Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Author anger as stars stampede to write a novel just like Jordan
By Vanessa Allen and Dalya Alberge, Daily Mail , 20th October 2009

There was a time when all a glamour girl needed to write was her autograph.
But these days the book world is being increasingly taken over by celebrities more noted for their looks than their literary skills.

Following the phenomenal success of a series by Jordan, other stars approached to write novels include Martine McCutcheon, Sharon Osbourne, Ulrika Jonsson, Coleen Nolan and Fern Britton.
The trend has caused outrage among more traditional authors, who accuse publishers of accepting poor-quality manuscripts because they have a famous name attached.

The Mistress, a novel by former EastEnders actress Miss McCutcheon, has already attracted criticism after the first chapter was posted online ahead of publication next month.
One blogger described it as 'a truly awful piece of pedestrian drivel', while another said it was 'a work of parody that should make the nation's satirists hang their heads in envy'.

Publishers Macmillan hope The Mistress - the first of a trilogy - will echo the commercial success of Jordan, who writes under her real name, Katie Price.
Her two autobiographies and four novels have sold more than three million copies and in 2007 one of her novels, Crystal, outsold the entire Booker shortlist.
After her break-up from Peter Andre, she has yet another autobiography and a novel due out next year. Her success has created

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