I’m on a high, about to jump into my final round of revisions! But I’ll pause for a moment to compile some links for you from this week:
- The paradox of memoir, Ami Spencer writes, is the more personal details you reveal, the more readers will relate.
- Author James Patterson is a publishing machine. And more than a dozen publishers rejected his first manuscript. From the New York Times magazine.
- I’m a guest this week at the Guide to Literary Agents blog, where I write about 7 Things I’ve Learned so far.
- Good advice from the Gatekeeper: Write wildly.
- Lisa Romeo’s thoughts on the importance of word count. There’s a limit for a reason, people.
- Six people to read and trust in publishing, according to Collective Inkwell.
- A quick but great tribute to J.D. Salinger, and the story of how he got started (and rejected) as a writer.
Be sure to check back here Monday, when author Dani Shapiro will join us as guest. I’m pretty excited about that.
Filed under: Writers' roundup | Tagged: Memoir, publishing, Word count |
The Traveling Writer 
looking forward to checking a few of these out 🙂
btw on Wednesday I posted an interview with Mary Akers who helped to co-write a non-fiction book. I think your readers might find it interesting.
Interview
Have a great weekend!
Great interview — Glad you posted it!
Nice tribute to Salinger. Good to see the basics (and the classics) are still relevant in today’s digital age.
Alexis – this may seem random because I’m still a new-ish follower of your blog, but I really enjoy your posts and what you’re all about. Therefore: I have a surprise for you on my most recent blog post…
“final” round of revisions, famous last words. I’ve done final round a few times now!
Ha — When I say final, I mean final before approaching agents. I fully expect to face several more rounds after that!