About this Writing Stuff...

And I am STILL trudging through this self-paced video training on Windows Server 2008.   The videos run anywhere from 25 to 55 minutes each but that time extends significantly when I pause to take notes and screen shots and then compile both into a Word document when the video is finished.  It has become a massive undertaking.  On top of that, last weekend saw me repainting our dining room and then rearranging it to accommodate my fiancee's inventory of cookware for her Pampered Chef business which was finally completed earlier this evenb  Needless to say, I am damned tired.

All of this has left very little time for blogging other than the weekly gathering of what I hope are interesting and informative articles on writing from various sources.   Normal blogging should resume in October.

Highlights for this week: Joe Konrath is a dead man walking.  Heather McCorkle shares seven things she's learned so far in her publishing experiences while Crystal Patriarche gives five tips for publicizing your book after the launch.   Randall Davidson offers advice on proofreading your work and we have two from the legendary Kurt Vonnegut! 

Dead Man Walking by JA Konrath

7 Things I've Learned So Far by Heather McCorkle / posted by Chuck Sambuchino

Publicity Beyond Your Book Launch   by Crystal Patriarche

Why Writers Write and Readers Read  by Colin Falconer

Proof Positive by Randall Davidson

Your Straight-Forward Guide to Publication by Brian A. Klems of Writer's Digest

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shape of Stories by Brian A. Klems

Bonus Article: Kurt Vonnegut - A Writer's Digest Interview from 2001 by Kelly Nickell