Newsletters You Should Check Out

Newsletters and ezines are always a great source of information about all aspects of the writing business. However, it’s way too easy to subscribe to every writing newsletter under the sun, thus overloading your inbox with stuff you’ll never have time to read. Here’s a short list of the newsletters I subscribe to and can’t do without.

Right Writing News  - Terry Whalin has years of writing and editing experience and is very generous with his knowledge. He covers both nonfiction and fiction writing in his newsletter and on his website.

Advanced Fiction Writing Ezine - Randy Ingermanson is a genius. No, really, he is, he’s got a Ph.D in physics. He’s one of those rare people who has their right and left brains perfectly wired. He’s also witty, so reading his cram-packed newsletter is always fun.

Bob Bly- I get his email updates and special reports on marketing and copywriting, and they’re awesome. He’s another guy with years of experience we can all benefit from.

Copyblogger- not a newsletter but email updates. Brian Clark’s blog is one of the premiere writing blogs out there. His posts are short, to the point and informational. He has great guest bloggers. I don’t write advertising or marketing copy but I always learn something I can apply to my own writing, whether its fiction, nonfiction or marketing.

This next one, The Dabbling Mum, may seem like a disingenuous recommendation, since I have an article on writing description in fiction in the latest ezine (insert shameless plug), but once you see the website and the zine, you’ll see why I subscribe to it. There are three different sections of the website and three different zines–at home business, parenting and writing. Alyice Edrich puts out an excellent product and runs a great site.

What are some of the newsletters/ezines/email updates you can’t live without?

 Happy writing,

kathy