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The Nitty-Gritty About Reduplication – By Mark Nichol – Daily Writing Tips – http://goo.gl/9JIIF
Harry Potter Headlines: 10 Ways to Conjure Up a Viral Blog Post Title – by Judy Dunn – Cat’s Eye Writer – http://goo.gl/PGAah
Writers choose their favorite books of 2011 – By Emma Mustich – Open Salon – http://goo.gl/wj1rW
Self-published authors find e-success – By Deirdre Donahue – USA Today – http://goo.gl/QJPRj
Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012 – By Dorie Clark – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/eC2Xr
Quote(s) of the Day
“Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Writing Contest
The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction – Deadline – March 15, 2012 – http://goo.gl/zrf8n
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Editor Admits to Sleeping with Readers and Recommends You Do the Same – By Jonathan Morrow – Copyblogger –http://goo.gl/XEUdm
21 Most Popular E-scientists – By E-Junkie.Info – http://goo.gl/XjKxz
Pearson Education Extends Scope of Permissions Licenses – By Victoria Strauss – Writers Beware – http://goo.gl/6uc8M
Why You Should Never Write Like You Talk – By Taylor Linstrom – Men With Pens – http://goo.gl/jEqIp
How to Take Criticism – By Joanna Penn – The Creative Penn – http://goo.gl/odagC
Your “How-To” Post Will Fail If You Don’t Use These Techniques – By Neil Patel – Problogger – http://goo.gl/wIh7h
Quote(s) of the Day
“I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.” – Randy Pausch
“The greatest possible mint of style is to make the words absolutely disappear into the thought.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writing Contest
Meridian 2012 Edotors’ Prize Contest – Fiction and Poetry – Deadline Dec. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/w97Sa
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The Authors Guild on Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/63MKI
How Creating an Imaginary Friend Can Make You a Better Writer – By Kelly Kautz – Copyblogger – http://goo.gl/ZAsgL
Three more join the Kindle Million Club – By Amazon.com – http://goo.gl/jh1VH
Whether to Use “Whether” or “If” – By Mark Nichol – Daily Writing Tips – http://goo.gl/aY28f
World Map created from Recycled Computers – By Susan Stockwell, British artist – E-Junkie.info – http://goo.gl/fiex5 – Well done!
5 Things to Consider When Turning Real Life into Fiction – By Jennifer – Procrastinating Writers – http://goo.gl/jjCLt
After you’ve done your best (and it didn’t work) – By Seth Godin – http://goo.gl/z2u7c
Great book jackets: Tips from 4 design pros – By Alan Rinzler – http://goo.gl/DBzzr
Quote(s) of the Day
“The only way to learn to write is to write.” – Peggy Teeters
Writing Contest
Tartts Fiction Award – Deadline Dec. 31, 2011 – http://goo.gl/NULxx
Special Tribute
Mitzbah Circle Foundation – Support for individuals and families in need – http://goo.gl/m4zOW
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The Latest
- Old Friends Edition – The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup – http://goo.gl/wZo4h
- Scientists Design a Fake Volcano for Climate Change Experiment – By Brit Liggett – http://goo.gl/eOhjn
- Facebook Launches Twitter-Like ‘Subscriptions’, Lets You Share With Unlimited Users – By Jason Kincaid – http://goo.gl/A4Oat
- Prometheus Books Launches Seventh Street Books – By Publishers Weekly – http://goo.gl/Z3t7u
- Amazon May Launch Netflix-like Service for Books – Writer’s Blog – http://goo.gl/AwaEP
- Authors Guild and Others Sue Universities for Copyright Infringement – By Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/PSNmd
- On Being Mentored: Lynn Austin – 7 Time Christy Winner – http://goo.gl/jbTsC
- Six Compelling Reasons Why Authors Need to Blog – By Joel Frielander – http://goo.gl/oYsTa
Quote of the Day
“A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.” – Eugene Ionesco
Contests
21st Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editor’s Prize in Fiction, Essay, and Poetry – By The Missouri Review – Deadline Oct 1, 2011 – http://goo.gl/EZ0b1
Featured Book(s)
New Fantasy Book Release: The Children of the Sky – By Vernor Vinge – Released October 2011
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