Writers’ Roundup: November 9

Hope everyone had a healthy and productive week!

Here are this week’s finds from around the web:

• At Zen Habits, Leo asks: is health insurance a bad investment if you work for yourself? Worth reading if you’re already on your own or thinking about moving in that direction.

• What a cool spin on publishing: Fast Company profiles a young company that’s matching undiscovered writers with publishers.

• From ProBlogger, here are eight rules to become an editor’s go-to writer. (Editors around the globe nod in agreement.)

• “Start down the wrong path, now.” Seth Godin shares his advice on the best way to get unstuck, and it’s strikingly similar to my advice on what to do if you don’t like your job but don’t know what you want next.

• Are you thinking about starting a blog to boost your freelance business? In a guest post at The Solopreneur Life, Dana Sitar breaks down the pros and cons of different types of solo-business blogs.

• According to Jeff Goins, the best way to spread a story is to give it away. He asks, what do you have to lose in being generous?

• In a guest post at Lifehack, I share the best social media advice you never hear. (Hint: less is more!)

• Finally, I don’t usually get all political here, but this post from The Atlantic made me oh-so-proud of my fellow Americans.

From a swing-stater (Virginia), enjoy your political ad-free weekend!