News Networks
Topics
Stories
People

  • My Networks
  • Popular
  • Recent
  • ABC...XYZ
  • Create New
  • Search
  • Popular
  • Recent
  • Rising Fast
  • ABC...XYZ
  • Popular Today
  • Popular Week
  • Popular Month
  • Rising Fast
  • Hot Discussions
  • My Newsmakers
  • My Followers
  • Recently Active
  • Popular
  • Find
  • Invite Friends
Connect
Sign in using facebook |
Log in |
Sign Up


Hi there. I'm Jason, one of the founders of socialmedian.
socialmedian delivers the news, filtered by your network.
We'd love to have you join in.
You can use facebook connect to sign in.
Connect
OR
Log in 
|
Sign up


Create your socialmedian account
Email
Required

Password
Required

The password must be atleast 6 characters
Username
Required

http://www.socialmedian.com/username
This is same as my twitter ID
Security check

I agree to the terms and conditions and the privacy policy.
Loading...


Already a user? Please Log In
Invalid Login!
Email

Password

Remember me:
Loading...


Forgot Password?

Email:

Welcome to the Writing News Network
This News Network is designed to help people track and share news about Writing.


Writing
Save Cancel


Popular
|
Recent

Previous

Next


0
Clips
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
9 hours ago

This Itch of Writing: A friend, the novelist Rosy Thornton, went to hear Sebastian Faulks talking, and reports thus:*He said that the advice ‘write what you know’ is the worst advice given to anyone, ever. He says that when he talks to young writers he says, DON’T write about what you know. He tells them, write about the past, the future, other (Read More)
Topics: novelist, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
My Lenovo Choice - ThinkPad W700 vs. ThinkPad W500 Review
10 hours ago

Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen: "But it’s the same laptop!" my wife said. I've been using a Lenovo T60 or T60p for a very long time. Since it came out, in fact. I had a T60 at my last job for years, and a T60p all the while at Microsoft. I have happily running 64-bit operating systems on my T60p with 4gigs of RAM…unfortunately with the caveat that the T6 (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
Constitutional Borrowing (via feedly)
3 hours ago

Submitted by Krisnelson from Google Reader:  Many thanks to Dan and the rest of the Prawfs community for inviting me to join the conversation once more.  Lately, I’ve been thinking about constitutional borrowing, which is the practice of lifting legal frameworks, standards, mechanisms, and the like from one area of constitutional law for use in another, seemingly irr (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
How to Read the Mind of a Client in 3 Easy Steps
40 minutes ago

Submitted by The Puck from Google Reader: Apparently, I’m supposed to read my clients’ minds. I’m supposed to know exactly the style, content, and length of every project a client wants taken care of, typically on the basis of a one-line email.I’m pretty sure I’m not the only freelancer who is expected to offer telepathy as a form of client communication, either. A (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Just Write Blog Carnival July 3, 2009 Edition
15 hours ago

Incurable Disease of Writing: Welcome to the July 3, 2009 edition of Just Write. Enjoy this week’s articles and remember to show the blog owner’s we appreciate their efforts by commenting and socially bookmarking. Have a safe and happy Independence Day, Americans! Contests Andy presents $200 Article Writing Contest posted at Health Fitness Art (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Declaration of Independence
13 hours ago

Confident Writing: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.Talk about the language of possibility!Then, now, still.~~~Happy 4th July to all my readers in the U.S. Post from: (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Emailing a Literary Agent
19 hours ago

Daily Writing Tips: In the old days writers could send out their queries and fantasize for weeks about acceptance before getting that crumpled little self-addressed envelope with its bad news back in the mail. Nowadays, thanks to email, we can be zapped with rejection in a matter of minutes!Nevertheless, email queries are a boon to writer an (Read More)
Topics: freelance, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
i think it's time
1 day ago

Submitted by Quinny from Google Reader: I should let you all know that I am - gasp! - double blogging this.Not as gross as double dipping; maybe a little more like re-gifting,but only because the original gift was so good I couldn't keep it formyself. Anyway, there's a slightly different post on this topic over onsymmetrybreaking as well. "Time, I think, is a l (Read More)
Topics: Writer, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
Four Year Strong - Explains It All [Album]
1 day ago

Altsounds: Four Year Strong are currently writing their new album so it came as a huge surprise to me when I received what appeared to be the new Four Year Strong album in the mail for review. What? Hopefully you are as confused as I was.So I put the record on and set to find out what was happening here. Turns out that during the p (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
I Hate Apologists
1 day ago

Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Today, Sam Donnellon of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote a column titled, "Believe it or not, Phillies doing fine". Allow me to get my FJM on, if you will.YOU SEE BAD things arising. You see trouble on the way.Yes, yes I do.You see the Phillies as a team still hung over from the intoxication of last year's championship, un (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Don’t Have A Blog Yet? Check Out This Course
1 day ago

Daily Writing Tips: A blog is a wonderful tool for anyone looking to improve his or her writing skills. Why? Because it forces you to write, day after day. If you are an aspiring writer (freelance or otherwise), a blog is even more important, because it works as a marketing platform where you can expose your writing, build your audience and ne (Read More)
Topics: freelance, Writer, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Campfire Writing: Why Stories are the Writer’s Elemental Tool
2 days ago

