Monday, November 30, 2009

Interview with Jeff Rivera of Gumbo Writers

Interview with Jeff Rivera of Gumbo Writers

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The Blood-Red Pencil: Punish the Deed by Diane Fanning

The Blood-Red Pencil: Punish the Deed by Diane Fanning

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Write With An Emotional Filter

Write With An Emotional Filter: tips on writing from Sylvia Dickey Smith

The Effective Use of Subplots

Read more at SUITE 101

Developing a Variety of Stories to Greaten Your Story
© Arthur Gulumian

Nov 22, 2009

By applying subplots along with the main story, you will effectively engage the reader in a tangible world where people can better relate to the characters or events.


Happy Writing!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Friday, November 13, 2009

Nancy Holzner, author of Deadtown

will give glimpses into the demons, her character Vicky Vaughn will exterminate on her blog, There are three main kinds of demons:
Drudes: Dream-demons that cause nightmares so they can feed on the victim’s fear.
Eidolons: Guilt demons.
Harpies: Revenge demons. People sometimes pay sorcerers to conjure Harpies and send them against their enemies.

Nancy is also compiling these post at Deadtown 101 where she gives you a glimpse into Welsh Mythology: The Mabinogi

Morgan St. James reinvented self

Morgan St. James reinvented self

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Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: When Lightning Strikes

Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: When Lightning Strikes

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Paperback Writer: Blogging Inspiration

Paperback Writer: Blogging Inspiration
Ten Point Plot Template

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

RULES TO LIVE BY: Testing a book blurb


RULES TO LIVE BY: Testing a book blurb
I value your feedback.
Sylvia Dickey Smith

Rachelle Gardner's Blog

Rants and Ramblings



On Life as a Literary Agent


Foreshadowing vs. Telegraphing
Today I thought I'd talk about an aspect of novel-crafting that I don't see addressed very often, even though I deal with it all the time when editing novels. It's the technique of foreshadowing and its black-sheep cousin, telegraphing.

Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: First or Third?--And How To Decide

Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: First or Third?--And How To Decide

The Blood-Red Pencil

Ask The Editor - How bad can a character be?

Ask the Editors: Third Person/Present Tense

Monday, November 2, 2009

Space Snark™ A blog by Rowena Cherry: What if readers were offered more multi-author samplers?

Space Snark™ A blog by Rowena Cherry: What if readers were offered more multi-author samplers?

Writer’s Digest - Hooked

Writer’s Digest - Hooked by Les Edgerton.

Writer's Digest e-newsletter
Hooked unravels the mystery of bad beginnings.
It reveals the most common mistake writers make (not trusting the reader's intelligence) and the most effective way to begin a story (an inciting incident).

Alexandra Sokoloff: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Alexandra Sokoloff: Nanowrimo prep: Elements of Act Three - Elevate Your Ending

Alexandra Sokoloff: Nanowrimo Day 1: Your First Draft is Always Going to Suck

The Blood-Red Pencil: And the Winners Are!

The Blood-Red Pencil: And the Winners Are!

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