Recommended reading for July 15: Harry Potter and more
Top news industry stories this week: J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard series comes to a cinematic end, aggravated over content aggregation & NOTW scandal deepens.
Writing advice from “The Help”
I’ve been mesmerized by “The Help,” Kathryn Stockett’s book about the complicated relationship between black maids and the white families they worked for in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s. I picked it up at an airport bookstore earlier this week and have been sneaking in a few pages every chance I get. I’ll save my [...]
July 27 #wclw chat: building your freelance business
The next WordCount writers’ chat takes place 7/27 at 10 a.m. PDT, where we’ll discuss the basics of running a freelance writing business. Bring your questions!
You’re only as good as your collaborators
I heard a string quartet play the other night. The four young musicians in it met at Yale and now live and work in New York City. On the evening I heard them, they were joined by a harpist and a flutist who played a few pieces as a duo and then joined the quartet [...]
This is not how it was supposed to be
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now and frankly, I’d rather have sun. I’m speaking metaphorically of course. Read on to see what I’m really talking about.
Should writers use Google+?
Some initial impressions of how the new Google social network works, and how writers could use it.
5 simple math skills every writer should know
Yes, even freelancers need to know the difference between the median and the mean. Freelance writer and former math teacher Laura Laing explains that and more.
Thinking of joining BlogHer ad network? Here’s what to know
Joining an ad network is one way to earn money blogging. Here’s the 411 on BlogHer Publishing Network, the ad network run by the popular women’s blog community.
Recommended reading for writers for July 8
The News of the World closes, Google+ debuts, NY Times rolls out LongReads and more must-reads for writers for the week ending July 8, 2011.
Dear WordCount: What’s the secret to freelance success?
This installment of the weekly writing advice column answers the question: what’s your secret to freelance success?
