Links of Interest to Writers

Having trouble with voice in your novel? Here's some helpful advice.

Using Writing Vocabulary to Streamline Voice  by Mary Kole  @Kid_Lit

Links of Interest to Writers

Information on writing I've found helpful!

• TED Talks:  Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating by Elizabeth Gilbert @GilbertLiz
• Yes, even Elizabeth Gilbert received rejection slips. In this video she shares how she could carry on despite the success of Eat, Pray, Love.

• The BookBaby Blog:  Writing by Hand, or Typing:  When Are You The Most Creative? by Chris Robley @ChrisRobley
• Interesting question. I've found that my writing is different when I write by hand versus writing on the computer. I don't know that's it more creative, but I've found it helpful to switch off, especially when I'm stuck or confused about my writing.

• Write for Kids: Top Editor Emma Dryden on Working with Editors and Acting Professionally  @drydenbks @write4kids
• I heard Emma Dryden speak at an SCBWI Oregon Retreat. This video has great information about working with an independent editor.

• Beyond Paper Editing: 25 Word Lists for Writers by Corina Koch MacLeod @CKmacleodwriter
• Writers love lists! In this blog post, we find links to lists of Needless Words, Craft Words, Genre Words, Words from Other Languages, Misused & Mispelled Words.

• Aine Greaney, Writer:  6 Lame Writer Excuses (and 6 Reality Checks) @AineGreaney
• After reading this, you won't have an excuse not to write today!

Links of Interest to Writers

Write because you love it!

• Writer's Digest/Brian Klems:  A 12-Day Plan of Simple Writing Exercises

• Artzicarol Ramblings:  Ordering Your Words by Carol Riggs

• Seize The Day:  Novel Craft:  5 Common Scene Problems by Molly Blaisdell

• The Write Practice:  Make The Most of Your Writing Time

• A. Victoria Mixon, Editor:  3 Reasons Description Is Important; 3 Reasons It's Not

• Live, Write, Thrive:  Novel Construction Begins With Concept by C. S. Lakin

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are some tips that may help motivate your writing.

• Writing for Kids While Raising Them: PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) Day 4:  Katie Davis Illustrates 30 Days of Inspiration

• Writability: Helpful NaNoWriMo Links

• Write it Sideways:  Use a Nonlinear Format to Grab Your Reader by the Eyeballs by Clayton Lindemuth

• Writers in the Storm Blog:  Why Writerly Words Are Not Your Friend by Shannon Donnelly

• Storyfix:  Elevate Your Storytelling Game by Larry Brooks

• Avi:  The Kindest Cut of All

• The Character Therapist:  How to Communicate Needs to Non-Writing Partners by Jeannie Campbell

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)

Links of Interest to Writers

I love writing! Do you? There seem to be a lot of sevens in today's posting!

• Writer's Digest/Brian Klems:  The 7 Rules of Picking Names for Fictional Characters offered by Elizabeth Sims

• Writer UnBoxed:  The Creative Personality by Barbara O'Neal

• Guide to Literary Agents:  7 Things I've Learned So Far by M. M. Vaughan

• Socialpolitan:  7 Types of Narrative Conflict by Mark Nichol

• A Writer's Journey:  Poor Word Choice is Killing your Story by Nat Russo

• Ninie Hammon:  The Three Best Ways to Describe Your Characters

• Jamie Gold:  What Do Your Characters Falsely Believe?

Links of Interest to Writers

Read about writing, and then write!

• Terrible Minds:  25 Steps to Edit the Unmerciful Suck Out of Your Story

• The Creativity Post:  Establishing and Evening and Morning Routine by Elizabeth Grace Saunders

• The Writing Life:  Chose Nouns with Muscle

• The Other Side of the Story:  Can You Structure if You're a Pantser? by guest author K. M. Weiland 

• The Character Therapist:  Going to a Conference? Don't Forget to Doodle

• Wordserve Water Cooler:  Write to be Relevant by Kariss Lynch

• Writability:  When is a Good Time to Tell?

• Write it Sideways:  Can a Foreign Language Enhance Your Writing? by Sarah Baughman