Missed Something?

Andra Watkins ~ “Queen of Attention G... 2013: A Year of Giving to Writers

Missed Something?

XBULB1 This year has galloped by with a speed which has left me wondering what happened! So I am on a well-deserved three week holiday in which time, this blog will be quiet. With all the dramas with our tenancy, which have thrown my stress level into overdrive, I need a complete break! I will be back on January 7th. In the meantime, all blog comments are off so that the spam overlords get a holiday too. It’s the least I can do.

Over the course of the year, I’ve tried to provide as many resources for writers as I could. I’m putting the links to the very best of them in this post, just in case you may have missed something helpful. Just click on the title to go to the post. Cheers and a safe and Merry Christmas to you all.

Cate

An Essential Reminder: John Cleese on Creativity
Terry Pratchett “The Importance of Being Amazed about Absolutely Everything”
Amy Tan, Author of Joy Luck Club, On Writing’s Meaning
How Ray Bradbury Became a Writer and Stayed One
Elizabeth Gilbert, Writer of Eat, Pray, Love; on Coping With Creativity
Alan Furst: Master of Historical Spy Novels
Chris Abani: The Critical Value of Our Stories

The Highest Rating Posts

The Transformative Power of Memoir, Guest Post by Kathy Pooler
How to Fuel Conflicts and Misunderstandings in Plots
Um, Yes, I Belong in that Box: Character Types for Writers
Writing from Inside Multiple Heads
Doing A “Depp” and Avoiding the Juicer
Escaping Mental Quicksand : Growing Towards Your Time of Readiness

For Twitter Users:

If you love Twitter, I keep several lists of Tweeters who are active on various topics such as publishing, e-book reviewers, writer’s festivals and great writing bloggers. Those lists can be found here: http://twitter.com/cateartios/lists Just look for my books and teacup avatar.

P.S. Dear lista de emails, if they are reading this, do you realise the penalty for spam in the U.S. is $20,000 per email or blog post? Have a think about that. My husband shut down one major spammer with that gem earlier this year. All it takes is someone to trace you and report. The IT people know how to do it. So do the FBI and the privacy authorities. In the meantime, Akismet picks you up every time.