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Author Blogging 101: Blog Design – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/BupDH

Your competitive advantage – By Seth Godin – http://goo.gl/jygZ9

From Failed Idea to Profitable Product: What I Learned from Failure – By Bjorgvin Benediktsson – Problogger – http://goo.gl/4YoSE

Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies? – By Nathan Bransford – http://goo.gl/deJzd – His strong exaggeration is hilarious!

The Chalk Guy is Back– Pictures on a flat sidewalk surface – Amazing! – By Soul Food – http://goo.gl/knqtg - Thanks Alex, for sending!

Quote(s) of the Day

“Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.” – W. Somerset Maugham

 

 

 

Writing Contest

Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Competition – Deadline Dec. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/soJUW

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For Your Information

The Truth About Going Viral – By Jeff Goins - http://goo.gl/rPTYK

On the Future of Books: A Discussion with Seth Godin – By Leo Babauta – Zenhabits – http://goo.gl/dSsb6

How to Spam Yourself to Success – By Fitjerk – Men With Pens – http://goo.gl/KvnYx

Alert: Light Sword Publishing, a.k.a. LSP Digital, Returns – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/nj4sG

2011 National Book Awards – By Writer’s Blog – http://goo.gl/hM09y

Principles of Plain English – By Mark Nichol – Daily Writing Tips – http://goo.gl/gsu4o

When the Climax Fails, the Reader Suffers – By the Plot Whisperer – http://goo.gl/wPDhu

8 Ways Freelancers Can Show Gratitude – By Susan Johnston – The Urban Muse – http://goo.gl/BkRXX

What is Your Novel Missing? – The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/17T6S

The Bet That Really Paid Off for Aspiring Author – by Digital Journal – http://goo.gl/Urteb

 

 Quote(s) of the Day

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” – Henry David Thoreau

“To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as common people do.” – Aristotle

“If any man wishes to write a clear style, let him first be clear in his thoughts.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

 

Writing Contest

The Micro Award – Prose Fiction – Deadline Dec. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/g2M4a

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For Your Information

1. Copyright Is People – By Michael Capobianco – guest blog for Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/1iS1X

2. Big List of Things to be Happy About – By Nora Dunn – Wise Bread – http://goo.gl/eox0b

3. America – Excelling at Mediocrity – By Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/2PSCN

4. Terrific Cereal Mosaics (By Ryan Alexiev) –  E-Junkie.Info – http://goo.gl/vdndF – Incredible pieces!

5. Castle Lessons: Irresistible – By The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/KJrr9

6. Eight More Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers – by Annabel Candy – copyblogger – http://goo.gl/qgg0H

7. Kobo e-book seller to become a publisher – CBC News – http://goo.gl/iu43s

8. Copyright Tussle: “Rocky” Star Stallone, Co-Writer Sued Over “The Expendables” – By Chad Bray – The Wall Street Journal – http://goo.gl/oaPK8

 

 

Quote(s) of the Day

I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.- Peter de Vries

 

 

 

Writing Contest

The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize – Deadline Dec. 1, 2011 – http://goo.gl/zcwxF

 

 

 

Book Reference

An Affinity for Shadows – By Author Liz R. Newman – Mainstream Literary Romance – Now available in paperback!

 

 

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For Your Information

1. A Small Press Implodes : The Inside Story of Aspen Mountain Press – Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/aOXue

2. Author Blogging 101: Presenting Your Content – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/tcwFo

3. How to Recover Your Core Rhythm – By Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/cQOjU

4. Sixty-seven Elegant, Effective and Free Website Graphics for Serious Online Publishers – By Robert Bruce – Copyblogger – http://goo.gl/qNEV1

5. On Being Mentored-Our Responsibilities – By The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/2tCy1

6. Feeling’s good: why writers need emotion – By Al Kennedy – the guardian – http://goo.gl/yAIUn

7. 2011 Whiting Writers’ Award Winners Revealed – By Jason Boog – http://goo.gl/Rl8BB

8. Margaret Atwood knits for the birds – By Randy Boswell – The Vancouver Sun – http://goo.gl/VKcny

9. Seven Dirty Little Book Publishing Secrets that Every Writer Needs to Know – By Susan Daffron – copyblogger – http://goo.gl/oyWaf

10. RIM Offers Up A Device-Driven Look At Tomorrow – By Chris Velazco – techcrunch.com – http://goo.gl/RBqoe

11. 6 Creepy Churches Made of Bones – By Lori Zimmer – inhabitat – http://goo.gl/w3ik6

