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Barnes & Noble: Top Ten Books

by Catherine L. Tully

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I was loving this resource and thought I’d share–especially since most writers are readers…

Barnes & Noble has this great section on their website where they update the top ten books (for a number of categories) each and every day. Seriously!

Categories include both fiction and non-fiction. This is a great site for deciding what you would like to read next–or for research purposes. Hope you like…

What Kind Of A Writer Are You?

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What kind of a writer are you? Most people who enter the freelance writing field have no idea when they begin what type of writer they will be. Some go in thinking they are going to pen the world’s best novel, only to find they have an aptitude for writing children’s books. Others start out hoping to write for something like Newsweek and find they are better suited to writing a blog about a subject that they love.

What about you?

If you aren’t sure, the only way to tell is to stretch a bit. Go out of your comfort zone and try some new things. Are you always pitching health and fitness articles? Try an essay or a short filler here and there as well. Or perhaps you are a fiction writer? Why not take a chance on a non-fiction piece too?

The only way to find your way is to experiment and see what feels right. So go ahead and take a chance on something new. You’ll be glad you did.

One for the Storytellers: Emerging Writers Network

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Today I’ve been enjoying a variety of reading at the Emerging Writers Network. This site is a must-read for anybody working to get that first novel finished, entering fiction contests, running that gauntlet of the underpaid non-nonfiction writer. This site is dedicated to quality writing, and better yet, supporting those who do quality work. Emerging Writers Network isn’t just full of reviews of emerging authors, it’s exactly what the name implies. When writers join up, they can take advantage of free services including reviews for a new book, press opportunities, and access to the writer’s forum.

One of my all-time pet peeves is the use of bait-and-switch tricks to con people into thinking something is free. Like those programs where you pay a subscription fee to get access to discounts–where’s the big advantage to paying for some cruddy little discount? Or the gag where they say “$25 for a one-year membership that includes a free gift.” That gift ain’t free, you just paid $25 for it! I am VERY pleased to say that Emerging Writers Network engages in none of those silly practices, when they say “free” they really do mean FREE. Kudos.

If you’re looking for new places to publish, you’ll find a ton of resources at Emerging Writers Network–there is an extensive collection of links to literary blogs and lit journals. A solid addition to a fiction writer’s list of required online reading.