Writers’ Roundup: July 15

Here’s a last chance to fill out my one-question survey about what you’d like to read on this blog. It will only take 30 seconds, I promise. Consider it your chance to vote on what you want to learn here in the coming months!

Interesting links from this week:

• Former executive editor of The New York Times Bill Keller asks: Why does everyone want to write books? Funny take on how many journalists embark on such a project.

• My colleague Kim Palmer writes about how one man took the leap into self-employment. I love stories like this that go into specifics about how to think outside the 9-to-5 box.

• Why one woman is extending her career break to continue traveling: she still has more to learn.

• Seth Godin offers a great description of Project World, where I pretty much find myself every weekend. He also wrote this week about not waiting until your fear subsides to do what you want, because then it will be too late.

• Phil in _____ (who I met in person this week!) suggests how we could do a better job of writing about Africa.

• Who knew Angola’s capital was the most expensive in the world? Chris Guillebeau tells us about his recent visit.

I’ll be reading Becoming Odyssa this weekend — Loving the book. Will post a review soon on my Tumblr.