And a Second Post

Here are the links I collected this morning before I came across that anthology call and decided it was worth a post of its own.

I stopped by the Book View Cafe blog this morning and found three very interesting posts about writing.

This first one is about characters and Madeleine Robins asks the question, "Why do we make our heroines so beautiful?" I found her thoughts quite interesting. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/06/07/privileging-the-pretty/

The second is by Deborah J. Ross, who explains how she found the short story in her unpublished novel. Stories need to be what they are, not what we want them to be. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/06/08/nothing-creative-is-ever-wasted/

And last is an essay by Jennifer Stevenson who writes about how she found the idea for her novel. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/06/04/where-do-you-get-your-ideas-2/ I find it interesting to see how other writer's minds work. It's always a fun journey into someone else's imagination.

Melissa Lenhardt's essay, "I am a Writer" is an interesting look at a beginning writer's journey and some of the fears that we writers carry in our suitcases. http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blog/2010/06/i-am-a-writer/

And the last writing link comes via Chuck Wendig (usual cautions in place) who talks about the job of researching before you sit down to write. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2010/06/07/research-and-writing