Links of Interest to Writers

Click a link to expand your writing horizons.

• Writer's Village:  Could this "Magic" Trick Rescue Your Story? (Write a Frame Story) by John Yeoman @Yeomanis

• Wordserve Water Cooler:  Organizing Ideas into an Outline Christina M.H. Powell @dr_christina

• A Brain Scientist's Take on Writing:  Switching Points of View Without Losing Your Reader by Livia Blackburne @lkblackburne

• Kidlit.com:  Secrets to a Good Logline by Mary Kole @Kid_Lit

• Creative Writing with the Crimson League:  Two Ways to Introduce Flashbacks:  That Emphasize Very Different Things by Victoria Grefer @vgrefer

• Moody Writing:  The Escalation of Complications by @mooderino

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are seven blog posts about writing I found informative.

• The Sharp Angle:  Defining the Potential for Conflict in Your Premise by Lydia Sharp 

• Publisher's Weekly:  A Conversation with Tomie dePaola

• Daily Writing Tips:  10 Pairs of Words and Their Useful Distinctions by Mark Nichol

• Gail Carson Levine:  Memorable MC (Main Character)

Here are some fun ways to keep track of your word counts:

• Sarah's Journal:  Stuff I've Learned:  Writing Log by Sarah Beth Durst

• Laini Taylor's Blog:  Word Count Calendar (of Cuteness)

• Justine Larbalestier:  Small Word Count Goals (& a way to use Scrivener to keep track)