Five and Dime

A sorta weekly feature of things I co-sign:

(1) Diversity in YA Fiction website and tour just came to an end. So sad, so true, but here is Melinda and Cindy's wrap up post!

(2) Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots. 1,462 plots for you to use. I guess it's more varied than following Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey arc right?

(3) How Not to Blog: Beginning Blogging for Authors Part II. If I could find the proper motivation I'd like to do one of these posts as I have some strong feelings about author/writing blogs.

(4) Can a YA Writer "make it" as an indie? Katie Klein's been at it for a year and she's here to share her insights and numbers.

(5) Hating on Writing Exercises. I haven't taken a lot of writing classes but I coudn't agree with this more. I hate the fifteen minutes when you're given a prompt. Usually I just take the time to check email.

4 comments:

Angela Brown said...

These are some great links. Off to check them out! Thanks for sharing them.

Sophia Chang said...

Agreed. I've got enough actual writing to do without wasting my time and RSI on bullshit exercises to impress nobody

J.A. Yang said...

For the record, I had to look up "RSI." I feel like the only acronym not in your arsenal is "MVP." Or possibly "ROY."

J.A. Yang said...

Course, thanks for checking them out!