Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to read over the weekend.
People have been talking this week about freelancer Nate Thayer’s post, “A Day in the Life of a Freelance Journalist.” You can read an example of the discussion here. See also Jane Friedman’s take on “The State of Online Journalism Today: Controversial.”
Also a popular topic (at least among the folks that I follow on Twitter): Alex Nazaryan’s confession regarding a certain “bitterness” in his book reviews. Julia Keller’s piece on “The Reviewer Reviewed” has attracted far less attention (at least as far as I can tell), but for me, it’s at least equally important and instructive for those of us who write reviews and criticism in addition to our “own” writing.
Amen, sister! That’s my response to Writer Abroad’s “9 Things Not to Do as a Writer.”
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a little event for writers taking place in Boston at the moment. And in case you can’t be there in person (I’m popping in for a grand total of 23 hours starting midday tomorrow), you can always follow the Tweets!
Have a great weekend everyone. See you back here on Monday.
Thanks for the mention! Still amazed that writers submit things with such carelessness. It’s like they’re begging not to be taken seriously.
Glad you saw the mention, Chantal. You really came up with a great list.
Glad you posted this, Erika, as it’s a caution to all. And a very sad one, alas.
Thanks for reading, Barbara.