Dell, $7.99.) Jack Reacher must discover who is hunting members of a team of former military investigators. 3
4 * I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Pocket, $7.99.) A woman marries a childhood acquaintance suspected of several murders. 7
5 CREATION IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. (Berkley, $7.99.) Lt. Eve Dallas pursues the Groom, a killer who disappeared nine years earlier but has now returned; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously. 2
6 BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) More stories of life and love from a Seattle knitting class. 2
7 THE UNQUIET, by John Connolly. (Pocket Star, $7.99.) A woman being stalked by an ex-con who thinks she can help him find his missing daughter seeks protection from the Maine P.I. Charlie Parker. 3
8 * OBSESSION, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine, $9.99.) The psychologist-detective Alex Delaware investigates an apparent deathbed confession of murder. 7
9 THE RUINS, by Scott Smith. (Vintage, $7.99.) Two young American couples on vacation in the Yucatán confront a horrible menace. 2
10 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory. (Pocket Books, $7.99.) A tale of courtly intrigue starring Henry VIII and Mary and Anne Boleyn. 6
11 * THE NAME OF THE WIND, by Patrick Rothfuss. (DAW, $7.99.) A notorious magician disguised as an innkeeper tells the story of his life, from orphan to legend. 1
12 THE RIVER KNOWS, by Amanda Quick. (Jove, $7.99.) A reporter and a wealthy Londoner in Victorian England feign romance while investigating a murder suspect. 3
13 THE ALIBI MAN, by Tami Hoag. (Bantam, $7.99.) A disgraced former policewoman investigates a murder linked to a group of wealthy Palm Beach men. 7
14 A LADY’S SECRET, by Jo Beverley. (Signet, $7.99.) A handsome earl accompanies a woman traveling in nun’s garb as she seeks out her father, an English lord unaware of her existence. 2
15 * EMBRACE THE NIGHT, by Karen Chance. (Roc, $7.99.) Cassie Palmer, the world’s chief clairvoyant, goes in search of an ancient, dangerous book. 2
16 HOKUS POKUS, by Fern Michaels. (Kensington, $6.99.) The Sisterhood, in exile in Barcelona, are called back to help the chief justice of the Supreme Court. 3
17 SACRED STONE, by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. (Berkley, $9.99.) In this reprint of the 2004 book, Juan Cabrillo battles terrorists who seek to control an ancient radioactive meteorite. 13
18 DEVIL MAY CRY, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s, $7.99.) Book 11 of the Dark-Hunter paranormal series. 2
19 TO WED A WICKED PRINCE, by Jane Feather. (Pocket Star, $7.99.) In 18th-century London, a woman marries a prince, then grows suspicious of his motives as secrets begin to come to light. 2
20 HIGH PROFILE, by Robert B. Parker. (Berkley, $9.99.) Jesse Stone, the police chief of Paradise, Mass., looks into the deaths of a talk-show host and a young woman. 5

Stay tuned Monday for our first set of Honorable Metions for
the 2nd Quarter of this years WOTF contest.

Have a great weekend. Best, Joni

Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert Make Big Hollywood Deal

Writers of the Future judges Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
have new Dune news.

Kevin and Brian are now co-producers (along with several others)
of the new DUNE film.

Peter Berg will direct. Berg most recently directed Will Smith in
"Hancock" and his credits include The Kingdom and Friday Night Lights.

The producers are looking for a faithful adaptation of the Hugo and
Nebula Award-winning book.

John Harrison and Mike Messina are the Executive Producers.

Also, Brian and Kevin are pleased to announce a new deal with
Tor Books for three more Dune novels to follow Paul of Dune. These
novels -- Jessica of Dune, Irulan of Dune and Leto of Dune will also flesh
out and fill in the gaps in Frank Herbert's original three Dune novels.

The first book in this sequence, Paul of Dune, is in effect a direct
sequel to Dune, filling in much of the story of Paul's Jihad and will be
published this September. Jessica also fits mostly into this time period.
Irulan is a sequel to Dune Messiah, taking place after blind Paul has walked
off into the sand, leaving his empire in the hands of Alia. And Leto of Dune
takes place immediately after the end of Children of Dune, showcasing the
first years of the God Emperor's reign. (this latter novel is the story most
requested in the fan letters we receive).

These novels will be published every other year.