Saturday Spotlight #8

Piecing Together A Story Puzzle
Good questions for building your GMC foundation in the book. Very good article.

Seventeen Synonyms for “Thing”
I never thought of looking up synonyms for “thing”, but since I have this list I’ll probably use it! :)

How to Tweak Your “Daily Rituals” for NaNoWriMo
Interesting ideas here.

How to Pick Character Names: The 7 Rules of Choosing Names for Fictional Characters
Very good, thought-provoking post.

Believable Characters: Applying Personality Types
Might be helpful when I’m developing characters.

How to Plot (or Revise) Your Book
This is so simple. I wonder why I haven’t come across this before? Definitely worth a try!

The 5 Habits of the Girl Who Won’t Give Up
This is really, really good—one of those “must remember” posts.

Three Important Writing Tips # part 1
Good to see a post from a friend on writing! :)

The 10 Worst Story Openings
Just a common-sense article. :)

No Plot? No Problem!: In Which a Planning Limit is Proposed (Gasp!)
Some interesting stuff in here. I don’t think I’m going to try just coming up with it in a week, because of my not-so-nice experience last November, but they do have a good point.

Should I try to get my book published?
This might be helpful in the long-run!

Katherine Bomkamp, Age 20: Invented Pain Free Prosthetic Device in High School
This is neat!

Makin’ a List, Checkin’ It Twice
VERY, very good post.

my three disciplines of order
Good ideas. Might be helpful in the long-run!

Some Thoughts on Scene Structure
Hmm…I never thought about it quite this way before, but she's certainly right!

The Ultimate Brainstorming Strategy - Unleashing Creativity
I’ve seen things like this before, but it really helped to get a demonstration. Also, if you want to get the program he uses here (which is really, really helpful by the way!) go to www.xmind.net (you can get it for free here, unless you want to pay for an upgrade).

6 Things ALL Writers Need To Know
Very good. Lots of things to remember!

10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly
“You get ideas when you write; you don’t just write down ideas.” I think I’m (slowly) learning this concept.

Bow-utiful Crochet Slippers
These look so simple! Should try sometime. I’d probably make the toe a little longer (personal preference) but even with that, it looks almost as simple as the way I do it with knitting!

NaNo Prep: Using Setting to Reinforce Your Characters
An excerpt from a NaNo workbook. Really, if you’re writing a novel and haven’t gone through the NaNoWriMo workbooks you’re missing out! They’re great!

Alright. Now I need to think of something to write about on JOJ. Last week, I wrote about how to cook a pumpkin, but tonight we’re going to a friend’s place for tea so I won’t be home baking! :)

~Esther