Hope everyone had a great week! My favorite links from the last few days: Helpful slide show on social media for bloggers, at Zombie Journalism. If you think you might ever want to publish a book, Jane Friedman offers an excellent publishing primer. The Creative Penn runs a podcast on Writing your Life Story, an […]
By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Georgia for two weeks at a writer’s residency! More on that next week. My favorite links from this week: The world’s first airport library. Love it. From MediaBistro’s GalleyCat. Social media thug Marian Schembari offers a solid checklist for what you should include […]
Wow, busy week. Anybody else feel like they’ve got a lot on their plate? Some great links this week. A good variety, too, which makes me wonder whether I should continue to call this the Writers’ Roundup. Let’s get to it! Excellent advice from ProBlogger: Make your blog sound like a trusted friend. This is […]
Before we get to the good stuff, a little crowd-sourcing: I’m brainstorming my list of interviewees for upcoming Q&As. Who would you like to see interviewed on this blog? Any particular subjects you’d like to learn about? Now for links! A new Google tool allows you to use keywords to search for blogs. Super helpful […]
Friday means links! Author Dani Shapiro on the importance of alone time, and finding the balance between thinking about life and actually living it. Short but super post from The Mobile Lawyer about how travel inspires memory. A must-read for travel memoirists. Six steps to a prettier blog — without a designer. Awesome tips from […]
It’s Friday the 13th! Lucky, right? How Hollywood affected Eat, Pray, Love‘s book sales. So that’s why I want my book to be made into a movie. Writers have a lot of excuses for not using social media. Soon-to-be author Jody Hedlund tells us how to overcome them. Who are your favorite undderrated writers? From […]
You know the drill… Time for links! Should you write for free? (I say no.) The Traveling Philosopher weighs in on what he calls the devaluation of words at the Huffington Post. If you’re still not sure you should use Twitter (haven’t I convinced you already?), literary agent Janet Reid offers yet another reason. I […]
I could care less what Chelsea Clinton wears at her wedding this weekend. What I DO care about are great links from this week on writing and social media. Enjoy. Super helpful interview from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat with author Rachel Shukert on her new travel memoir. Her ideas are good enough to copy. Speaking of authors […]
My favorite links from this week: Guest post at Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents: 4 ways to overcome writer’s block and write from anywhere. One author’s journey on Twitter, at The Huffington Post. Penelope Trunk presents a new way to write a book review. This goes well with the blogging series I’ve run during […]
My favorite links from this week: Journalist David Farley tells MediaBistro’s GalleyCat how he turned his travel reporting into a book deal. Travel memoir folks, listen to this one. Eleven important elements of a novel or memoir, from literary agent Michael Larsen. When backstory helps your writing — and when it hinders it. Solid advice […]