Jen's Writing Journey

Tayeb Salih, a writer of ground-breaking and controversial works died in London Tuesday. In addition to writing fiction, Salih worked for UNESCO and the BBC.

Read his obituary. And get a copy of his book Seasons of Migration to the North, if you haven’t already read it.

• Writing Roundup I decided to add some categories this week to make it easier for you to find your favorite links. Let me know if you like it better this way, or if the hodge podge put together as I found a good resource worked better for you. Also let me know......
• How Often to Post? I came across an interesting post about blog frequency, and it got me thinking.I have set up a posting schedule for Pop Culture Curmudgeon--I post three well-thought-out analyses per week plus little bits here and there as the fancy strikes me.But, this blog has been a little harder to schedule.......
• Writing Roundup With the holiday, my schedule got a little wonky. So I've got the roundup for you today.NEA Report Finds Fiction Reading on the RiseOMG! We're reading again! This is definitely good news for those of us who write fiction.How the Big Gulp Approach to News Makes Readers ScramSimon Dumenco does......
• Writing Course I just turned in my first lesson from my writing course, From Writer to Author. It was hard, because it made me focus and refine my goals. The questions were about what I wanted to write and how I wanted to build a writing business.Tiffany Colter and many of the......
• Writing Roundup, October 9 Here is a handy table of contents that will help you quickly reach the topic of your choice. Let me know if you like it this way. The Business of Writing Craft Fiction Freelancing Platform Special Section: The FTC Rules The Business of Writing Letting the Market Speak The Waxman......

• Late Again (Part Two): People Who Have or Will Have Died at Least Twice In our second look at people who have experienced premature obituaries, we list the undead in politics, literature, and business. Among them is Mark Twain,...
• Getting a Life Getting a Life was another book that wasn't on my initial wish list for 2008, but after reading Your Money or Your Life and being...
• Long Copy is King - Short Copy Kills Sales Imagine trying to sell a product through pictures alone. Snazzy billboard adverts. Flashy TV adverts. Creative attention grabbing magazine adverts. Big on 'big ideas'.  Short...
• A Million Bucks by 30 A Million Bucks by 30 is not your standard personal finance book. The blurb on the cover alone gives that away: "How to overcome a...
• Weekend Links: The Next Generation of Personal Finance Tools Friday was a highlight in my personal finance writing career. NetworthIQ and Expensr hosted a meeting in San Francisco. I got to meet Flexo, Jim,...