Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
Intuition and Instruction ![[info]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
cathschaffstump
Wright’s Writing Corner: My Writing Tips
arhyalon courtesy of brni This next one’s not even loosely connected to writing, but what the heck, the first video made me LOL, out loud.
http://dynastic-queen.livejournal.com/132476.html
dynastic_queenFace-Lift 6: Guess the Plot (Evil Editor) courtesy of
aprilhenry - I recommend the other five too.Letters From the Query Wars
arcaedia [Good Enough: Part 1]
Good Enough is Never Enough (Jessica Faust) – courtesy of marthawells
[Good Enough: Part 2]
I’ll Show you why You’re so Much More Than Good Enough jmeadows
[Good Enough: Part 3]
For the life of me I cannot remember what made us think that we were wise and that we’d never compromise matociquala
Why do Good Agents Turn Down Good Books (Anne Hawkins) – courtesy of aprilhenry
On Critiques and taking Them Too Personally amy34
Why bother to get it right? For your readers, damn it! aprilhenry
A Conversation With Douglas Preston (Jonathan Maberry)
An Author Walks Into a Bookstore for a Signing… - courtesy of aprilhenry
What Makes a Book a Book? karen_w_newton
Slush Stats jmeadows
[I was in two minds about posting this one, because I suggested the topic, but I think it’s an important issue]
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time). Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.
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Things What I Wrote and Other Stuff
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
THE MEAGER PUDDLE OF LIMELIGHT AWARDS
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
THE MEAGER PUDDLE OF LIMELIGHT AWARDS
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I have a question--who does she read slush for? I can't seem to find her anywhere on Agentquery, and google only brings up her page, her LJ and her Facebook.
Thanks!
This brilliantly ironic satire is set in a future world where television and computers are connected directly into people's brains when they are babies. The result is a chillingly recognizable consumer society where empty-headed kids are driven by fashion and shopping and the avid pursuit of silly entertainment--even on trips to Mars and the moon--and by constant customized murmurs in their brains of encouragement to buy, buy, buy.
It's excellent, and frightening, and all too close to being REAL. It's YA, but it's definitely a worthy read.
How long is a query? Is it just a case of "I'm writing an urban fantasy set in current day London. It has elements of history around the 1660s, features demons, spirits of buildings, nymphs of the lost rivers under London, and a fight for the city." Or is it like a cover letter or synopsis? I really haven't gotten this far into the process yet... *wry grin*
What's happening with the cat?
Haven't seen cat for a couple of days. I'm still debating what to do. I'm thinking just contacting Cats Protection or the RSPCA and voicing a concern about him...
The weird thing was, the owners were perfectly nice, friendly people, yet they just seemed to have decided to let their cat starve to death.
The first on Intuition and Instruction seems to neatly sum up many discussions that have been going around the board. The Writing Tips is so nicely concrete in its instruction that I have to jot some of them down; concrete reminders are always easier to apply. And, in Guess the Plot, I'm always grateful for sample queries and synopses, especially when the successful and unsuccessful are laid out beside each other. I'll have to go back to these soon.
Thanks!
It's amazing how many great posts on writing I've seen here in LJ-land. I wish I had time to explore for more, I'm sure I miss loads.