- Jami Gold, Paranormal Author: How to Use Layers to Show Intense Emotions @JamiGold
- Emotions connect readers to characters. This is an area I'm always struggling with - to show what the character is feeling, not just what they're doing.
- Toby Neal: 6 Beautiful Ways to Recharge This Summer @tobywneal
- I'm definitely going to put some of these into action this summer. I love the idea of sitting on the patio with my cup of coffee in the morning planning my day. And stretching - oh, yes, the stretching really helps recharge!
- Willamette Writers Blog: Graph Your Novel (Seriously!) by Amber Keyser @Amberjkeyser
- I personally know Amber and have found her creatively logical mind to be a inspirational fountain of ideas. Anything she recommends, I'm going to try! I loved graphing equations in school. Why not attempt to graph my novel?
- Scientific American Blogs: The Controlled Chaos of Creativity by Scott Barry Kaufman @sbkaufman
- Interesting research into creativity. Hmmm, not sure whether I believe that poetry is more creative than prose.
- Wise Ink: The Top 5 Free Apps that Help You Write Your Novel @Wiseink
- I've found Hemingway an especially helpful app for analyzing your writing and I've heard great things about Evernote. Looking forward to trying the others on this list.