The past week was full of more bad news in the media. But I had one bright point: the Writer’s Market website appears to be back up and running. My suggestion is to use Internet Explorer or Safari instead of Firefox.
Anyway, here’s your roundup to get the week started.
Media Angst: Searcing for Profitable Business Models
At Davos, the doom and gloom was rampant, but people still focused on the future. What changes do we need to make to media models to continue to be relevant and profitable in the future. Pay particular attention to the comment posted by Mauricio. He is right on the money.
Could the Media Take a Bailout?
An interesting look at the role of money in media management. A government bailout would be a bad idea–we can’t afford our news outlets to look even more like government shills.
Washington Post’s Book World Goes Out of Print as a Separate Section
The Washington Post book reviews are being integrated into the main newspaper. It will still be available online. Will this change have an effect on book readers? Will they move online to find the reviews? Have they already?
Writing Careers: What Do You Want from a Writer’s Group
Your goals for participation in a group will dictate whether you want a group that critiques or a group that provides support.
Before Their Eyes, Writers Profane and Very Much Alive
A recounting of a dinner that mixed writers and teens as a means of increasing teens’ interest in literature and writing. I wish I was there–or that I had been able to attend a similar event when I was a kid.
Freelance Writing Is Not a “WORK AT HOME!!!” Job
Deb Ng lays out why freelancing is hard work that requires a serious commitment, no matter what the other people in your life might think about what you are doing.
Craft
Tiffany Colter shares the story of her first major manuscript. It is instructive, to say the least.
Self-Editing, Part 4
In the final installment of the series on self-editing, the Blood Red Pencil gals offer some bad passages and good edits of them. Making those types of edits will make it easy to do as Stephen King suggests and cut 10% on your revision.
Let’s all have a great writing week!
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