Incurable Disease of Writing

Welcome to the June 13, 2008 edition of Just Write. Those of us thirsty for writing related posts have hit the jackpot this week. A wide variety are available, so take a few minutes and visit them.

Book Reviews

Jim Murdoch presents Living With the Truth — summer reading, novel posted at Orgrease Crankbait, saying, “A review of ‘Living with the Truth’ by Jim Murdoch”

Poetry

Elizabeth presents Reading Poetry When You Don?t Read Poetry posted at Elizabeth Willse, saying, “Beginning a discussion about demystifying poetry, geared towards writers who don’t ordinarily read it, such as fiction writers who encounter poetry submissions in their local writing groups.”

Publishing

Rebecca Suzanne Dean presents 3 Small Tips For Increasing Pull From Your Sales Copy posted at Rebecca Dean.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger presents Targeting Anchor Text to Improve Search Engine Rankings posted at Tactical Execution, saying, “This post describes how you can publish articles online and use the anchor text in your link to improve the search engine rankings your website gets for those words, an invaluable tool for writers to build an audience for their work.”

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To – How To Avoid Mistakes With Self-Publishing posted at George L Smyth, saying, “Sallie Goetsch offers eight points with which you should be aware if you are considering self-publishing.”

The Writing Life

Amy Munnell presents Interview…with singer/songwriter Drew Copeland posted at 3 Questions…and Answers, saying, “Singer/songwriter Drew Copeland talks about writing music with his band Sister Hazel and for his solo CD “No Regrets.”"

Writers Coin presents Finding the Time to Write posted at The Writer’s Coin, saying, “Finding the time to write is half the battle.”

Writing Resources

Amy Munnell presents Looking for Inspiration? posted at 3 Questions…and Answers, saying, “Info on software to help you develop and organize your ideas.”

Writing Tips

Steve Osborne presents Split Hairs, But Don’t Split Infinitives posted at TheWritersBag.com, saying, “Steve Osborne, author of “Writing Tips for the Real World,” is a professional freelance writer and writing instructor with over 20 years of experience.”

Amy Munnell presents Say What?…3 Exercises for Realistic Dialogue posted at 3 Questions…and Answers, saying, “Exercises I picked up study scriptwriting in college and at writers workshops. They will apply to fiction writing too.”

Amy Munnell presents A Baker’s Dozen…13 Publishers for Your Cookbook posted at 3 Questions…and Answers, saying, “Tips on writing a unique cookbook and a list of cookbook publishers and what they seek.”

Ted Reimers presents How to write a great Thesis Statement posted at CampusGrotto.

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