Dec 8, 2011

The Golden 20 Percent . . .

For Your Information

Focus on the golden 20 per cent – but are you sure? – By Di Mace – Word Swords – http://goo.gl/4SARh

Answers to our Show Don’t Tell Questions – By Randy Ingermanson – The Writers Alley – http://goo.gl/kakrC

Blogger Of The Week: Jeff Goins, The Writing Coach And Creative Writer At ‘GoinsWriter’ – http://goo.gl/kbrni

A Blast From the Past—Thieving “Literary Agent” Uwe Luserke Re-Surfaces – by Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware –http://goo.gl/hZWfV

The Flinch, Newsjacking And Digital Publishing – By Joanna Penn – The Creative Penn – http://goo.gl/YzqWW

30 Book Awards for Self-Published Authors – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/3xl5w

How Many Customers Did You Lose Today? – By Rita McGrath – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/kTHpa

“The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter.” – Anonymous

The Crazyhorse Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize – Deadline Jan. 15, 2012 – http://goo.gl/sBd4I

Nov 19, 2011

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

“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

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