Links of Interest to Writers

We've got snow at my house! Excellent day to write and read about writing.

• Moody Writing:  Three Goals for Every Character

• Lynnette Labelle:  8 Common Mistakes Writers Make at Conferences

• Write Practice:  How to Finish Your Writing Projects (Even When You Don't Feel Like It) by Joe Bunting

• C. Hope Clark:  How The Shy Writer Copes When She Hits a Wall (Podcast #11)

• Write To Done:  How to Revise Your Novel at a Glance by Darci Pattison (Darci's Shrunken Manuscript is a great way to see problems with your manuscript!)

• The Kill Zone:  Five Key Ingredients to Nurture a Story by Jordan Dane

Links of Interest to Writers

Here we go -- more blog posts writers will love!

• The Other Side of The Story:  6 Tips on Making Similar Scenes Feel Different by Janice Hardy

• Writer's Digest - Chuck Sambuchino's Guide to Literary Agents Blog:  Conferencing for Introverts by Angela Ackerman

• Molly Greene:  101 Fabulous Plot Resources for Novelists

• Justine Larbalestier:  Writing Under Different Names

• Stavros Halvatzis:  Scene Checklist

• My Book Therapy:  Backstory, Flashback, Memory Moment:  The Difference by Rachel Hauck

Links of Interest to Writers

Here's some great advice on writing!

• AuthorCulture:  Revision Decisions by Jody Bailey Day

• Kayla Currie:  My Marketing Advice for Beginning Authors

• Huff Post Books:  Why Agents Reject 96% of Author Submissions by Heather Hummel

• Writer's Fun Zone:  Give Your Characters Tough Goals by Kay Keppler

• Matthew Schuler:  Why Creative People Sometimes Make No Sense

• Reece Ryan:  5 Ways Introverts Can Succeed Without Forcing Themselves to Become Extroverts

Links of Interest to Writers

The writing part is the fun part - the revision, not so much! Maybe these articles will help ease the pain.

• Mystery Writing is Murder:  Novel Revision: Twenty-page Sessions by Jack Smith

• Positive Writer:  Are You Unwittingly Sabotaging Yourself by talking About Your Writing? by Ali Luke

• Novel Matters:  Protecting the Quiet by Kathleen Popa

• Shelli Johnson:  My Favorite Writing Advice - Make a Writer's Contract

• Write to Done:  This is What Blocks Your Writing (And How to Bust Through)

• MiG Writers:  My Love-Hate (Ok, Mostly Hate) Relationship with Rejections, Plus What I've learned Along the Way by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

• LucReid.com:  Tools for Naming Characters

• The Writer's Alley:  How to Write a Novel While Standing on Your Head Backwards, Chewing Gum, and Texting at the Same Time by Krista Phillips