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. […]
My RSS feed has been awash lately with blog posts on self-publishing. Author Amanda Hocking makes a ton of money self-publishing but then signs a book deal. Another author, Joe Konrath, writes again and again about how self-publishing is the way to go. Yet another author, Barry Eisler, turns down a mega book deal to […]
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 […]
I don’t often cross-post between here and my book blog, What Lexi Reads, but y’all are likely to be interested in this one. Remember Mira Bartok, who visited us here in 2009 for a Q&A about her blog, Mira’s List, and grants for writers? Her book is out: The Memory Palace. It’s about growing up […]
So many great links this week! Eat your heart out: Don’t look for a job as a writer, look for a job as a communicator, says Hope Clark. She’s right that this will broaden your opportunity. How long does it take to get published? Finally! Someone — that someone being literary agent Steve Laube — […]
For anyone into social media, Web journalism and the intersection of the two, SXSW is thee conference. Most people know it as a music or film festival, but I’m referring to the Interactive arm, which draws thousands of geeks from around the country each year. I bought my ticket months ago, when they first went […]
Happy Friday! Links you might want to read over the weekend: Keppie Careers hits the nail on the head with this one: Why you should use Twitter. Wish I’d explained it this way myself. Though I still think one Facebook page is best, this is an excellent post from Nathan Bransford about Facebook for authors. […]
Hello friends! Thanks for checking in for this week’s roundup of links. Here’s what I’ve got for you this week: Are you too busy to blog? Chris Garrett suggests ways to blog more productively. Fascinating read from The New York Times: The threatening scent of fertile women. Blogging isn’t dead, it’s just evolving, says Mathew […]
How is it Friday already? Links: Do we have less time to read these days? I feel that way, and I don’t even have kids yet. From The Wall Street Journal’s The Juggle blog. Wanna make big things happen? Make big plans, says Seth Godin. Love this list of blogs for writers, from My Name […]
First things first: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! (Yes, she reads the blog.) Links to keep you busy this weekend: At WordCount, 10 ways to make editors fall in love with your book. Lifehacker informs us that Kindle page numbers now correspond with paper books! An interesting take on travel blogging and freebies, from No Beaten Path. […]