Write to Done: A guest post by David Masters“I don’t think you can write - at least not well - if you don’t love stories.”~ Nora Roberts“To hell with facts! We need stories!” ~ Ken KeseyAn Ancient Greek Parable on How to Captivate Your AudienceDemades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on a matter of vita (Read More)
Topics: journalism, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
becoming a full-time writer
2 days ago

Submitted by A Cosgrove Bray from blog: If you have ever fancied giving up your day-job to write full-time, here's an excellent and practical article: http://writersdigest.com/article/10-questions-writers-must-ask-before-quitting-their-day-job/. (Read More)
Topics: Writer, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

0
Clips
Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Introducing the Theme of Possibility
2 days ago

Confident Writing: “There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.”“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen.  “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ~ Lewis CarrollIt’s a great quote, isn’t it?  (Read More)
Topics: Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

1
Clip
Review of The Blue Hour by Lilian Pizzichini (Bloomsbury)
3 days ago

Submitted by Definitive Carib from blog: The prospect of writing even a review of a biography Jean Rhys is slightly scary. She wrote formidably depressing books, including a particularly lugubrious – if admirably clever - take on the Caribbean, Wide Sargasso Sea (she took the character of the mad creole woman, Rochester’s first wife, in the attic in Jane Eyre and (Read More)
Topics: Writer, Writing
Add Comment
Share
News Flash
Dislike
 
0%
 
0%

Like
Mood




Loading

Previous

Next


Please enter your Email Id to get a new password
Forgot your password?
Email:

Add something

Snip
News
Site

Instantly Clip News From Any Website
Clip it! on s|m
Or, Enter News Directly Here
Headline:

URL:
(Optional)

Description:
(Optional)

Adding a News...


Add Snip
Adding a Snip...


Now you can import your favorite sites to your socialmedian page
Loading...

Loading...


Is this you?
invite your friends to the "Writing" News Network

gmail   hotmail   twitter  
Invite
Info and Settings


Created by: Dmwax 
Created on: Apr 21, 2008
Noise Level

Low
Medium
High

Change Volume

Low only searches for the primary topic.

Medium searches for relevant combinations of topics.

High will search for any single term, primary or related.

Not sure what to do? Set to medium. You always adjust later.


News Network Members (90)

Loading...

Dmwax
Kirasha
Vodkashots
Ginacacace
Iwoolf
Jessandunnotis
Batya D
Tatiweb
The Puck
Sociologist
Chronotope
Emjay08
Eristoddle
Tash Row
Arklady
Angie1234p
Kirsten E Branch
Mel Eatherton
Karenswim
Anelly85
Gingembre

Show more
Show less
Topics

Use the arrows to adjust the relevance rankings.
Writing
(primary topic)

(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
edit
delete

(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
Writer
delete

(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
editing
delete

(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
novelist
delete

(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
publsh
delete

(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
freelance
delete

(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Freelancing
delete

(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
pubishing
delete

(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
journalism
delete

(Score: 90 Total Vote: 1)
poet
delete

(Score: 90 Total Vote: 1)
This keyword is marked as a location. Only stories that contain this keyword will be included in your news lists.
Show more
Show less
Please wait while we fetch the relevant stories. This may take a few minutes.
Sources

Use the arrows to adjust relevance rankings.
The Writer's Technology Companion
delete
(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Becoming A Writer Seriously
delete
(Score: 110 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
I am Matthew Williams and You are Not
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Relevant news submitted by members of this News Network

(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Field Notes
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Confident Writing
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Writing in the Sciences
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Emerging Writers Network
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Lisa's Words at Play
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Daily Writing Tips
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Writing Under a Pseudonym
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Write to Done
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Ketan on Mar 28, 2008
Monsters, Magic and the Muse
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
In the Shadows
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
GoodWordEditing.com
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Writing Forward
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Written Road
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Put Things Off
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Writing... or Typing?
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Seth's Blog
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Socialmediangal on Mar 29, 2008
Incurable Disease of Writing
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
The Story's Story
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
The Writing Life
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Write It Well - Business Writing Books and Business Writing Training
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Howling from My Mountain
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
I Should Be Writing 2.0
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Writing Desk
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
BLOG BADLY
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Wayward Writer
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
The Writing Journey
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Nov 05, 2008
The Writing Life II
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Cafe Writing
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
This Itch of Writing
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
writing in the water
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Delve into the Mind of A Budding Blogger
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Archetype Writing: Psychology, Writing, and Life
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
All the Answers to Your Writing Questions
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
Free Range Librarian
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on May 19, 2008
The Story Behind the Book
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Jun 10, 2008
Daily (w)rite
delete
(Score: 100 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Dmwax on Apr 21, 2008
Lifehack.org
delete
(Score: 90 Total Vote: 1)
Added by: Kleegolf on Apr 02, 2008
Show more
Show less

We constantly make updates and enhancements based on user feedback. Follow socialmedian on Twitter
Help us out and report a bug or suggest a new feature! Check out our blog for regular company updates, notables, and to see what we're currently working on.
Report a Bug
Suggest a Feature


 Sending...
close
socialmedian Inc. 2008 - 2009
About socialmedian    |        |    Terms of Service    |    Privacy Policy