John August, writer of Big Fish and Go among others, gives a 10-step procedure for how to write a scene.
September 28, 2009
Indie Filmmaking: 35 Tips From Experts – Deadline.com
This is an almost stream-of-consciousness list of tips and observations from indie film experts at the “Produced By” Conference, as compiled by Deadline | Hollywood.
September 21, 2009
What to Say To Get an Agent
This article by Hal Croasmun at ScriptforSale.com highlights some good things not to say, and then explains 7 things you should say, when talking to an agent who is considering taking you on.
July 24, 2009
Conversation Agent: 50 Content Ideas that Create Buzz
This is a really great feature, which not only suggests 50 different angles you can pursue with your blog content, but links to a great example for each type of blog, so you can go see how it’s done.
A must-read for blogging novices, IMO. (And all my clients. Yes you!)
December 1, 2006
The First Line: It all starts the same but….
These folks publish a quarterly publication consisting entirely of stories and articles that start with the same predefined first line. They accept submissions, and they even pay (a rather small amount).
May 25, 2006
Writing Fiction: How Many Pages Make a Novel?
Writing Fiction: How Many Pages Make a Novel?, or, more relevantly, how many words are in a novel?
(It depends on what type of novel, but the answer is here.)
Also, this looks to be a good writing resource/blog – run by former English teacher and writer Crawford Kilian.
Advice for Aspiring Writers
Advice for Aspiring Writers (mostly for children’s book writers) from Haemi Balgassi
The Purple Crayon children’s book writing site
The Purple Crayon – A children’s book editor’s site: writing, illustrating, publishing children’s books