Category: Writing and Poetry

May 14, 2014

Horror/SF/Fantasy/YA/NA/MG Reader Links…

Horror: Jack Kilborn ‘Haunted House’ Review Tim Waggoner ‘Night Terrors’ Review Book Review: IT by Stephen King (Can I Join the Losers Club Please) Larry Brooks ‘Serpent’s Dance’ Review Terry M. West ‘Dead Aware’ Review Zané Sachs ‘Sadie the Sadist’ Review Todd Keisling ‘The Harbinger’ Review Cindy Hernandez ‘Cobwebs’ Review D.S. Ullery ‘A Double Shot of Horror’ Review James DeSantis ‘Killing Your Boss’ Review…

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May 12, 2014

Horror/SF/Fantasy/YA/NA/MG Writing Links

Horror: 1. http://litreactor.com/columns/storyville-writing-horror-stories 2. http://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/blog/2010/06/30/has-horror-been-eclipsed/ 3. http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror-movie-cliches/ 4. http://sumikosaulson.com/2013/08/15/guest-blog-by-selah-janel-on-writing-short-horror/ 5. http://elflands2ndcousin.com/2012/11/13/ephemeral-horror-and-the-diffusion-of-genre-markers/ SF: 1. http://momentumbooks.com.au/blog/five-tips-for-aspiring-science-fiction-writers/ 2. http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2011/02/science-fiction-vs-science-fantasy/ 3. http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/feb/12/ben-bova-feb-13-2011-science-fiction-its-best-hist/ 4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amie-kaufman/why-everyone-should-read-_b_4414521.html 5. http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/sep/24/why-science-fiction-isn-t-just-for-boys Fantasy: 1. http://ow.ly/wl7PP 2. http://enchantedinkpot.livejournal.com/100753.html 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/is-urban-fantasy-the-next-genre-neanderthal 4. http://www.flavorwire.com/361725/10-works-of-literary-fantasy-to-jump-start-your-imagination 5. http://www.tglong.com/blog/2011/09/the-art-craft-of-fantasy-writing-with-deborah-brown/ Short Stories: 1. http://www.martynfiction.com/writing/power-short-story-5-reasons/ 2. http://blog.karenwoodward.org/2013/02/how-to-write-short-stories.html 3. http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2011/09/04/new-ways-to-sell-short-stories/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AlanRinzler+(Alan+Rinzler)&utm_content=Google+Reader 4. http://amwritingblog.com/wordpress/archives/15393 5. http://booksbywomen.org/prime-time-for-short-stories-by-yamina-collins/ YA: 1. http://ow.ly/wrAaO 2. http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2011/11/seven-things-to-remember-when-writing.html 3. http://writingnovelsthatsell.com/young-adult-fantasy-10-tips-for-writing-whats-hot-2/2012/04/ 4. http://suvudu.com/2010/06/ya-week-the-unbridled-passion-of-young-readers.html 5. http://www.salon.com/2013/07/14/4_adult_novelists_who_wrote_ya_and_childrens_fiction_partner/ NA: 1. http://www.wordforteens.com/2012/12/new-adult-marketing-age-accessibility.html 2. http://bit.ly/Inmn9u 3. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-adult-no-sex-required.html 4. http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/what-is-new-adult/ 5. http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/sunday-salon-what-makes-a-book-ya-versus-adult/ MG: 1. http://ow.ly/wqsfo 2. http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Footnotes+5+Articles+On+The+Differences+Between+Middle+Grade+And+Young+Adult.aspx 3. http://yatopia.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-wild-middle-grade-writer-appears-get.html 4. http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2012/02/fridays-with-agent-kristin-episode-4.html 5. http://www.darcypattison.com/marketing/top-10-middle-grade-novel-agents/ Writing: 1. http://ow.ly/wsBFD 2. http://ow.ly/wsBCL 3. http://ow.ly/wsBrV 4. http://ow.ly/wsBuk…

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May 8, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/YA/NA Reading Links…