12. The Silliness of Busyness – By Courtney Carver – zenhabits – http://goo.gl/O7eXb

13. e-Book Cover File Size Specifications – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/tBh7r

14. Stuck? Borrow Techniques from Popular Authors – By Jennifer – procrastinating writers – http://goo.gl/K8DXS

Quote(s) of the Day

“The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don’t dare reveal.” – Elia Kazan

 

“The task of a writer consists in being able to make something out of an idea.” – Thomas Mann

 

Writing Contest

David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction – Deadline – Dec. 1, 2011 – http://goo.gl/1PVGy

 

 

 

 

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For Your Information

1. Fitzhenry and Whiteside – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/sSO3I

2. How to Write What People Actually Want to Read – By Mary Jaksch – Write to done – http://goo.gl/N5ctH

3. The Art of Finding Ideas – By Robert Bruce – copyblogger – http://goo.gl/tdF47

4. Rare Book Find Sheds Light on Old Australian Mystery – by Writer’s Blog – http://goo.gl/NziBk

5. POOP SCOOP Robot Keeps Streets Clean by Automatically Picking Up Dog Poo – By Andrew Michler – inhabitat – http://goo.gl/hkYq0

6. Pi Pan Pizza Dish Could Prevent Billions of Boxes from Being Discarded – By Timon Singh – inhabitat – http://goo.gl/YwaCg

7. e-Book Cover Design Awards, Sept. 2011 Part 4 – By Joel Friedlander – http://goo.gl/Bx8yt – More great-looking covers!

8. The power of visualization – By Seth Godin – http://goo.gl/YpHZC

9. Three Easy Ways to Stay Motivated – By Amy Young – Procrastinating Writers – http://goo.gl/oY1fg

 

Quote of the Day

“Only a person with a Best Seller mind can write Best Sellers.” – Aldous Huxley

 

 

 

Writing Contest

Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry – University of North Texas Press – Deadline Nov. 15, 2011 – http://goo.gl/zs0ex

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For Your Information

1. Three Parts to Every Story: Endings – By Icy Sedgwick – Fuel Your Writing – http://goo.gl/ROsM4

2. How to Measure Whether You’re Good Enough – by Ainslie Hunter – Men With Pens – http://goo.gl/SjgQT

3. Margaret Atwood’s New Book is Made of Straw – By Writer’s Blog – http://goo.gl/4Ylj8

4. You Can Pay for Attention, or You Can Earn It – By Daily SEO Blog – http://goo.gl/GEyNM

5. Licorice Pencil – Now Chewing Pencil Is No Longer An Unhealthy Habit – By E-Junkie.info – http://goo.gl/qObS3

6. On Being Mentored: Re-engaging Readers – By The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/KdhPt

7. The four-letter curse word – should you or shouldn’t you use it? – By Di Mace – Word Swords – http://goo.gl/RgHto

 

Quote of the Day

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” – Anais Nin

 

 

 

Writing Contest

2012 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing – Stanford University Libraries/William Saroyan Foundation – http://goo.gl/WP6nR – Deadline Jan 31, 2012

 

 

Featured Book

“The Litigators” by Author John Grisham – Released October 25, 2011

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The Latest

1. Alerts: Lobster Press and Dailey Swan Publishing – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/pKVqU

2. Poet Tomas Transtromer Reacts to Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature – By Writers Blog – http://goo.gl/3bK8V

3. How to: Recycle Your E-Waste – By Daiane Pham – My Life Scoop – http://goo.gl/W5Co5

4. Creepy Skull Sculptures are Made from Grains, Herbs, and Spices – By Lori Zimmer, inhabitat – http://goo.gl/AkTyB – Creepy but imaginative and life like!

5. Should You Lend to Friends and Family? – By Maggie Wells – WiseBread – http://goo.gl/s8u65

6. Page Critique: The Importance of Staying With Your Character – By Nathan Bransford – http://goo.gl/pmajN

7. Make the Dangerous Choice to Dissent – by Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/mIJ0q

8. 20 More Smothered Verbs Set Free – B Mark Nichol – DailyWritingTips – http://goo.gl/nlg2M – Good way to reduce word count!

9. Dina Sleiman’s Interview & Book Giveaway – By The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/4W2RY

 

Quote of the Day

“The measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions.” – John Updike

 

 

Writing Contest

Writing Contest – James Hearst Poetry Prize – North American Review – Deadline Oct. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/DXxPs

 

 

 

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