Another eclectic bumper-crop here on Tipsday.
Wired podcast with Elizabeth Bear:
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/geeks-guide-elizabeth-bear/
MJ Bush’s WritinGeekery. A balance of strengths to take your story higher.
http://www.writingeekery.com/strength/
Robin Lafevers on Writer Unboxed. Dear soon-to-be-published author.
http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/11/dear-soon-to-be-published-author/
And Lisa Cron on The importance of letting ‘em see you sweat.
http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/10/the-importance-of-fear/
And … Jael McHenry on the relative value of writing craft books.
http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/07/should-you-read-about-writing/
3 tips for writing better action scenes from BookBaby blogs.
http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/10/the-importance-of-fear/
Wlater Benjamin’s thirteen theses from Brain Pickings.
Agent Carly Watters answers the question, Can I write fiction for a living?
http://carlywatters.com/2014/04/07/q-can-i-write-fiction-for-a-living/
Patty Jansen offers her thoughts on when hiring an editor isn’t necessarily the answer.
http://pattyjansen.com/blog/get-your-book-edited/
The Outlander fan gathering. If you’ve been drooling over the coming Starz series as much as I have, you’ll want to see this 🙂 BTW, for my Canadian friends, Showcase will be broadcasting (eeeee!). this summer. Can hardly wait.
http://www.starz.com/videos/video/388
How to be the lord of your novel’s timeline (timelord, get it?) from Roz Morris.
10 ways pre-published authors can start their careers now, from Anne R. Allen.
http://annerallen.blogspot.ca/2014/04/10-ways-pre-published-writers-can-start.html
K.M. Weiland on the elephant in the room. Are you ignoring your writer’s instincts when it comes to revision?
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/04/story-revision.html
Enjoy, my friends.
Always Looking Up 