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‘Bello: Selected Writings’ #soon

But what to write a (nonfiction) book about???

Veteran journalist David Grann talks crime writing with The New Yorker.

(Source: newyorker.com)

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The freelancer’s life is full of options – what time to wake up, which projects to tackle, and whether to put on pants (hint: yes). Well, as Mark Twain said, ‘Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.’

For the freelancer, this means prioritizing one’s tasks and handling the toughest stuff first. After all, ‘You’re less likely to be interrupted [in the morning] than you are later in the day,’ says What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast author Laura Vanderkam.

So whether their pain point is staying on task, organizing their work, or getting out of bed at all, writers share the many ways that they eat the frog early in the day…

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Read the rest of my article “Eat the Frog: What Successful Freelancers Do Before Lunchtime” over at The Freelance Strategist.

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I’m just going to leave this here.

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Such a great book.

rubenfeld:

goldman:

jhermann:

Joseph Heller’s handwritten timeline/character chart for Catch-22. Click through for the full image.

(from Flavorwire)

Still my favorite book.

Mine too

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maura:

We turned 20, everybody. We did it. Thank you to everyone who’s written and read and subscribed so far. This issue has:

• Me on the marketplace of love!

• Tom Ewing (!!!) on business speak! 

• A heroic effort where one man listens to NOTHING BUT “#BEAUTIFUL” FOR A WEEK!

• Debut fiction by Helen Schreiner! 

Check out the app if you haven’t already. (Non-iOS options are coming soon!!) 

New York Magazine - The Cut

whopays:

$300 for an 1800-word personal essay, 2013. “My editor said it was standard.”

“The editor approached me and asked for pitches. This essay developed during a lunch meeting—so I didn’t pitch it so much as explain a life event the editor found interesting.”

[A good reminder that it’s all about relationships.
Remember, kids, IRL > URL!  -Ed.]

Read my latest article for NBC News Travel on exotic hotels. →

“A growing handful of unusual accommodations await guests who seek alternatives to plain vanilla hotel chains, from igloos to treehouses, to tepees, and even former jails.”

"I know what you’re going through,” I whisper. “When I was a high school student, I was undocumented, too.”“Really?” Oumou exclaims. “You?” Yes, me. I was a teenager when I learned from my successful physician parents that I was actually an “illegal alien.” America was the only country I knew, yet it turned out that I had no legal right to remain within its borders. It was a painful period, a time I haven’t thought about, much less spoken of, in years. I’ve had no reason to."

Read the rest of this Boston Magazine piece by writer Grace Talusan.

(Source: byliner.com)

Grace Bello: Farm-to-Table in Communities of Color →

Thanks to Journos of Color who shortlisted my latest Atlantic article!

journosofcolor:

The Atlantic || April 10, 2013

Yuppie-style food activism gets more complicated in communities where farming comes with historical baggage.