Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

 

Writing Between the Lines (Live Journal’s dynastic_queen)  [Jon’s pick of the week – A fantastic example of using dialogue]

What’s Blue and White, and goes BOOM all over? (Edward Greaves)

Pitching and Selling Your Novel (Jonathan Maberry)

Re-write Wednesday: Don’t Tell Me Why (Janice Hardy – by way of Live Journal’s out_totheblack)

Tips for Choosing A Book Title (Shannon Hitchcock)

The Good ‘No’ That Every Writer Needs (Maurissa Guibord)

We’ve Got Style (L. J. Sellers)

Some Things I Used to Think were True About Writing (Phoebe Kitanidis – guest posting on Live Journal’s writerjenn’s blog)

On Rejection (Jennifer Laughran) by way of Live Journal’s tltrent

The Road to Publication; GPS (Live Journal’s authorwithin)

(Junior) High School Never Ends! (Please, grow up) (Live Journal’s Shalanna)

Poised. or What Terry Pratchett is Teaching Me About Real Characterization (Catherine Schaff-Stump)

Authors Behaving Badly (Jim C. Hines)

 

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a
great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

 

By the way, someone asked me why I’ve started giving Live Journal folks’ names as well as their LJ handles on these lists.  It’s because I also post these weekly links on the blog at FindAWritingGroup.com.  Whenever possible, I want promote the poster’s writing name.