Inspired Links – Sept 13, 2011

In my "Inspired Links" feature, I provide links and brief descriptions of thought-provoking articles.  I hope you enjoy these little treasures

Alan Rinzler has a new post entitled "New Ways to Sell Short Stories" which covers some potential ways to publish and a bit of insight about the new market for short fiction in a digital world.
And, in case you haven't seen it, Nathan Bransford has a new post "Self Publishing and Literary Fiction" which challenges the prevailing idea that self publishing is primarily for genre fiction.
A mentor / mentee relationship has been critical to the success of many writers.  One of the key benefits of getting an MFA is building these relationships.  But what if you don't plan to pursue an MFA, for whatever reason?  "How to Build Your Own MFA Experience" from Bridget Asher provides some excellent tips.
Author Elizabeth S. Craig is providing a great service to the indie publishing community by creating a directory of service providers for self publishing.  You can find it by going to her blog and clicking "E-Book Services Directory" on the right-hand side.  Stop by her blog, while you're at it, for some fantastic writerly content.
Ever feel like you're getting advice from too many sources and too much of it is contradictory?  Then you'll appreciate this post by Katharine Grubb "Pushing the Mute Button on Writing Advice."
Self-Publishing Review has an interesting post that furthers the discussion about errors in e-books:  "E-Book Authors:  Errors and the Dreaded Stigma of Self Publishing."
The title of this new post from Jody Hedlund says it all:  "Three Ways to Tell If Your Writing is Crap."
Last week over at Tuesday Serial we featured a guest post by Brand Gamblin "What Podcasting Can Do For Your Web Serial" and this week we feature part 2 of this 2-part series.

If you're wondering about my methodology for choosing links for inclusion in this post, rest assured there isn't one.  It's just a collection of things that I found interesting and I thought you might too.  Please let me know what you think!