Assorted writing tips, tricks and reviews:

• The 3-Day Novel Contest: One Writer’s Experience (Fuel Your Writing) — On why someone might want to try writing a novel in just 3 days, and strategies on how to accomplish this successfully
• Beautiful Bios: Making the Personal Profitable (Funds For Writers) — How to make money writing artistic bios
• Culinary Mysteries — The New Trend? (Shoestring Austin) — A round-up of culinary mysteries for the voracious, literary foodie
• Don’t Quit Your Day Job (Writers Weekly) — How to take this advice literally, by turning it from insult to sweet success
• Feast, Not Famine: Re-evaluating Your Day Job (Funds For Writers) — Making your day job into a writing gig to keep the creative juices flowing
• Getting Started as a Sex Columnist (Writers Weekly) — How to win the coveted role of newspaper sex columnist, with just your… wits
• How Much Does Good Writing Cost? (Professional Writers of Austin) — How to decide what your writing rates should be, without apologies
• Inspiration From Exasperation (WriteByNight) — What inspires a writer’s work? Sometimes it’s more banal than we care to admit… and sometimes we compare our friends and family to renowned literary villains!
• Kickstart Your Art: Using Fundraising Websites to Buy Valuable Writing Time (Funds For Writers) — How to use Kickstarter and IndieGoGo to buy time for your creative projects
• Literary Arts Editor Reveals Link Secrets! (The Link) — Why every great writer needs a kick-ass editor
• Sex Sells: How to Make Money Off Dirty Words (The Link) — How to make a living writing erotica
• Thou Shalt Not Piss Off the Editor (WriteByNight) — An editorial perspective on why you should think twice before complaining to the editor about her publication’s submission policies
• Writing Tips from a Social Media Queen (Writing For Dollars) — Marketing tips for writers from social media guru Aimée Davison