Anyway, some updates from me:
First, check out the gorgeous new blog button in the side bar! It was designed by the incredibly talented Carrie Butler, and I won it for following the directions for her giveaway. :) You can see the other buttons she made by clicking over to this blog post.
New meme on my Awards and Memes page: The Ten Random Facts Meme, which was passed to me by the awesome and hilarious Alz at A Nudge in the Right Direction.
Carrie also tagged me with the 7x7 Link Award (thanks Carrie!) which I'll get to once I have more posts in my archives. Maybe I'll do it for some sort of blogging milestone?
Ok, on to the links!
CRAFT
- Love these helpful posts by author Patricia C. Wrede on how to write narrative summary and telling details effectively
- Agent Mary Kole at Kidlit talks about how to avoid overwriting
- Shannon Donnelly at Book View Cafe wrote an article how to develop writing muscles. I'm terrible at consistency and discipline so this is just what I needed!
CHARACTERIZATION
- Victoria Mixon gives four tricks to improve your fiction, focusing on what makes a great protagonist.
- K.M. Weiland lists ten traits of a likable hero, based on Captain America
MISCELLANEOUS
- I adore Juliette Wade's thought-provoking posts on worldbuilding. Here are her thoughts on cultural expectations about food and on psychogeography
- Shannon Whitney Messenger wrote an amazing post about her writing journey. I love posts like this, and always wonder what mine will look like
- Go check out Alz and Krispy's post on love triangles! Alz's illustrations are awesome, and she makes a lot of great points. Sarah Enni also has a love triangle post about when the best choice is none.
- A great article I found through YA Highway: this post on Feministe about the importance of casting in breaking racial stereotypes. I think this is important to consider when writers cast their characters, too.
- I stumbled on Erin Morgenstern's blog the other day and fell in love with her flax-golden tales. I totally want to read The Night Circus now!
Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
Thanks for the links! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blog button.
Thanks for the shout-out, Linda! I'm so glad that you like the button! :D Oh, and I read your new meme--I played trombone too! Haha :) Have a great (slightly-less-long) weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love the new button! Can't wait to go check out the meme's!
ReplyDeleteYour blog button is so cute. I love the purple-ness of it -- very your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for all the links. I'll have to check out Patricia C. Wrede's posts. She's one of my favorite authors.
Love the blog button. =)
ReplyDeleteThanks! :D
ReplyDeleteOmg you did?? Haha that's so cool! Were you in marching band? I was kind of grossed out by the spit thing though, lol. Thanks again for the beautiful button! :D
ReplyDeleteHehe me too! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I love how Carrie based her design on my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteYAY I adore Patrica C. Wrede too! Dealing with Dragons is one of my top favorite books ever. And her posts on writing are so thoughtful.
Yay! I feel so lucky to have such a pretty one. :)
ReplyDeleteLove these links, and thanks for the double shout outs! :D
ReplyDeleteOh yes...
ReplyDeleteI was in marching band, jazz band, wind ensemble, concert band, honors band, pep band, and I guest performed with the symphonic orchestra. lol My high school days were very music-oriented, for some reason. XD
Omg! I know what you mean about the spit thing! Haha! :D
That's a beautiful blog button. RE: your 10 facts - #6 - high heels - I cannot wear high heels because I would kill myself, either by tripping and breaking my neck or tripping and magically contorting myself so that I somehow manage to stab myself in the eye with my own high heel, although I might not die in that case--I just might end up with a great excuse to wear a really cool eyepatch.
ReplyDeleteAnd, er, this is Alz, btw.
ReplyDelete:D You know, I actually considered adding more links to this post after I went through your archives. But I guess I can save them for next time. XD
ReplyDeleteThank you! Glad you enjoy my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Hi Alz! Hehe yeah high heels do take some practice. I think I started with lower ones and worked my way up. It's kind of amazing I can survive in high heels, given that I frequently trip on my own feet even when I'm wearing flats. XD But because I trip so much, I've gotten a lot of practice catching myself, so I haven't done any faceplants in a long time. Thank goodness for that!
ReplyDeleteAnd you don't need any excuse to wear a really cool eyepatch! I'm sure you can totally pull it off. :D
Great links! Sorry you missed the long weekend. :(
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha, no worries, I just found out I actually get one this weekend for the Mid-Autumn Festival. ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeletefor stopping by! I really do appreciate your taking the time to leave a
comment...I read each and everyone of them. I hope your day is a good one and
that you will come back again soon. Take care.
Nelson Souzza :)
Great links, thanks for sharing (and for introducing me to the TalkToYoUniverse blog). These articles are awesome!
ReplyDeleteHey, wanted to let you know I awarded you a blog award! Check it out: http://pensuasion.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-awards.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great links. I'm especially checking out the one on love triangles.
ReplyDeleteGreat links -- as always!
ReplyDeleteI especially loved the love triangle post and comments.
YAY! I LOVE Juliette Wade's blog. Such thoughtful posts. Glad I could put her blog on your radar! :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, thank you so much! I'm honored you thought of me. :) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHehe the love triangles one is awesome! The drawings cracked me up.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yeah, the love triangle posts are so awesome, right? :D
ReplyDeleteNo problem, and thank you. :)
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