Links of Interest to Writers

More great writing advice!

• Stavros Halvatzis:  How Conflict Leads To Character Growth

• Pretentious Title:  FAQ:  To Blog Or Not To Blog 

• The Business of Being an Author:  Simple Tactics To Grow Your Author Platform by Marquita Herald

• Susan Uhlig:  175 Proof  (Are you watering down your stories and articles by not proofing carefully?)

• All Write - Fiction Advice:  The Art of Layering - Part 1 by A. J. Humpage

• The Creativity Post:  Daring To Push The Boundaries of Creativity by Carla Woolf

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Writing today? Why not read some inspiration first?

• Charlotte Rains Dixon:  The Creative Trance

• How To Plan, Write, & Develop a Book:  Patterns of Change -- How Do You Create Strong Conflict in Your Fiction or Memoir? by Mary Carroll Moore

• Writer's Digest:  7 Ways To Create a Killer Opening Line for Your Novel by Jacob M. Appel

• Marcy Kennedy:  What To do When Your Loved Ones Want You To Quit Your Dream

• Positive Writer:  How To Motivate Yourself Right Now! by Bryan Hutchinson

• Wordserve Water Cooler:  Ten (Plus) Tips on Humor Writing by Dena Dyer

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Writing is best served with a bit of reading.

• Jami Gold:  NaNo Wrap-Up:  Beat Sheets 101

• The Write Practice:  How to Draw an Image With Your Words by Monica M. Clark

• Moody Writer:  Using Deadlines To Get That Story Finished

• Writer's Digest:  5 Tools for Building Conflict in Your Novel by James Scott Bell

• Susan Kaye Quinn:  Do You Know Your Character's Primary Trait? by Becca Puglisi

• Bestseller Labs:  5 Rules For Conquering Chaos That Every Writer Should Know by Claudette Young

• C. Hope Clark:  Build Your Own Story Pizza by Raazia S. Ali

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Here are some writing articles full of great advice!

• W.I.P It:  8 Benefits of Writing by Lynda R. Young

• Angela Booth's Writing Blog:  Flow:  The Ideal Writing Mind State

• From the Write Angle:  A Case for "Nicer" Villains by R. C. Lewis

• Babbles from Scott Eagan:  What Makes Your Story Stand Out?

• Jamie Gold:  Using Conflict to Understand Our Characters

• Judy Lee Dunn:  Can You Name 99 Things You Love in 10 Minutes?

• Writer's First Aid:  Thinking:  First Backward and Then Forward

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Here are a few articles about writing you might find useful.

• Writers Helping Writers:  Conflict vs Tension by Becca Puglisi

• The Write Practice:  What is an Idiom? Funny Examples by Liz Bureman
• Wikipedia:  List of English-language Idioms

• Poets & Writers:  Literary Magazine Database

• Ploughshares:  14 Ways to Tick Off a Writer by Rebecca Makkai

• Buffer:  What Storytelling Does to Our Brains

• Brian Klem's Writer's Digest Blog:  How to Make Your Setting a Character

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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)

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Articles for the discerning writer.

• Catherine, Caffeinated: How Much Time Do You Need to Write? by Catherine Howard

• Writer's Digest:  13 Quirky Workplaces of Famous Writers by Zachary Petit

• Worddreams:  19 Tips for Children's Writers by Jacqui Murray

• Worddreams:  59 Tips for Fantasy Writers by Jacqui Murray

• Jami Gold:  Being a Writer:  Commitment vs. Self-Doubt

• Writer's First Aid:  Rituals: Jump-Start Your Writing by Kristi Holl

• Laura Sapala:  How Your Grand Vision is Holding You Back

• Moody Writing:  Inside Inner Conflict

     

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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?

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Learn from great articles on writing!

• The Other Side of the Story:  Real Life Diagnostics Week:  Developing Conflict & Character in an Opening Scene by Janice Hardy

• Daily Writing Tips:  What's the Difference Between Writing and Editing? by Mark Nichol

• From the Write Angle:  Change is Good by by Jemi Fraser

• Get Me Writing:  Crafting an Epic - Perils & Pitfalls
• Free Planning Template for Your Story

• The Picture Book Academy Presents Mondays with Mandy (or Mira):  Teaching Plot Structure with Picture Books

• Shelli Johnson:  My Favorite Writing Advice - Learn Dialogue By Studying Plays

• Kristen Lamb's Blog:  How Sick is Your Novel? Can It Be Saved?

• Project Mayhem:  The Elusive Hunt for Character Awesomeness!

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Take some time to read articles on craft and learn something you might not have known about writing and writers!

• Writer Unboxed:  On Discipline, Dedication, & Devotion by Robin LaFevers

• The American Writers Museum

• Huff Post Healthy Living:  Overcoming Fear in 8 Steps by Dr. Carmen Harra

• Huff Post The Third Metric:  9 Ways to Gain More Time by Bernadette Noll (I especially liked the suggestion of crossing something off your list that you haven't done but really doesn't need doing.)

• Publisher's Weekly: 11 Most Evil Characters in Books by Koren Zailckas

• Jennifer Crusie's Blog Argh Ink:  Goals & Stakes

• Laurie Halse Anderson: The Magic Word That Destroy's Writer's Block

• Angela Booth's Creativity Factory:  5 Easy Ways to Become More Creative Fast

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Enjoy these articles/blog posts for writers!

• Blood-Red Pencil:  Internal Conflict Scenes by Diana Hurwitz

• Write to Done:  Passion:  How to Tap Into Yours Every Time You Write by C. S. Lakin

• Mythic Scribes:  Assessing Your Writing - How Do You Know When It's Good? by Benjamin Clayborne

• Timeless Tales Magazine: Sample Issue - New!

• Writing Forward:  What are Plot Points? by Melissa Donovan

• The Write Practice:  How to Turn On Your Muse by Birgitte Rasine

•  Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):  Children's Picture Book Authors & Illustrators on Twitter by Tara Lazar

• Writers In The Storm:  Hiring a Professional Editor - Shrewd or Shameful? by Lori Nelson Spielman