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WRITERS ON WRITING; Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle - New York Times

These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story. If you have a facility for language and imagery and the sound of your voice pleases you, invisibility is not what you are after, and you can skip the rules. Still, you might look them over. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/arts/writers-writing-easy-adverbs-exclamation-points-especially-hooptedoodle.html
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/04/26/25-things-every-writer-should-know/ An alternate title for this post might be, “Things I Think About Writing,” which is to say, these are random snidbits (snippets + tidbits) of beliefs I hold about what it takes to be a writer.

25 Things Every Writer Should Know

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Recommended Reading List for Writers « The Adventures of a Serious Writer

Burke, James Lee — any of the Dave Robicheaux novels. Excellent for studying dialogue, very good for setting also, and just plain good reads.

Reading Lists and Writing Resources from Gotham Writers' Workshop and Writingclasses.com

Below you will find Resource Lists related to various types of writing. http://www.writingclasses.com/WritersResources/resources.php
http://maxbarry.com/2010/11/29/news.html Every year I get asked what I think about NaNoWriMo , and I don’t know how to answer, because I don’t want to say, “I think it makes you write a bad novel.”

Max Barry | Fifteen Ways to Write a Novel

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Storms by Neva Flores - Hello Poetry

barnoahMike Sep 15, 2010 http://hellopoetry.com/poem/storms-4/

Quotations: Writers on Writing | Writer's Remorse

http://writersremorse.com/news/quotations-writers-writing I absolutely love it when writers write (or talk about) writing. Depending on what stage a writer is in the writing process, the writer’s quotes range from the devoted, to the confused, to the alcohol-dependent, and to the ultimately creative.