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

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