The Clarion Foundation blog has a great essay by Eli Effinger-Weintraub about story killers. I had to chuckle while I was reading this because I knew exactly what she was talking about - having to kill all those "darlings" because they don't really work, we're just in love with them. http://clarionfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/the-writers-craft-37-story-killers/
While the Clarion Foundation is basically about writing sci-fi and fantasy, their writer's craft series of blog posts are for all writers.
And Ursula K. LeGuin's essay, "Dangerous Writing, Dangerous Cover Copy" gives writers a lot to think about. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2011/09/12/dangerous-writing-dangerous-cover-copy/ This is a topic I've been thinking about lately. How much shock value (read blood, foul language, horrific scenes) does a story really need?
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