Links for Writers

If you are a writer working on your craft, here are a few links that might be of interest to you…

On this blog, you can find out about:

- YA fiction

- What is “gritty epic fantasy”?

- What is “strong writing”?

- The process of self-editing

- Book fairs and writers conferences: what they can do for you

- Reading about writing

- Music for writing

- Self-editing: Dealing with repetitions

- Writers in Movies

- How not to start your novel

- On killing your characters

- On feedback and beta readers

You can also check out the Writer in the Spotlight feature: interviews with published (and often best-selling) authors about their books and their writing.

Elsewhere, you can visit blogs written by some awesome writers:

- Claire Legrand

- Elizabeth May

Both have a debut novel coming out soon and their blogs are diaries of their paths to publication.

- Susan Dennard (her How I got my agent series is a must-read)

You might also find these websites resourceful:

- Absolute Write Forum

- WordServe Water Cooler (a community of agented authors who share great advice for would-be-published writers)

- Kristen Lamb’s blog (everything you need to know about building your social media platform)

- Pub(lishing) Crawl (a group of authors and industry professionals who blog about writing, publishing, and books)

- Writer Unboxed

- Writer’s Market

- Agent Query

- Jane Friedman’s Writing Advice Archive

Also, if you like challenges…

- The National Novel Writing Month

- JuNoWriMo

- A Round of Words in 80 Days

- 500 Words Per Day

Finally, here is a website where I have shared some of my writing: InkPageant

Hoping this helps, happy writing!

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