Inspired Links – Sept 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:
brainpicker: If you missed these gems ☞ Vintage ads for reading and libraries from the 1950s-1960s j.mp/S5VdWr #fb
— Metro Fiction (@MetroFiction) September 12, 2012
The Man Booker Prize finalists were announced this week:
RT @latimesbooks: Man Booker 2012 shortlist announced (before we were up) lat.ms/SAZCaf #fb
— Metro Fiction (@MetroFiction) September 11, 2012
“I’d like a double skim latte and a Jane Austen on the side.”
Cool RT @writerunboxed: Print-on-demand (POD) bks could soon be everywhere, according to an announcement made yesterday huff.to/U2KwZ4
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 14, 2012
And at last we have definitive proof that reading is good for your brain:
RT @huffingtonpost: Why reading is good for your brain huff.to/RRsFiU #fb
— Metro Fiction (@MetroFiction) September 15, 2012
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:
RT @nickkristof: Why are we addicted 2 twtter? Tweets “ideally suited 2 send your dopamine system raging” bit.ly/Of1IFr via @kvox
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 13, 2012
If you’re looking for more *free* reading material, check out this week’s Tuesday Serial report:
Not sure what serials r all about? We have 24 serial installments this wk in the #tuesdayserial report, incl 2 debuts bit.ly/NoYkMt
— PJ, Tony & Larry (@TuesdaySerial) September 14, 2012
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:
Thx! RT @debramarrs: WRITERS: Excellent wrapup article w/ many links about latest news re: #Kindleserials by @pj_kaiser bit.ly/OKA1Wx
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 14, 2012
Writers, you won’t want to miss this in-person (Miami, FL) and virtual event hosted by Lit Chat:
Darn-i was in Miami Beach 2 wks 2 early RT @litchat: You’re invited to the FREE #LitChat Literary Salon @thebetsyhotel ow.ly/dHqDm
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 14, 2012
Here is a quick audio clip from a writer I greatly admire: O. Henry:
Interesting RT @explorer: Rare audio of O. Henry, who would’ve been 150 today, on the secret of writing good stories j.mp/S9acia
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 12, 2012
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:
Good info RT @goblinwriter: My monster post on “How to Sell Advanced Reader Copies as a Self-Published Author” lindsayburoker.com/e-publishing/h… #Selfpub
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 12, 2012
Over on the Tuesday Serial site, we recently featured a post by the writer “SgL”: “How to Rock Wattpad for Your Serial Fiction.” This week came the news of a writer who’s done just that:
RT @huffpostbooks: 18-year-old snags MAJOR publishing deal for vampire novel huff.to/OBJqPX #wattpad #tuesdayserial
— PJ Kaiser (@PJ_Kaiser) September 11, 2012
