Somebody Else Says: Nathan Bransford on Distractions
Today, Nathan Bransford blogs about letting yourself be distracted from your writing, giving yourself recharge/refresh time away from the current WIP. You can read his excellent, realistic post here. I’ve been thinking lately about how I’ve been having at once the most relaxing summer I can remember AND managing progress on two WIPs and non-writing […]
Somebody Else Says: Jane Friedman at CCYW
Quick Reminder: There’s plenty of time to enter my contest for a copy of THE WRITING & CRITIQUE GROUP SURVIVAL GUIDE, a critique, and other goodies. Click here to comment & enter, but make sure to come back and read the good stuff at today’s post, too. 🙂 Yesterday, at the Capital City Young Writers […]
Somebody Else Says: Beth Revis
Beth Revis’ Writing it Out blog is one of the regulars on my read list. She’s got a couple of posts this week that I wanted to share. She’s looking back at her latest BIG revision, and she’s posted about the things that did and didn’t work (with ideas about how to fix the latter, next […]
Somebody Else Says: Hula Bunny on Critique Groups
This is it, folks. This says exactly what is so magically wonderful about critique groups and what happens when you put time, energy, and commitment into them. Team in Training Thanks, Hula Bunny!
Somebody Else Says: Writing Rituals
I hear a lot of writers talk about their rituals–the process they go through every time they sit down to write, the steps they take before they put their fingers onto the keyboard. I’ve never set anything up like this for myself. It helps me to have a cup of tea. This is probably mostly […]
Somebody Else Says: Jo Knowles & Bubble Stampede
Two seemingly very different posts to link you to today. I think, though, that they’re actually pretty strongly connected by being BIG parts of the writing path. Jo Knowles is a wonderful YA writer. Her Lessons from a Dead Girl is incredible, and Jumping off Swings (Due this August) is high on my to-read list. […]
Somebody Else Says: Interview with Jane Friedman
Just a quick post to link you to an interview that Tad Richards did with Jane Friedman, of Writer’s Digest. The topic is “Writers & the Recession,” something–as worrisome as it is–we should all be keeping up with. Jane doesn’t pull any punches about where she thinks publishing is going, and she always has something interesting […]
Somebody Else Says: Some Good News is Trickling In
Well, Spring is here. How do I know? Because we’re all on our allergy nasal sprays, here in this house. Because our windshields are coated with pollen every morning when we go out to drive. And, because, when I get into the car in the afternoon, it’s actually toasty and warm from the sunshine. Usually, […]
Somebody Else Says: Jessica Faust on Conferences
Jessica Faust, at BookEnds Literary, has this important reminder about all the benefits of a writing conference. http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-are-conferences-really-about.html
Somebody Else Says: Nathan Bransford (and Me) on Redeemability
Okay, I know it’s starting to feel like this is a bit of a cheating week for me. First, I the WONDERFUL and BRILLIANT Shrinking Violets guest post for me. (I know how much you all loved that, though, so no guilt here!). Then I resort to a visual image, no words, about my workday, […]
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