Have You Updated Your Blog Today?

20 Outrageous Lies Of a Serial Catfish

http://www.almostjackied.com/2016/05/20-outrageous-lies-of-a-serial-catfish/

It's all about iced tea.
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I just finished part two of an article on creating character chemistry. Check it out here!

Excerpt from Legacy of Truth, on pre-order tomorrow!

Yes. I wrote about Gord Downie, of Tragically Hip. They announced today that he has terminal brain cancer. I love him so much. He's one of Canada's greatest living poets.

End of an era. Reflections on life as a boarding school (scholarship) parent.

AnneGlynn said:

I always have trouble finding the Have You Updated Your Blog sub forum. Not that my blog has anything to do with that, should you wonder. Today, my partner took over my weekly blog to write about rejection and what happened when he met Ray Bradbury: 100 kicks in the head.

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After reading your most recent post I scrolled down...I used to have a Barbie Dream House when I was a kid. I haven't thought about that in years. I probably should've hung on to it.

Rollercoaster Writer Chronicles: Writing Uphill

Unmasked: Flash Fiction

“She looks surprised,” the woman said.
“Wouldn’t you be if you woke and found your head nailed to a wall?”

https://saradobiebauer.com/2016/05/25/unmasked-flash-fiction/

Know that pesky thing where a female character starts out strong, then slowly becomes less and less effective as the story goes on? Check out my article on female character decay for a discussion of why this is a problem (both socially, and in terms of writing craft).

Why your marketing might not be helping your book:

JoZebwrites: How not to market

I wrote about Getting my house in order, but it wasn't so much my house as it was a recently discovered 1978 Barbie DreamHouse. Which doesn't belong in a writing blog at all, does it? Lately, most of the posts I write aren't so much about writing, at all. Since it takes me FOREVER to write a novella, much less a novel, I sometimes find myself adrift.

I've just started a distance learning course on creative writing. I thought it would be fun and possibly useful for others thinking about something similar to post my assignments. So here's the first one. The brief was to write about a woman called Angela on her first day at a new job.

And, seeing as it's me, I couldn't resist going a little off piste.

https://willonce.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/angela/

My latest post involves Luke Skywalker and some ancient Irish monks:
https://taleswildatlantic.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/skellig-michael/

Hard hats and hard heads, catcalling will not be tolerated.

I just finished a post on willing suspension of disbelief--what makes it and what breaks it.

Show don't tell. Okay, I understand the basics, but how do I apply it in practice?


https://willonce.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/how-do-i-do-this-writing-thing/

Guerrilla Warfare For Writers:

Trouble in Diversity Land?

http://guerrillawarfareforwriters.blogspot.com/2016/05/trouble-in-diversity-land.html

New post about emotional cues in fiction (how to use them, how not to use them)!

Thanks for reading!

Another week in the blog swap:

At my blog: Why Honest Reviews Matter http://bit.ly/1Wr78o4
My post: What Kind of Wood Do You Need for an Author's Platform? http://buff.ly/1XWKi7j

I blogged about the editorial relationship and how it means I can stop worrying so much.

JoZebwrites: On Trust and Editors

The second of my distance learning writing assignments. The challenge was to write a scene showing diners in a restaurant.

https://willonce.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/celebrity/