Links of Interest to Writers

Articles to help your writing soar!

• Bustle:  Here's the Scientific Reason Why You Get Lost in a Book by Caitlin White @caitforestell

• Mashable:  9 Writers on the Inspiring Books That Shaped Them by Molly Horan @mashable

• QueryTracker:  How to Survive Writing Through the Holiday Season by Stina Lindenblatt @StinaLL @QueryTracker

• Write to Done:  7 Ways to Keep Writing When You Feel Like Giving Up by Alison Breen @Alisontbreen @WritetoDone

• Jody Hedlund:  How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie @JodyHedlund

Links of Interest to Writers

For those in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here are a few articles to read while digesting all that food! (Those living outside the U.S. can just eat a lot of food and enjoy the articles without having to put up with all those family members.)

• The Business of Being an Author:  How Hard Will You Work to Fulfill Your Dream? by Marquita Herald

• The Narrative Breakdown (Podcast):  Storytelling in Front of a Live Audience with Melanie Hamlett

• The Write Conversation : Tips to Adjust Your Writing Schedule and Enjoy the Holidays 

• WUSF:  What Children's Authors Make of Common Core & Education Policy by Sammy Mack
• Book Riot:  Common Core:  What it Means for Fiction in Schools by Josh Corman

• Flavorwire:  The Greatest Monsters in Children's Literature by Alison Nastasi

• The New York Times Sunday Book Review:  100 Notable Books of 2013

Links of Interest to Writers

Are you serious about writing? Study and write - two important secrets!

• Emma Dryden:  Falling In Lust With Our First Draft (Or, What Not To Do On A First Date)

• A Writer's Journey:  Structured Descriptions by Nat Russo

• The New York Times Sunday Book Review:  Writing Bytes (Writers talk about what new technologies mean for storytelling.)

• Project Mayhem: Chris Eboch Writing Tip: How to Write Vivid Scenes

• Writing Forward:  Your Characters Aren't Your Children by Joshua Danton Boyd

• GalleyCat:  NaNoWriMo Tip #1:  Establish a Writing Schedule

• GalleyCat:  NaNoWriMo Tip #2:  Create an Outline