Something New

Before I let too much time pass, I want to share some news from around the web and blogosphere with you.

First, join me in welcoming a site called Write Attitude, put together by some friends from my goal-in-a-month group. There’s a cool opening video on the site, loaded with inspiring quotes and positive vibes. You’ll also find writers’ journey outtakes and some articles on the site’s pages. Well worth a visit.

If you’ve never heard of StumbleUpon, you should really check it out. Register (free), download a toolbar (easy), and specify your interests (writing and whatever else floats your tire). Then “stumble” onto articles that others have already deemed worthy of your attention. Rate it with a thumbs up or down, and your ratings will help draw others’ eyes to the site as well. Kath and I were stumbledupon recently when someone tagged my Unpubbed Writer’s Seven Deadly Sins article, and we couldn’t believe the upsurge in traffic. Literally there was someone visiting from StumbleUpon about every minute, for a week straight. Since my introduction to it, I’ve signed up and tried it and found some great articles such as:

The Most Common Mistakes I See in Fiction Manuscripts–And What to Do About Them, by Jerry Gross

Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes, by Stephen King

How to Write With Style, by Kurt Vonnegut

Never has stumbling been so good.

In other news, Marsha Moyer’s latest release was reviewed very nicely by Dear Author, and Allison Winn Scotch’s story is out at Mediabistro (AvantGuild subscription required). There’s also an interesting interview with fellow blogger Therese Fowler at Women on Writing.

Here’s a fun-sounding book: Shaggy Muses: The Dogs Who Inspired Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edith Wharton and Emily Bronte. Read the Publisher’s Weekly review, or this blip about it at Yahoo News HERE.

Big congrats go out to Amanda, Cara and Megan at Risky Regencies for inclusion in THE ULTIMATE READING LIST, a new book put out by The Complete Idiot’s Guide!

And for those of you going into Harry withdrawal, check out JK Rowling’s chat-interview HERE, where she reveals what all the gang grew up to become, and much more. Here, too, a funny “Welcome back, Potter” on YouTube.

Last but not least, compare Kathleen’s and my Harry Potter prediction with what really happened in this flashback post of ours from July. I think we each would’ve received O.W.L.s in divination, don’t you?

Photo Credit: Me :)

Write on, all!

Therese Walsh

Therese Walsh (she/her) co-founded Writer Unboxed in 2006 and is the site’s editorial director. She was the editor of WU’s only book, Author in Progress, and runs the Writer Unboxed UnConference.

Her second novel, The Moon Sisters, received starred reviews and was named one of the best books of the year by Library Journal and Book Riot.

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