Notes from Jim Stewart’s talk
Jim returned for a much anticipated second visit where he talked about writing and editing poetry.
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Writers’ Mill Minutes 201608
Writers’ Mill Minutes August 21st
You may remember Jim Stewart, poet, short story writer, novelist, musician and more from our May meeting. He returned for a much-anticipated second visit in August, where he invited and answered questions on editing poetry and how to make words count. Around 16 members of the Writers’ Mill braved the heat to attend. Notes on the questions and answers will follow these minutes. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201608
Minutes 201607
With thanks to Karin and Judy…
WRITERS’ MILL MINUTES
13 writers attended the Writers’ Mill meeting with Wildfire Writer Christi Krug. As Sheila was vacationing in England, Norm had the honor of chairing the meeting. The inspirational talk and writing exercises provided by Christi were followed by Robin’s delicious snacks. After the break Judy handed out the writing awards on behalf of Jean for the July contest. Thereafter Lavonna led the critique of the second part of Matthew’s story as well as Robin’s story. Continue reading Minutes 201607
Notes from Ken Baysinger’s Talk in June 2016
Notes from Ken Baysinger’s talk, June 2016
Ken’s road to writing began early when hi English teacher gave him an F for writing too well (his teacher wouldn’t believe the piece was Ken’s own work and Ken, being stubborn, wouldn’t rewrite it). Writing was replaced by a language of 2-syllable words when Ken joined the Navy, but afterward he took an elective in expository writing at Washington State, just to see if he still had any literary skills. Luckily for his readers, he did. A degree in English led to work in creative advertising, but the white shoes and golf stories didn’t fit, so he moved into other areas. But… Continue reading Notes from Ken Baysinger’s Talk in June 2016
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Genres, genres and more
Here are some old links about writing genres:
Written any articles recently?
http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2014/09/content-marketing-just-how-fast-can-you.html
How long is a book?
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/long-book-standard-word-counts-genre/
Writing short pieces:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/keep-it-short/
http://alittlebirdtweets.com/flash-fiction-4/
Contests?
timberlinereview.com/
For poets:
http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/3469
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/list-of-50-poetic-forms-for-poets
For novelists:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/novel-writing-inspiration-for-the-middle-of-nanowrimo/
http://indigoediting.com/November2014.html
http://www.wattpad.com/4667955-bad-ways-to-start-a-novel
http://storyfix.com/epidemic-systemic-sabotage-via-brainwashing-aspiring-novelists
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-steps-to-creating-a-flexible-outline-for-any-story
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/writing-tips/
For children’s book authors:
http://www.ripplegrovepress.com/contact/
http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/212/harold-underdown/
Research for non-fiction writers:
What other writers do
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/opposite-writing-habits-famous-authors/
The Writers Life
Cleaning up some old posts. This one contains links on the writer’s life.
What does success look like?
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/545-how-the-girl-on-the-train-became-a-runaway-success
Taxes?
http://janefriedman.com/2014/06/18/author-taxes/
Your brain
http://indigoediting.com/April2015
Read your writing aloud
http://thrillofthequill.toastmastersclubs.org/
Need to revitalize your novel?
http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/2015/06/01/writing-quick-read/
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/06/7-ways-an-algorithm-can-help-you-write-a-better-novel/
Want to take a writing course (could cost real money though)?
http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/product/whats-in-your-story-world/
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Journal News 2015 – Step 7 – Editor’s Check List
It’s time to send the journal out to our willing cohort of editors. But first I’ll post the editor’s checklist, so you can see what they’ll be looking for. (In many cases, they’re looking for things that I failed to fix in earlier passes, and I will send them my apologies.)
Things to check for while editing: Don’t panic about checking them all. Just get a feel for what you’re looking for, then read and enjoy, leaving comments as you go. If you’re unsure about something, just leave a comment and I’ll read it when you return the file. Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 7 – Editor’s Check List