Inspired Links – Sept 17, 2012

by PJ Posted on September 17, 2012

 

In my “Inspired Links” feature, I provide links and brief descriptions of thought-provoking articles that I have come across in the previous week.  Happy Browsing :-)

Note: I am experimenting with various ways to make these lists easier to compile. This week’s experiment is with embedded tweets. Please let me know what you think of the format. Regardless of the tool, rest assured that all of the links are hand-picked by yours truly and have not been generated by an automatic tool.

Reading:

  • Whatever happened to ads promoting reading? I love these:


  • The Man Booker Prize finalists were announced this week:


  • “I’d like a double skim latte and a Jane Austen on the side.”


  • And at last we have definitive proof that reading is good for your brain:


  • Trying to unplug more so you have time to read? Here’s why your having trouble doing it: according to scientists, it’s because social media triggers dopamine:

  • If you’re looking for more *free* reading material, check out this week’s Tuesday Serial report:

Writing / Publishing:

  • I put together a post for Tuesday Serial about their recent announcement of “Kindle Serials” which has the potential to shake up the web serial world:


  • Writers, you won’t want to miss this in-person (Miami, FL) and virtual event hosted by Lit Chat:


  • Here is a quick audio clip from a writer I greatly admire: O. Henry:

 

  • Lindsay Boruker talks about ways self-published authors can get advance copies of their books into readers’ hands and other important publishing topics in this terrific post:




 

 


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