Our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and useful:
• Cliches are the death of good fiction: don’t use these.
• Writer Jennifer Szalai looks at the impact of Oprah’s Book Club on readers, books, and the business.
• Agent Rachelle Gardner on the 3 things you need for a successful book.
• Media expert Dan Blank on the value of blogging.
• GalleyCat has a terrific roundup of nonfiction query letters that worked! (Hat tip to Alexis Grant.)
• And we leave you with this from Creative Something:
   
  

 

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!

No roundup post this week. We’ll be back next Friday with links.

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!

Our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and helpful:
• These words about passion versus desire from chef Thomas Keller apply equally well to writing.
• Author and artist Michael Nobbs talks about how to pursue creative work with limited time or energy.
• Confused about grammar? No need to be: check out EnglishGrammar.org!
• Terrific tips from author Anne R. Allen on when to blog your book.
• And we leave you with five pieces of fabulous advice to writers from best-selling author Sarah Pekkanen.

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!

Our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and useful:
• If you read Query Shark (and you should because queries are hard), then you’ll know how unusual it is for someone to nail it on the first try.
• Industry expert Jane Friedman shares her latest roundup of best business advice for writers.
• Agent and author Donald Maass on taxing your protagonist.
• A behind-the-scenes look at editorial rewrite dialogue between editor John Joseph Adams and author Jake Kerr.
• Author Owen King talks about the travails of titles.
• Creative Something says there’s never been a better time to get creative.
• And we leave you with the best April Fool’s writing post we found…

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!