Time for the weekly roundup! Interesting and useful links from this week: The New York Times runs an optimistic story about making money through blogging. Some good ideas here, but the reporter forgot to include anecdotes from bloggers who try but fail to bring in cash. If you overuse the em dash — like me […]
Friday! And a spring Friday, which makes it all that much better. I hope you get away from your computer this weekend, but if you’re looking for online reads, here are my recommendations: If you don’t feel like running or writing, do it anyway, says Chris Guillebeau. “The days I feel bad about my writing […]
As usual, links to keep you busy this weekend: Should you self-publish after a near-miss? From Writer’s Digest’s Jane Friedman. The Creative Penn tells all in this post about how much she’s made so far from her self-published book. Appreciate her transparency! What do you do when nobody’s looking? Inspiration from e-book entrepreneur Seth Godin. […]
Hope you had a great week! Links to keep you busy on your two days off: At Glimmer Train, how to balance your day job and side gig when both involve writing. GalleyCat reports an Osama bin Laden expert already landed a book deal. The speed! Enjoyed this post from Nathan Bransford on his writing […]
Happy Friday! Links to keep you busy this weekend: At National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel blog, What travelers can learn from war zone reporters. Amazon launches Backstory, a place for author interviews, guest reviews and more, reports MediaBistro’s GalleyCat. When pitching (anything!), be concise. Right-on advice from literary agency BookEnds. Author Chris Guillebeau visits North Korea! […]
Happy Friday! Great links to keep you busy this weekend (and only one brief mention of Three Cups of Tea, because we’ve all read enough about that): Tips on writing memoir if you’re not famous, from Writer’s Digest’s Jane Friedman. TechCrunch introduces Byliner and how it plays into the new rapid-fire world of long-form publishing. […]
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 […]
End of the week — Time for links! The easiest and cheapest way to self-publish, from MediaShift. Agree? Awesome post from literary agent Jenny Bent on the democratization of publishing. I’ve raved before about Peter Gostelow’s blog; he’s cycling across Africa. This week had posted one of his best stories yet, about traveling on the […]
Happy Friday! Your weekly serving of links that will make you smarter (or maybe just happier): Chris Guillebeau offers advice on what to do if the people around you don’t “get” your lifestyle. Whether you’re living a simplistic, travel-focused or writing-centered lifestyle, this is motivational. Perigee Bookmarks explains why editors say “yes” to a project. […]
I’ve had a crazy week, brainstorming some awesome upcoming projects for this blog and working on a few guest posts for other corners of the Internet. But I always make time for great links: The Online Journalism Review suggests ways journalists can use Twitter better for news. Hope Clark and I think alike on this […]