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ASJA
A Capital Event is next week Friday. Don't miss out on your chance to sharpen your skills and learn from experts at The Washington Post, Politico, Mother Jones, Washingtonian, and more. REGISTER HERE
Ellen Ryan, ASJA
With ASJA's Washington, D.C., conference on Aug. 28, it's timely to offer ideas from writers around the continent about how to make the most of such an event. How to prepare? Handle cards, notes, the inevitable avalanche of stuff? How and when to follow up? Let's ask some experts.
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The Huffington Post
Samita Sarkar, writer/editor at BlossomsEditingServices.com, writes: "I always knew that the book world was a tough one, but it is one that I've immersed myself in since I was a girl. I loved escaping into a good book. I always knew that I was going to be a writer. I didn't know what kind of writer, but I knew that this was the industry I belonged in. I couldn't even fathom doing anything else."
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Times Higher Education
"Publish on Amazon and be damned" is something that the Duke of Wellington might well have said, had he been born two centuries later. To some, this new, relatively unfiltered and uncontrolled form of dissemination may seem little more prestigious than running your own blog.
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Mediabistro
If you're a freelance writer or beat reporter, you likely spend a lot of time on the go, either meeting with new clients or chasing your next assignment. You listen to music in the car, read a book on the subway and maybe check your email while you wait for your Uber ride. But have you considered downloading some podcasts that can help make you a better writer? If you haven't hopped on the podcast train yet, it's about time you did.
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The WRITER
Beverly Jenkins' novels are so richly evocative of the times and places of the past, you might forget just exactly which century you're in while you're reading. In her serial novels, you may find yourself saying to characters: "Hey folks, it's good to see you again." Jenkins deals in the world of facts but never sacrifices narrative or characterization along the way.
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GalleyCat
President Barack Obama is on summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard and to celebrate The White House has released his summer reading list. If you want to build a presidential reading list, we’ve put together Obama's six reads with links to free samples of each title.
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Writer's Digest
Below is another guest post from WD author Barbara Baig, whose new book, Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence & Captivating Readers, is designed to help writers master the power of the English language. You'll learn the different qualities of words and the many way those words can be combined to craft sentences that hook readers. In this post, Barbara talks about the importance of adverbs (though some swear them off) and how to use them effectively in your writing. This is the type of information, instruction and guidance that you can find throughout Spellbinding Sentences.
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