{"id":306,"date":"2009-10-10T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=306"},"modified":"2009-10-11T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T18:53:35","slug":"weekly-roundup-100409-101009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2009\/10\/10\/weekly-roundup-100409-101009\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup (10\/04\/09 – 10\/10\/09)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The week’s favorite links.<\/p>\n

Blog Finds<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know people who loathe Twitter<\/a>. They say it’s annoying; they say they just don’t get it.<\/p>\n

I think many of these people view it as a quicker replacement for Facebook and shy away. For me, Facebook is where I keep in touch with people I actually know. Twitter is where I share bits of information with like-minded people.<\/p>\n

I also make Twitter work for me.<\/p>\n

I follow people who seek out and share writing information so that when I come home from my day job, I can check my “Writing” filter on TweetDeck<\/a> and quickly find writing news that interests me. In a matter of minutes, I’m handed more writing related news than I’d find on my own in hours.<\/p>\n

Twitter is a great place for writers. I loved Jane Friedman’s<\/a> Twitter for Writers<\/a> blog post.<\/p>\n

Even better than that was Jane’s Secrets to Publishing Success<\/a>. Easily one of the best one-stop sources for publishing advice and thoughts out there.<\/p>\n

Whether writers like it or not, the industry is changing. I liked Maria Schneider’s Editor Unleashed<\/a> blog post about Giving Yourself Permission<\/a>. While the logical thing for me right now would be getting back to articles and nothing but articles, I’m writing what I want to write, and I’m writing it for myself. I’ve given myself permission, and in doing so, I’m working toward a goal that’s generated new ideas for getting things out there that it will help any writing I do.<\/p>\n

Also from Editor Unleashed this week was Lisa Abeyta’s<\/a> guest post about Life After Magazines<\/a>. Focusing regionally with non-fiction and doing things totally on your own with blogs and iPhone apps — if nothing else — gives you control in a time when magazines and newspapers seem to be spiraling out of control.<\/p>\n

A couple other blog posts I loved this week: TravelersNotebook<\/a> —\u00a0 Thoughts on Plot by Famous Writers<\/a> and Newtonville Books’<\/a> Questionnaires with Writers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Twitter Finds<\/strong><\/p>\n

While it’s not always writing related, I love the way @eriklundy<\/a> set up his Twitter feed and Web site<\/a> to work together. A writer and stand up comedian in LA, Erik’s tweets pique curiosity and the links to his Web site are short and funny.<\/p>\n

If you’re a comic book geek, follow writer @billwillingham<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

My favorite Tweet of the Week:<\/strong> @jasonpinter<\/a>: “Last month in my twenties. Time to go on that month-long bender. Let’s start with a fifth of…ooh, lots of neat open houses this weekend!”<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Currently Reading<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carl Honore’s<\/a> In Praise of Slowness<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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