Steven’s conversation touched on many writing topics, so I’ve tried to collect things under headings for you. Please let me know if I’ve missed any favorite nuggets from what he had to say.
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Protected: Monsters are Needy – a talk from Author, Editor and Ghostwriter Erick Mertz
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Writers’ Mill Minutes, 16th July 2017
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Protected: It’s Never Too Late – Notes from Jim Stewart’s talk May 2016
Genres, genres and more
Here are some old links about writing genres:
Written any articles recently?
http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2014/09/content-marketing-just-how-fast-can-you.html
How long is a book?
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/long-book-standard-word-counts-genre/
Writing short pieces:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/keep-it-short/
http://alittlebirdtweets.com/flash-fiction-4/
Contests?
timberlinereview.com/
For poets:
http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/3469
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/list-of-50-poetic-forms-for-poets
For novelists:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/novel-writing-inspiration-for-the-middle-of-nanowrimo/
http://indigoediting.com/November2014.html
http://www.wattpad.com/4667955-bad-ways-to-start-a-novel
http://storyfix.com/epidemic-systemic-sabotage-via-brainwashing-aspiring-novelists
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-steps-to-creating-a-flexible-outline-for-any-story
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/writing-tips/
For children’s book authors:
http://www.ripplegrovepress.com/contact/
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/212/harold-underdown/
Research for non-fiction writers:
What other writers do
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/opposite-writing-habits-famous-authors/
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Twenty four people attended on January 17th to hear local author Marcia Coffey Turnquist tell us about writing, publishing, marketing, and everything in-between. Marcia’s first novel, the God of Sno Cone Blue is available at Barnes and Noble (store and online) or http://www.amazon.com/God-Sno-Cone-Blue/dp/0991637437/ on Amazon. Continue reading Minutes 201601
Writing action scenes, from Sheila Deeth
Writing Action Scenes
Sheila’s September 2013 talk and writing exercise were taken from a chapter in Writing Fantasy Heroes, edited by Jason M. Waltz
WRITING ACTION SCENES
Writers’ Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Seventh Star Press) may well be the better book, but a particular chapter in Writing Fantasy Heroes caught my eye. The chapter’s called Writing Cinematic Fight Scenes, by Brandon Sanderson, but the lessons apply to any action scene, and we all write action scenes sometimes, or else nothing happens.