And we’re back with another set of links to share for the weekend. This was a pretty good week over here, as I attended the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference, and then spent the rest of the week going over the galley for the upcoming novel.
Anyhow, enough about me. Here are the links!
1. Janice Hardy’s Fiction University has a great piece of advice that has never dawned on me before: Make the Most of Accidental Foreshadowing. Good stuff.
2. Here’s a great video post from K. M. Weiland looking at how to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character—And Hate a Likable One.
3. So, You Want to Make Money as a Writer? Well, that’s why we’re here. Check out this post from Denise Drespling for some options.
4. I always push the idea of setting a daily writing goal, but rarely push the idea of a daily word count goal, because it usually just doesn’t work for me. I guess I’m not alone in that way of thinking. Check out Why Daily Word Counting Isn’t a Good Strategy for Everyone by Helen Boswell at Thinking Through Our Fingers.
5. And let’s close out this week with another How I Got My Agent post, this time from a really inspirational post by Jennifer Hawkins.
Have a great weekend and make the most of it. With the novel back in the hands of the publisher, I’m hoping to finish a short story in the next couple of days. What about you?
Have you ever posted a list of fiction mags you like to read? I’d be interested. 🙂
I should do that. There are a few ezines I check every now and then, as well as some of the more known print mags. I’d take a guest post on the topic as well 🙂
I also enjoyed the article on daily word counts. Daily word counts aren’t the way I wanna do things at all. I have two different part time jobs, and two steady hobbies with art and writing. I usually work on writing 2-3 days a week and art 2-3 days a week. On writing days I either outline or write or edit or polish whatever I’m currently working on a for a couple hours. I usually finish a short story every week or two, and that is fine by me. But EVERYONE recommends daily word counts and it makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong! I like the idea of embracing the unique type of writer you are. 🙂
Agree. The daily word count goal only works for me if it’s a terribly small number, and then it’s more like a jump-start to get me in the groove. When I’m writing fiction, it’ll usually be a goal more like “finish this scene” or “write for two hours.” I see no point in setting a word count if it only results in terrible writing that will need to be thrown out in the end anyhow.
But what works for me doesn’t work for others. What’s important is that we write (or work on writing stuff) every day.