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Writer Links – 86 Rejections, Bower Bird Seductions, and Awesome Lines

Posted on 20 Jul 10 by Editor

I am revamping my j.nelsonleith.com website — where I used to host a political blog — as the official home of Leith Literary. I will, of course, transfer all the content from here, and leave a sticky note. Updates to come!

And now, on to the writer links!

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Category: Blogroll | Tags: bethany wiggins, betsy lerner, bower birds, juliette wade, les edgerton, my dog ate my manuscript, n. gemini sasson, publishing, query letters, self-publishing, shooting stars, suzannah windsow freeman, talk to youniverse, write it sideways, writers, writing

Writer Links – Fatigue, Historical Fiction, and Literary Magazines

Posted on 12 Jul 10 by Editor

Librarian and author Lawrence Clark Powell said, “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.”

I would add this to his list: “Link to help others.”

In that spirit, on to the writer links!

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Category: Blogroll | Tags: authors, becky levine, books, cassandra jade, historical fiction, lawrence clark powell, les edgerton, libraries, literary magazine, n. gemini sasson, publishing, robert the bruce, the crescent review, writing

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 – Criticism, Fantasies, and Love Triangles

Posted on 01 Jun 10 by Editor

Everyone having fun back at work after the long weekend?

A little spring cleaning note: I will begin going through my sidebar links and removing the ones that connect to blogs where there have not been any new postings for two months. The one exception will be Miss Snark, which shall remain as a memorial to one of the coolest literary blogs of all time.

Now to the writer links! Continue reading →

Category: Blogroll | Tags: baycon, becky levine, brandi guthrie, chip macgregor, christina katz, jade smith, juliette wade, les edgerton, lydia sharp, publishing, talk to youniverse, the prosperous writer, unhinged seriously

Writer Links – Creating Worlds, Building Heroes, and Wrapping it all Up

Posted on 23 May 10 by Editor

It’s that time again in my three-part cycle of link soup.

Just like how, at the cafeteria where you work, the middle of the week means taco bar, the beginning of the Leith Literary soup cycle means links to stuff other writers are writing about! There’s no guac or salsa here, but there certainly is a lot of spicy goodness.

So, set your laptop somewhere it won’t overheat (the cooling vents are probably on the bottom!) and enjoy the following links offering advice and other neat stuff from writers. Continue reading →

Category: Blogroll | Tags: authors, becky levine, christine kling, ink phantom, juliette wade, les edgerton, lydia sharp, publishing, talk to youniverse, the sharp angle, write it sideways, 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!