About This Writing Stuff...

This week, we're "fundamentally inconsolable!"  Dani Shapiro responds to an angry reader, clearing up misconceptions about the purpose of a memoir.   Lisa Cron warns of the dangers of pantsing while famed pantser Jami Gold lauds story structure. David Gaughran offers marketing advice for writers who hate marketing.  Jody Hedlund reveals valuable lessons learned during her years as a writer.  Clayton Lindemuth and Benjamin Percy lob bombs and flaming chainsaws, respectively, to illustrate the need for tension and trouble in your story.

"Let me give you a lesson on dialogue tags," Alythia Brown said, while Kristen Lamb railed against online bullies.

Enjoy!


Open Letter from Dani Shapiro: "Dear Disillusioned Reader Who Contacted me on Facebook" by Dani Shapiro via Salon

"I think most artists are fundamentally inconsolable. That's why they keep doing it." by Therese Walsh

A Modest Proposal to Pantsers: Don't! by Lisa Cron

Anything for the Story: Tension by Clayton Lindemuth

If You Don't Enjoy Marketing, You're Doing It Wrong by David Gaughran

Why Story Structure Matters by Jami Gold

9 Lessons I've Learned So Far About Writing & Publication by Jody Hedlund

Brave New Bullying: Goodreads Gangs, Amazon Attacks-What Are Writers to Do?  by Kristen Lamb

Writing Fiction: Dialogue Tag Basics by Alythia Brown via Joanna Penn

How To Write Books that Sing by Joe Bunting

The Dance of the Flaming Chainsaws by Benjamin Percy