The Slush Pile . . .

For Your Information

Will You Ever Buy Mostly E-books? – By Nathan Bransford – http://goo.gl/lI04w

Who comes on opening night? – By Seth Godin – http://goo.gl/quHgv

Why I Wrote the Kind of Book I Hate – By Danny Iny – Problogger – http://goo.gl/Ix1UF

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers: #1 – The Essential First Step – By Carol – Make a Living Writing – http://goo.gl/hNO0C

The Slush Pile and How to Emerge From It – By Sydney – Call My Agent –http://goo.gl/JTR9u

Don’t know what to do with old batteries? – Innovative Eco Clock By Bor-Ru Huang – E-Junkie-Info – http://goo.gl/FRlpK

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: How Relying on Numbers Can Get You Into Trouble – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/FXOP7

The Difference between Simple and Easy – And Why It Matters to Bloggers – By Aman Basanti – Men With Pens – http://goo.gl/xiTxB

Quote(s) of the Day

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon”  – E.L. Doctorow

 

Writing Contest

Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest – short fiction – Deadline Dec. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/S6kii