Tribute Week – Authors Who Share
To end Tribute Week here, I’d like to mention a few authors who give back in a major way. Through websites, teaching, and sharing, these three give the rest of us a boost of information and inclusion in their worlds.
The first of these writers is Lynn Viehl. Her posts are humorous, useful, insightful, educational, and sometimes all of the above. Lynn has such a wonderful sense of humor and really does enjoy sharing with writers and fans…it shows on her blog, Paperback Writer, and aggregate blog, GenReality.
Here are a few recent posts to give you a good sense of what Paperback Writer has:
Entitled Ten – Ten things to help you with titles
Antagonist No-Nos – Ten Things I Hate About Your Antagonist
Sometimes Telling – a personal experience that becomes a great metaphor for showing things through the eyes of your character.
Cafe Temptation – I’m not there and won’t be for a while, but I could still identify and laugh.
GenReality also includes posts from Lynn Viehl, Alison Kent, Joseph Nassise, Carrie Vaughn, Sasha White, and Jason Pinter. If you follow this blog, you might be aware that GenReality frequently appears in the Weekender. It’s seriously good stuff, just as Lynn’s blog is one of a kind for writers.
My list of generous authors also includes J.A. Konrath. We might know him best for tales of Jack (Jacqueline) Daniels, but Konrath also writes horror. His early books (unpublished), along with short stories and serials, are now on his website as a free download. He also offers The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing as a free ebook (and the information he shares is worth it). You can find his blog here.
I recommend Origin. His pace keeps you turning the page, and even the quieter moments just lead you into something. I like Konrath’s voice and writing a lot. That he is so candid and willing to share what he’s learned on his road to being a published author is awesome.
And of course Holly Lisle has to be on this list. If you haven’t yet checked out her Writer Crash Tests, please do. They are done in a playful way that gets serious information across. Her site is extensive, with a blog, links to her WiPs, her novel writing course, How to Think Sideways, and the writer crash tests. There is the standard author information and a great ebook download titled Mugging The Muse, Writing Fiction for Love and Money. Holly also has a newsletter with direct links to various projects and information.
Of course there are other authors out there who generously share their knowledge and talent. I would love it if you would consider sharing them in the comments.
