Resources for Writers
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Book number two from the writing course reading list is Writing from the Inside Out by Dennis Palumbo. A good quarter of the books on the reading list are books on writing technique and other ‘how to write a novel’ type books. Dennis Palumbo is a scriptwriter turned psychologist whose practice centres around working with…
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Ever wondered precisely what genre you like to read and write? H/T to My First Book for linking to this fabulous genre map. The original genre map is from Book Country. If you follow the link, the squares on the map have a short synopsis of the sub-genres and some examples of books that fall…
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Under the category of things that I love is the Online Etymology Dictionary. It tells you where words come from and when they were first used. With words that have several senses, it lists when the word first acquired each meaning. I always have in mind that Bernard Cornwell said he tried to only use…
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A gathering of some of the notices that have come my way lately: 2010 Bristol Short Story PrizeStories up to 3,000 words, entry fee £7 and the deadline is March 31st. RealDeal Theatre’s Sitcom SaturdayRealDeal are looking for 15 minute sitcom scripts. The entry window is March. ProleThis is a new literary magazine looking for…
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I’ve just started reading The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, by Christopher Vogler. It came quite highly recommended. Like most (if not all) writers, I’ve read a goodly pile of books on how to write. Some of them were more helpful than others and I’ve put a list of the ones I use as…
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I’m on week four of the new job. It’s pay day on Friday, woohoo. I’m still not in much of a routine with writing in the evenings and weekends but I am pleased that I have done something in the last few weeks. At the end of last week I was noticeably less tired so…
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I got a letter in the post today – making a nice change from bills and advertising. Oh, wait, no I didn’t, I just got advertising I was interested in. Anyhow, another website has been developed for writers to post work and get some feedback. The thing that seems slightly different about the Word Cloud…
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Guidevines Useful site full of hints and tips and markets for your stories.
Boudica Marginalia 