Writers’ Roundup: November 16

Who’s ready for Thanksgiving week?! I’m turning it into a one-week email and social media detox… Details on the blog Monday about how I’m hoping to pull it off.

For now, a bunch of reads to last you until the holiday:

• Find out how to land a new opportunity even if you don’t have relevant experience, from Ryan at Bootstrap My Life.

• Leo at Zen Habits thinks you should let go of the stress of measuring. Easier said than done!

• You don’t have to choose one passion if you’re a writer, says Dana Sitar. She’s so right!

• The presidential campaign may be over, but we can still learn from it. Here’s a KISSmetrics post on 5 email marketing lessons from the Obama campaign.

• Over at ProBlogger, discover why readers love a transparent blogger. (Plus, a plan of action for shy bloggers!)

• When’s the best time to send emails to your community? You may be surprised by the answer, revealed in this post by The Content Strategist.

• Looking for blogging gigs that pay? Tom Ewer tells us where to find them in a Brazen Careerist post.

• Finally, I’m flattered to be on The Suitcase Entrepreneur’s awesome list of 25 change makers to follow on Twitter.

Enjoy your weekend!