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Every once in a while I like to go over the favorites on my Twitter account because often I've opted to star more than just Grumpy Cat pics and retweets of stuff Jimmy Falon says.
Usually I have set aside links to wonderful advice from fellow writers, agents, even other industries...all with the intention of somehow using it to make me a better writer, marketer, editor...
So since I am going on four days straight of nonstop writing and am a bit fried at the moment...I thought I'd see what I've starred and pass on any blogs, articles, or videos I found particularly helpful.
We all know this is just procrastination on my part...but bear with me. There's some good stuff in here.
For one, the most recent, is a post by Agent Rachelle Gardner on How to Create a Style Sheet for Your Manuscript. I've done this for the past few books and I cannot tell you how helpful it is!
Here is a Tweet from J. Leigh Bailey in which she extols the virtue of The Star Trek Way to Avoid Saggy Middles. The blog is Tara Lain, and is on a restricted setting, but the article itself is actually spot on. If you're having a problem with floundering mid-story chapters then give this one a read.
Kristen Lamb, of course, always has great writing advice and her post about Driving the Demons to the Surface is amazing. Its all about torturing your characters and bringing about motivations and core personality via action not telling. This is a MUST READ...I'm serious. Go there now.
indy digital. Take a look.
There are of course thousands of other posts out there to help you no matter what season of writing you are in. From concept to cover reveal, research to revisions...
Hope these links help. Now GO WRITE!