Links of Interest to Writers

It's NaNoWriMo time! Write like a house on fire!

• Marion Dane Bauer:  Creating Characters

• YALSA - The Hub:  Dealing with Death in YA Lit

• Writer Unboxed:  Newton's Law for Novelists by Donald Maass

• Terrible Minds:  NaNoWriMo Dialogues:  "I Think I Suck and I'm Not a Real Writer" (A great flow chart to help you determine if you're a "real" writer!)

• Positive Writer:  Shattering the Myths about the Midas Touch and Success by Brian Hutchinson

• Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers:  NaNoWriMo Plot and Writing Schedule & Resources for 11/13

• Paulo Coelho's Blog:  Ideal Conditions Don't Exist

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

Read a little before diving into your writing.

• Writer's Digest:  10 Dos & Don'ts For the Aspiring Novelist by Chuck Sambuchino

• Mystic Scribes:  Achieving NaNo Success:  Schedules, Approaches, Top Tips

• QueryTracker:  Your Author Playlist by Sarah Pinneo

• Nathan Bransford:  How to Find a Writing Style That Works for You

• Institute of Children's Literature:  Don't Start This Way -- Unless it Works by Jan Fields

• Nick Daw's Writing Blog:  The Submission Grinder -- A Free Alternative to Duotrope

• Rebeca Schiller:  Tools for Writers Presentation (Scrivener, Aeon Timeline, Scapple, & Tinderbox)

Links of Interest to Writers

Study your reading to see if the writing works!

• How to Plan, Write, & Develop a Book:  Dialogue Dos & Don'ts:  Crafting Lively & Believable Back-and-Forth on the Pages of Your Book by Mary Carroll Moore

• Amanda Bumgarner:  Head Hopping:  What it Looks Like & Why You Shouldn't Do It

• The Write Practice:  Writer's Block? Try Getting Visual by Joe Bunting

• The Daring Novelist:  Story Game:  The Situation Worksheet by Camille LaQuire

• Mythic Scribes:  Case Study:  Using Villains to Shape Your Hero by Brian DeLeonard

• The New York Times:  Slaves of the Internet, Unite! by Tim Kreider

• Ink & Angst:  A NaNoWriMo Toolkit:  Practical Tip, Apps, & Playlists  (NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month)

Links of Interest to Writing

If you're a writer, why aren't you writing? These blog posts might get you motivated!

• M J Wright:  How to Write a 50,000 Word Novel in a Month

• Mystery Writing is Murder:  Protagonists Should Climb in the Front Seat by Elizabeth S. Craig

• Books & Such Literary Agency:  11 Things Happy Authors Don't Do by Rachelle Gardner

• The Bold Life:  How to Be Brave:  20 More Bold Acts That Count by Tess Marshall

• Todd Mitchell, Author:  Book Trailers:  Ten Tips to Help You Avoid the Suck, Pt 1

• The Book Deal:  How to Grab, Delight or Shock Your Readers Right from the Start by Alan Rinzler

• Writers in the Storm:  How to Support an Author's New Book by Chuck Sambuchino