Writer’s Roundup: July 6

Happy Friday!

I’m traveling to Portland RIGHT NOW, on my way to the World Domination Summit. I’m not totally sure what to expect, though I’ve heard this experience will be EPIC — motivational and inspirational. At the very least, I’ll get to meet some awesome online friends In Real Life.

If the mood strikes, I’ll blog over the weekend from the conference. But I don’t want to pressure myself to report to y’all — I’m giving myself permission to enjoy the weekend and write when I get home next week. Keep your eyes here for that.

In the meantime, reads for this weekend!

• Should you charge when someone wants to pick your brain? Would love to hear what you think over at Brazen Careerist.

• Don’t fall into the busy trap, warns The New York Times. It’s awfully easy to do, isn’t it?

• Writing advice from Cheryl Strayed, author of the fabulous WILD.

• Helpful post about negotiating rates as a freelancer, at Leaving Work Behind.

• Problogger on building a resource list for your blog (and boosting your traffic!).

• At The Wall Street Journal, check out the intelligence we can now get from ebooks.

Happy weekend!