Writing Post Round Up – November

Now that it’s half-way through December, I’m finally getting around to posting the writing links I collected in November.  I’ll try to be more prompt in January.  In any case, I hope you enjoy them and find them useful!

http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/lets-get-personal-with-special-guest-star-jodi-mcisaac/

I love this take on “write what you know” by Jodi McIsaac.  

http://joycedoyle.com/2/post/2013/11/keeping-the-flow.html

Here are some more good tips on what to look for when you’re editing.

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-push.html

This is a post from mid-NaNoWriMo, but it’s good advice for making it through the middle of your story all year round.

http://writerunboxed.com/2013/11/01/you-want-to-write-or-do-you-want-to-be-a-writer/

An interesting reflection on writing and being a writer.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/11/14/an-email-about-writing-and-my-response/

Chuck Wendig responds to an e-mail from a young writer looking for some guidance on the path.  There’s some pretty good stuff here.

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/10/22/25-reasons-i-fucking-love-genre-fiction/

This post made me cry and nod my head a lot.  Because I love genre fiction.  It doesn’t get as much respect as literary fiction from some people, but I have to respectfully disagree with those people.  Genre fiction has every bit as much power to move people and comment on the human experience.

http://storyaday.org/the-one-thing-you-must-do-before-taking-writing-advice/

Another post that really spoke to me.  I love reading writing blogs (obviously), but it’s really easy to get overwhelmed by all the (at times conflicting) information.

http://www.magicalwords.net/mindy-klasky/then-and-now-writing-fast/

I am fascinated (as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before) by other people’s writing process.  Lately I’ve been reading a number of posts on writing fast, or fast drafting.  I’m a slow writer, but I’d like to at least become more efficient.  After all, there are only so many hours in a day.  Here’s a post from Mindy Klasky about how she writes fast.  As an added bonus, this is a “then and now” post, giving us a look at how her process has changed over time.

http://writerunboxed.com/2013/10/27/arm-yourself-with-casts/

Here’s an interesting tool for testing the structure of your novel – both in the initial drafting process and while editing.

http://timetowrite.blogs.com/weblog/2013/11/five-brain-boosters-for-writers-and-others.html

A nice bite-sized post with suggestions for boosting your brain power.

http://timetowrite.blogs.com/weblog/2013/11/dont-have-time-to-write-do-this.html

 And finally, some suggestions for finding more time to write in our busy lives.

Note: this is a list of blog posts and articles on writing that I collect monthly.  Inclusion on this list does not necessarily mean it was published this month, just that I read it this month and thought it was cool, interesting, and/or useful.