Saturday Morning Post 2.21.09
Bless Rachelle Gardner. Writer jokes!
The Naked Soul said something wonderful this week:
At any given moment take solace in knowing that you are exactly where you are supposed to be on your journey. You are never in the wrong place, you have never wasted time.
The gentleman who coined the term “flow” is the feature of a video lecture on Lateral Action.
Illuminated Mind had a different take on being productive.
Daily Routines, which gives us glimpses into the daily routines of famous people, had one with two writers talking.
The Pseudonym issue came up at Erica’s blog, and she gives some really valid reasons for using a pen name.
I’ve seen several posts along similar lines from the one I had Wednesday. Ms Katz also talks about writing for love.
Two posts on the word that might be the writer’s best friend from Something Wicket…Why? and Devilish Details.
In another bit of commonality, a guest post on Writing Forward talked about cross pollination also, but this time as action rather than input.
I don’t have one, but I want one. Chip McGregor discusses critique groups.
Joanna not only has a great new look over at Confident Writing, but she created one KILLER compilation post. I have a permanent bookmark all over it.
Regular readers know I’m seriously following the state of the publishing industry and what it means and will mean for aspiring authors. Tom Colvin is watching also. Lillie Ammann pointed out that Read an E-Book Week is coming up in March. Maybe I’ll do a podcast or something. The topic is a big one for me. Angela James is writing a series on E-Publishing.
For the confidence challenged, read this post all the way to the bottom. The last two lines are awesome.
Take a look at Giving Back or Giving Away if you are thinking about volunteering your writing to your community.
Agent Kristin of Pub Rants recently commented on a first page contest. Here’s a great chance to see an agent’s feedback.
How much psychology do you use in your stories in terms of motivation and character behavior?
Sasha White reminds readers that there is never enough time for writing…and only the time you make.
Writing Forward has another in her series of fiction writing exercises.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I’ll be polishing several pieces for an upcoming project and working out the plot of a new novel.
“Step away from the computer”… I can’t, BJ has given me too many new things to check out!
I love too what the Naked Soul has said above – beautiful…
I’m stepping away – I’ll come back later to check out some of these…
This is a wonderful series of links. I am looking forward to exploring each of them. Thanks for sharing your finds.
Thank-you very much for including my blog in your review! I am humbled that you found value in what I have written.
Aww, poor Lance. You did click and check out every single link, right? Right? Lance? Where’d you go?
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Thank you, Mark. Awesome quote! It was much needed.