Horror: http://ya-asylum.com/2014/04/26/hikers-part-1-power/ Jeffrey Thomas ‘Ghosts of Punktown’ Review Jack Prelutsky ‘Nightmares: Poems to Trouble your Sleep’ Review http://angryrobotbooks.com/books/morningside-fall-by-jay-posey/ Brian Keene ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ Review Andrew Pyper ‘The Demonologist’ Review http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/05/03/brian-keene-ghoul-review/Fantasy: http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/ http://www.shalleemcarthur.com/2014/04/book-cover-and-arc-giveaway-for.html Six reasons why I’m smiling today http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cbd8137b9ce63c84b64d3f9&id=457e9c49a5&e=e4d662094b http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/ YA/NA: Lockdown by Maggie Bolitho http://kitforbes.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/behold-the-cover/ http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/04/29/panic-by-lauren-oliver-review/ http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/ http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/BookReviews http://www.hypable.com/2014/04/30/cut-me-free-jr-johansson-cover/ MG: http://enchantedinkpot.blogspot.com/ http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/

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May 5, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/YA/NA/Short Story Writing Links…

Horror: 1. http://wordservewatercooler.com/2012/11/21/what-is-branding-anyway-7-reasons-why-you-care/ 2. http://www.kevinlucia.com/2013/09/i-couldnt-have-said-it-better.html 3. https://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/beasts-monsters-and-eldritch-abominations/ 4. http://www.omnivoracious.com/2013/03/why-zombies-a-defense-of-the-z-word.html 5. http://litreactor.com/columns/5-famous-authors-who-became-infamous Fantasy: 1. http://ow.ly/wfnlT 2. http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/11/what-fantasy-does-best-lev-grossman-talks-with-peter-orullian 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/the-fantaasy-language-problem-continued 4. http://speculativehorizons.blogspot.com/2010/04/why-gemmell-award-is-bad-for-fantasy.html 5. http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/surfing-the-network-part-one YA/NA: 1.http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/beverly-cleary-at-95-a-talk-with-the-author-who-created-ramona-quimby/241464/ 2. http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2011/12/writing-childrens-books-genre.html 3. http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2012/09/shannon-messenger-writing-kid-voice.html 4. http://heathermccorkle.blogspot.com/2010/04/things-you-should-know-about-your.html 5. http://www.writersdigest.com/tip-of-the-day/choosing-a-story-idea-4-questions-every-romance-writer-should-ask-themselves Short Story: 1. http://ow.ly/w1zRv 2. http://thewritepractice.com/write-short-stories/ 3. http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2013/01/matthew-turner-using-short-story-to.html 4. http://beyondthemargins.com/2011/02/developmental-stages-of-a-short-story-101/ 5. http://litreactor.com/columns/the-top-10-reasons-i-may-have-rejected-your-short-story Writing: 1. http://writenonfictionnow.com/discover-real-reason-dont-write-nonfiction-writing-prompt-17/ 2. http://ow.ly/wds1d 3. http://ow.ly/wdsKO 4. http://ow.ly/wdrYy 5. http://ow.ly/wds2x

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May 1, 2014

My Writing Process Blog Tour

My Writing Process Blog Tour Traci Kenworth Step One: I’ve been asked to take part in the My Writing Process Blog Tour by author Rebekah L. Purdy. Link back to her site to see her responses to these questions. Rebekah’s one of those caring, supportive individuals and I’m proud to be her critique partner…

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April 28, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/YA/NA/Short Story/Writing Links…

