Links of Interest to Writers

Writing is art, writing is also craft. Here's a little help:

• Jane Friedman:  How to Create Your First Booktrack (and Get 2,000 New Readers) Guestpost by Laurence MacNaughton @LMacNaughton @JaneFriedman

• Plot Whisperer:  Emotional Elements of Plot:  Stories that Last Evoke Emotion by Martha Alderson @plotwhisperer

• My Book Therapy:  The Great Debate! Story vs Structure by Rachel Hauck @RachelHauck @MyBookTherapy

• Julie Musil:  Stuck in Your Story? Try Roadmapping Guestpost by Laurisa White Reyes @lwreyes @juliemusil

• Tony Neal:  6 Beautiful Ways to Recharge This Summer @tobywneal

• Positive Writer:  3 Myths That Hold Your Best Writing Back by Bryan Hutchinson @ADDerWORLD

Links of Interest to Writers

Reading, writing, reading about writing, writing about reading, reading good writing, repeat!

• Social Media Today:  SMTookbox:  Tips and Tools for Mastering Google Plus from Martin Shervington @MartinSherv Posted by Steve Rayson @SteveRayson 

• Mary Carroll Moore:  How to Keep Your Writing in Your Over-the-Top Busy Life:  Helpful Techniques from the Experts @writeabook

• Beyond Paper Editing:  Why Editors Use Word--Authors Can Harness Word's Powers, Too! by Corina Koch MacLeod @CKmacleodwriter

• Social Media Just for Writers:  8 Tips for Writers Using Pinterest by Frances Caballo @CaballoFrances

• The Narrative Breakdown:  Character Goals and Philosophies [Podcast] with Matt Bird, Cheryl Klein, and James Monohan @chavelaque

• iO9:  The Universal Shapes of Stories According to Kurt Vonnegut by Robert T. Gonzalez @rtg0nzalez @iO9

Links of Interest to Writers

What will you write today?

• My Book Therapy:  Getting Past Stuck by Reba J. Hoffman

• The Daring Novelist:  Story Game:  Plot Structure & Finding The Wow by Camille LaGuire

• Novel Matters:  Hunting Adjectives With Elephant Guns by Patti Hill

• Scribbles from Jenn:  Top Ten Tips How to Survive a Relationship With a Writer

• Positive Writer:  Why You're Not Finishing The Writing You Started by Shanan Haislip

• Moody Writing:  What a Story Needs to Begin

Links of Interest to Writers

Have fun reading about writing with these great articles!

• Huff Post Books:  These Classic Stories Are So Short, You Have No Excuse Not to Read Them by Maddie Crum

• Write to Done:  How to Write Better:  The Art of Dynamic Descriptions by Mary Jaksch

• A Writer's Journey:  Getting the Sequence Right

• The Write Practice:  Finding Big Inspiration in the Smallest Detail by Marianne Richmond

• StoryFix:  From Art Holcomb:  Lester Dent and the Master Fiction Plot

• Writers Helping Writers:  STOP! What To Do Before Revising a Nano Novel

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

Writing today? Read one of these to get you motivated!

• Tina Gayle:  Do Authors Need a Website? 

• Yorick Reintjens:  117 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

• Write it Sideways:  When Fear is a Good Thing for Your Writing by Christi Craig 

• Mythic Scribes:  The Benefits of Outlining:  A Layered Approach by Steven M. Long

• The Write Practice:  Why You Should Use Symbolism in Your Writing by James Hall

• Writability:  Pacing Tip:  Contrast in Plot by Ava Jae

• Lauren Sapala:  Think You Know Social Media for Writers? Here's What You're Missing

Links of Interest to Writers

Want to read something to inspire you?

• Writer's Digest:  How to Turn Traumatic Experiences into Fuel for Your Writing by Lydia Crichton

• Cynsations:  Guest Post:  Franny Billingsley on Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks:  Connecting Character & Plot

• Daily Infographic:  How Does Writing Affect Your Brain? [Infographic] by Micaela Lacy

• Lauren Sapala:  The One Thing that Separates Great Writers from the Rest

• The Write Practice:  Your Characters Are Lost:  4 Ways to Find Them by Alicia Rades

• Huffington Post:  7 Surprising Secrets to Skyrocket Your Productivity by Kristen Brown

• QueryTracker:  Change to Goodreads Policies by Sarah Pinneo (Polices regarding the policing of reviews that have nothing to do with the book.)

• StoryFix:  How to "Write Like Rowling" by Larry Brooks

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are some more great articles to inspire your writing!

• Tomasz Tunguz:  How to Take Exceptional Notes & Be Productive with Paper

• Mythic Scribes:  Is Plot or Character More Important? by K. M. Weiland

• Lynnette Lybelle:  Is Genre-Hopping for You?

• Write 4 Kids:  What Every Writer Hopes For

• Clear Writing with Mr. Clarity:  The Placement of Modifiers

• Galley Cat:  Artist Creates Gorgeous Story Structure Map by Jason Boog (Artist: Appylon)

• AbeBooks:  What Literary Character Are You? Take the Quiz. I'm Galadriel (played by Cate Blanchette in the movies!) from Lord of the Rings. I can live with that!

• Writers Digest:  Writing Fiction:  5 Tips to Get More Creative

Links of Interest to Writers

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!

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

Links of Interest to Writers

Stuff I found interesting, and I thought you might find it interesting too!

• The BookBaby Blog:  Networking Tips for Shy Authors by Chris Robley

• All Write - Fiction Advice:  Are Rules Made to be Broken? by A. J. Humpage

• An Awfully Big Blog Adventure:  Creating a Page-Turning Novel by David Thorpe

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Anthologies are Hot:  How to Tell a Great Opportunity from a Pay-to-Play Scam

• Adventures in YA Publishing:  Mapping Your Book to Ensure it Works

• Sara Zaske's Blog:  Top 5 Mistakes in the First 5 Pages

• QueryTracker:  Writing and the Rule of Three by Ash Krafton

• Babbles from Scott Eagan:  Creating a Work Environment that Promotes Creativity

Links of Interest to Writers

Information you may enjoy: 

• Author Magazine:  An Interview with Stella Cameron

• Marjorie Ingall:  Children's Book Footwear
• Marjorie Ingall: Children's Book Footwear, part 2

• The Write Practice:  There Are No Mistakes in the Writer's Studio

• Writer's Digest: 8 Things Stars Wars Can Teach Us About Writing by James Duncan

• Writer's Digest:  How to Write a Novel Readers Won't Put Down by James Scott Bell

• W.I.P:  How to Write an Original Story by Lynda R. Young

• A Story is a Promise:  Storytelling & the Superconscious Mind by Bill Johnson

• Write to Done:  The Secret to Creating Story Structure by K. M. Weiland

• Babbles from Scott Eagan:  Agent Submissions - The Process from the Query to "The Call"