Writers’ Roundup: February 3

February is here already?!

Start the month with these links:

• Smart book-publication approach: author David Kazzie shares how giving his book away for free helped generate sales.

• If you enjoyed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, you’ll like this work by artist Joana Ricou, a friend I met at an artist’s residency. It’s HeLa-inspired!

• Over at hey amber rae: “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

• Non-conformist Chris Guillebeau has a new mini-website dedicated to how to get airline miles from credit cards. This is worth a read if you foresee any traveling in your future.

Yup, that’s it for this week. It’s a short list because I neglected my Google Reader in favor of sight-seeing with a visiting friend. We’ve had a beautiful, warm and — you’ll see from this photo — clear week here in Washington, D.C.

Have a great weekend! Next time you hear from me, I’ll be in NICARAGUA!