Justine Larbalestier has a great post up called I’ll Know I’ve Made it as a Writer When… (yes, it’s old but it’s still fun and hides a valuable message beneath its crunchy comedic shell).

I’ve been listening to the Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing podcast for quite a while now and it’s usually good but the latest episode (168) is one of their best and really struck a chord with me. The podcast covers a mix of publishing chatter and author interviews – they’ve had people like Michael Moorcock, Patrick Rothfuss and Elizabeth Bear on in the past and I’ve discovered a lot of good writers by listening to the show. Each episode is around an hour or so and will usually get me through a visit to the gym quite nicely.

Episode 168 features an interview with Jennifer Brozek, Mark Teppo and Mary Robinette Kowal recorded by Sandra Wickham at the Rainforest Writer’s Retreat. There’s lots of talk about the process of writing and some excellent no nonsense advice and I found it very inspiring.

Highly recommended.

Scott Bury has posted some great tips on editing on his blog – well worth a read. I’ve certainly been guilty of all those things are one point or another.