Links of Interest

PAINFUL HUMOR: Slush pile snippets and the agent's retort.

http://slushpilehell.tumblr.com/

SETTING: Real or imaginary. Which to choose.

http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-settings-with-elizabeth-spann.html

LIFE OF THE WRITER: Why you should stretch yourself and how to to be a better writer. (Not exercise advice.)

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/06/stretching-ourselves.html

PLOT AND NAME GENERATORS

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2010/06/cool-gen-ten.html

BASICS OF FICTION: Jennifer Crusie gives an overview of writing a novel.

http://www.arghink.com/2010/06/21/the-basics-of-fiction

CRITIQUES: How to critique and stay friends.

http://www.suvudu.com/2010/06/how-to-critique-manuscripts-still-stay-friends.html

WRITING ARTICLES: Suvudu has a series of articles by professional writers on various craft and professional subjects. Well worth the look.

http://www.suvudu.com/2010/06/new-in-the-suvudu-free-library-master-class.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: When a multi-book contract is a good idea.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-book-or-two-maybe-three.html

CRAFT RESOURCES: Writing tips, articles, etc., from author and writing teacher Bob Mayer.

http://www.bobmayer.org/index.php?id=28

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: The one book contract, advantages and disadvantages.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-book-deal.html

CRAFT: Rewriting overview. Pretty good.

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2010/06/22/getting-the-most-out-of-a-rewrite-tips-for-authors/

CRAFT: Those scenes of exposition that beg to be shown.

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/06/re-write-wednesday-telling-yourself-to.html

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WORKSHOP

Magic, Monsters and Amour: Creating a Believable Paranormal, Fantasy, or SF World. October 4-31, 2010 at SavvyAuthors.com October 4-31, 2010 at SavvyAuthors.com

http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=173

Are vampires, fairies, and space aliens real? If you create the right background for your paranormal romance, they will be to a reader. I'll show you how to create a fantasy or paranormal background from scratch and how to make it utterly believable.

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SCHEDULE NOTE: Next week, I will be doing a number of posts on choosing the right type of market and the publisher for your genre novel.