Today’s links of interest:
- Help Desk: How Can I Utilize My Editing Skills Online?
Advice for migrating bricks-and-mortar skills online. - Magazine Editor Undergoes Sleek New Redesign
Despite The Onion editor’s new look-and-feel, she’s "as hard to read as ever." - That Which Simmers Is Not to Be Dissed
And the NYT misses the point of the Smart Bitches site name. Sigh. You’d think the old Gray Lady would at least grasp the concept of irony. - The write stuff
Eight authors reveal their secret quirks and writing rituals. - National Book Award Nominees Announced
National Book Award Nominees are announced. BS is relieved to learn that she’s read one title on the fiction list. - Aussies relieved to miss out on Booker
Being nominated is described as being akin to being a rabbit at the greyhound races. - The delicate art of how not to read a book
A very useful four-step primer on how to not read books. Clip n’ save because this one will come in handy. - Review: Sony stubbornly defies the e-book consensus
No, they said, the e-book is not dead. It’s just waiting for the perfect moment.