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Links about Writing – part 3

Here are more links of posts (old and recent) about writing that I found pretty helpful or/and good or/and interesting.

You can see my other posts like this one: Part 1, Part 2, and also the Links About Inspiration.

 

Twelve writers woes and the books to cure them. 

Developmental and Structural editing.

Writing toward your midpoint.

Save the Snyder: The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet.

Making depressing character likable.

Ten things you should know about endings.

Reasons agents stop.

25 Reasons I hate your main character.

Writing advice from C.S. Lewis.

Stress Less, Write More.

Man up! Writing male POV.

What about characters who don’t match stereotypical male and female qualities.

Women are from Venus, Men are annoying.

Male POV.

What if our story idea has already been done.

What’s my motivation tips on showing. 

Re-write Wednesday: First look at first.

Basics dorky dialogue.

Show don’t tell, what the hell!

Why show don’t tell.

Standing on my skyscraper. 

Editing Tips on Tightening.

That’s so annoying: Adding small problems to the plot.

What’s at stake? Who do you make readers care for your story?

Using 12 stages of physical intimacy to build tension. 

12 steps of Intimacy.

How to wow the editor with your first 3 chapters.

Common query problem, also Kung Fu Panda.

Before fingers touch Keyboard, my 6 pre-writing steps. 

Save the cat!

Screenplay structure.

4 ways to hook your readers and keep them.

5 ways novelists can benefit from watching movies and tv-shows.

Does every scene need a goal?

Delete, delete, delete!

Oh, what now? Fixing a stalled scene.

How to dish out backstory in digestible bites.

How to write a perfect first draft.

9 squares to plotting fiction.

How to write a 1 page synopsis.

The hero’s journey.

Katy’s Upperman writing process.

On passive voice.

Secret trick. 

4 tips on plotting your novel.

25 things to know about writing the first chapter.

Query Series: April Tucholke and Joanna Volpe. 

 

Hope they are useful to you too!

Cheers,

Categories: Links

Links about Inspiration

In case I ever lose my bookmarks again, I’m doing this link series. This time, it’s inspiration:

 

Don’t Give Up – Beth Revis

A Remind About What Really Matters – Kristan Hoffman

What If I’m Not As Good As I Think I Am 

True Grit As A Writer – Bob Mayer

Then More Shining Inspirational Exercises

Things I Know

The Self-Sabotaging Writer – Kameron Hurley

What To Look For in 2012, The Year of the Dragon

Why You Are Not Buffy But Can Be Veronica – YA Highway

Twelve Things You Were Not Taught In School About Creative Thinking

Own Your Creative Process 

10 Things I Wish I Would Have Done – Natalie Whipple

Over 214,00o Books Sold In First Year – Theresa Ragan

Writing Advice You’re Never Heard Before – Lauren Oliver

Need A Little Inspiration, I Have Some of That For You – Jani Grey

 

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Categories: Links

Links about Writing – part 2

First, let me give you an advice: if you’re serious about writing and improving your writing, you have to follow Janice Hardy, Jami Gold, Jody Hedlund, Lydia Sharp and Roni Loren. Their posts are full of awesome about the writing process, revising, the publishing industry and their own experience about it all. Also, I advice you to follow them on twitter (Janice, Jami, Jody, Lydia and Roni) — they are great gals and super fun to hang out with!

 

Here are more links about writing:

 

Defining Your Catalyst, Your Inciting Incident, and Your Premise (and how they all work together to create Act One)

What Does Your Body Language Say About You? How To Read Signs and Recognize Gestures

How to Write a Novel: The SnowFlake Method

How To Write Like a Man

If You Build it, They Will Read: Plotting With Layers

Query Me This: How To Write a Query

Love Scenes 101: Don’t Be Corny or Porn-y*

How To Amp Up Sexual Tension In Your Story 

7 Truths about Writers

Facial Expressions

Don’t tell us she’s special. Show us

4 Techniques for Creating Believable Villains

Eight Simple Tips for Editing Your Own Work

Timeless tips that changed my writing forever

We’re Ready for Revision Pre-Flight: Top 10 Self-Editing Tips

Leave the Breadcrumbs Behind: Are You Asking — and Answering — the Right Story Questions?

What Makes A Character Great – Part I

What Makes A Character Great – Part II

Show Don’t Tell

How to Use the “Save the Cat” Beat Sheet for Revisions

 

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Categories: Links, On Writing

Links about Writing

Following my friend Jani Grey idea, I’m launching a series of links posts about Writing, Publishing, Querying, Reading, Workshops, Contests, Agents, Conferences,  etc.

I decided to do this because I had thousands of web pages bookmarked, then I had to format my laptop … I forgot to save them and lost them all. So, having posts on links, I’ll never lose them ;)

 

Today, it’s about WRITING — novel writing, query writing, pitch writing, etc.

 

10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue – writetodone

Caution: Contains Strong Language – QueryTracker

Writing Killer Loglines – Query Tracker

The Best of Daily Writing Tips in 2011 – Daily Writing Tips

My Best Advice for Writers From 2011 – Jane Friedman

What Does Your Body Language Says About You? – Jinxi Boo

Eight Questions for Writers – The Blood-Red Pencil

To “Was” or Not To “Was” – The Blood-Red Pencil

A Writer’s Pre-Flight Checklist – Adventures in YA & Children’s Publishing

5 Narrative Mistakes You Can Fix Now – Roni Loren

What Will Make An Agent Gong Your Query – Roni Loren

How Do I Write A SteamPunk Story

Height and Weight Chart

Height Converter

Blank Sheet Form – Story Fix

World Builder (pdf)

Tools for Character Development

Word Count Dracula – Literaticat

How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day – Rachel Aaron

5 Tips For Cleaning Up Your Writing Right Now 

Body Language: An Artistic Writing Tool

How To Make the Most of A Scene by Jami Gold

How to Write a Pitch – Jami Gold

Rule of Three – Janice Hardy

How to Craft a Great Voice – Nathan Bransford

For YA books word Count  

GMC Wizard 

100 Characters Quirks

From Rough to Final: A Dissection of Revision – Maggie Stiefvater

Ten authors’ Dissection of Revision – Maggie Stiefvater

5 Things To Do In Your First 3 Paragraphs

Query Letter Template – BubbleCow

How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie – Jody Hedlund

How to Find Original Ideas – Jody Hedlund

Put Your Reader in Your POV Characters’ Skin by Margie Lawson – Jenny Hansen

Connecting Your Opposite (Turning Points) – Lydia Sharp

Whats Your Midpoint – Lydia Sharp

Word Counts and Novel Length

List Love – Writer Unboxed

Paranormal Romance vs. Urban Fantasy – Susannah Sandlin

 

I’ll keep updating this list as I find more articles.

Cheers,

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