And yes, the links today have no theme at all, rather scattered, like everything in life. Hopefully you'll find something useful for your writing.
Mark Newton has an interesting post about show, don't tell on his blog today. http://markcnewton.com/2010/06/29/show-dont-tell-and-other-myths/ There's also a link in his post that takes you to an LA Times article by John Rechy from 2002 that explores the three rules every writing program uses and why and how you should break them. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/06/books/bk-rechy6 And the rules?
1. Show, don't tell.
2. Write what you know.
3. Always have a sympathetic character for the reader to relate to.
Deborah Ross has an essay up at the Book View Cafe blog with tips for writing warm-ups when you're in procrastination mode. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/06/29/the-writing-life-warm-ups/
If the warm ups don't work for you consider dropping over to Duotrope and checking out their theme calender. There's a theme for everyone. http://www.duotrope.com/themecal.aspx
Paul Brazill dropped me note to say that Pulp Metal Magazine has changed it website and url. The new url is http://pulpmetalmagazine.wordpress.com/ I dropped by and found that their new home is both easier to read and navigate.
The June issue of Gemini Magazine has gone live with new stories and the winners of their flash contest. You can check out the new issue here http://www.gemini-magazine.com/
Evil Cat Press is starting up a new horror magazine called "Death Rattle" The zine will be available free online in pdf format plus they will be making a print copy available as well. They're looking for short stories from 1000 to 10,000 words and poetry up to 100 lines. The pay is $10 per story. You can find all the details at http://www.evilcatpress.com/submissions.html
And if you'd like to try your hand at writing non-fiction about the mystery, crime or thriller field drop on over to Spinetingler, they're looking for new contributors. You can find all the details at http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2010/06/29/spinetingler-wants-you
Oh yes, I almost forgot that Out of the Gutter Magazine has extended the issue 7 deadline from July 15 to August 15 for those who are polishing your stories.
2 comments:
Always happy to read about the fallacies inherit in the SHow don't tell rule.
Show, don't tell, seems to be the hardest "rule" for writers, Charles. I was always showing, but I'm learning that there are places in a story where you just have to tell.
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