How is this collection working for you? Do you have any categories of posts you’d like me to include? Any blogs you think I should be following for potential inclusion?
The Business of Writing
Distance Insulates Journalists
Have you ever gotten your hands on some ill-gotten research? Do you think it is okay for journalists to use less than legal methods of gathering information? Where would you draw the line?
Beware Bogus Literary Agents
Anne R. Allen brings us another great post. Here she helps her fellow writers avoid being scammed by a fake agent. Like many things in life, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. After you read her six tips, read the addendum, added in response to agent Janet Reid’s feedback.
RWA Mid-Day Summary
The ladies at Dear Author give a rundown of the rogue digital publishing seminar, including some interesting history and financial information.
A Lot of B.S.
Eric at Pimp My Novel describes the BookScan system and how it relates to your success as a writer.
Publishing with a Small Press
For some authors, it can be a good idea to go to a smaller press or an electronic press. You can get more personal attention, and your time lines might be shorter. Elle Scott shares her experiences to help you decide what type of publisher will meet your needs.
Craft
The Fine Art of Feedback
Joe Finder gives some great ideas to help you not only take feedback–both positive and negative–but also make sure you are soliciting useful feedback.
To Splice or Not to Splice
Heidi Thomas takes on the nasty comma splice in her post at The Blood-Red Pencil. She also brings up the interesting question of when it is okay to break the rules of grammar. Do you allow it more in your fiction? Can a skilled writer break the rules in nonfiction?
Fiction
Novice Novel Writer in Need
On Pop Culture Divas, a blog I absolutely love, a novice writer asked for some advice. Read her story, then check out the comments. How can you apply the advice to your own writing life?
How Many Is Enough?
Have you ever found yourself falling out of love with a series, as if you could feel the author losing interest in the characters with every page? Or have you bemoaned the loss of a beloved series too soon? L.J. Sellers discusses series length. (I also talked about this last year on my pop culture blog when I realized I was watching some shows out of habit.)
Freelancing
3 Tips for Taking Back Your Life
This post makes me so happy. I wish I had followed this advice earlier this year–that way I wouldn’t be feeling so overwhelmed. Oh well. You live and learn.
10 Tips for Kicking Ass as a Freelance Writer
James Chartrand gives some great writing tips in this post. They all seem to boil down to one key point: put yourself in your readers shoes, then get out of the way and tell the story. This is helpful advice for fiction and non-fiction writers.
65 New and Useful Posts for Brand New (and Veteran) Writers
Not done reading about writing? Here is a collection of great posts from the folks at Freelance Writing Jobs.
Enjoy!
Gee, I can’t wait, to see what you’ll come up with, it’s great to see all thise excellent blogs, and on occasion be included. =)
How to get your blog crashed seems interesting.
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