Interesting blog posts about writing – w/e February 24th 2017 - An Englishman in New Jersey

Interesting blog posts about writing – w/e February 24th 2017

Feb. 24th, 2017 at 10:42 AM

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Times When It’s Imperative You Do Not Share Happy Writing News (Beth Cato)
www.novelocity.org/?p=2293

4 Easy Steps to a Great Synopsis (Mary Keeley)
www.booksandsuch.com/blog/4-easy-steps-great-synopsis/

How Many Queries Does It Take To Get An Agent? (Kristine Carlson Asselin)
https://writersrumpus.com/2015/04/24/how-many-queries-does-it-take-to-get-an-agent/
by way of Laurie Wallmark

Three Ways to HOOK a Reader & Never Let GO (Kristen Lamb)
https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/three-ways-to-hook-a-reader-never-let-go/

Writing Success: There Are No Shortcuts (Jamie Raintree)
http://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/02/there-are-no-shortcuts/

The Empowering Triad of Storytelling (Larry Brooks)
https://killzoneblog.com/2017/02/the-triad-of-storytelling.html

Bad Review Blues – Some Perspective from the Trenches (Kate Moretti)
http://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/02/bad-review-blues/

Learn How to Pace Your Story (K. M. Weiland)
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/8-ways-master-storys-pacing/#

Querying: Why IS it So Damn Hard? (Natallie Lakosil)
www.adventuresinagentland.com/2017/02/querying-why-is-it-so-damn-hard.html

Word Counts From The NYT Best Sellers’ List (Alison Potoma)
https://writersrumpus.com/2017/02/17/word-counts-from-the-nyt-best-sellers-list/

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2016, and last week’s list.

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.