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How to Become a Prolific Writer, Part 2
10 hours ago by Annie Mueller @ writersunbound.com
You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair, the sense that you can never completely put on the page what's in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes...
100 Words
18 hours ago by JM @ fictionscribe.com
I have decided to take a brief break from Thursday Thirteen this week. Instead I will be taking part in the Velvet Verbosity 100 Words. I’m quite enjoying spending time (even though it is comparatively little) coming up with my 100 words for the...
If I Had to Make a Top Ten List ...
Yesterday by Sally Andersen @ genrefiction.net
I throw "my favorite" around a lot. So if I had to sit down a pick my favorite ten fiction books ever, here's how it would play out:1. The Time Traveler's Wife (2003) by Audrey Niffenegger2. The Lovely Bones (2002) by Alice Sebold3. Running with...
How To Become a Prolific Writer, Part 1
Yesterday by Annie Mueller @ writersunbound.com
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. - Thomas MannTrivia Library has an interesting little page on the 20 Most Prolific Writers in Literary History. In number one position is Mary Faulkner, who...
Random Word Bank Wednesday
Yesterday by JM @ writeanyway.com
Hello once again everyone!Welcome to another mid-week random word bank. I rather like random word banks. There is a challenge in them that not only gets your mind working, but you can also end up with a scene that you didn’t know you had it in you...
Five Tips for Growing Your Organic Novel
Yesterday by JM @ fictionscribe.com
Yesterday I talked about how novels are more organic than solid. Yes, novel writing is taught, but there is no one way to write a novel (or short story). Even in your personal experience, one idea may come to you quietly while some may smack you...
Jean Hackensmith's Checkmate
Yesterday by JM @ thebookstacks.com
by Jean HackensmithI have been asked by a number of people why I strayed from my normal genre (time travel and historical romance) when I wrote “Checkmate.” Frankly, I was getting burned out on the “same old, same old”. It just wasn’t...
Compare and Contrast: Two Similar Plotlines, Two Different Outcomes
Yesterday by Sally Andersen @ genrefiction.net
After her rape and murder in 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon ("like the fish") continues to live on as the narrator of her own murder mystery in The Lovely Bones (2002) by Alice Sebold. The unique voice - being both a child and the dead victim -...
How to Build a Successful Freelance Foundation
59 hours ago by Annie Mueller @ writersunbound.com
"The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the...
Andrew Jalbert on The Tropics and Writing Historical Fiction
05/13/2008 by JM @ thebookstacks.com
I’ve always been a bit smitten by the tropics. As far back as I can remember I wanted to write and be near the ocean. I should expand on that a bit: I wanted to be near, in, or beneath the ocean’s surface. By the time I was in my early thirties,...
The Organic Novel
05/13/2008 by JM @ fictionscribe.com
Novel and short story writing is often taught, but any writer will tell you that there is no one way to write a novel. Some outline, some don’t. Some let the characters lead while others let the world be the dominant force.No matter how you do it,...
Memory
05/13/2008 by JM @ writeanyway.com
Think back…This week we are talking about memory. Memory can be a powerful, wonderful thing, but it can also be easily lost or tainted with.People get either short or long term amnesia and lose their memory. There is a study that says about ten...
HarperCollins's Recent Bestsellers
05/12/2008 by Sally Andersen @ genrefiction.net
Deeming a book a "best" is not an exclusive right of the New York Times. Although the Times are certainly top in the game, and pull from all genres, there are many other great - and fun - resources out there. Some create their own criteria, and...
Make Monday Count: 5 Tips for a Better Writing Week
05/12/2008 by Annie Mueller @ writersunbound.com
First day of the work week: we're all tired from the weekend (ironic, since weekends are supposed to be when we get more rest), and we tend to treat Mondays like a hangover: just live through it. Monday is the make-it-or-break-it day of the week....
Monday Book Game...Marriage - And Winner!
05/12/2008 by JM @ thebookstacks.com
Welcome to this week’s A Book By Any Other Name!Last week when we played I offered a special prize. Well, we didn't get to 32 titles, but I want to give the book away anyway, so I'm happy to announce that Elisa has won the book No One Cares What...
Scribes Blog Carnival
05/12/2008 by JM @ fictionscribe.com
Welcome to the May 12, 2008 edition of Scribes. Once again we have a lot of awesome entries for the carnival.However, I would like to remind everyone that you can submit a total of two entries. If you enter more than that, I'll pick and choose which...
Musical Monday... Memory
05/12/2008 by JM @ writeanyway.com
Hello everyone and welcome back to Write Anyway.This week’s Musical Monday is going up a little late because I have been so BUSY lately. Unbelievable busy, which I suppose serves me right for taking a weekend off to celebrate my first wedding...
Janet Fitch: Paints Hope in a Bleak World for Her Characters
05/11/2008 by Sally Andersen @ genrefiction.net
Where to start? I have so many good books on my shelves that I want to share. How about with the book that I am pages away from finishing in the moment: Janet Fitch's third and most-recent fiction novel Paint It Black (2006), named for the...
Unconscious Mutterings
05/11/2008 by JM @ fictionscribe.com
I say ... and you think ... ? 1. Track :: 2. Snake :: 3. Assignment :: 4. Blockbuster :: 5. Bombastic :: 6. Adventure :: 7. First time :: 8. Aged :: 9. Grip :: 10. Shortcut::Courtesy of Luna Nina...
The Art of Smart Thinking by James Hardt - Part Three
05/11/2008 by JM @ thebookstacks.com
Review by Mr. JMSo, is The Art of Smart Thinking (TAST) worth the read? For someone with little knowledge of Biofeedback, it is informative as to what can be achieved, but it is unlikely anyone inexperienced in such things could make use of the book...
The First Contest Winner
05/10/2008 by JM @ fictionscribe.com
Yes, that’s right. It is only the first weekend after the contest announcement and I am very happy to say that we already have a winner here at Fiction Scribe. Please join me in saying congratulations to:The Wandering Author!The Wandering Author...
Contests!
05/10/2008 by JM @ writeanyway.com
Yes, I’m not holding just one contest – I’m holding two. On two of my blogs you have the chance to win some very sweet treats just by doing one simple thing…Stopping by!Having recently celebrated my first wedding anniversary, I want very...
The Art of Smart Thinking by James Hardt (Part Two)
05/10/2008 by JM @ thebookstacks.com
Review by Mr. JMStates of Mind as measured by brain waves are a fascinating area to get into. James Hardt opens new areas in his book The Art of Smart Thinking (TAST) as he brings out his explorations into what is possible using biofeedback.I first...
Hello!
05/09/2008 by Sally Andersen @ genrefiction.net
Hello and welcome to my new site - Genre Fiction!I am not the first writer to grace these Web pages, and Genre Fiction is not the first pages that I am gracing. You can also find my musings at Living Without Meat - a resource for vegans,...
How You Become a Writer, Part 1
05/09/2008 by Annie Mueller @ writersunbound.com
I've loved literature since I could read. Then I learned how to write, and there was no stopping me. I produced a prodigious amount of sappy poems through my adolescence, then moved on with all the maturity of age to college papers. And I got stuck...