Links of Interest to Writers

If you write, check put these articles for motivation.

• Jamie Gold:  10 Tips for Making Tumblr Work for Writers - Guest: Davonne Burns @JamieGold

• Helping Writers Become Authors:  How to Write the Perfect Plot (in 2 Easy Steps) @KMWEILAND

• Elizabeth Spann Craig:  Twitterific Writing Links @elisabethscraig

• Now Novel:  How to Write  Book Series: 10 Tips for Smash Hits  @nownovel

Links of Interest to Writers

Reading, writing, reading about writing, writing about reading, reading good writing, repeat!

• Social Media Today:  SMTookbox:  Tips and Tools for Mastering Google Plus from Martin Shervington @MartinSherv Posted by Steve Rayson @SteveRayson 

• Mary Carroll Moore:  How to Keep Your Writing in Your Over-the-Top Busy Life:  Helpful Techniques from the Experts @writeabook

• Beyond Paper Editing:  Why Editors Use Word--Authors Can Harness Word's Powers, Too! by Corina Koch MacLeod @CKmacleodwriter

• Social Media Just for Writers:  8 Tips for Writers Using Pinterest by Frances Caballo @CaballoFrances

• The Narrative Breakdown:  Character Goals and Philosophies [Podcast] with Matt Bird, Cheryl Klein, and James Monohan @chavelaque

• iO9:  The Universal Shapes of Stories According to Kurt Vonnegut by Robert T. Gonzalez @rtg0nzalez @iO9

Links of Interest to Writers

Do a little reading about writing to get you in the mood!

• The Write Now! Coach:  5 Ways to Use a Journal to Boost Writing Productivity by Rochelle Melander @WriteNowCoach

• The Purple Crayon/Harold Underdown:  Who's Moving Where?  News & Staff Changes at Children's Book Publishers @HUnderdown This frequently updated page on The Purple Crayon website keeps you in the loop on changes at publishing houses!

• Unleaded - Fuel for Writers:  No Outlining Involved:  5 Pre-Story Time Saving Tips for Pantsers by Linda Maye Adams @lindaadamsva 

• The Review Review:  21 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Writing:  Must-Read Advice for Writers at All Levels by Robin Black @Robin_Black

• Writers Helping Writers:  Get the Scoop on Fair Image Usage by Doug Langille  @douglangille @beccapuglisi 

• Bad Language:  16 Go-To Sources for Copyright-Cleared Images by by Katelyn Piontek @KatelynPiontek @mstibbe

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are some writing gems to polish your prose.

• Brain Pickings:  Neil Gaiman on Why Scary Stories Appeal to Us, the Art of Fear in Children's Books, and the Most Terrifying Ghosts Haunting Society by Maria Popova @brainpickings @brainpicker @NeilHimself

• Write to Done:  How to Write a Poem (and Why This Will Help You Become a Better Writer) by Mary Jaksch @WritetoDone @Mary_Jaksch

• Writers Helping Writers:  Getting Quiet and Letting Go of Expectations by Alyssa Archer @beccapuglisi @TheWriterShip 

• BookBaby:  What Does a Style of Writing LOOK Like?  by Chris Robley @Chrisrobley @BookBaby

• Publishers Weekly:  My Self-Publishing Journey:  On Becoming an Indie Author by Paige Crutcher @PublishersWkly @PCrutcher

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Building Platform:  What Most Writers are Getting Wrong @annerallen @RuthHarrisBooks

Links of Interest to Writers

A few gems on writing to inspire you!

• Creative Writing Video Tutorials for the Multimedia Age:  In Depth "Show Not Tell for Creative Writing by Cy Porter @drawnovel

• Author, Jody Hedlund  6 Key Things to Consider When Developing Characters @JodyHedlund 

• Clear Writing With Mr. Clarity:  Meaningless Nouns Make You Sound Phony by Joe Roy

• Fiction Notes:  Author Website Tech:  Professional Email by Darcy Pattison @FictionNotes

• Kate White:  How to Make Time for What You Love @katemwhite

• Catherine, Caffinated:  To Do:  A Social Media Spring Clean by Catherine Ryan Howard @cathryanhoward

Links of Interest to Writers

If you love to write, you'll want to read these articles about writing.

• BookBaby:  Setting Up Your Own Book Tour by Chris Robley, @ChrisRobley @BookBaby

• Unleaded - Fuel For Writers:  John Cleese on "5 Factors To Make Your Life More Creative" [Video] by Day Al-Mohamed @DayAlMohamed

• Writer Unboxed:  Is Your Book Good Enough for Publication? A Cold-Blooded Assessment by Jennie Nash, @jennienash  @WriterUnboxed

• SteamFeed:  8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Fan Pages by Mary Green  @MaryGreenIM @SteamFeedcom

• QueryTracker:  Conference DOs and DONTs by Rosie Genova @QueryTracker

• Writers Helping Writers:  Ask Questions to Find Your Story by C. S. Lakin @LiveWriteThrive 

Links of Interest to Writers

Here's some reading to inspire your writing!

• *Thup:  Memorable Characters by Erin Brown Conroy (Ideas to make your characters shine.)

• Men With Pens:  The Real Reason Why You Can't Write by Esther Litchfield-Fink

• Get Me Writing:  How to Achieve Effective Social Media Promotion for your Ebook by Matt Roberts 

• Novel Matters:  What Do Productive Writers Do To Meet Deadlines? by Latayne C. Scott

• Writer's Digest/Brian Klem's Blog:  How To Create An Antihero That Readers Love by Jessica Page Morrell

• Marcy Kennedy:  How is First POV Different? 

Links of Interest to Writers

Happy writing to all you authors out there!