Horror: 1. http://www.writersdigest.com/tip-of-the-day/writing-the-book-you-were-meant-to-write 2. http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html 3. http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2013/03/dealing-with-character-trauma/ 4. http://leaguewriters.blogspot.com/2012/11/conventions-think-outside-your-genre.html 5. http://www.magicalwords.net/faith-hunter/titles.-or-not/ Fantasy: 1. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/george-r-r-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-20140423 2. http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/nanowrimo-fantasy-novelists-exam_b15925 3. http://wisb.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-vs-evil-and-simple-world-that.html 4. http://speculativehorizons.blogspot.com/2010/04/guardian-books-blog-on-battle-for.html 5. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-influences-ancient-greek-mythology-part-one Short Story: 1. http://ow.ly/w3zG0 2. https://writeanything.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/seven-tips-for-submitting/ 3. http://www.jamierubin.net/2012/12/17/why-i-dont-self-publish-my-stories/ 4. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/how-to-begin-a-short-story/ 5. http://writerunboxed.com/2011/07/23/getting-short-story-credits-is-getting-easier-sort-of/ YA/NA: 1. terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/04/16/ten-things-id-like-to-say-to-young-writers/ 2. http://www.novelrocket.com/2012/02/are-you-writing-mg-or-ya.html 3. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2013/07/15/guest-post-literary-agent-brooks-sherman/ 4. http://elflands2ndcousin.com/2012/11/21/structure-and-perspective-in-childrens-stories-and-films/ 5. http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/writing-for-the-young-adult-audience Writing: 1. http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/13/an-agents-role-in-shaping-an-authors-career-and-the-second-book/ 2. http://ow.ly/vMsYi 3. http://ow.ly/vMnAB 4. http://ow.ly/vMsgr 5. http://ow.ly/watW9

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April 21, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/Short Story/YA/NA Writing Links…

Horror: 1. http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/apr/29/poetry 2. http://curiosityquills.com/what-the-hell-is-that-writing-contemporary-horror/ 3. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/supernatural-horror-in-literature/ 4. http://thedissolve.com/features/the-conversation/240-what-still-scares-us-in-horror-movies/ 5. http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/horror-writing-tips/ Fantasy: 1. http://ow.ly/vB395 2. http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2013/04/beyond-same-old-fantasy-culture-nine.html 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/languages-in-fantasy 4. http://enchantedinkpot.livejournal.com/103414.html 5. http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/fantasy-characters-who-regret-their-final-decisions Short Stories: 1. http://ow.ly/vB4cM 2. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/does-size-really-matter-fantasy-shorts 3. http://writerunboxed.com/2013/04/28/what-novelists-should-know-about-short-fiction/ 4. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/the-long-short-of-the-short-sweet-2/ 5. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/the-long-short-of-the-short-sweet-2/ YA/NA: 1. http://ow.ly/vyefy 2. http://ow.ly/vyf7T/ 3. http://charactertherapist.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-post-to-read-if-you-write-young.html 4. http://www.yahighway.com/2012/04/ya-authors-on-pinterest.html 5. http://www.yahighway.com/ Writing: 1. http://lifeadventurista.com/its-only-a-first-draft-2/ 2. http://owly/vHEdm. 3. http://thewritelife.com/5-free-amazon-services/ 4. http://ow.ly/vISZY 5. http://ow.ly/vISo6 For more writing links visit: http://www.tracikrites.wordpress.com

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April 14, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/YA/NA Writing Links…

Horror: 1. http://ow.ly/vdrcB 2. http://ow.ly/vdqHl 3. http://ttapress.com/942/women-in-horror-anthologies/0/5/ 4. http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2012/10/script-to-screen-the-rocky-horror-picture-show.html 5. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/what-writers-can-learn-from-the-masters-of-horror/ Fantasy: 1. http://ow.ly/vnLR8 2. http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/modern-fantasy-sub-genre-bingo 3. http://markcnewton.com/2011/03/02/the-fantasy-of-development/ 4. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/07/25/lev-grossman-on-why-fantasy-isnt-just-for-children/?blog_id=120&post_id=66288 5. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-as-escapism-avoiding-boredom-or-uncertainty YA/NA: 1. http://iggiandgabi.blogspot.com/2011/04/ya-cafe-is-it-ya-or-not-5-ways-to-tell.html 2. http://t.co/WZdzf7nex9 3. https://deescribewriting.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/my-la-adventure-part-6-perfecting-your-ya-voice/ 4. http://www.annastan.com/2011/05/battling-the-stigma-of-the-ya-writer/ 5. http://t.co/swHk5J5g Short stories: 1. http://www.superheronation.com/2011/04/20/punctuating-dialogue-in-novels-and-short-stories/ 2. http://storyfix.com/the-short-story-on-structuring-your-short-story 3. http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2012/05/excess-baggage-turning-lurking-themes.html 4. http://flavorwire.com/432394/35-perfect-examples-of-the-art-of-the-short-story/view-all/ 5. http://jamigold.com/2011/12/write-fiction-why-you-should-try-a-short-story/ Writing: 1. http://bestsellerlabs.com/3-deadly-traps-for-a-writer/#comment-47288 2. http://www.writerscircle.com/2014/04/five-famous-authors-and-their-strange-writing-rituals.html 3. http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/04/killed-4-cliched-characters/ 4. http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/04/five-ways-to-grow-your-novel.html 5. http://ow.ly/vospb For more links, visit: http://www.tracikrites.wordpress.com

