Incurable Disease of Writing

Welcome to the October 3, 2008 edition of Just Write. There are close to 30 links for you to visit this week – a new record! Thanks to everyone who submitted. Readers, remember to show your appreciation to the blog owners by commenting and socially bookmarking. Enjoy!

Book Reviews

Jim Murdoch presents Major Benjy by Guy Fraser-Sampson posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, “A novel set in the world of Mapp and Lucia the characters created in the 1930s by E. F. Benson and made popular on television in the 1980s. Very similar in tone to Jeeves and Wooster.”

Peter Jones presents The Map Thief: A Historical Thriller that Captures the Past and Present posted at Great New Books that Are a Must Read.

Barry Wright III presents Book: It’s So You | 3stylelife posted at 3stylelife.

Barry Wright III presents Book: A Matter of Taste | 3stylelife posted at 3stylelife.

Encouragement for Writers

Caterina Christakos presents Write a Children’s Book posted at How to Write a Children’s Book.

Essays

Byteful Project presents What an Early Fiery Sunrise Taught Me About Color posted at Byteful Blog, saying, “After waking up before sunrise for some inexplicable reason, I headed down to the river to watch the water play and with the light and capture some gorgeous sunrise photos. That morning the sun taught me a lesson about color that I’ll never forget.”

Barry Wright III presents Conspicuous Consumption | 3stylelife posted at 3stylelife.

Freelance

Isolde presents Clients Vs. Personal Projects posted at The Life Uncommon.

Love Affair With Words

Beth Ziesenis presents Dude, find a new word posted at Life on Avenue Z, saying, “Do you take the easy word out? A freelance writer calls upon herself to stop making lazy word choices.”

Poetry/Poets

ThreeWest presents Expectations | Three West posted at Three West Creative Development Blog.

ITAKEOFFTHEMASK presents Trading My Hours posted at itakeoffthemask.com.

Publishing

ThreeWest presents License To Publish: Your ISBNs and You posted at Three West Creative Development Blog.

Short Stories

Jim Murdoch presents Funny Strange posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, “An article discussing the origins of my short story and an audio file of a recent reading in London.”

The Writing Life

babs mountjoy presents For love or money? posted at Awalkabout’s Weblog, saying, “Why do we write? To be read? or to get paid?”

Mark David Gerson presents The Voice of Your Muse: Inspired Quote: The Writer’s Life posted at The Voice of Your Muse.

Cathrene Gehue presents From Heart to Mind and Back Again posted at Imagination Unbound, saying, “A Memoir-esque article about writing from the heart, and how to recognize when it happens.”

Corey Blake presents Secrets of Character Development posted at Writers of The Round Table, saying, “Secrets of Character Development”

Amy Munnell presents Celebrating the Right to Read…Banned Books Week posted at 3 Questions…and Answers.

Amy Munnell presents An Interview…with playwright Frank Blocker posted at 3 Questions…and Answers.

Writing Mechanics

Writers Coin presents The Interpretation of Writing posted at The Writer’s Coin, saying, “Writing is all about interpretation, and the sooner you realize that everyone is going to interpret what you write in their own way, the better off you’ll be.”

Ali Hale presents Research anything in ten minutes – seven steps posted at Alpha Student, saying, “Fed up of research? Here’s how to learn about a topic from scratch – in just ten minutes! Great way to get a kick-start if you’re procrastinating on a project.”

Amy Munnell presents Keeping It Simple…But Not Stupid posted at 3 Questions…and Answers, saying, “For what grade level do you write?”

Writing Projects/Prompts

ThreeWest presents Character Development Exercise Love, Compassion | Three West posted at Three West Creative Development Blog.

Christina M. Rau presents The Box Is Half Empty posted at The Unromancing Of Roma.

Writing Resources

Corey Blake presents Shot from the Block Doc: 7 ways to barrel through writer’s block posted at Writers of The Round Table, saying, “Shot from the Block Doc: 7 ways to barrel through writer’s block”

Kacper Wrzesniewski presents 15 Advices For Creative And Productive Brainstorming posted at KacperWrzesniewski.com, saying, “Brainstorming is a technique that can help in generating ideas for posts, articles and essays. Read following advices to improve this skill.”

Amy Munnell presents Workshops & Retreats…2009 Travel Writing Workshops posted at 3 Questions…and Answers.

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