Scattered Links

Sometimes the links I come across all seem to mesh together but today isn't the case. I've found links that will some will love and other will say WTF? to. But that's the fun in finding links of interest. I've found that no matter what the subject matter, it's a learning experience and there's always something that I can toss into the short story fold.

First up are two links that came my way via Brian Lindenmuth. This first one links to a blog called Guide to Literary Agents, but you'll find a whole lot of good advice on this site. The link Brian sent is for finding your voice and the piece links to 5 other sites. http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Footnotes+5+Articles+On+Writing+With+Voice.aspx The first link didn't work for me but the others all did. There's a link for Children's writers among the "how to to find your voice" advice but the one I found especially helpful for me was http://hollylisle.com/fm/Articles/wc1-6.html Looking through the site I found that it contains a great deal of writing advice for those looking to improve their writing skills.

The second link is for our comic book writers. This is a fun site for illustrators but there's also advice that writers can use in their stories. http://frankanollie.com/AnimationNotesFromOllie.html

For our Western writers. Bookgasm has an interview with Western author, Larry D. Sweazy, who has some very interesting thoughts about the genre. http://www.bookgasm.com/features/interviews/qa-larry-d-sweazy/

And finally, Jason Sanford has an essay up on his blog called "Living in a World Where Most Writers Suck". Sounds awful? There's some very interesting thoughts in the piece and others in the comment section. And its always good to get an editor's take on that slush pile we all land in. http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason/2010/05/living-in-a-world-where-most-writers-suck.html