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April 7, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/Short Stories/YA/NA Writer Links…

Horror: 1. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/03/we-can-hear-you-scream-an-overview-of-sfhorror-literature/ 2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/mar/11/science-fiction-war-of-the-books-worlds 3. http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/2011/03/story-notes-darker-microfiction.html 4. http://www.yahighway.com/2011/09/haunting-at-my-desk-what-writing-and.html 5. https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/my-house-is-out-of-the-ordinary/ Fantasy: 1. http://www.blackgate.com/2010/07/08/on-writing-fantasy-the-quest-for-originality/ 2. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/thinking-about-food-in-fantasy 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-rules-and-fantasy-adverbs 4. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elves-in-mythology-and-fantasy 5. http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2010/04/11/essay-science-fiction-for-fantasy-buffs/ Short Stories: 1. http://ow.ly/v2Gxc 2. http://ow.ly/uTwS4 3. http://pitchpublishprosper.com/write-short-write-long/ 4. http://www.magicalwords.net/edmund-r.-schubert/telling-stories-there-is-no-story-until-there-are-two-stories/ 5. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/09/playing-short-game-sell-short-fiction-part-32/ YA/NA: 1. http://mommyauthors.blogspot.com/2011/09/embracing-embarrassing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MommyAuthors+(Mommy+Authors)&utm_content=Google+Reader 2. http://litreactor.com/columns/get-real-the-spectrum-of-high-school-reality-in-ya-fiction 3. http://vonnacarter.com/wordpress/?page_id=3497 4. http://kidlit.com/2011/11/30/college-aged-ya-protagonists/ 5. http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-book-is-suitable-for-children-of-all.html Writing: 1. http://ow.ly/vaqgS 2. http://ow.ly/vaqjA 3. http://ow.ly/vaqkM 4. http://ow.ly/vaqdH 5. http://ow.ly/vaq3s For more writing links: http://www.tracikrites.wordpress.com

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April 2, 2014

Horror/Fantasy/YA/NA Reader Links…

Fantasy: http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/03/29/the-queen-of-swords-by-nina-mason-blogtour/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/03/26/review-circle-of-fire-by-keri-arthur/ Horror: ‘Grimm: Below the Surface – The Insider’s Guide to the Show’ Review Glenn Rolfe Lands a Gig with Samhain! April, 2014 New Horror Novel Releases http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/ Todd Keisling’s Final ‘Ugly Little Thing’ Arrives on April 4th! Michael Farris Smith ‘Rivers’ Review YA/NA: http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/03/28/author-qa-with-stacey-oneale/ http://ya-asylum.com/2014/03/27/stargirl-a-magical-read/ http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/03/27/february-march-2014-releases/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/03/25/jocelyn-adams-interview-darkside-sun-blog-tour/ http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=eb84e02cd8bf9db91b88ae3e0&id=da51179e7a&e=df7d88ebd2 http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/ The Romeo Club Blog Tour/Contest Info http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/03/31/review-between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea-by-april-genevieve-tucholke/…

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