It’s writer-palooza, er, um. Tipsday. Yeah.
Make sure you include these five factors in your story if you want it to make an impact on your readers. K. M. Weiland.
What’s the trick to creating vivid descriptions? Focus on the obscure details. Katie’s Wednesday vlog.
Harrison Demchick guest posts on Katie’s blog about what to do with your very long manuscript.
Scars and shame: the secrets of female characters. Barbara O’Neal nails this post for Writer Unboxed.
John Vorhaus gets into something deeper on Writer Unboxed.
Heather Webb asks, As writers, what are we worth? Writer Unboxed.
Jane Friedman writes about the age-old cynicism surrounding the book writing dream.
Kazuo Ishiguro and Neil Gaiman debate “genre fiction” on BBC Radio 4.
Phoenix Sullivan digs deeper into the latest Author Earnings report for David Gaughran.
The Authors Guild dumps Author Solutions (yay!). David Gaughran.
Use these five steps to write a killer elevator pitch for your book. Jennie Nash for BookBub.
Bryan Collins posts the ultimate how-to guide to blogging with Scrivener.
Terrorism in Elizabethan England, a post by Barbara Kyle for English Historical Fiction Authors.
Lauren Carter, whom I’ve featured here on the blog for a workshop she delivered in Sudbury, won the 2014 Room Poetry Contest. Here’s their interview with her.
Ten books that will change the way you think about fairytales. i09.
The horrifying origins of your favourite Disney films. Diply.
Mental Floss presents ten Old English words you should be using.
What do you think of this list of 24 brilliant portmanteaus? Ima start using some of them 🙂 Earthporm.
This little bit of awesome is courtesy of Addicting Info: J.K. Rowling slams Westboro Baptist Church’s hate-tweet.
John Doyle writes about Outlander and the triumph of the true female superhero. The Globe and Mail.
Caitriona Balfe’s serves up an insider’s view of Outlander. LA Times.
How Outlander broke the mold with their two-part finale. MTV.
Cute writing comic from The New Yorker.
Have a good week until Thoughty Thursday!
Always Looking Up 
Blimey, you’ve really been trawling this week Melanie, what a bunch of goodies and it’s not even Christmas.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Aw. So nice to know that my “presence” is appreciated 😉 Hugs ‘n’ stuff back!
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Ah , ha ha, so quick back at me. xxx Hugs xxx
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Interesting picks. Thanks, Melanie! I’ll going to listen to Ishiguro’s thoughts right now!
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I thought it was an interesting discussion and one that a lot of writers are having. What is literary, but another genre? No one genre is an better or worse than another, they just appeal to different readers.
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