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In her latest short story collection, White Cat, Black Dog, MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow Kelly Link reinvents seven fairytales into modern, realist short stories about, for example, an aging billionaire choosing a successor, and a house-sitting gig that goes awry.

Many freelance health care journalists are interested in writing books, and one way of tapping this market is to work with an author as a ghostwriter or collaborator. You write the book - and get a nice fee - and the author/expert gets most of the glory. Busy writers can make more than $100,000 annually.

Daily Writing Tips does what's promised - there are blog entries daily.

Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, found in this podcast.

Best selling authors are offering advice to aspiring writers.

"That business writing course taught me many things, but didn't offer much practical advice. After many emails, plans, and business letters, I made some practical improvements which I'm about to share with you."

Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.

One of Wendy C. Allen's blogs. Wendy is a writer of sci-fi, romance, and horror short stories and novels, most noted as the creator of The Twighlight Manor series, a multi-volume epic gothic sci-fi-romance set in the haunted house, known as The Twighlight Manor. Wendy also owns The Twighlight Manor Press and editor of Moonsnails Magazine and Buried Treasure Magazine.

Kenneth W. Davis's blog offers productivity tips for business writing particularly.

A blog featuring writing tips, exercises and ideas.

Writers Voice, by Francesca Rheannon - interviews with authors, screenwriters, etc. Readings, commentary and tips for writing and publishing.

In a prologue to an iconic performance of 'Proud Mary,' Turner explained how she revised the song with a radical change of tempo - from easy to rough.

Rick DeCost's writing blog.

As you can guess by the name, this style guide was developed specifically by the Government of Canada for its relatively new Canada.ca website. Aside from a few Canada-specific references, this is the best style guide on the planet for anybody writing online. Here are 10 cool things about Canada.ca Style Guide.

DO YOU NEED A NEW, UNIQUE STORY IDEA? Do you feel like it's missing some magic ingredient that makes you addicted to writing it? If so, don't worry-you're not alone. Lots of writers feel this way, even if they really LOVE their book and have "done everything right." If the thrill is gone… it's time to brainstorm new ideas! In this video, I'm sharing my favorite prompts for brainstorming NEW IDEAS, guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing and give you a springboard to explore new possibilities for your book. Grab a notebook and let's brainstorm together!

Roger C Parker's Writing Coaches Services, and resources. A membership subscription gives you access to interviews, resources, mind mapping how-tos, templates, forums, newsletters and tips, video content and webinars.

JURGEN WOLFF'S tips, ideas, inspirations for writers and would-be writers and other creative people

Content on topics such as promoting your ebooks, writing tips, SEO, SEM, content creation, communication skills, psychology, blogging, and small business management.

"You write great social media posts and blogs, but still don't get the best feedback from your readers? No matter how creative and inspired you are, there are always a huge number of posts that cover similar points. How can you become the best one?"

Got a freelance writing client who balks at your quoted rate? Here are a dozen simple ways to overcome that pushback and get the rate you want.