This is one of my favorite websites to read. Rima is a wonderful poet and artist. Check it out.

The Hermitage

This is a great article from Janice Hardy's blog.  Showing not telling is one of my biggest problems; it invariably sneaks up on me followed closely by tricksy passive voice.

I talk about character goals and motivation a lot, because they're the backbone of any story. But sometimes, they can be a red flag that you're telling and not showing. Little ( Read more... )

Oh, how fun!

And this is the second time in less than a week where I kick myself for not being finished with my revisions. Guess that tells me I need to get off my butt.

So, for this contest, I shall put off the role of Lax Writer and put on the hat of Busy Agent :)

From Nathan Bransford's Blog:
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/04/be-agent-for-day ( Read more... )

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/04/greatest-strength-of-writer-willpower.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NathanBransford+%28Nathan+Bransford+-+Literary+Agent%29&utm_content=LiveJournal

I'm glad to know that writing is a struggle at times for others, and it's not just me. Maybe that means I'm doing something ( Read more... )

I have to point everyone to this wonderful blog entry at The Blood-Red Pencil.  It is "solely" magnificent.  http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2010/02/sole-of-writer.html

The one on continuity is pretty good too. http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2010/02/writing-as-art-form-continuity.html

Called The Hermitage.  Rima is an artist.  She and her partner travel through Europe in their four wheeled house selling their artwork.  Her writing and her art are amazing.

http://intothehermitage.blogspot.com/