Reference Shelf 11.10.05

About Freelancing offers some ideas for writing conferences for you to go to, and how to network. Disclaimer! Not endorsed or not-endorsed by mediabistro!
Also some A.F., some tips for the prematurely-born cub reporter.
Some thoughts on what to do when you don’t feel like blogging (other than the option of not blogging.)
And two via the Journalist’s Toolbox:
Holiday trends and traditions, for the holiday season, which the Crate and Barrel decorations tell me is upon us.
And get organized for ’06!

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.