Two weeks have passed since the workshop and my decision to pull out of the race for publishing, and I still feel I made the right decision. What does that say??
In an effort to carve that effort from my life, I've unsubbed from lists and newsletters not related to my role as ACFW Carolinas Area Coordinator, and cleaned out the writing folder in my Internet bookmarks. As you can see, I'm also making changes to this page. The writing links on the side bar are now gone, but if you've found your way here searching for excellent writing advice, check out the links below:
Must-Read Posts:
Common Writing Errors:
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/mechanical.html
Novel Journey's Interview With Donald Maass
http://noveljourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/novel-journeys-interview-with-donald.html
Seekerville on Strong Emotional Reaction
http://seekerville.blogspot.com/2009/05/strong-emotional-reactions-part-two.html
Ten Disciplines for Fiction Writers
http://writersdigest.com/article/10_Disciplines_for_Fiction_Writers
Writing Blogs and Sites:
Advanced Fiction Writing
http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/
American Christian Fiction Writers
http://www.acfw.com/
Blue Ridge Mnt Writers Conf (the link refused to fit into the width of this window)
Book Ends, LLC Literary Agency
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
Camy Tang's Story Sensei
http://storysensei.blogspot.com/
Chip MacGregor
http://chipmacgregor.typepad.com/main/
Grammar Girl
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Jack Cavanaugh's Word Forge
http://jackcavanaugh.typepad.com/
Novel Journey
http://noveljourney.blogspot.com/
Sally Stuarts' Christian Marketplace
http://stuartmarket.blogspot.com/
SC Writers Workshop Blog
http://southcarolinawritersworkshop.blogspot.com/
Seekerville
http://seekerville.blogspot.com/
Vonda Skelton on Writing
http://vondaskelton.com/
All have been a part of my life for various times over the past five years. My thanks to the authors for their sage advice.