So I’m trying hard to get back into a weekly posting rhythm for my “Writerly Links.” It’s not that they’re not getting tweeted still (so if you’re impatient, by all means raid my Twitter feed), but I’ve become obsessed with a new series and it ate my past month. You’ll be happy to know I am now 100% up to date on the Dresden Files. If you haven’t picked these up yet, you’re missing out. Harry Dresden is the only wizard in Chicago’s phone book and his film-noir-meets-fantasy adventures are both hilarious and awesome. Highly recommend.
Epic Pin of the Week!
Classic Fantasy Quote of the Week:
“I don’t have anything against God. Far from it. But I don’t understand Him. And I don’t trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they’re working in His best interests. Faeries and vampires and whatnot—those I can fathom. Even demons. Sometimes, even the Fallen. I can understand why they do what they do. But I don’t understand God. I don’t understand how He could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up the whole human race as a bad idea. I guess He’s just bigger about it than I would be.” ~ Grave Peril (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher
Writerly Wisdom of the Week:
“Fantasy, our subject and my preoccupation, comes from and appeals to the unconcious. It draws all its images from that dark wonderland, through the mysterious catalyst of the creative imagination.” ~ Susan Cooper
Links on Writing:
- Michael J. Sullivan on why he is jumping from Fantasy to Sci-Fi – http://t.co/J1eX85yRky
- 12 Resources to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile – http://t.co/i4JxO0oLzj
- 10 top time-saving tech tips – http://t.co/mGkxRbTzb0
- 5 Biggest Risks I’ve Taken As An Author – http://t.co/AYA132mFUJ
- Dealing with Writer’s Block – http://t.co/V4JADKuZ1Z
- Dealing with Writer’s Block, Part Two – http://t.co/21oB4j3kcG
- Should You Read About Writing? – http://t.co/HJgZQksljl
- A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: Giving Our Way to Success – http://t.co/kkJXFIPzCT
- Worldbuilding: Using The Creation Story To Help Design A Belief System – http://t.co/rRUDTaIa99
- Freelance Writing: Using Social Media to Land New Writing Gigs – http://t.co/izEClzYCZJ
- Have we made Dragons and Demons too cute and cuddly? – http://t.co/1fQSVPyNkK
- Twitterific Writing Tips – http://t.co/QJNLGbJxaP
- 15 Productivity Secrets from Very Prolific Writers – http://t.co/yl4ymmeTHm
- What is the “Core” for Your Genre – http://t.co/NwHTyzShsz
- Writing Is Like LEGO and It’s Awesome – http://t.co/OMlEyvAvZC
- Case Study: Heroes and Villains and Readers Who Can’t Tell the Difference – http://t.co/fsxgYESSJP
- Originality, Fanfiction, and a Few Other Things – http://t.co/WtyRIQvav5
- Writer Unboxed » Why Are You Here? by @DonMaass – http://t.co/DaRvXe9pLz
- Drafting Your Novel: Expanding from Within – http://t.co/vurJyfWl1h
- 10 Tips about Process – http://t.co/oNoRCklQGt
- ARCHETYPES: Empowering Source-Driven Characters and Plots – http://t.co/LgIQr1QxzD
- The Dangers of Premature Editing – http://t.co/D2vm191XVs
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You see, when we watched (**TEENSY VAGUE-ISH SPOILERS**) the Red Wedding episode (shudder), I felt unable to continue the series for awhile. I really needed to take some time to read and watch stories where my favourite characters were not indiscriminately slaughtered by low-level slimeballs. (This is the same reason I keep putting down / picking up the books. I must know how it ends, but I just have no one to cheer for anymore. 
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