Links of Interest to Writers

Check out Jon Gibbs' blog post filled with lots of links that writers will find helpful!

Interesting blog posts about writing – January 26^th, 2018 from An Englishman in New Jersey @JonGibbs

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are a couple of articles that I've found of interest this week!

The 2 Secrets to Creating Unforgettable Characters by Victoria Mixon @Victoria Mixon (Posted on WritetoDone @WritetoDone)

More Common Writing Mistakes at All Write Fiction Advice by AJ Humpage @AJHumpage

Links of Interest to Writers

Looking for ways to enrich your writing life? Here are some articles that might help!

• Write to Done:  How to Get Your Life Back: 17 Crucial Tips for Bloggers by Janice Wald @MrsPazananski @WritetoDone

• The Write Life:  10 Fun Writing Ideas to Help You Get Creative This Summer by Jessica Lawlor @jesslaw @thewritelife

• Kristen Lamb's Blog:  Are you Botching Your Dialogue? @KristenLambTx

Links of Interest to Writers

Articles to help your writing soar!

• Bustle:  Here's the Scientific Reason Why You Get Lost in a Book by Caitlin White @caitforestell

• Mashable:  9 Writers on the Inspiring Books That Shaped Them by Molly Horan @mashable

• QueryTracker:  How to Survive Writing Through the Holiday Season by Stina Lindenblatt @StinaLL @QueryTracker

• Write to Done:  7 Ways to Keep Writing When You Feel Like Giving Up by Alison Breen @Alisontbreen @WritetoDone

• Jody Hedlund:  How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie @JodyHedlund

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

Love to write? Here are some great articles about writing!

• Writers Helping Writers:  Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment:  Using a Hero's Emotions to Transform Them by Angela Ackerman @AngelaAckerman

• Mythic Scribes:  Names in Fantasy - 3 Ways to Invent Names for Characters and Creatures by Grace Robinson @StorytellerGRL @Mythicscribes

• Writer's Circle:  6 Free Writing Podcasts 

• Charlotte Rains Dixon:  Building Your Fictonal World @Wordstrumpet

• Lynnette LaBelle:  8 Things to Do Before Launching a Book @LynnetteLaBelle

• Bestseller Labs:  10 Key Questions That Can Determine Your Success As a Writer by Jonathan Gunson @JonathanGunson

Links of Interest to Writers

Do a little reading about writing to get you in the mood!

• The Write Now! Coach:  5 Ways to Use a Journal to Boost Writing Productivity by Rochelle Melander @WriteNowCoach

• The Purple Crayon/Harold Underdown:  Who's Moving Where?  News & Staff Changes at Children's Book Publishers @HUnderdown This frequently updated page on The Purple Crayon website keeps you in the loop on changes at publishing houses!

• Unleaded - Fuel for Writers:  No Outlining Involved:  5 Pre-Story Time Saving Tips for Pantsers by Linda Maye Adams @lindaadamsva 

• The Review Review:  21 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Writing:  Must-Read Advice for Writers at All Levels by Robin Black @Robin_Black

• Writers Helping Writers:  Get the Scoop on Fair Image Usage by Doug Langille  @douglangille @beccapuglisi 

• Bad Language:  16 Go-To Sources for Copyright-Cleared Images by by Katelyn Piontek @KatelynPiontek @mstibbe

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are some great posts about writing!

• Charlotte Rains Dixon:  8 Different Creative Practices @Wordstrumpet

• Thaddeus Hunt:  Writing and Tips:  Creating a Custom Project Template in Scrivener @thaddeushunt

• Jami Gold, Paranormal Author:  Blogging Tips, Tricks, and Knowing Your Goals @JamiGold 

• Writers' Village:  5 Practical Ways to Kill Your Characters by Stuart Aken @stuartaken

• The Creative Penn:  Productivity for Authors, Fighting Overwhelm and How I Am Refocusing My Workload by Joanna Penn @thecreativepenn 

• Lauren Sapala:  3 Tips for Finding Awesome Beta Readers @losapala

Links of Interest to Writers

Read and watch a little about the craft of writing. Here are some links to start with:

• The Seekers:  Five Things I Learned About Writing from Jack Reacher by Tina Radcliffe @TMRadcliffe

• Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast:  Peanut Butter and Jellyfish:  Jarrett J. Krosoczka Discusses His Picture-Book Process [Video]  @StudioJJK

• The Write Practice:  How to Improve Your Metaphors And Similes by Monica M. Clark @monicamclark @write_practice

• Fiction University:  Oh, That's Subtle:  The Little Things Holding a Story Back by Janice Hardy @Janice_Hardy

• Bane of your Resistance:  Action Map Your Way Out of Writers Resistance by Rosanne Bane @RosanneBane
• Action Map Your Way Out of Writers Resistance, Part 2
• Personalize the Action Map to Free Your Writing

Links of Interest to Writers

Gather inspiration from these articles about writing.

• JeriWB Author & Editor/Make Every Word Count: 10 Tips for Writing Poetic Prose by Jeri Walker-Bickett @JeriWB

• Writer UnBoxed:  10 Tips About Process by Brunonia Barry @BrunoniaBarry @WriterUnboxed

• The Webwriter Spotlight:  9 Things Exceptional Writers Habitually Do So Well by David K. William @DavidKWilliam @Writerspotlight

• Jami Gold, Paranormal Author:  Story Themes:  What's Your Worldview? @JamiGold

• 99U:  29 Ways to Stay Creative [Video] @99u

• Gail Carson Levine:  Character Flip Flop

Links of Interest to Writers

Here are some of my favorite blog posts about writing this week.

