Writing Links…10/23/17
Traci Kenworth
Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:
- http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/10/so-your-character-is-hard-of-hearing.html Some things to consider.
- https://saraletourneauwriter.com/2017/10/19/cookbook-intro-wonderland/ A Literary Afternoon Tea.
- https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/10/19/ravens-dawn-part-19-horror-thriller-halloween/ A victim.
- https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/10/19/fairies-myths-magic-spooktacular-author-spotlight-guest-post-the-dawn-fangs-by-charles-e-yallowitz/ A different breed of vampire.
- http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/10/writing-lessons-from-music-videos.html How a music video relates a story.
- https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/10/21/epanalepsis-poetry-new-form/ What do you think?
MG/YA:
- http://pitchwars.org/pitch-wars-team-interviews-erin-cotter-with-mentor-carlie-sorosiak-dana-edwards-dan-lollis-and-mentor-shanna-rogers-deborah-falaye-and-mentors-claribel-ortega-and-kat-cho/#more-38001 Pitch War mentees and mentors.
- http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/10/nikki-katz-author-of-midnight-dance-on.html On writing the story within you in the midst of writing another.
- http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/10/heart-middle-grade-adventure/ Unexpected adventure is at the heart of middle-grade.
- http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/10/carrie-jones-author-of-enhanced-on.html On being a hero.
- http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/10/interview-giveaway-janet-sumner-johnson/ Two best friends try to save one’s house from foreclosure.
- http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/10/publisher-closes-door/ Some turns in the publishing path.
Romance/Women’s Fiction:
- http://www.superauthors.com/2017/10/happy-october.html New releases.
- http://romanceuniversity.org/2017/10/20/making-minor-characters-fresh-writing-advice-by-chris-eboch/ Don’t write stereotypical minor characters.
- http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/are-you-a-method-writer/ Do you have to connect to your characters before you write them?
- http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/where-are-they-now-class-of-2014/ The dreamweavers Golden Heart Finalists.
- http://romanceuniversity.org/2017/10/18/writing-emotionally-charged-books-and-scenes-by-heatherly-bell/ Using emotions to connect your readers.
- http://www.superauthors.com/2017/10/the-songs-of-falling-for-you.html Every author has their own way of getting into a story.
Christian:
- http://novelrocket.com/2017/10/street-team-part-2.html/ More tips on street teams.
- http://novelrocket.com/2017/10/you-can-promote-your-book-anywhere.html/ Small towns can be a big supporter for authors!
- http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/radio-interviews-what-not-to-do/ Making the most out of radio interviews.
- https://stevelaube.com/the-damaged-reader/ Are damaged readers part of your audience?
- https://stevelaube.com/published-or-read/ What is your goal as a writer?
- http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/avoid-in-your-query/ Some mistakes.
Historical:
- https://awriterofhistory.com/2017/10/19/somewhere-in-france-26th-february-1916/ February in the trenches.
- http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/10/henry-mayhew-and-london-poor-lives-of.html One of the most important historical figures in seeking to understand London’s street life in the first half of the 19th
- https://www.theresahuppauthor.com/blog/2017/10/18/haunting-books-world-war-i-and-its-aftermath/ World I and the aftermath.
- http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/10/common-myths-of-wars-of-roses-or-all.html Was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, really a Kingmaker?
- https://awriterofhistory.com/2017/10/17/bookclub-reads-the-north-water-by-ian-mcguire/ Whaling in the 1850s.
- http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2017/10/period-dress-reflection-of-times.html Getting fashion right.
Scary:
- https://authorsteveboseley.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/editing-101-59-character-profiles/ Rounding out your characters.
- http://annieneugebauer.com/2017/10/17/it-the-movie-vs-the-book/ A lady who’s been making me think about taking on scary projects again these past few weeks. I like this review of her and what she has to say about why Stephen King can pull these fears out of us. As I told her, to me, scary stories are like a tease. You don’t know the monster’s bad until it’s too late.
- https://michellemuto.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/halloween-wordplay/
- http://thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/2017/10/32-nights-of-horror-new-short-story.html Some movies for Halloween and a new short story by Shannon Lawrence.
