I’ve decided to keep a log of the best links I find and post or retweet on Twitter and I will post them here periodically. Here is the first batch of twenty:
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Literary Agents and Publishing
Questions to Agents (and replies) – Jennifer Laughran (Literaticat) Open Thread
The self publishing Hoo-Ha – Chuck Wendig
On deciding to self publish – Robert Chazz Chute
The speech that all writers need to hear (on rejection, success and living your life) – Jane Smith
How much editing does a contracted book need? - Jody Hedlund
Are e-books killing the literary novel? – bnet
Bloomsbury Restructure along global lines – Publishers Weekly Feb 8th
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Craft/Writing
The four most common mistakes fiction editors see – KM Weiland
What point of view do you use? – Patty Jansen
The lies writers believe in (are there really any rules for writers?) – The Literary Lab
Anxiety and The Modern Writer – Amber Sparks
Maximising Pay-Off with a Character Fix – Novel Resolution by Lydia Sharp
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Writing Competitions
Why writers should enter competitions – Jody Hedlund
Putting rejections into context – Nik Perring
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Things to Read – Short stories, new short fiction
Sparks - featuring flash by Jon Pinnock, Vanessa Gebbie and More
Horizon Review – Edited by Jane Holland
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Literature
Is there a Literary Glass Ceiling for Women Writers?
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sebastien Faulks on Heroes/Heroines and the great british novel – BBC Radio 4
The dangers of a single story - a TED talk from Chimamanda Adichie
Thanks for the mention, Claire – glad you thought my little post was useful!
Nik
Pleasure, Nik – It’s always good to have the wider perspective!
ooo these are such good links – sorry, meant to comment earlier. I’ve been happily skewing your stats, coming back and then visiting another gem.
And kind of you to link to Sparks – nutty place that it is.. good old flash fiction. vx
Great links, Claire. Thanks
Thanks for the kind nod and bump of love, Claire…I didn’t mean that to sound dirty… Ahem.
Thanks for the mention of Sparks – fab place
Lots of other good links there too – esp that TED talk. Have you read That Thing Around Your Neck? Some great stories in there.
Ooh I have been having loads of fun today with this. Best page ever!