Hey, it’s Friday! The weekend is here, and so is… Five Links Friday. 1. Check out 4 Key Ways to Ramp Up Tension and Pacing in Your Fiction from C. S. Lakin’s blog. Tension an pacing often go hand in hand, so there’s a lot to learn from this post. 2. Ben Schmitt has a […]
Five Links Friday 7/24/15
And it’s already Friday. The week just goes by WAY too fast. Here are some posts you should read this weekend. 1. Check out this post by A. Howitt at Mythic Scribes with some great advice for Writing With Confidence. 2. I don’t particularly enjoy writing a story or novel from multiple POVs, so I […]
Five Links Friday 7/15/2015
And I’m back with another Five Links Friday. Sorry I missed out last week. I was fighting a weird fever and stuff, but I lived to see another Friday. 1. Indie Author News has some great advice for authors using Twitter. Take it to heart. And stop retweeting reviews of your book. Nobody cares. 2. […]
Five Links Friday 7/3/15
Three day weekend! Here’s some stuff to read in between blowing stuff up and eating hotdogs. 1. A pitch sessions can be one of the most important and frightening things a new writer can do. Here is an article that can help ease the pain by Lisa Katzenberger at Writer’s Digest: 4 Questions Agents Ask […]
Five Links Friday 6/26/15
Hey, hope you’re having a great Friday so far. Here are some writing links for ya. 1. From Mary Keeley at Booksandsuch.com here is a giant Writing Mechanics and Grammar Checklist. 2. Check out this podcast from Sara Whitford looking at point of view: Who Gets to Tell the Story? 3. Pitch Parties. The things that can render […]
Five Links Friday 6/19/15
It’s Five Links Friday and looking to be a great weekend. Here’s some stuff to read… 1. Is there a Grand Conspiracy Against Publishing Your Book? According to Iain S. Thomas, there might be. Click on the article and find out. 2. Derek Haines in his latest post asks a question all self-published (and most […]
Five Links Friday 6/12/15
It’s Friday! I’ve got a busy weekend planned, but will keep plenty of time put aside for some novel revisions. Here are five links for ya! 1. Rachel Thompson has a great post on her blog: How Social Comparison Makes Facebook Suck. I’m with her. When you start posting politics I unfollow you, and sometimes unfriend. I’m […]
Five Links Friday 6/5/15
It’s time again for Five Link Friday. Some of the best writing articles I read this week. Give ’em a read. 1. The first one is for the fantasy writers out there. Check out High Fantasy Friday – Magic at Sandra Harvey’s site for a look at writing magic in your fantasy world. 2. Here […]