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Writer Links – Vampires, Pirates, and Novel Titles

Posted on 08 Jun 10 by Editor

This week I have begun a variety of summer renewal projects. I have potted 10 new plants in my new place, and have begun a photo catalog of my bookshelves. (I may post these to the blog, if encouraged.)

I have also begun a targeted revision of The Ligan of the Disomus, and a related short story, The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die. Although I do not subscribe to the common wisdom that a work of art is “never finished, merely abandoned,” I am glad that Ligan had not been picked up for publication before I had a chance to sketch out and complete a few short stories in the Observer’s world, and thus work out some larger-scale plot and character development decisions.

But, enough about my writerly life! On to the links from other writers: Continue reading →

Category: Blogroll | Tags: anne rice, becky levine, bookfox, brittany landgrebe, dawn simon, dying light, fiction, john fox, juliette wade, les edgerton, novella, novels, pirates, plotting and scheming, Poetry, publishing, scott meek, talk to youniverse, twilight, vampires, writing

Writer Links – Obscure Characters, Back-Ups, and What Writers Read

Posted on 17 May 10 by Editor

I have returned, completely mostly moved in to my new place of residence, and ready to shout “clear!” and slap the paddles to this flatlining blog.

Also, now that I’ve switched WordPress themes, I can go back to regular text hyperlinks; Andreas09 gives them a nice, clean look. However, I still like the idea of card suit bullets distinguishing the different categories of link soup, so I think I’ll keep them too.

So, without further introduction, let’s look at some good stuff posted recently by writers: Continue reading →

Category: Blogroll | Tags: authors, becky levine, bethany wiggins, bookfox, dawn simon, fiction, jade smith, john fox, kelly morgan, lydia sharp, publishing, scott meek, the sharp angle, writers, writing

Writer Links – Contradictory Advice, Micro-Themes, and Evil Memes

Posted on 30 Mar 10 by Editor

I want to start this week’s writer link soup with two author success stories from the Shooting Stars blog: Sarah Wylie and Mary Lindsey. Check them out; their story could be your story someday!

At the suggestion of her son, Becky Levine digs into the metaphorical Professor Umbridge, while Kelly Morgan of Distracted By The Internet gives us an intriguing peek into her writing process.

Heather Singh writes in her Composition Book about the Top Ten highlights from the Novel Writing Retreat at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, while John over at BookFox gives into the “evil meme” and presents his list of the Top Eight books that have influenced him. I may give into this fad myself soon.

Les Edgerton advises writers to avoid “as” and “-ing” phrases, while Lydia at The Sharp Angle discusses how to use micro-themes to bring energy to your writing.

Juliette Wade at Talk To YoUniverse explains how to let your characters use their social skills, and Liesl at Writer Ropes and Hopes kicks off her Contradictions series (a very clever idea, by the way) by navigating between showing and telling.

And big THANKS to Jade Smith for including my “In Defense of Coffee Shop Writers” in her latest link wave!

Writer Links

Posted on 04 Mar 10 by Editor

I hope you enjoy the author links I’ve compiled for you this week. In return, I ask a tiny favor:

See the shiny, new, red RSS feed button in the sidebar? Click it, use it, tell your friends! I’ll love you for it. Now, on to the links…

John Fox does a little amateur research on book piracy at his BookFox blog, while Kelly Morgan discusses the art of sleepwriting, or trying to write when you’re way too tired to being writing.

Joe at The Sharp Angle lets us in on his “Short Story Process from Idea to Submission” while Lydia explains the Number Nine quality of a prosperous writer: Saleability.

Jade Smith offers up a taste of her new short story, “The Arcanum.” I am particularly intrigued, because Jade echoes one of the writerly dynamics I am exploring in my “Story Behind the Story” series:

I usually know the ending of a story before I begin it. I thought I knew this one, but as it turns out, the story shaped itself beyond my limited expectations. When a tale gets its own voice, that can be a good thing.

I completely agree! An inestimably good thing.

Finally, author/agent Lucienne Diver presents author Kalayna Price’s advice on “How Not to Write A Book,” author Vicky Dreiling’s advice on “How to Make a Reality Show in Regency England,” and author Diana Orgain’s “Top Five Lessons Learned.”

Category: Blogroll | Tags: bookfox, Diana Orgain, fiction, jade smith, kalayna price, kelly morgan, lucienne diver, publishing, the sharp angle, Vicky Dreiling, writing