WYMJ Weekender June, 2009, Issue One
I am still subject to mostly non-functioning arms and have burned up all my queued posts. Maybe we’ll have a “how many typos can you spot” contest or something. HA!
I started at the bottom of my reader this time, so there are a lot of agent and publisher related links. I’m also just giving titles after the few I had saved from the previous week.
We will get back on track. Of course we will. This is part of the writing life. I have two arms filled with staples and of course I’m in the midst of a new rough draft. Feast or famine, I tell ya.
7 Easy and Fun Exercises to Boost your creativity comes from Collective Inkwell.
Lynn shares ten things about online generators.
Three from Redlines and Deadlines: Do It Right, Do It Right: Revisions, and Picture This. The last one is about the erly emergence of graphic novels in unexpected quarters (such as Harlequin!)
Liana Brooks talks about the Good Ending vs the Best Ending and gives some good information.
Authenticity in your writing and your life is a nice read with good points.
http://criggo.com/2009/05/15/she-just-forgot/
Five Questions Writers Are Asking, Chip McGregor. Check out the question related to the new Bowker Survey.
Writer’s Message Boards and Online Communities. I also recommend the first in the list.
How Readers Drive Publishing from How Publishing Really Works.
If you haven’t picked up the feed yet, check out Alphabet Soup Kitchen.
You Have No Business Writing – and before you get upset, read the article. The author, like me, thinks anyone who wishes to write should be writing. The argument here, brought up by the inflammatory comment of a reader, is whether writing is enough for a large segment of the writing population. Not everyone cares to be published, right?
Nathan Bransford’s Writing Advice Database is here.
Sometimes the Character Has to be a Jerk.
I include this for a few technically backward people that I work with and some of the questions I hear, even in the writing sphere. This is a Blog explains why we use the terms we do.
Do Publishers Have Rules about PoV? This post has some good definitions, too, in case you are a little confused.
Still thinking about a pen name? Here are one agent’s thoughts. I’ve already decided, and I know there’s extra work involved, but consider this. If you have small or school-age children, what would it mean to use your actual name?
Okay, there are SO many good things to link I will post Weekender links throughout this week as well. I could just dump my reader, but then we’d lose some good stuff and I just can’t bring myself to do it.
Thank you for linking to my blog–that’s the one about readers driving publishing, just so you know.
I notice you’re unable to type much at the moment: I can’t find out why, as when I try to read your older blog posts I get an error message. But if it’s any help I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking v10, and it’s great–if you buy yourself a copy make sure you get the Preferred one, and not the Standard, as it’s much better.
I don’t know why you are getting errors. Please let me know if it continues. I’ll have a techie friend check as well.
I do have DNS, but I have noise in the room with me and find that using my hands (keyboard or pen) works a lot better than trying to speak, which reduces me to reading what I’ve scratched out on paper. I know. I’m pathetic.
Thank you for linking to my post How to Harness the Power of Authenticity in your Writing and Your Life. I just found the ping from it. It’s always nice to be appreciated!