I followed a chain of "X has a post abut Y's psot about Z's post about..." to find a great little article by Stephen King on writing. Originally written in 1986, the advice still holds (although the jury's still out on #11 - but to be fair, when this was written, agents were for legal things and self-publishing was for people with more money than sense.) It's lightly funny and it's to-the-point, a good read.

Joe Konrath has another post about ebook pricing, this time explaining why he thinks the new ebook price is $2.99, and why that's a good thing. I'll admit, having considered buying vairous ebooks, the near-paperback price of most of them has always turned me away. I think he has a number of good points, there.

As for pricing, how about free? Michael Stackpole has a great post on Project Gutenberg (Philip K. Dick? Yoink.), and the number of classic sci fi authors that can be found there for free - and what publishers should be keeping in mind with their pricing models.

Speaking of free, Jane Friedman on Writer Unboxed has a few words to say about giving your work away for free (as promotion, natch) - what to consider. Like anything, really, it's not a matter of just throwing things around and waiting for magic to happen - it needs careful strategy and follow-through behind it.

And finally, a great post on how to answer that question that we all hate (except if it's from an agent): "So, what's your book about?" without sounding like you're reading from the dullest plot in history.