Nellie found a great link for today that I wanted to pass on to any aspiring writer's out there. Roy Peter Clark is a faculty member at the Poynter Institute - the acclaimed journalism institute - who has over 30 years of experience teaching writing.

Roy hosts a Podcast called Writing Tools that doles out essential advice on the craft of writing. I would highly recommend that any journalism or writing student in general take a listen and consider adding it to your rotation of podcasts. For more writing tips, make sure you check out all our great interviews with writers at The Blank Page. Like this one from Coraline writer Neil Gaiman:

Let's get on with The Links ...

Secrets of the Job Hunt Explains: Targeted Marketing to help your job hunt. "Successful job seekers are sending their cover letters and resumes to a targeted audience of key people who make hiring decisions in these targeted employers of choice. This method of job searching is called targeted marketing. They are marketing themselves to targeted companies that employ people like them, and to people within those targeted companies who make hiring decisions." The post has great advice on maximizing your chances of getting a job by getting your resume in the hands of the right people.

Fistful of Talent Has: Some more advice on Targeted Marketing that will get your resume past the "delete this email" phase. The information flow at my desk is overwhelming. Resume review, daily updates to search dashboards, uploading data to our ever expanding database, industry RSS feeds and on and on and on. I am sure I am not alone here. To get thru each day, you must make every second count. If the content does not stand out - I will not waste many cycles on it.

On the job Blog Discusses: What your potential employers are seeing during the interview. Anita Bruzzese's advice: get professional shoes, comb your hair, sit up straight, and get rid of your backpack. Everyone may not think of that last one, but I agree ... shed the college image and prove that you are ready for the pros.

Lindsey Pollack Offers: Advice for adjusting to life back with mom and dad ... you know, just in case the job search isn't going too well. "I lived at home for a few months after graduate school and, frankly, I didn’t handle it very well. I spent a lot of time sulking in my childhood bedroom-heart-design wallpaper, prom photos and all-and fell into an “I’m a failure” funk. Eventually, I set up some networking lunches, had a few sessions with a career counselor and landed a job and an apartment on my own." Lindsey then offers some insight into how she could have handled the transition a bit better.