Musings of a Chocoholic Romance Author: Clickity Click

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Clickity Click

Thought today I’d post links to articles and tips about writing that I’ve found online. I have a collection of such links, saved in my favorites... in a special folder marked “Writing Links.” (Mental note to self, get in there and organize favorites list. Again.) You never know when you might need to refresh yourself about something you’ve read, so I like to keep my links handy.

Cheryl St. John: Basic Checklist

Deborah Hale: Hooks, They Just Aren’t For Openings Any More

Elizabeth Fairchild: How to Tighten Flabby Writing

Amelia Grey: Tip Checklist

And for some fun (because life would be way too dull without some FUN in it...)...

The History Channel: I enjoy reading the “This Day in History” stuff. You never know what you’ll read that might spark an interest, giving you a glimmer of an idea worth writing about.

Irish House Names: because you never know when you might need to name your house. Or that of a character’s.

Baby Name Genie: just in case you have a last name, but no idea what first (and middle) names appeal to you or fit your character. You can continually click the “wish again” button for more suggestions, and pay attention to the insults the Genie tosses your way for your indecisiveness. (No, I haven’t done that on purpose at all. Nope. Not me... Okay, yes, I have. On at least 2 occasions, but that’s all I’m admitting to at this time.)

Articles gathered from Once Upon a Romance. http://www.onceuponaromance.net/writingtips.htm

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Quotes About Writing

For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. ~Catherine Drinker Bowen

Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing. ~Melinda Haynes

My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly. ~John D. MacDonald

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. ~Gloria Steinem

A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. ~Thomas Mann

Easy reading is damned hard writing. ~Anonymous

We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. ~Somerset Maugham

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. ~E. L. Doctorow

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing. ~Ken MacLeod\

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. ~Robert A. Heinlein

Never throw up on an editor. ~Ellen Datlow

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. ~Stephen King

There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away. ~Will Shetterly

Books are never finished, They are merely abandoned. ~Oscar Wilde

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. ~Jack London

If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter. ~Anonymous

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. ~Ernest Hemingway

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing. ~Gene Wolfe