PUBLISHING ADVICE
- SF author Charlie Stross outlines some of the misconceptions that are common among new writers.
- Dear Author explores The Evolution of a Series.
- Carrie Vaughn on Micropayments as a Much-Needed Pat On the Back (via Genreality)
- YA Highway on managing relationships with Non-Writing Spouses
WRITING ADVICE
- 8 Urban Myths to Squelch During Author Critique Sessions
- Booklifenow.com on How To Write When You Don’t Have Time
INDUSTRY NEWS & COMMENTARY
- The President of the US Author’s Guild has released a public statement regarding the Penguin/Random House merger.
- Forbes.com takes a look at Which Major Publishers Do Best at Ebook Sales
- A recent study has shown that school text books may play a pivotal role in establishing national attitudes (via Publishing Perspective)
- The MacMillain Dictionary has decided to phase out print editions in favour of its electronic services
NANOWRIMO
- Monica Valentinelli posts about NaNoWriMo By the Numbers.
- Diana Peterfreund asks Why the NaNo Hating?
And that’s the fry-up for this week. As always, we’re interested in hearing about any links we may have missed in the comments, and we hope you have a great weekend of writing ahead of you.