I’ve been finding these amazing writing links lately. Although I’ve been posting them in Facebook, I wanted a place where I could find them more easily. Rather than applying to first drafts, these relate more to the editing phases of writing a novel. I have been trying to keep them in my bookmarks file, but it’s getting crowded in there!
So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite writing resources:
The Emotion Thesaurus – a handy reference for showing emotion, rather than telling it: http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-thesaurus-thursdays.html
The Turkey City Lexicon – a list of some of the more niggly writing mistakes: http://www.sfwa.org/2009/06/turkey-city-lexicon-a-primer-for-sf-workshops/ and http://www.critters.org/turkeycity.html (each one is a little different)
How to avoid “eye” bookisms: http://odysseyworkshop.livejournal.com/27400.html, and its follow up, penned by my mentor: http://alyxdellamonica.com/2010/12/eye-bookisms/
Expressing Cardinal Emotions, Male vs. Female – a great study in how different genders express themselves: http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-anniversary-to-bookshelf-muse.html
Character Traits Thesaurus: I just discovered this one today, so I haven’t looked at it much, but already, I’m intrigued: http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducingthe-character-traits.html
If you have a favorite, please let me know at lisa_voisin [at] hotmail [dot] com.
