1.   Any woman who lost a brother or father to Israeli attacks and found her life had become valueless would do the same, one writer said.

2.   Authors often discover that one book too late, said the writer, laughing.

3.   But perhaps the use of weddings as wacky cliffhanger plot devices has gone too far, said some writers.

4.   Counter, of the producers guild, said writers and actors could defeat their own cause in the long run if residuals reach unreasonable levels.

5.   Did you say detective writers?

6.   Did I say baseball writers?

7.   Egyptian newspapers said other writers and many ordinary citizens had rushed to donate blood for Mahfouz after hearing of the attack on Friday.

8.   For instance, publishers say some writers and their agents will accept less money to be published by a so-called literary house.

9.   Of course American history is rife with examples of once-lionized men brought low, says writer Larry Cohen.

10.   One in three kids faces long-term health problems because they are overweight, says writer Geoffrey Cowley.