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ASJA
 What are editors looking for when it comes to diversity in topics and sources today? Join us on Nov. 17, as ASJA President Randy Dotinga interviews Allyson Hobbs, the award-winning author of a book about African-Americans passing as whites, for her insights into how we can bring more diversity to our assignments and writing experiences.
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ASJA
A book proposal is a sales document. Volumes have been written on how to write a successful book proposal and we won't go into all the points here. Suffice it to say if you are contemplating hiring a writer to help you write a book proposal, hire a writer who has written one.
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Laura Laing, ASJA
 "Writing process: Hang out on Facebook until bored. Then hang out on Facebook more. Ignore the drier buzzing. Eat peanuts. Finally, get bored enough that writing actually looks exciting."
This was my Facebook status one day last week. I’m in the last month before a book deadline, and procrastination has taken root. Each morning, I rise with fresh dedication, new goals, and pristine plans. By the time I’ve had my second cup of coffee, I’m off track again. A single email can drag me into a different direction. Refining my Spotify song lists is suddenly a critical task. Scrubbing the kitchen sink until it glows is paramount.
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Writer's Digest
Let's be clear, you're awesome, but your awesomeness might be buried deep inside of you just waiting for you to let it out. Sure, some of it has seeped out from time to time and you’ve felt the rush of exhilaration when it has, but it's usually been short lived and just not enough to sustain you.
It’s time to change that.
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2paragraphs.com
When the movie studio system was formed in the early 1900s, actors were signed to exclusive deals, treated like commodities, and paid pennies. The studios maintained all the control and made all the money. Only when movie stars became "free agents" did their autonomy soar. Their paychecks followed suit. Do you think actors today would be making $20 million per movie if the studios were still in charge?
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The Huffington Post
We're back in a time where serialized stories are in vogue: last year, listeners' curiosity was captured by Serial, a This American Life-produced show that became a phenomenon; the most revered shows on TV today are riddled with intrigue that keep you watching over a season-long, drama-filled arc; and even video games are taking up the chapter-based and episodic format. There's something bittersweet for media consumers in that tantalizing wait to be satisfied by a narrative's conclusion — to feel that one is part of the story, able to gossip and theorize possibilities with other fans throughout the experience.
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Publishers Weekly
Bestselling author Glenn Cooper had a problem. His Library of the Dead trilogy — published by HarperCollins — sold millions of copies in Europe. But in his home country sales were sluggish, which made Cooper wonder if his books were less appealing to an American audience or if his U.S. publisher was mishandling the series. He came to believe the latter: "In the States my books were published as paperback originals with minimal marketing push. In Europe, they were done as hardcover editions with great marketing packages."
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The Huffington Post
Every writer has been there: Staring down a blank page, struggling to write anything that feels right, cursing writer's block for impeding progress. But according to author Neil Gaiman, writer's block does not exist.
"I don't really believe in writer's block, but I absolutely believe in getting stuck," Gaiman told HuffPost Live. "The difference is one is imposed on you by the gods, and one is your own damn fault."
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Mashable
Leave it to Gwyneth Paltrow to love literature better than the rest of us. Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop will soon begin producing books under its own publishing imprint called Goop Press, the company announced at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.
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