Mechanics of Writing

Zombie Rules

Ah, the rules that never existed, yet live on as if they had and refuse to die. Free…

Turkey City Lexicon

A fantastic and fun reference article for common problems. (One of my faves is the Tom Swifty!) http://www.sfwa.org/2009/06/turkey-city-lexicon-a-primer-for-sf-workshops/

Fiction and Style Guides

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]unctuation and grammar are tools in fiction, not rules. I’m not sure I can ever say this enough:…

What NOT to Do: BS your reader

 [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ON’T try to get by with a passing knowledge of something just because you think you know enough…

The Storyboard

I was fortunate enough to see a few panels at Comic-Con with Patrick Rothfuss (also providing me the…

Best Editing Post Eva!

via  Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Editing symbols! UPDATED!  

New Service to Ink Slinger

A quick post to let you know that things are changing over here at Ink Slinger! I’m now…

The Emotion Thesaurus

I was introduced to a new tool today on AW. So good I had to share. The Bookshelf…

Donald Maass Literary Agency

Donald Maass Literary Agency. OMG. I love these prompts. You have to read them. And then you have…

The confusion of setting

One thing I see happening a lot is micromanaging. You may think that this would be a good…

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