- http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tod-020-two-weird-panels-rise-of-weird-fiction-at-worldcon-75-and-the-weird-in-weird-fiction-at-fantasycon-2017/ The rise of weird fiction.
- http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/midnight-mix-tape-october-2017-halloween/ Some of the latest and greatest short stories/
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense:
- http://annerallen.com/2017/10/brainstorm-great-novel-hook/ Brainstorming helps you discover if you have a hook that will go the distance.
- https://killzoneblog.com/2017/10/use-nanowrimo-to-repo-your-mojo.html Using Nano to get your joy back.
- https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/too-much-information-running-through-my-brain/ Portraying historical periods with realism.
- https://killzoneblog.com/2017/10/how-to-know-your-inciting-incident-is-strong-enough-first-page-critique-the-edge.html How to make your opening strong.
- http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2017/10/trick-or-treat.html Life’s like a bag of candy.
- https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/sundays-when-we-ride/ Great story!
Short Stories/Anthologies/Novella/Comics:
- https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/10/15/ravens-dawn-part-15-horror-thriller-halloween/ A dream?
- http://johnwhowell.com/2017/10/14/stream-of-consciousness-saturday-prompt-well/ Well workers.
- https://doctorly.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/friday-the-13th/
- http://kriswrites.com/2017/10/16/free-fiction-monday-blaming-the-arsonist/ So much more!
- https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/ghost-hunting/ Portland history.
- https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/veil-of-walls-on-lisaburtonradio/ A young girl is lost to her father’s relatives when she visits Iran.
Poetry:
- https://keithgarrettpoetry.com/2017/10/15/when-their-masks-are-real/
- https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/photoprompt-ivory-tower-a-poem/ The Ivory Tower.
- https://richardankers.com/2017/10/14/ghost-writer-30-2/ Moth’s beating wings.
- https://babieslifefamilygoodfood.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/sunday-morning-couplet-13/ Midnight moments.
- https://juantetcts.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/daily-post-227/
- http://erikakind.me/2017/10/14/haiku-bleeding-heart/ A drop.
Indie:
- https://selfpublishingadvice.org/business-of-books-rusch-smith/ What does it take to succeed in the business of books? Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith.
- https://selfpublishingadvice.org/business-for-authors-joanna-penn-and-sukhi-jutla/ How to be an author-entrepreneur.
- https://donmassenzio.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/this-week-in-indie-publishing-36/ What KDP can do for you.
- https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2017/10/attention-bloggers-future-book-publishing-arrived/ Ways to market your blog as books.
- http://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/10/pay-the-writer-2-out-hustle-the-hustlers/ Are we being hustled?
- https://selfpublishingadvice.org/indie-author-fringe-october-2017-agenda-2/ Latest Indie Fringe podcasts.
Craft:
- https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/struggling-to-write-your-ending-some-pointers-guest-post-at-writers-helping-writers/ Tips on how to discover your ending. I have hints of what I want to do with my endings, sometimes they change, sometimes they don’t.
- http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/10/day-fifteen-idea-to-novel-workshop.html Tough choices that challenge a personal belief.
- https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/good-reason-to-write/ I agree with a lot of this post. You have to want to write, to last through the years of rejection and heartbreak that go on perhaps for the duration of writing. There’s always going to be rejection AND success. They go hand-in-hand.
- http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/10/day-eighteen-idea-to-novel-workshop.html Writing a summary blurb to help with the writing of your book. I find these very helpful! I always write them before I tackle the book or even the outline. I just brainstorm where I want the story to go and then use it as a guideline.
- http://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/10/what-is-the-real-purpose-of-writing/ I want to bring light to the darkness, to show others there is hope.
- http://kriswrites.com/2017/10/18/business-musings-the-fourth-2017-process-blog/
Other:
- http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/10/look-around.html Proximity matters a great deal.
- https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/angel-messages-october-15-2017/ One foot.
- https://thesilenteye.co.uk/2017/10/15/reflecting-reality/
- https://jolenemottern.com/2017/10/14/socs-well/
- https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2017/10/15/reserved-for-ian-hutson-8/ Moorings on a canal.
- http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2017/10/book-publishers-go-back-to-basics/ Going back to print?
