I am continuing a series (inspired by Electric Literature) where I post important links for writers and readers on Mondays. They may be old links or new links, but they’ll be ones that I find the most interesting or helpful. If there are any particular topics you’d like to read about, please feel free to suggest them in a comment on this post.
“5 new magazines with small circulations and big ideas” via Vox
“Electric Literature’s 25 Best Story Collections of 2014” via Electric Literature
“A Burst of Delight and Recognition: E.E. Cummings, the Art of Noticing, and the Spirit of Rebellion” via Brain Pickings
“Move over HP Lovecraft, fantasy writers of colour are coming through” via The Guardian
“Getting In” via Women Writers, Women, Books
“Guest Post: Reliving Trauma through the Creative Process” via The Artist’s Road
“10 Reasons Why Your Hero Needs Flaws” via Writers Helping Writers
“The Editing Process: How to Get Started” via Grammarly Blog
“Why It Pays To Be A Nice Writer” via Writer’s Relief
“Zoella and publishers confirm that Girl Online was ghostwritten” via The Telegraph
“How Our Book Lives Changed in 2014” via Book Riot
Featured Writings:
Nonfiction:
Philip Kelly: “Haole Boy”
James Santel: “Antonio Muñoz Molina: Narrative Across Time”
Eva Saulitis: “Third Person Displaced”
Poetry:
Andrew Collard: “Boredom of the Womb”
Michelle Chan Brown “Horoscope”
Fiction:
Dan Townsend: “I Would Prefer You Not Contact My Previous Employer”
Eric McMillan: “Hadji”
Books:
Jennifer Niven: All the Bright Places
Katherine Reay: Lizzy & Jane
Previous Posts on Mondays to do with Readings and Writings:
- December 8: Dark days books, getting good, and political poetry (among other things)
- December 1: Literary tourism, not-so-happy Russian books, high sales or high quality (among other things)
- November 24: Toni Morrison, book bread, blog success and stress (among other things)
- November 17: A secret formula, a wild Amazon and a blood thirsty Hachette talk truce, the terrible second draft (among other things)
- November 10: Get Lit!, twaddle, and mythical myths (among other things)
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