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The Power of Fear

power of fear in writing

Spent the weekend at the always awesome Ontario Writers’ Conference, theme: “Writer as Witness.” Talked social media and fellowship-finding with rocking writerly folk, and shared my fave tips for finding fellow weirdos. More (so, so much more!) on that later.

My favourite moment of the weekend was Paula Todd‘s (whose speaking prowess I am now doomed to envy…she’s so boss) closing address about the relationship between fear and writing. I saw the talk on the schedule and – selfish me – figured it was about not being afraid of failure, pushing through rough first drafts, taking risks – the usual ra-ra “go forth and write” jam.

And it kinda was. But in a new and mindset-busting way.

  • April 27, 2015
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Writerly Links of the Week

Dragon Eggs

Epic Pin of the Week (because Game of Thrones is back! Whee!)

Classic Fantasy Quote of the Week:

“Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them.” ~ The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (tweet this!)

Writerly Wisdom of the Week:

“Writing is both mask and unveiling.” ~ E.B. White (tweet this!)

 

Links on Writing:

The Craft & Life of Writers

  • Working with a Cast of Millions – http://t.co/M43kGJLLwJ
  • Plotting The A-Team Way – http://t.co/oa5GNQcYxF
  • On Editing Your Novel – http://t.co/Hr4NeHeFNb
  • Six Tips to Increase Your Brain Power – http://t.co/ZEvW2OUt72
  • Tracking Trivia by Using a Series Bible – http://t.co/Japzsv8un2
  • An Interview with Kristen Eckstein on the Democratization of Publishing, Writing, and eBooks – http://t.co/HcjMFVqzmm
  • Getting into the Creative Mood – http://t.co/dr6iEmAN3s
  • Storytelling: The Key to Everything – http://t.co/RnTJRlP3RQ
  • Creating a Production Plan for the Year – http://t.co/4hQoOumaa0
  • Plotting the Non-Plot-Driven Novel from @DonMaass – http://t.co/hl7CjmpvPk
  • Want a Powerful Theme for Your Novel? Play Devil’s Advocate! – http://t.co/kDE6K8ChWN
  • Writers and Money, Part 1 – http://t.co/a8zQQbDeX5
  • Three Secrets of Three-Dimensional Antagonists – http://t.co/Zq10tbGkI6
  • Don’t Let This Sloppy Technique Kill the Tension in Your Story’s Climax – http://t.co/19WjGA69vq
  • Are There Any Original Stories Left? – http://t.co/kPYUhcKp0m
  • Learning – and Proving – the Principles of Story Structure using “Gone Girl” as a Laboratory – http://t.co/Rju2tVpv2f
  • Being Prolific – http://t.co/PYrIW2kHnp

Social Media & Author Platform

  • Perfect example of why #authors must promote themselves – http://t.co/LURKyjDziH
  • How’s your blog doing? Top 5 things to measure and why – http://t.co/PSYxnyGV5m
  • Facebook for Authors: Getting Started Guide – http://t.co/xb6XgpUUE5
  • New Facebook Terms: What Marketers Need to Know – http://t.co/vQeZMatbZl
  • Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2015 From the Pros – http://t.co/VhiXwp8PMP
  • How to Make Your Twitter Profile Stand Out – http://t.co/FMUYbgvaih
  • The Top 100 Content Marketing Articles of 2014 – http://t.co/51wpCigd3G
  • Observations from Years of Curating Content for Writers – http://t.co/WSJb4E3n56
  • How to Create Social Videos With Your Smartphone – http://t.co/KrP08f89pO

Fantasy & SpecFic Links

  • A Question Of Technology – http://t.co/kjs0zH8y19
  • Heroine’s Journey: The Dark Forest – http://t.co/95ihW67iKp
  • Fantastical Biology – Part Five: Fantasy Creatures in Flight – http://t.co/4DJaSpQfE3
  • Which Major Superhero Films Pass The Bechdel Test? Here’s a Handy Chart –http://t.co/XdeyRK3ymR
  • Western Fantasy – Mismatch, or Perfect Match? – http://t.co/9dJsMoJKMb
  • Elements of Fantasy: Elves – http://t.co/DhEUlxwktM
  • Underground Fantasy – Part Three: Tunnels and Secret Passageways – http://t.co/SidDsDx3Jf