• Daily Writing Tips:  Do You Mean Passive or Just Weak? by Maeve Maddox

• Pen & Prosper:  What We Can Learn From The "Little Engine That Could!" Tips to Move Forward ... by Jennifer Brown Banks

• The Seekers:  On Deadline:  How To Make Your Writing Deadlines Work for YOU by Sarah Ladd

• Positive Writer:  Use Discipline to Cultivate the Creative Flow by Stacy Claflin

• My Book Therapy:  Ten Things I Learned On My Writers Retreat by Rachel Hauck

• Pub(lishing) Crawl:  Making The Most of Social Networks As a Writer by Erin Bowman

Links of Interest to Writers

Enjoy the latest links to writing information that I found on the Web!

• The Business of Being an Author:  Turn Your Author Dreams Into Working Goals to Achieve More by Marquita Herald

• All Write - Fiction Advice:  Creating Character Dynamics - Part 2  (For part 1 scroll down to the December 9th links.)

• Bestseller Labs:  The REAL Secret to Writing a Bestseller by Jonathan Gunson (Includes a great poster to remind us to WRITE!)

• Courage 2 Create:  3 Paradigm Shifts to Help Make Pursuing Your Passion More Meaningful by Ollin Morales

• From the Write Angle:  5 Ways to Make Author Friends by Jean Oram

• Writers in Charge:  How to Start a Freelance Writing Business in One Hour a Day by Tom Ewer

Links of Interest to Writers

You never know what great writing advice you'll find on the Web! Here's some that I came across:

• The New York Times Opinionator:  Helpful Definitions for Modern Authors by Steve Macone

• Hub Pages:  The Fairies are Afoot! - Modern Fairy Beliefs by Carolyn Emerick (For fantasy writers!)

• A Writer's Journey:  Behave Yourself on Social Media by Nat Russo

• Association of Writers & Writer Programs:  8 Questions Writers Should Ask Themselves by Roxanne Gay

• Author, Jody Hedlund:  Character Building:  Using Quirks to Reveal a Personality

• Charlotte Rains Dixon:  Procrastinating on Your Writing? Try This

Links of Interest to Writers

Happy reading! Then, get to work and write that novel!

• AuthorCulture:  The Top Ten Writing Fallacies by Kevin B. Parsons

• Now Novel:  Talking About Your Character:  Eyes

• Babbles from Scott Eagan:  Your Query Letter Did Not Sell Your Book

• Storyfix:  A Paradoxical Perspective on the Creative Process by Larry Brooks

• Beyond the Margins:  Help! My On-Line Presence is Killing Me

• The Writer:  Improve Your Writing:  Step Away From The Desk by Megan Kaplon

• Guide to Literary Agents:  The Writer's Promise:  How to Craft a Book's Pitch by Tony Vanderwarker

Links of Interest to Writers

Reading and writing go together like peanut butter and jelly or Hansel & Gretel or pickles and ice cream!

• Write it Sideways:  What Charlotte Bronte Taught Me About Writing by Benison O'Reilly

• The Write Practice:  How a Scene List Can Change Your Novel-Writing Life by Monica M. Clar

• An Awfully Big Blog Adventure:  No More Postcards Any More by Nicola Morgan (An interesting point of view on promotion with postcards and bookmarks.)

• Project Eve:  What is Google Analytics? by Shweta Jhamvar

• Project Eve:  What is Tumblr? by Danielle Boulton

• Jody Hedlund:  Why Voice is Becoming More Important in Today's Market

• The Original Fantasy:  Merging Characters:  Cull Your Robot Clone Army by Emily Craven

Links of Interest to Writers

Some great writing blog posts that caught my eye!

• The Write Practice:  The Power of Sacred Time:  The Writers Edition by Birgitte Rasine

• Writers in the Storm:  11 Frequently Asked Questions About Book Royalties & Money by Chuck Sambuchino

• The BookBaby Blog:  Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling by Chris Robley

• All Write - Fiction Advice:  Suspending Disbelief for Readers - Part 2  (Find the link to Part 1 in the October 8th links below.)

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Why Writers Need to be on Google Plus...Plus a FREE Tutorial On How to Use it Effectively by John Base (Allen)

• Ninie Hammon:  Three Ways to Use Thoughts to Create Unforgettable Characters

• Positive Writer:  Why You Need to Risk Writing Something Dangerous by Bryan Hutchinson

Links of Interest to Writers

Happy writing!

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Social Media Secrets for Authors, Part IV:  How Not to Spam (I wish more authors would follow this advice!)

• Beyond the Margins:  Do This! Don't Do That! To Outline or Not:  That is the Question by Randy Susan Meyers

• Writer's Digest:  Should You Quit Your Day Job to Write Full Time? by Zachary Petit

• Writers Helping Writers:  Finding Your Character's Weakness by Angela Ackerman

• Live Write Thrive:  Harnessing the Storm in Your Brain through Mind Map

• The Creative Penn:  How to Get in the Zone and Stay in It with Tom Evans [Podcast]

• Copyblogger:  The Power of Mystery by Demian Farnsworth

Links of Interest to Writers

Writing today? Read one of these to get you motivated!

• Tina Gayle:  Do Authors Need a Website? 

• Yorick Reintjens:  117 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

• Write it Sideways:  When Fear is a Good Thing for Your Writing by Christi Craig 

• Mythic Scribes:  The Benefits of Outlining:  A Layered Approach by Steven M. Long

• The Write Practice:  Why You Should Use Symbolism in Your Writing by James Hall

• Writability:  Pacing Tip:  Contrast in Plot by Ava Jae

• Lauren Sapala:  Think You Know Social Media for Writers? Here's What You're Missing