• The Creative Penn:  The Intentional Writer:  Finding the Time, Space, and Inspiration You Need to Write by Erin Bartels @ErinBartels @TheCreativePenn

• Marcy Kennedy:  Does Genre Still Matter in 21st Century Fiction? @Marcy Kennedy 

• Creative Writing With The Crimson League:  On Continuity in Creative Writing by Victoria Grefer @vgrefer

• The Bookbaby Blog:  3 Tips to Writing Action Scenes by Chris Robley @ChrisRobley @BookBaby 

• Elizabeth Spann Craig:  Twitterific Writing Links @elizabethscraig

• Writers in the Storm:  How to Avoid the Dreaded Dialogue Tag by Laura Drake @PBRWriter

Links of Interest to Writers

Want to read a little about writing? Here are some great places to start!

• Kidlit.Com:  Building Emotional Anticipation by Mary Kole @Kid_Lit (Note:  I'm currently reading Mary Kole's book Writing Irresistible Kidlit:  The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers. I'm discovering loads of great information and examples.)

• Moody Writing:  The Three Dimensions of Character @mooderino

• Bad Language:  Cheat Sheet:  We're Giving Away Our Proofreading Checklist by Clare Dodd @claredodd

• Writer Unboxed:  When the Thrill is Gone By Barbara O'Neal @WriterUnboxed  @barbaraoneal

• Open Culture:  Stephen King's Top 20 Rules for Writers @OpenCulture @StephenKing

• Babbles from Scott Eagan:  Query Letters 101 @greyhausagency

Links of Interest to Writers

Do you like to read what people have to say about writing? I do! Just don't forget to write.

• Argh Ink:  Questionable:  Character Watch-ability by Jennifer Crusie @JennyCrusie

• The Plot Whisperer:  The 7 Essential Elements of Scene by Martha Alderson @plotwhisperer [video]

• Hemingway App - A new app to make your writing bold and clear. Great for editing! @HemingwayApp

• GalleyCat:  Louis Sachar:  "Always Be Willing to Rewrite" @GalleyCat

• Daily Infographic:  How To Keep Your Creativity Flowing @dailyinfographc

• A. Victoria Mixon:  4 Tricks for Improving Your Fiction in One Day @VictoriaMixon 

Links of Interest to Writers

Some reading on writing to get you motivated!

• MIT Course Materials:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) makes the materials used in the teaching of their subjects available on the web. You can find a list of the courses here. Lots of choices for Literature and  Writing

• Write To Done:  How To Make The Right Choices For Your Novel by K. M. Weiland @KMWeiland @WritetoDone

• The Atlantic:  Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators by Megan McCardle @asymmetricinfo

• Hiveword:  Free Online Novel Writing Organizer "Organize and plan your novel in one place from anywhere! @Hiveword

• Open Ticket:  Boys Will Be Boys, and Girls Will Be Accommodating by Laurel Snyder

• BookRiot:  Books for Boys and Books for Girls:  Problems with Gendered Reading by Kelly Jensen @catagator @BookRiot

Links of Interest to Writers

Read some great info about writing!

• Aliventures:  Take the Plunge:  How To (Finally) Start Your Novel by Ali Luke, @aliventures

• Beyond the Margins:  How to Start a Novel by Chris Abouzeid, @gripemaster

•  All Write - Fiction Advice:  Tempt, Tease and Tantalise by A. J. Humpage, @AJHumpage

• Jody Hedlund:  Character Motivations:  The Key to Gaining Ready Empathy, @JodyHedlund

• Copyblogger:  Have You Ever Thought About Starting Your Own Podcast? by Demian Farnsworth, @DemianFarnsworth

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Six More Pieces of Bad Advice for Writers to Ignore, @annerallen

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

Spend some time improving your writing craft!

• The Write Conversation:  Keep Writing -- Sometimes You Have to Go Through the Junk to Get to the Gems by Edie Melson

• Emu's Debuts:  Making Time by Megan Morrison

• Daily Writing Tips:  Showing Dialect in Dialogue by Maeve Maddox

• Writers Helping Writers:  Softening a Hard Character to Make Them Likable by Angela Ackerman

• Narrative Breakdown:  Middle Grade Fiction with Author Jill Santopolo

• Huff Post College:  Ink on Paper:  Some Notes on Note-taking by Wray Herbert

Links of Interest to Writers

If you want to write, here is some great reading to assist you.

• The Writer's [Inner] Journey:  A Workshop for Writers Who Hate Writing Groups (and Why This Writing Group Works) by Meredith Resnick

• Kill Zone:  A Short Course on Dialogue Attributions by James Scott Bell

• The Write Life:  How One Famous Author (Elizabeth Gilbert) Tricks Herself Into Writing Wonderful Stories by Amanda Palleschi

• Writer Unboxed:  The Lessons I Should Have Learned From Stephen King's On Writing... by Jeannie Ruesch

• Time to Write:  More Book Trailers Should Be Like This by Jurgen Wolff'

• Anne R. Allen's Blog:  Writer's Toolbox #5:  Must-Have Research Tools Beyond Google & Wickipedia by Ruth Harris

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

Here's to reading about good writing!

• GalleyCat:  George R. R. Martin's Writing Tips by Dianna Dilworth

• TED:  How to Build a Fictional World by Kate Messner

• Writing.ie:  Ten Truths About Being a Writer by Hazel Gaynor

• Brain Pickings:  John Green's Superb Advice to Aspiring Writers & Creators in the Digital Age by Maria Popova

• Write To Done:  How to Start a Novel by Mary Jaksch

• The Write Now! Coach:  A Quick Way to Create a Business Plan (For Writers) by Rochelle Melander