About this Writing Stuff...

Kristine Kathryn Rusch weighs in on recent controversies in the publishing world.   Dean Wesley Smith takes an agent to task about a recent Twitter post about contract law.  Somehow, I missed the boat in January when B&N entertained the notion of spinning off their NOOK division so I'm catching up on that. Kristina McMorris compares auditions to query letters while Jeanne Kisacky advises us how to think like editors.  Jody Hedlund ponders whether writers improve over time and LB Gale talks about productive procrastination (say that 5 times fast!).  Steven H. Wilson shares lessons learned from self publishing.

NYT bestselling author Peter David makes his novella, Bronsky's Dates with Death, a free download from Crazy 8 Press.

Agent Fun and Stupidity by Dean Wesley Smith

Lessons Learned: Self Publishing - Part One by Steven H. Wilson

Barnes and Noble May Spin Off Nook Business by Mae Anderson

Do Writers Get Better the Longer They Write?  by Jody Hedlund

7 Pre-Writing Exercises to Launch the Writing Process by Rosann Biederman 

Tips for Turning Online Procrastination Time into Writing Research Time by L.B. Gale

The Author's Arsenal by Kristina McMorris

How to Think Like an Editor by Jeanne Kisacky

You Asked For My Opinion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The 12 Do's and Don't's for Writing a Blog by Brian A. Klems

Bronsky's Dates with Death by Peter David