A funny (and embarrassingly true) look at the journey of a writer.
Against Promotional Author Photographs
I laughed when I read this post as I recognised all the ‘author poses’ listed. As well as being a funny look at the typical ‘author pose’, it also made me determined to make sure I come up with something original when I do my own ‘author pose’ one day!
Anyone who is an official NaNoWriMo participant would have got this in their inbox during November, but if you’re not an official participant or you never got around to opening the e-mail you should read this. Quite funny.
So You’ve Discovered That You’re A Fictional Character
Humourously outlines all those amateur mistakes we writers make when we first start writing by speaking with a fictional character who is the result of bad writing. (I’m sure a few of our NaNoWriMo characters are still in this stage until we go back and start editing.)
Weren’t we all that naive when we first started out, before we started reading agent blogs and realising there is more to writing than just slapping words on a page? I got a good giggle from this video.
For anyone on Twitter, you’ll be able to relate to these ‘stages’.
9 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Writers.
Very funny and very true. Pass this list on to all your non-writing friends.
The Seven Stages of Receiving Critique on a Manuscript
A funny (and true) evaluation of the stages a writer goes through after receiving a manuscript critique.
The Periodic Table of Storytelling
Based on the periodic table of elements, this table covers different aspects of storytelling, such as character archetypes and plot devices. A couple of my favourites: NEO (The Chosen One) and LOL (Evil laugh).
A Day in the Life of a Writing Mum
If you’re a writing mum like me, I’m sure you will relate!
Type in a modern word and it will tell you the equivalent word Jane Austen would have used.
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