In this Big Think video, John Irving explains how to tell if you're a writer. For Irving it had to do with the alone time he needed writerswrite.com/videos/john-ir…

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Upcoming Writing Contest Deadline: Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition. deadline October 1 writerswrite.com/contests/zoetr…

New Job Find: Salon is looking for Freelance Business and Finance Writers. writerswrite.com/writejobs/

Stephen King shows home and writing room in new interview with PBS NewsHour. On the often asked where do you get your ideas question, King says he can't explain it. He says, "It's just like being belted by an idea." writerswrite.com/videos/stephen…

New in Books-to-Film bit.ly/books-to-film The Perfect Couple is on Netflix. It is based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand youtu.be/AdpQuXTWup0

Writers Taking Jobs Writing to Train AI writerswrite.com/writers-traini…

The winners of The Dragon Awards for 2024 were announced at Dragon Con in Atlanta. John Scalzi won in the science fiction category for Starter Villain and Rebecca Yarros won in fantasy with Iron Flame. writerswrite.com/2024-dragon-aw…

New in Book Trailers bit.ly/4eoyOEJ Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty youtu.be/zjccMyxB87I

The Booker Prize 2024 shortlist has been announced. The authors are Percival Everett, Samantha Harvey, Rachel Kushner, Anne Michaels, Yael van der Wouden and Charlotte Wood. writerswrite.com/booker-prize-2…

Romance novelist writes a math textbook in this funny SNL skit starring Jean Smart. "William has five apples and the body of a god." writerswrite.com/videos/snl-tex…

The finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards have been announced by the National Book Foundation. writerswrite.com/2024-national-…

New in Books to Film bit.ly/books-to-film The first trailer for Cross based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson. Aldis Hodge plays Alex Cross youtu.be/GOupIB773tI

New in Deals for Writers Up to 63% off BIC Writing Products at Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days writerswrite.com/deals/

Writer and poet Han Kang has been awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024. writerswrite.com/han-kang-nobel…

Recent Books to Film & TV List - This is a growing list of books on Amazon that have recently been made into TV shows or films #ad amazon.com/shop/writerswr…

Amazon has launched the first color Kindle called the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition shoppersshop.com/products/kindl…

The winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prizes have been announced. The categories include Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers' Literature. writerswrite.com/2024-kirkus-pr…

LG Display has announced it has created the world's first stretchable display. A prototype expands from a 12-inch display to an 18-inch. LG says it be stretched over 10,000 times and maintain image quality. sciencespacerobots.com/lg-display-str…

Merriam-Webster Names Polarization the 2024 Word of the Year writerswrite.com/polarization-w…