Writerly Ways
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cornerofmadnessWhelp my stomach is busy making me its bitch again so I'm not up to much writing discussions but let me combine with snowflake and maybe i'll have something.
In your own space, talk About A Creator/Someone Who Inspired You.
From the pro world, Barbara Hambly . I have always been fond of her since my teen years. She writes fantasy, historical mysteries etc. She has always been all over the map, much like I am when it comes to genres. Whenever I see people screaming you MUST have a brand and only that style of story I get snarky. Okay I can see their point but why be limited? Hambly has done it for thirty years without needing multiple pen names to write various genres (maybe gambling that her fans would try something new just based on her name). More currently Charlaine Harris has done the same and now Darynda Jones has too. This has had a positive impact on me.
In the fan world,evil_little_dog and my friend Betty from whom all these links come. Actually I met both of them through ELfquest fandom many moons ago. ELD is my oft-time beta and some time co-author and we've been each other's sounding boards. Not as much these days as we used to but for a long time both of us had died off a bit in fandom. Now we're both back up and running but in different fandoms. You can find her under her blog name on AO3 in the Buffyverse, Fullmetal ALchemist, Lucifer, MCU, X-Files and now Miraculous Ladybug (which I swear I called Ladybird in my last fan post. Oops), just to name a few.
Betty is less active online than ELD or I but she has her geekish etsy here. She makes great art. Somewhere I still have character sketches she did of my characters from years ago. She writes fantasy romances. I think they're very cool and romance isn't much my genre. (I still owe her a read on something. I know I know. I keep forgetting I'm horrible) She's been a great support over the years and I am grateful for it.
Have some links from Betty
The Crucial First Page of Your Novel
5 Common Story Openings to Avoid—If You Can Help It
Time Management for Writers
find writing inspiration
Six Important Differences Between Filmed and Narrated Stories
podcast
257 – Beginning Your Story.
And from around the web
Pages as Mirrors: The Need for Diverse Books by Jennifer J. Chow
My Journey To Publication
What I Learned on Submission
Writing Tips In Perspective
Keeping Going
Inside the Spectacular Implosion at the Romance Writers of America
In your own space, talk About A Creator/Someone Who Inspired You.
From the pro world, Barbara Hambly . I have always been fond of her since my teen years. She writes fantasy, historical mysteries etc. She has always been all over the map, much like I am when it comes to genres. Whenever I see people screaming you MUST have a brand and only that style of story I get snarky. Okay I can see their point but why be limited? Hambly has done it for thirty years without needing multiple pen names to write various genres (maybe gambling that her fans would try something new just based on her name). More currently Charlaine Harris has done the same and now Darynda Jones has too. This has had a positive impact on me.
In the fan world,
evil_little_dog and my friend Betty from whom all these links come. Actually I met both of them through ELfquest fandom many moons ago. ELD is my oft-time beta and some time co-author and we've been each other's sounding boards. Not as much these days as we used to but for a long time both of us had died off a bit in fandom. Now we're both back up and running but in different fandoms. You can find her under her blog name on AO3 in the Buffyverse, Fullmetal ALchemist, Lucifer, MCU, X-Files and now Miraculous Ladybug (which I swear I called Ladybird in my last fan post. Oops), just to name a few.Betty is less active online than ELD or I but she has her geekish etsy here. She makes great art. Somewhere I still have character sketches she did of my characters from years ago. She writes fantasy romances. I think they're very cool and romance isn't much my genre. (I still owe her a read on something. I know I know. I keep forgetting I'm horrible) She's been a great support over the years and I am grateful for it.
Have some links from Betty
The Crucial First Page of Your Novel
5 Common Story Openings to Avoid—If You Can Help It
Time Management for Writers
find writing inspiration
Six Important Differences Between Filmed and Narrated Stories
podcast
257 – Beginning Your Story.
And from around the web
Pages as Mirrors: The Need for Diverse Books by Jennifer J. Chow
My Journey To Publication
What I Learned on Submission
Writing Tips In Perspective
Keeping Going
Inside the Spectacular Implosion at the Romance Writers of America
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