Inspired by a similar type of post found on Electric Literature‘s website, The Monday Post is a collection of articles for writers and readers as well as a sampling of interesting works and publications from across the internet. 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. In addition, each new month will feature a new and interesting quote from an established expert in the literary field.
Writers and readers may find additional links and featured writers in The Monday Post archive. Please follow my blog for writing prompts, commentary, reviews, and more!
“Anonymous Book Reviews: License to Be Cruel” via School Library Journal
“The Basic Components of an Author Website” via Jane Friedman
“‘I Am Not a Nature Poet’: Why Robert Frost Is So Misunderstood” via Flavorwire
“The Duolingo Guide to Writing Productivity” via Write it Sideways
“Neil Gaiman on Writing: ‘Your first draft doesn’t count.’” via Publishing… And Other Forms of Insanity
“India’s Forgotten Feminist Epic” via The New Yorker
“One Way to Phase Out Newspapers: Make Them a Luxury Good” via The Atlantic
“Why Did It Take So Long for The Great Gatsby to Be Recognized as a Masterpiece?” via Slate
“At Home Between the Pages” via Nerdy Book Club
“What Makes a ‘Real’ Writer?” via Kristen Lamb’s Blog
Featured Writings:
Nonfiction:
“Bladed Selves” by Katherine Du
“The Flying Room” by Jennifer L. Hollis
Poetry:
“Unofficial Confessions” by D.A. Powell
“Abuelita” by Steve Kowit
Fiction:
“The Glass Spider” by Joe Baumann
“The Poor, Dead Soldiers“ by Anjali Sachdeva
Books:
The Guild of St. Cooper by Shya Scanlon
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
Literary Magazines and Journals:
Previous Posts on Mondays to do with Readings and Writings:
- March 23, 2015: characters reflecting themes, doubt-guts, and supporting non-reader friends at the bookstore (among other things)
- March 16, 2015: Spacing and placing, like a simile, and glass ceiling smashing (among other things)
- March 9, 2015: nameless narration, the history of paying (or not paying) writers, and 10-minutes to success (among other things)
- March 2, 2015: can’t live without lit, dystopian dysfunctions, and the obscurest genre of them all (among other things)
- February 23, 2015: The answers on how to be a writer, bolstering your new year’s resolutions with books, and writing as a horror story (among other things)
- February 17, 2015: Critical critics, genre complexity, and love songs (among other things)
- February 9, 2015: Creation amidst chaos, foreign fiction foreign, and the data points on plot (among other things)
- February 2, 2015: Future predictor Dostoevsky, half-way readers, and favorite author help (among other things)
- January 26, 2015: Life by Lord Byron, the fiction of growing up, and destroying literary ignorance (among other things)
- January 19, 2015: Captivating writing, not-so-exciting plot structures, and reading myths (among other things)
- January 12, 2015: Monstrous envy, hipsters, and blind spots (among other things)
A Vase of Wildflowers 
Reblogged this on Dog Leader Mysteries and commented:
I love finding new to me blogs on writing. What a way to start off Monday with a handful of juicy links for writers and readers. Have fun with these dear writer pals, and I’ll keep revising all those blog drafts not yet polished enough to see the light of day. Top of the week to you, Deborah
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Thanks for the reblog, Deborah!
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