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  • April 25, 2015
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Tree with gears in its roots

Epic Pin of the Week!
©Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Classic Fantasy Quote of the Week:

“Good and evil are a great deal more complex than a princess and a dragon, or a wolf and a scarlet-clad little girl. And is not the dragon the hero of his own story? Is not the wolf simply acting as a wolf should act? Though perhaps it is a singular wolf who goes to such lengths as to dress as a grandmother to toy with its prey.”

~ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (tweet this!)

Writerly Wisdom of the Week:

“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that easy and that hard.”                  ~ Neil Gaiman (tweet this!)

 

Links on Writing:

The Craft & Life of Writers

  • On Writing Choices: Robert Jackson Bennett – http://t.co/WqBZ5LAZTc
  • Eight Fundamental Steps to being a Professional Writer – http://t.co/RykgpzbgPc
  • What It Really Takes – http://t.co/An9ucOeMrf
  • How I Sold 100,000 Books on Amazon – http://t.co/uBrAHs2BgS
  • On the Quilting of One-Liners (and the Second Coming of Once-Dead Darlings) – http://t.co/hnKbNOyLSB
  • The Surprising Importance of Doing Nothing – http://t.co/lJsEDlkv5r
  • 7 Essential Tips You Need To Follow If You Want To Start Writing – http://t.co/HIdFEylPcf
  • Write Mysteries for Kids…for the Right Reasons – http://t.co/yDCkKvNjK6
  • The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine – http://t.co/sngAiZpdr2
  • Story Signposts – http://t.co/dTycB96cWE
  • Seven things winning a CBC Literary Prize can do for your writing career – http://t.co/SoEF0B7DGY
  • The Villain With A Thousand Faces – Part One: Cardboard Cut-Outs – http://t.co/jqVDdMLsRe
  • There and Back Again: A Novice Con-Goer’s Tale: Prologue – http://t.co/CocPxNuVPY
  • Gatekeepers – you’re one, too – http://t.co/fLyO5lb5tt
  • 6 Steps Writers Need to Tame the Story Beast – http://t.co/T25LX6PM5O
  • Creating Characters, What You Really Need – http://t.co/uwPlJsnAFm
  • Case Study: When Your Concept Disappears – http://t.co/2NiTN3tz2f
  • Prewriting – http://t.co/n9isvRi8Eh
  • Can a Character’s Arc Be a Subplot? – http://t.co/iQxCuNZHCX
  • 3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Writing & Increase Sales – http://t.co/Wz5PzNdJoQ

Social Media & Author Platform

  • Inspiring Social Networks for Writers – http://t.co/DupJ0lqr97
  • 5 Ways to Take Your Pinterest Marketing to the Next Level – http://t.co/LKUkxDliOI
  • Four Ways to Measure the Impact of Social Media: A Case Study –  http://t.co/qH60Jb6EUG
  • A Straightforward Guide To Creative Commons – http://t.co/Eip9HIxoDt
  • Content Curation: Nine Things To Keep in Mind – http://t.co/PJbjUouzIR
  • Blogging Tips: 4 Ways to Get Your Blog Found, Read, and Shared – http://t.co/fgR3Z2p35p
  • How To Find Top Hashtags Using Hashtagify – http://t.co/YGgXLprNN2

Fantasy & SpecFic Links

  • Worldbuilding A Religion – Part Three – http://t.co/u2XclrRegR
  • An Exiguous Exploration of Exposition in Expansive Epics – http://t.co/gSiOBErIHV
  • Neil Gaiman: ‘Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry’ – http://t.co/TggQwdkqvQ
  • Fantasy Worldbuilding – Build a Guild – http://t.co/YntFNXDXnl
  • Writing In Someone Else’s World – http://t.co/DpD36IYrBW

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