Today’s links of interest:
- How To Write A Non-Fiction Book In Three Months (And Not Drive Yourself Crazy In The Process)
Very fast, for one thing. - Teach Me Tonight
Another new site — this one targeted toward academics who teach romantic fiction. - Bookburger
New site devoted to chicklit and young adult fiction. With a side of attitude. - Garcia Marquez hometown holds vote to change name
Because delivering mail isn’t hard enough already. - Hospital with copyright objects to books
Ah, another Peter Pan controversy. This time, Wendy gets herself into trouble. - Gutted – slang book is banned
And now the Dictionary of Slang is banned. Seriously, we are banning banners because they have lost all ability to think and reason. - Publishers pouring out volumes on the issues of the day
Goody, more political books that ever before. We think maybe we’ll take a pass this year. - The lone wolf
Haruki Murakami just tries to fit in. - MetaxuCafe – Brevity
Another look at long versus short novels (hey, it’s about style, who knew?) from Slightly Bluestocking. - All Kinds of Writing: "Big-Picture Writing Errors"
A few basics, just because you can never be reminded often enough. - Grumpy Old Bookman: Endweek
Somewhere in the middle, GOB notes a quote from a Random House exec that we somehow missed this week (you know, when complaining about publishers not offering viable alternatives to Google and Microsoft scanning projects). Go forth…we won’t keep you in - How Orgasm Politics Has Hijacked the Women’s Movement
Interesting look at sexuality and feminism — for those who write about sex, it’s a reminder that there’s stuff happening between the fireworks and violence (via Joan Kelly). - Harlequin Books VP Isabel Swift…Wouldn’t you like to know?: Show and Tell
We know we’re hard on publishers, but it’s always nice when they see the light (plus a shout out to Jill, who has been working her fingers to the bone this week and surely missed this!). - The Greater Lebowsky
David Thayer mashes a favorite movie with publishing, and it works! - The Future of Publishing
One of our favorite sites talks about one of our favorite subjects. Tell us that’s not the coolest thing ever (also, new design or do we need to get out of the RSS feeder more?). - Pooper’s Scoops: Who’s Self-Publishing, Who’s Winning?
We will never tire of self-publishing stories that show there is good in the venture — as long as you, all together now, do your homework.