Our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and useful.

• Every day The Writer’s Almanac brings stories of writers to your email box. Here’s an example: Isabel Allende talking about the ritual — and the long hours of hard work — that shape her writing (you’ll find it after the poem).
• From AuthorCulture, sensible advice on common writing mistakes.
• In the midst of so much upheaval for publishing, some good news: FSG launches a new imprint. Follow the links in the article to a great interview with publisher and editor Jonathan Karp and this 2007 article on the mystery of what makes a bestseller.
• Publishing CEO Michael Hyatt and literary agent Rachelle Gardner both tell it like it is about rejection. Honest and realistic advice for writers ready to hear it.
• A funny story that is sadly no joke from Editorial Ass: writers, learn about the editing and publishing process before you become authors. Don’t make your editor go for the gun!
• And finally, from Writers Digest — a checklist to help you plan your novel, and worksheets to help with the elements of your story.

If you have a link of interest to writers that you’d like to see in a roundup, please email us or leave a comment.

Have a great weekend. Write something wonderful!

Posted by: Kelley