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Aspiring Fiction . . .

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Aspiring fiction writers face a ‘dark, lonely, miserable, bleak path’ – By Alaina Mobassa – Newsworks – http://goo.gl/e8vE1

Books and movies – By Aazar Anis – My Digital FC – http://goo.gl/tbuLZ

No stranger to writing – By Amanda Robbins – democratherald – http://goo.gl/8xziD

Steamy yet discreet: an e-book revolution – By Sydney Morning Herald – http://goo.gl/CgOst

Self-publishing offers new avenue for would-be writers – By Jake Bess – The Dispatch – http://goo.gl/Vuthm

Suing big studios is risky, expensive, former Hollywood writer says – By Neal Hall – Calgary Herald – http://goo.gl/rTGRg

Atwood says film plans for ‘Alias Grace’ in good hands – by The Canadian Press – http://goo.gl/H6DLR

St. Patrick’s Day 2012: Facts, Myths, and Traditions – By National Geographic – http://goo.gl/yEqzZ

Chinese writers’ group sues Apple reports state media – By Euronews – http://goo.gl/yKN9f

The Minimalist Secret to Productive Writing – By Jeff Goins – http://goo.gl/upVgs

When is a Dodgy Publisher Like a Stopped Clock? – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/fzgOF

The Best – and Worst – Places to Write – By Joe Pawlikoswki – Men With Pens – http://goo.gl/45AZV

How Video Interviews Can Help Grow Your Blog – By Torrey McGraw – For Problogger – http://goo.gl/R2LGX

Author Blogging 101: Simple SEO for Authors, Part 1 – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/zrUhJ

Character Trait Entry: Cautious – By Angela Ackerman – The Bookshelf Muse – http://goo.gl/8fqKg

 

 

Quote(s) of the Day

“I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me’. “ – Barbara Streisand

 

Your Competitive Advantage . . .

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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

Stuck? Borrow . . .

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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