Shorts

Catholics vs. Convicts to return in 2012!:

AP Source: Notre Dame-Miami rivalry to resume

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First novel survey results

So how long does it take to sell that book? Of our 246 authors, the average age at the time they sold their first professional novel was 36.2 years old. The median was also 36, and the mode was 37. Basically, the mid-to-late 30's is a good age to sell a book.

I'm at the perfect age! In fact, if I'm average, I'll sell my first novel sometime around September or October of this year. Guess I better start sending out query letters again.

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Jail finds: Papers left behind by prisoners at a Wisconsin jail.

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Always a crowd-pleaser: