Finds for Writers
Each week (typically Fridays), the Practicing Writing blog offers writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
- From Melissa Olson-Petrie: cautionary “Advice to a Friend on Becoming an Adjunct” (and some background on the literary inspiration behind the piece).
- Looking to lighten things up? “5 Things Writers Can Do to Add Comedy to Their Novels” (Melissa Ferguson for Writer’s Digest).
- If you follow industry sites/newsletters, you’ve likely encountered news this week about bookstore co-owners in East Jerusalem. But somehow (and in some cases even despite my own direct outreach), that coverage seems to have omitted this significant aspect of the story, as reported by Ben Sales for JTA: “Prominent Israeli Writers and US Jewish Leaders Rally Behind East Jerusalem Bookstore that Was Raided by Police.” (Cross-posted on My Machberet in this week’s Jewish Literary Links.)
- From James Irwin: “6 Tips on Writing Disabled Characters.”
- And mid-month is a good time to remind you that plenty of fee-free and paying/funded opportunities in the February newsletter (and recent weekly supplements) remain open for submissions and applications.
Wishing everyone a good weekend.
