Links of Interest to Writers

Click a link to expand your writing horizons.

• Writer's Village:  Could this "Magic" Trick Rescue Your Story? (Write a Frame Story) by John Yeoman @Yeomanis

• Wordserve Water Cooler:  Organizing Ideas into an Outline Christina M.H. Powell @dr_christina

• A Brain Scientist's Take on Writing:  Switching Points of View Without Losing Your Reader by Livia Blackburne @lkblackburne

• Kidlit.com:  Secrets to a Good Logline by Mary Kole @Kid_Lit

• Creative Writing with the Crimson League:  Two Ways to Introduce Flashbacks:  That Emphasize Very Different Things by Victoria Grefer @vgrefer

• Moody Writing:  The Escalation of Complications by @mooderino

Links of Interest to Writers

Looking for a bit of writing inspiration?

• Creative Writing Video Tutorials for the Multimedia Age:  Master Point of View by Cy Porter

• YA Muses:  Mental Revision Tools by Brett Ballou @BretBallou  @kalongshore @YAMuses

• Nillu Nasser Stelter, Fiction & Freelance Writer:  Owning Your Choices in Story-Telling and in Life @nzstelter

• Coffitivity:  If you find you are more creative in a coffee shop, Coffitivity will give you the coffee shop sounds without the high price of the coffee. "A gentle murmur to get the day started." @Coffitivity

• The Book Designer:  5 Things You Should Know About Working With Beta Readers by Corina Koch MacLeod @CKmacleodwriter and Carla Douglas @CarlaJDouglas @byondpapr; blog by @JFbookman

• Project Eve:  Combating Writer's Block:  Get Your Content Flowing Again by Bola Olonisakin @ProjectEve

Links of Interest to Writers

Some articles about writing for your reading pleasure.

• The Guardian:  Philip Pullman Calls Time on The Present Tense 

• Marcy Kennedy:  How is First Person POV Different? @MarcyKennedy

• Elizabeth Spann Craig:  Self-Publishing Mistakes, @elizabethscraig

• Writer's First Aid:  Principles of a Creative Life by Kristi Holl, @KristiHoll

• Positive Writer:  6 Quick Tips to Help You Tighten Up Your Writing by C. S. Lakin, @LiveWriteThrive

• Mary Carroll Moore - How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book:  Writing a Premise Statement for Your Book:  Inner and Outer Story Synopsis and Why It Helps Get You Published, @writeabook

Links of Interest to Writers

Here's some reading to inspire your writing!

• *Thup:  Memorable Characters by Erin Brown Conroy (Ideas to make your characters shine.)

• Men With Pens:  The Real Reason Why You Can't Write by Esther Litchfield-Fink

• Get Me Writing:  How to Achieve Effective Social Media Promotion for your Ebook by Matt Roberts 

• Novel Matters:  What Do Productive Writers Do To Meet Deadlines? by Latayne C. Scott

• Writer's Digest/Brian Klem's Blog:  How To Create An Antihero That Readers Love by Jessica Page Morrell

• Marcy Kennedy:  How is First POV Different? 

Links of Interest to Writers

What are you going to write next?

• Creative Writing With The Crimson League:  First Person Narration:  Is It Like Dialogue? by Victoria Grefer

• Writers Helping Writers:  Good Heavens--Another Post About Opening Lines? by Becca Puglisi

• The Write Now! Coach:  Your Query Letter:  How to Write An Irresistible Offer by Rochelle Melander

• Writer's Digest - Chuck Sambuchino's Guide to Literary Agents Blog:  7 Tips for Pitching to an Agent or Editor at a Conference by Peggy Eddelman

• Publishers Weekly:  DiCamillo, Floca, Sedgwick Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz (Awards) by Diane Roback

Links of Interest to Writers

Here's a great way to spend a day - reading and listening to info about writing!

• Writers Helping Writers:  Character Descriptions by Jodie Renner

• QueryTracker Blog:  Going in Deep:  Point of View (POV) by Ash Krafton

• Copyblogger:  3 Ways the Magic of Dr. Seuss Can Help You Create Unforgettable Copy by Amy Harrison

• Jami Gold, Paranormal Author:  How to Strengthen Emotions in Our Writing

• Courtney Summers:  YA Recs for The Holiday Seasons (Young Adult Book Recommendations by Categories)

• Publishers Weekly:  Podcasts
• Publishers Weekly:  PW Kidscast (Interviews with children's & YA authors conducted by Publishers Weekly children's reviews editor John A. Sellers)
• Publishers Weekly:  PW Litcast (Conversations between Publishers Weekly editors and authors of new fiction & nonfiction books)

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 Writers

Hope you find one of these articles helpful in motivating your writing!

• i09:  10 Ways to Make Everyone Root for Your Amoral Protagonist by Charlie Jane Anders

• The Atlantic:  The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors by Nolan Feeney

• dwiFilms:  How to Speed Read (YouTube)

• Project Eve:  Amateur Blogging:  Getting Started

• Live, Write, Thrive:  Use Camera Angles to Supercharge Your Novel by C. S. Laken

• YARN:  Commit to Your Writing Now...And Later.

• HootSource:  5 Authors Using Social Media to Reach Readers & Sell Books by Alyssa Kritsch

Links of Interest to Writers

Here they are - some tips to help your writing!

• Imran Writes:  From Plotting to Writing to Editing to Submitting

• Worddreams:  5 Ways to Write Like Your Hair's on Fire by Jacqui Murray

• Kristen Lamb's Blog:  "Write What You Know" - Paying Attention to the Character's Journey 

• Molly Greene:  Business Plan Basics for Authors & Bloggers

• Marcy Kennedy:  Are You Writing in the POV You Think You're Writing In?

• School Library Journal:  Horror in YA Lit is a Staple, Not a Trend

• The Picture Book Academy Blogateers:  Setting Up for Success by Lori Mortensen

Links of Interest to Writers

Read, Write, Repeat!

• The Write Practice:  What Do You Do When Your Muse Is On Vacation?  by Debra Elramey

• Write to Done:  Overcome the Limitations of First Person POV:  5 Ways by John Yeoman

• The Creative Penn:  Lessons Learned From 2 Years As a Fulltime Author Entrepreneur

• Project Eve:  Tips on Working from Home by Whitney Weiss

• Angela Booth's Writing Blog:  Pacemaker (Free) Helps You Achieve Your Writing Goals

• California Department of Education:  Characteristics of Middle Grade Students

• Jody Hedlund:  One of the Best Ways to Find Writing Ideas

• Beyond the Margins:  To Establish a Writing Routine or Not, That is the Question