Writers’ Roundup: June 10

Remember Cooper, the Hambidge Dog? He’s visiting me in DC. Quite the handful.

Links from this week:

• The definition of joyfear and why you should seek it out, not avoid it. From zen habits.

• Seth Godin writes about the widening gap between paid and free, including thoughts about how to move toward the paid side of the spectrum. Seth also has a post at The Domino Project explaining why Dr. Seuss never accepted an advance.

• For those of you who enjoyed my post on whether we can have it all, here’s a Q&A with the authors of that book.

• Poynter gives a few good reasons why journalists make good entrepreneurs.

• Journalist Kate Gardiner counters my post on digital tools with a few of her own. Good suggestions.

• Editor Alan Rinzler says authors are steering the publishing ship as the industry changes.

• The Wall Street Journal reports on the rise of the airport book tour.

• At My Name is Not Bob, revision tips for writers.

• Finally, a post I wrote for the National Association of Memoir Writers on what you should do if your story arc isn’t clear from the get-go.

I’m working on blog projects this weekend! Cheers to a productive few days.