Inspired Links – Sept 20, 2011

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

I'm in the midst of reading "Story Engineering" by Larry Brooks.  It's a fantastic book which I'll be reviewing when I've finished.  In the meantime, you should check out this interview of Larry by Victoria Mixon.
From "The Passive Voice" blog, the title of this post says it all:  "Indie Author Goes Traditional – A Cautionary Tale."
And another gem from "The Passive Voice" blog:  "Is There Anything That Can Take the Pain Out of E-Book Formatting?" This post talks about an interesting new tool that could do just that called "Jutoh."
If you're either a fan of or writer of e-books, then you'll enjoy perusing "E-Book Cover Design Awards – August 2011" over at Joel Friedlander's blog.  Even if you don't plan to design covers yourself, you'll want to be able to recognize good ones and there's a lot that can be learned from a good critique.
Natalie Markey – guesting over on Kristen Lamb's blog – shares some wisdom about writing moms (a subject near and dear to my heart) in "Writing, Burp Rags & Sesame Street – How Can We Balance It All?"
Debbie Ohi (aka Inky Girl) is on a quest – as I am – to find a better balance between online and offline time.  "Time Management and Social Media: Progress Update #1" is her first status update and contains some good tips based on what she's learned thus far (plus the post includes a cute cartoon).
The always-inspiring Jody Hedlund shares some wisdom in "One Thing We Can Do To Help Us Write Every Day."  Now that my daughter has started preschool I'm hoping to move towards my goal of writing every day.
And lastly, over at Tuesday Serial, last week we featured the second of two posts from Brand Gamblin about how podcasting can be of use for serial stories.  Many of the points, by the way, are very useful for writers of any length – flash fiction, serials and novels.  The second post is:  "Writing Like a Reader:  How Are Audio Serials Different?"

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!