Here’s what I’ve been reading this week:

What do established writers need? – On her There Are No Rules blog, Writer’s Digest Publisher Jane Friedman asks veteran writers to tell her what’s missing from the pages of WD as she contemplates developing a new periodical specifically for long-time professional writers and authors.

Five ways to find revenue sharing opportunities – Revenue sharing isn’t limited to ad networks and affiliate marketing programs, as this post from the Freelance Folder blog explains.

It’s now or never for citizen journalists and federal shield law – PBS MediaShift weighs in in support of a federal shield law protecting bloggers, even the unpaid ones.

Gresham’s Law of the Internet: Crap Content Quashes Quality – From the always smart Erik Sherman, yet another look inside Demand Studios’ content factory.

Should you incorporate? – While it’s not new, this short piece from publishing lawyer Daniel Steven on the pros and cons of incorporation for non-fiction writers and other freelancers is definitely worth checking out if this question has ever crossed your mind.

The basics of freelancing on the go – Another good one from Freelance Folder, on the essentials you need to work from anywhere.

That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend everyone, I’ll see you back here on Monday.

The June 2008 issue of Writer’s Digest features the magazine’s annual listing of 101 best Websites for writers. It’s interesting reading, as much for what it doesn’t include as for what it does.

The listing is broken into research and reference Websites such as Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary and Wikipedia, resources on publishers, agents and the book business, freelance job listings, online communities, marketing tools, and lots of genre-specific sites.

It’s a good list, but some areas are a little thin, at least to this freelancer’s eye. There’s not much about the mechanics of writing. Newer genres, such as writing for the Web, blogging for pay and search engine optimization (SEO) writing are left out completely. So is Freelance Success, the subscription newsletter and Website that caters mainly to experienced magazine writers and one of the best resources for freelancers out there.

I chalk up the omissions to Writer’s Digest’s mission to be all things to all writers – you can’t spread yourself that thin without doing a disservice to something or somebody.

Still, it’s worth investigating.

And if you’re a writer with a Website or blog about writing, you’ll be interested in a contest Writer’s Digest is running. The magazine is soliciting entries for a contest to name the top 10 personal Websites or blogs from writers about writers. According to the magazine, sites will be judged on presentation, ease of use and marketing effectiveness. WD’s editors will judge the sites and a list of the winners will appear in the magazine’s October 2008 issue, e-newsletter and online. The prize is modest: a year’s subscription to WD and Writersmarket.com. Submissions are due by June 10. Nominate yourself by sending an email with a link to your Website or blog to writersdig@fwpubs.com with “Best Writer’s Site” in the subject line.

If you haven’t discovered it before, you can read my list of best blogs for writers here.