Links of Interest to Writers

If you love to write, you'll want to read these articles about writing.

• BookBaby:  Setting Up Your Own Book Tour by Chris Robley, @ChrisRobley @BookBaby

• Unleaded - Fuel For Writers:  John Cleese on "5 Factors To Make Your Life More Creative" [Video] by Day Al-Mohamed @DayAlMohamed

• Writer Unboxed:  Is Your Book Good Enough for Publication? A Cold-Blooded Assessment by Jennie Nash, @jennienash  @WriterUnboxed

• SteamFeed:  8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Fan Pages by Mary Green  @MaryGreenIM @SteamFeedcom

• QueryTracker:  Conference DOs and DONTs by Rosie Genova @QueryTracker

• Writers Helping Writers:  Ask Questions to Find Your Story by C. S. Lakin @LiveWriteThrive 

Links of Interest to Writers

Writing, writing, writing, reading, reading, reading! Here's some interesting reading about writing.

• Blogging Funk:  Tips for Writing Picture Books:  The Illustrator Is Your Partner by Josh Funk, @papajfunk

• Eight Ladies Writing:  Justine:  Map Freak by Justine Covington, @AuthorJustineC

• As The Plot Thickens:  Juggling Act by Jennifer B. White, @JenniferBWhite (One author's look at juggling projects.)

• Fiction Notes:  OutTakes:  Publicity for Your Book by Darcy Pattison, @FictionNotes

• Writers Helping Writers - K. M. Weiland:  Why Gut Feelings Are a Writer's Secret Weapon by Harrison Demchick, @HDemchick, @KMWeiland

• From The Write Angle:  Decisions, Decisions:  Choosing the Conference That's Right For You by MarcyKate Connolly, @MarcyKate

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

WriteonCon - Free Online Conference

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Free Online Conference

Mark your calendar for August 16-18, 2011 to attend the WriteonCon Children's Writers free online conference. I recommend that you sign up for their free e-newsletter to receive updated information.

I attended this conference last year and found it wonderfully motivating and inspiring.

Shaw Guide to Writers Conferences & Workshops

Shaw Guide to Writers Conferences & Workshops

At this website you can search for conferences, schools, workshops, camps, and retreats held all over the world. Do you want to get away from home and concentrate on your writing? You’re bound to find a place during your search here.

Muse Online Writers conference

The 2010 Muse online Writers Conference

I attended my third Muse Online Writers Conference earlier this month. This is a FREE conference that lasts an entire week with forum workshops and chat sessions on all topics of writing. I've learned so much each year about characterization, dialogue, editing, short stories, personal essays, website construction, social networking, and MORE. Every detail is amazingly well organized by Lea Schizas. (And the best part is that it is all online, so you don't have to pay for transportation or lodging and can attend in your pajamas!)

Next year's conference will be held October 11 - 17, 2010. You need to register before August 1 and indicate INDIVIDUAL EMAIL so that you will get updates throughout the year about upcoming new workshops and pitch sessions Lia be hosting in 2010 before the 2010 Conference.
Do it right now so you don't miss anything.

http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/2010MuseConferenceRegistration/