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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

 

 

 

 

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1. ‘X-Men’ Writers Land ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Gig – By Kara Warner – mtv.com – http://goo.gl/jNNfi

2. German Peace Prize honors Algerian writer Boualem Sansal’s struggle for democracy – By Associated Press – http://goo.gl/ds6O7

3. Interview: Virma DePaul, author of ‘Chosen by Fate’ – By Joyce Lamb – USA Today – http://goo.gl/j2AeN – Why she gave up her career as a prosecutor to write

4. Writer seeks inspiration – By Heather Allen – http://goo.gl/w9hBA – Mackie Lake House sounds like a beautiful and inspirational writing place.

5. e-Book Cover Design Awards, Sept. 2011 Part 1 – By Joel Friedlander – http://goo.gl/QIHVe

6. Yelling and whispering – By Seth Godin – http://goo.gl/473Sr

7. How to write a synopsis of your book or novel – By Writers online – http://goo.gl/SxGVp

8. Effort vs. Results: The Difference between Trying and Getting It Done – by Carlos Portocarrero – Wise Bread – http://goo.gl/3Phn7

9. e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2011 Part 2 – By Joel Friedlander – http://goo.gl/cuzOb – Loved looking at them. Great artistic work!

10. Contest News: A Search for America’s Newest Comedy Writer – By Christopher Jackson – Fuel Your Writing – http://goo.gl/UcLKJ

11. The Ins and Outs of “High” and “Low” – By Mark Nichol – Daily Writing Tips – http://goo.gl/JxSYm

12. WH Smith to launch e-book reader – By the guardian – http://goo.gl/R1eSj

 

Quote of the Day

“A novel must give a sense of permanence as well as a sense of life.” – E. M. Forster

 

 

 

Writing Contest

2011 New American Poetry Prize – Deadline December 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/WKco3

 

 

 

Featured Book Release

In The Midnight Hour – By Author Reggie Ridgway – being published by Echelon Press 2011