10 Fabulous Articles for Writers & Other Cool Stuff This Week
As usual, I want to bring you up-to-date on the latest and greatest stuff at Writer’s Digest, as well as other free tools and resources I love! The BrainstormerHave you…
As usual, I want to bring you up-to-date on the latest and greatest stuff at Writer's Digest, as well as other free tools and resources I love!
The Brainstormer
Have you seen this ultra-cool prompt wheel? It's free to use online, and also available as a $1.99 iPhone app. (I hope to interview the creator on this blog very soon—stay tuned.)
10 Not-to-Be-Missed Articles From Writer's Digest
These articles were recently posted at WritersDigest.com. Have you seen them yet?
- There’s No Such Thing as a Failed Story
- 4 Simple Steps to Creating a Book Trailer
- How to Set Up a Preorder Event for Your Book
- 8 Basic Writing Blunders
- The Secret to Landing Paid Writing Gigs
- Can Writers Get Creative With Facts?
- Sue Grafton's Advice for Writers: Put in the Time
- 3 Exercises For Tapping Inspiration
- Create Your Own Mini-Writing Retreat
- 7 Reasons Inspiration Matters to Writers
How Will You Spend Your July? Try the "Write Great Fiction" Webinar Series!
I am very excited to announce that we're partnering with best-selling author James Scott Bell to offer a series of fiction writing technique webinars in July. It's a three-part series, and if you're fan of Plot & Structure, I think you'll love interacting in live time with Jim:
For nonfiction authors, here's a different opportunity: A live webinar this week with literary agent Sharlene Martin, "10 Secrets to a Winning Book Proposal."
Are You Enrolled in an MFA Program in 2010-2011?
Last year we launched MFA Confidential, where we have an MFA student blog for us about the experience of studying and practicing writing in a formal university program. We've had a wonderful time with the talented Kate Monahan, but now it's time for someone else to take the reins.
Click here to find out more on becoming our MFA blogger for a year, and getting visible to hundreds of thousands of writers and industry professionals.
And if you haven't read MFA Confidential before, check out this post: Thinking About Life Inside an MFA Program
Finally, last but not least, our sister community, Digital Book World, is partnering with Mike Shatzkin to launch a series of webcasts, "Enhanced E-Book University."
For the advanced authors/freelancers at Writer's Digest, this a phenomenal opportunity to learn from the brightest and best on the topic of e-books and enhanced e-books.
It is June 29, at 1p EDT. The first, free session takes a critical look at the current enhanced e-book marketplace, and offers a discussion of when, why, and how to enhance digital book content. Click here to register for free!
Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).