- http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/10/processing-negative-reviews.html It’s not for them.
- https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/sacha-blacks-prompt-in-wonderland/
- https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/angel-messages-october-19-2017/
- https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/amazons-hall-of-spinning-knives/ Is Amazon targeting self-publishers or are scammers/bots still able to wreak havoc with book rankings?
- https://amytruebloodauthor.com/dealing-with-a-debut-lets-talk-timing/ Timing your marketing.
- https://nicholasrossis.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/digitizing-a-6-feet-tall-atlas/ This is fascinating to see without North America and Antarctica on the maps.
- https://jenanita01.com/2017/10/19/great-storytelling-steven-spielberg/ Reality vs. studio lake or tank.
- https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/smorgasbord-writer-in-residence-the-glastonbury-zodiac-by-paul-andruss/ More on the legend of Arthur.
- https://donmassenzio.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/national-days-week-of-october-16th/ Some great funnies!
- https://ravereviewsbynonniejules.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/jenny-hinsman-in-whos-on-the-shelf-wnonniejules-rrbc-jennyhinsman1/
- https://storyempire.com/2017/10/20/curated-writing-content-5/ The links.
- https://johnwhowell.com/2017/10/19/thursday-a-little-personal-lucy-learns-about-life/ A little sadness.
- https://scvincent.com/2017/10/20/solstice-of-the-moon-chasing-memories/ A forgotten find.
- http://journeytoambeth.com/2017/10/19/thursday-doors-look-closer/ A fairytale?
- https://jolenemottern.com/2017/10/19/thursdaydoors-chipping-greens/ Shiny handles.
- https://doctorly.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/lift/ Anxiety and life.
- http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2017/10/20/editing-101-60-deleted-material-links-rqd/ Deletions-what to do with them.
- https://phsolomon.com/2017/10/19/on-your-mark-get-set-start-using-scrivener/ Using Scrivener.
- https://twodropsofink.com/2017/10/18/poetry-break-by-ryan-quinn-flanagan/ Some poems.
- https://maeclair.net/2017/10/18/a-book-lovers-tag/ Can you choose a single title as a favorite book? I couldn’t.
- https://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/haiku-friday-lake-calm/
40 responses to “Writing Links 10/23/17”
Another great selection; thank you! I see you’ve now added Charles’ horror series–and I love Don’s funnies 😀
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I try and hit different days of the weeks for each blog to show others that there are a lot of choices to read on those blogs. I was happy to finally get a good week in on blogs this past week.
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Thank you for including my blog in your choices 🙂
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You’re welcome, Nicholas!
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Thanks, Nicholas.
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Thank you for including Angel Messages in the links! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Annette!
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Thanks for the mention Traci.. Head over to Traci Kenworth and find her amazing list of blog links across a number of genres… A lot of hard work involved to promote other bloggers.
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You’re welcome, Sally! And thank you! I was excited to get as many links as I did this week. I think it rounded out well.
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Thank you so much for the kind links, Traci! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Margot!
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Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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Thank you, Henrietta!
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Thank you for the links, Traci. So nice of you. 🙂
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You’re welcome, John! And thank you!
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Thanks for linking back, Traci 👍😃
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You’re welcome, Chris!
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Thanks for the link back, Traci!
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You’re welcome, Mae!
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Thanks for including me.
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You’re welcome, Craig!
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Thank you, Traci, for including my poems. Lovely to see so many blogger friends here and to meet some new ones too.
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You’re welcome, Robbie!
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My, thank you very much for adding my post, Traci. Btw. very cool image!!
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You’re welcome, Erika! And thank you!
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Thank you Traci, Much appreciated. Paul
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You’re welcome, Paul! Happy you stopped by!
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My pleasure Traci
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Thanks, Traci!
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You’re welcome, Roz!
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this post from Traci Kenworth’s blog with some great writing links. I’m honored to be mentioned among them.
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Thank you, Don!
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You’re welcome.
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Thanks for the mention, Traci.
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You’re welcome, Don!
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Thanks for the inclusion of my post, Traci! Enjoy the rest of the week! ❤
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You’re welcome, Vashti! You too!
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Thank you so much for the links! ❤️
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You’re welcome, Victo!
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