About this Writing Stuff...

With 95K words down in the third (yes, third) draft of my next novel, I'm reviewing the manuscript and putting a few fine touches on some of the characters that perhaps didn't quite see as much development as was due them.  I expect to have the draft completed by the end of the year and off to a team of volunteer proofreaders.  Once they've returned their comments, I'll decide what rewrites are needed based on their feedback and then off to the publisher in 2012.

For now, though, we have a longer than usual round up.  Husband and wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith provide excellent information about agents and traditional publishing.  Jami Gold offers pointers on how to make the most of a scene while Jody Hedlund counts 6 ways to make learning fiction techniques less painful.  Jane Friedman talks about copywriting, Shelli Johnson about faith, and Krissy Brady on writing from uncertainty.

And Peter David breathes new life into his Hidden Earth trilogy with the re-release of Darkness of the Light to be followed by the long anticipated sequel Height of the Depths.


The New World of Publishing: Why Bad Agent Information Gets Taught by Dean Wesley Smith

How to Make the Most of a Scene by Jami Gold

6 Tips to Make the Learning of Fiction Techniques Less Painful by Jody Hedlund

Journey with Peter David to the Hidden Earth by Crazy 8 Press

The Business Rusch: The Writer's Guide to Evaluating a Traditional Publishing Company by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Business Rusch: Writers and Traditional Publishing Companies by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Number One Overlooked Skill for Every Author by Jane Friedman

Stepping Out in Faith by Shelli Johnson

How to Use Uncertainty to Fuel Your Writing a review by Krissy Brady