Writers’ Roundup: December 10

Helpful slash awesome links from this week:

• Reuters photographers tell the stories behind their best photos of the year. Don’t miss this one — it will make you think.

• Rachelle Gardner had two great posts this week: one on how it’s normal to hate your book (yay!), another on platform-building and marketing.

• Problogger offers 9 practical ways to attract an audience to your new social media account. If you have a blog, make sure you’re hitting each and every one of these suggestions.

• Chris Guillebeau brings us big-picture ideas we should always be thinking about, whether we’re writing a book, building a blog or creating a business. I also loved this post from Chris about not waiting for a near brush with death to think about what really matters.

• I could totally relate to this piece by Lisa Romeo about the positives and negatives of working from home. Anyone else?

• Seth Godin writes about cliches. He’s not referring to writing specifically, but this is a great way to think about cliches in your writing.

• Last but not least, a plug for my first project at my new job: The 50 Best Careers of 2011. Technical writer made the list — a good option if you’re trying to make it as a writer.

Happy weekend!