Interesting posts about writing – w/e December 11 2009 - An Englishman in New Jersey

Interesting posts about writing – w/e December 11 2009

Dec. 11th, 2009 at 8:28 AM

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

Seeking that Rare, Shy, Flightless Bird: The New Zealand [or Australian] Dark Fiction Writer
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rippatton ’s looking for contacts to give her friends at www.scaryminds.com. Can you help?]

Self-editing One Step at a Time: Read Your Manuscript Aloud (Patricia Stoltey)

I’m a writer (but I’m not going to tell my neighbor) (Jon’s ‘Pick of the week’)

jmeadows

Stop – Drama Time

jimhines

What is a Good Market?

ken_schneyer

What Is a Story?

marshallpayne

(Novel) Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy: Part 1 of 2 (Pimp my novel)
courtesy of

stillnotbored

The Levels of Deep POV

meredith_wood

distillation of drama

marycatelli

Writing in Voice

meredith_wood

What the Rest of Us Get Paid

wendigomountain

A classic conundrum: why Scrooge still works as a protagonist

karen_w_newton

Ask the Editor: Tips for self-editing burnout (Kathryn Craft)

Respect Yourself: Newbies and Getting Paid
cathschaffstump

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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peadarog

Dec. 11th, 2009 02:25 pm (UTC)

"What the rest of us get paid" eventually led me to this rather cool article by Catherine Valente.

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jongibbs

Dec. 11th, 2009 05:34 pm (UTC)

Thanks, Peadar. She has an interesting journal. I've added her to my friends list :)

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eclectic_writer

Dec. 11th, 2009 02:43 pm (UTC)

I have to add one that I thought was fantastic:

ann_leckie's "Write Better" explained. I saw it through

jimhines blog and really like it.

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jongibbs

Dec. 11th, 2009 05:38 pm (UTC)

It was a goodie.

Thanks for the link :)

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coneycat

Dec. 11th, 2009 02:54 pm (UTC)

Regarding "I'm a writer (but I'm not going to tell my neighbour)"--I certainly tell people I write, but I tend to word it as, "I'm a hobby writer."
Usual response: "So you just write for fun?"
Me: "Yes. I really enjoy it."
Usual response: "Do you think you'll ever get published?"
Me: "I don't know. It would be nice if it happened."
Usual response: "Yeah, that would be really cool."

And then we talk about something else, unless the other person is also a hopeful writer, and then we talk about our writing a little. I find claiming my writing as a hobby I'm serious about lets me present myself as someone who takes it seriously, but removes the pressure of having to "prove" through publication that I'm a "good writer."

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jongibbs

Dec. 11th, 2009 05:39 pm (UTC)

I guess that'd work :)

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