Writing About Writing

You know my stories. Technology yadda, yadda. Booorrrring. But I have another side that doesn't care about software or blog services or CSS properties. Yep. That side of me is all about words and writing. I create an almost daily writing prompt to stimulate creativity in writers on my First 50 Words blog. So it's high time I checked out some of the blogs by, for, and about writing and writers.

Angela Booth's Writing Blog says it is for, "freelance writers, writing fiction, nonfiction and copywriting. Have fun, and become a better writer." The blog contains tips and links to worthwhile articles for writers. There are lots of tips for making money writing and selling your writing online.

Addled Writer is Caren Lissner's blog. Addled Writer is more about Caren herself than it is about writing, but it's an interesting insight into the way a writer writes (and thinks) when she's not churning out a manuscript.

Writing on the Web is from Patsi Krakoff, co-founder of The Blog Squad. The focus is definitely on writing to make a profit online. 12 Steps to Write Your Online Sales Copy is a good example of the type of useful tips that can help you write effectively in marketing terms.

A Writer's Edge, by Georganna Hancock, is about writing skills and contains links to several ebooks by Georganna that provide basic knowledge for writers such as how to write a book proposal and how to format a manuscript. There are contests on the blog that may be of interest. Check out the blogroll, too, because many writing blogs are listed there.

Elvis, Elves, and Chocolate Chip Cannoli—which might be called Will Write for Chocolate—is Kelley's blog by either name. It's full of funny and fresh writing. As a bonus, you'll find another helpful set of links to Publishing Blogs here.

Amy Guth writes about writing and writing events in bigmouth indeed strikes again. This is another fresh and funny—and sometimes steamy—look at life and writing.

seanchai has a daily writing goal at A Field of Paper Flowers while she tells stories about her reading and writing. She writes about murder and inspiration and great writers.

Admit it. You read romances. Here's the writing blog for you: Romancing the Blog, which is full of blog posts by romance writers. And links to dozens of romance writers' web sites.

Have a favorite writer? Chances are, that writer is blogging. One of my favorites is Dana Stabenow. Her website is, no surprise, Dana Stabenow. In a recent post about how much sex the fictional Kate Shugak gets in a novel, Dana wrote, "Between such Scyllan and Charibdisian rocks do I sail my little literary dinghy." You have to love a writer of mysteries who knows and uses words like that isn't afraid to post them in her blog.

Do you have a great writing blog in your reader that you'd like to share with us? Does your favorite writer have a blog?

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How timely

I just finished The Beach House by Jane Green, and wanting to know how "fictional" the story was, I visited her site and was pleased to see that it included a blog. Same for Wendy McClure, the author of a memoir I just read and reviewed, I'm Not The New Me. She writes at Pound. I love authors' blogs; they make the writer so accessible to the reader.

Lara

Notions of Identity

Submitted by Laracolvin on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 07:45

I follow a few writers.

I have several writing blog that I keep in my feed reader. These are technical writing blogs to help keep my skills honed:

Poynter Online does Writing/Editing with an eye toward the journalism/technical points. I loved There's Parallel, and Then There's PARALLEL about the effectiveness of parallel construction.

Then there's Grammar Girl.

Finally, Jane Espenson a tv writer/producer who takes a behind-the-scenes look at creating that genre. Jane wrote for Buffy, Firefly, and more and is currently an executive producer on the Battlestar Galactica.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
Weight for Deb

Submitted by debra roby on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 08:07

wow...

thank you for pointing out grammar girl. i have been wondering if i should translate an icelandic blog i made when living in the us and this helps a lot. everything in one place.

thank you.

betan
an icelander clinging on the idea of world

Submitted by betan on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 08:49

Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl isn't just online anymore! Her book was released on July 8 and, of course, is called Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Submitted by sassymonkey on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 11:50

You rock!

I knew I could depend on you BlogHers to come up with more good resources. Thanks!

http://www.webteacher.ws/
http://first50.wordpress.com/

Submitted by Virginia DeBolt on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 13:28

Writing blogs for writers

I've been using Barbara Abercrombie's COURAGE & CRAFT in my memoir and personal essay workshops. Abercrombie is also a novelist, but her writing guide has been especially helpful to aspiring writers. I was so happy to learn she has a blog, Writing Time: http://www.writingtime.net/

Enjoy -- Cindy

Cindy's Home Office: www.laferle.com

Submitted by Cindy La Ferle on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 13:34

Meg Cabot and Lois McMaster Bujold Blogs

How neat is that! I didn't know Jane Espenson has a blog.

Two writers that I love have blogs.

Meg Cabot: http://www.megcabot.com/diary/index.php

and

Lois McMaster Bujold:http://www.myspace.com/loismcmasterbujold

Submitted by Fourth Breakfast on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 16:30

Ah, favourites!

I'm a professional writer (not a bestselling novelist yet, but I'm working on it...), and I blog. My favourite writer's blog is Neil Gamain's: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/ and not only because of his Magnicent Oracular Journal in the right-hand column...but that's fun.

My reader is filled with agents' and editors' blogs. Besides being entertaining and offering an interesting perspective from the other side of the desk, they often pass along their peeves and occasional 'would-you-believe-THIS-fruitcake' stories, along with common writers' mistakes...all of it helps.

Some of those are: Editorial Anonymous at editorialanonymous.blogspot.com for children's writing, The Rejecter at rejecter.blogspot.com, Editorial Ass (for assistant, of course) at editorialass.blogspot.com, and Nathan Bransford (Literary Agent) at nathanbransford.blogspot.com.

Susan

stonyriverfarm.blogspot.com

www.carersgroup.com

Submitted by SusanCarleton on Sun, 07/27/2008 - 09:54