Wednesday links: Ways to fire up your writing career

I love regularly reading tips and advice articles in certain subjects — particularly writing and publishing. I don’t always need the information right then, but I know that it’ll eventually come in handy. Or at least, I hope it will.

I know there are a lot of other people out there who feel the same way I do, but sometimes it can be difficult to find every useful advice article that’s out there. So I thought I’d bring you a few. Here are the tips and advice articles that jumped out at me the most this week.

1. 3 Ways to Fire Up Your Writing Career Today, from Kristen Lamb’s Blog: In today’s world, being a writer and being on social media tend to go hand in hand. And if you’re going to make writing your profession, then you need to take social media seriously. Excerpt: “Social media, done properly is not a short-term burst of gimmicky energy. There is no magic to it and it while it is simple, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. We not only have to manage the brand, we also produce the product.”