Writing Well - Tips from Authors and Editors

This is going to be my version of "this week's best links for writers" round-up. I don't check my Google Reader daily like I used to, and if I link these all on Twitter as I read them all-in-one-morning, it results in an ignore-worthy tweet stream. So instead I'll link them all here in a single post and tweet the link to this post. It helps me and helps you.

A note about my round-up: I am going to focus solely on articles from authors and editors that can help writers at any stage to improve their craft.

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Monday, January 21

5 Tips to Create a Page-Turning Plot from author J.E. Fishman

Tagging Your Characters from author Aimee L. Salter

Walking In Your Character's Shoes from editor Alan Rinzler

Writing the Non-Western Fantasy Setting from author Miriam Forster


Tuesday, January 22

3 Ways Cause and Effect Can Build Your Story from author Martina Boone

Cut the Flab--Make Every Word Count from editor Beth Hill

How Can We Avoid Cookie-Cutter Writing from author Jody Hedlund

What I Learned While Writing My First Sequel from author Amy Christine Parker


Wednesday, January 23

5 Examples of the Need for Multiple Hyphenation from DailyWritingTips

Avoiding the Convenient Plot Point from author David B. Coe

Beware the Under-Cooked Story Concept from author Larry Brooks

Characters Who Surprise Us from author Elizabeth S. Craig

Connecting Secondary Elements from literary agent and editor Mary Kole

How to Keep Rich World Building from Bogging Down Your Story from author Juliette Wade

In the Quagmire of the First Draft from author Talia Vance

Mixed Emotions from edittorrent

Researching Your Novel: Do's and Don'ts from author Carolyn Kaufman

Updating Old Ideas to Create Something New from author Celia Rees


Thursday, January 24

6 Reasons I Stop Reading (and how to avoid them) from author Anna Staniszewski

Plural But Singular in Construction from DailyWritingTips


Friday, January 25

5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Working with Independent Editors from author and editor Bryan Thomas Shcmidt

7 Ways to Speed Up Your Writing from author Steve Aedy

Mystery, Magic, and the Aha! of the Reveal from author Lucie Smoker

World Building Without the Info Dump from author Heather Marie

Writing a Premise Statement from author Mary Carroll Moore

Writing Tip Highlights from author Kate Hart

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Happy writing,
~Lydia