Every week, I do this — share at least five articles, books, or pieces worth reading that will hopefully help you in your writing journey. Here's what I've got this week.

Weekly Reading

Here's some stuff on the web worth reading, including a few shameless self-promotions:

The Overwhelming Fear of Being Wrong [Marketing]
Seth Godin does it again with another short, pithy post on ideas, communication, and what motivates us. This is Seth at his best — saying what we all intuitively know but would never communicate on our own.

An Important Thing No One Will Tell You [Creativity]
Chris Guillebeau, author of The Art of Non-Conformity, encourages you to not always ask people's opinions when it comes to making art. Sometimes, you just have to go with your gut.

The Writer's Manifesto: Interview [Writing]
In this interview, my friend Darrell Vesterfelt and I chat about my new eBook The Writer's Manifesto. He has a great blog about the creative process with an interesting perspective. You should follow him.

What Really Matters [Inspiration]
Keith Jennings (one of my favorite creatives) and I do an interview about writing, the manifesto, and other creative inspiration. Keith was instrumental in the writing of The Writer's Manifesto, so this little conversation was an honor.

How to Make a Living Raising Financial Support [Life]
This is a guest post I did for ProYouthWorker.com, a blog about Christian youth ministry. I wrote is as an encouragement for anyone who has had to fundraise for their own livelihood — something I've done for six years now.

Bonus Article

3 Reasons Why Young Leaders Neglect Relationship [Leadership]
I did a guest article for the folks at Catalyst (a pretty cool conference if you've never been), inspired by a conversation I had with a friend a week or so ago. In the post, I propose that young leaders aren't growing in influence, because they're neglecting the most important aspect of leadership — relationship.

One Other Thing

The Writer's Manifesto is now available for Kindle and Nook. I'll be sharing more about how you can get a free copy of it in these formats soon. (If you want to bite the bullet of spending a whole dollar, I encourage you to get it by clicking the links. The layout is great and customized for each respective eReader.)

What are you reading this week?