March: Sites for Writers

So I decided that at the beginning of each new month from now on I’m going to post the links to some of my favorite writing articles/websites. If you wrote a helpful article on your blog and would like to be linked please let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

One of the places where I get the best advice on writing is Writersdigest.com.

The one I recently got in my mailbox was called:

8 Ways to Write a 5 star Chapter One

http://writersdigest.com/article/8-ways-to-write-a-5-star-chapter-one/

And here are some other articles that are a MUST read:

Beyond Basic Blunders

http://www.writersdigest.com/article/Beyond_Basic_Blunders/

This one is my absolute favorite article! You have no idea how many times I’ve seen the Morning-routine cliché, especially in published books. For some reason it bothers me to see it so much even though I’ve done it a fair number of times when I first started writing. Everyone should read this ASAP, and see whether or not you have some of these clichés in your own work.

How to Build Tension and Heighten Stakes:

http://www.writersdigest.com/article/how-to-build-tension-to-heighten-the-stakes/

This basically tells you all the ways you can heighten the stakes in your book: for ex. with change, twists, dialogue, etc...

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Another site I’d recommend for the general dos and don’ts of writing is darkwaves.com’s Advice on Novel Writing by Crawford Killian. I think this is the first article on writing I’ve ever read and it’s always been a great resource for me to go back to. I highly recommend reading through this at least once.

http://www.darkwaves.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/

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Reccomended blog:

http://www.editsthatrock.com/blogETR/

"...we provide tips on writing, editing, and publishing." -Rochelle French


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March: Sites for Writers