Novelist already working on her third book at 18

By LEAH DUMOUCHEL
Ann Arbor News
Cassandra Carter is one to make you think, “Hmm . . . what the heck was I doing with my teenage years?”
The 18-year-old’s own reply involves a nationally published book and two more in the works.
Her debut novel, “Fast Life,” was published in July as part of the “Tru” series from [...]

Self-Published Author Hits $2 Million Payday

From: The Boston Globe
By: David Mehegan
With a draft of her novel completed, Brunonia Barry of Salem wanted to find an audience. But instead of chasing after publishers – often a discouraging task for any new author – she and her husband took a different tack. They published “The Lace Reader” on their own.
Then something amazing [...]

Rowling Hints at Eighth Potter Book

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series.
Rowling, 42, admits she has ‘weak moments’ when she feels she will pen another novel about the boy wizard.

One of her biggest fans – her 14-year-old daughter Jessica – has already put pressure [...]