Writers’ Roundup: April 15

Gotta love links because then you know it’s Friday!

Here’s what I’ve got for you this week:

• What do lucky people do differently? Great post at entrepreneur Jonathan Fields’ blog. (Hat tip to Rachelle Gardner for this one.)

• Writers don’t write for the odds, do we? Great reminder from FundsforWriters Editor Hope Clark. (Kinda like how journalists say we don’t report for the money.)

• Thoughts about reading books while on the road, from travel writer Rolf Potts.

• Ethan Klapper, who’s about to enter the world of full-time work, posts at 10,000 words about how to land a job in journalism.

• More on getting hired in digital journalism: Mark Stencel of NPR explains what he looks for in job candidates.

• And just one more, I promise: TBD’s Steve Buttry with job-hunting advice for journalists in the digital market.

• Author Chuck Sambuchino rounds up the best literary agent blogs.

• Everyone has a shot at publishing, Nathan Bransford says, but the best shots go to authors who can give their books a boost.

• Interesting piece on why meetings are disruptive for certain types of workers, including writers.

• What’s the right amount of time for your career break? Briefcase to Backpack chimes in.

• And saving the best for last: TIME explains how this writer proposes to his girlfriend in his new novel.

I’m sticking around this weekend to work on some of the projects I described in my last post. If you haven’t commented about which, if any, of those products would be helpful to you, I hope you will. See you Monday!