Wednesday Round-up (a day late)

This is a day late, because I was otherwise occupied yesterday, but here’s the round up of stuff I’ve found interesting on blogs and things this week:
Jeff Vandermeer talks about writing sex scenes.
Cecilia Tan asks if people are interested in presenting at Frolicon.
Sarah Frantz puts out a call for applications for positions with the Journal [...]

Wednesday Round-up

More tools and resources for writers.
A wordcount to page estimator that helps writers estimate word/page count based on font size and explains how different word/page counts are used.
A quick list of the 20 Master Plots from Ronald B Tobias’ book.
The Power Play Academy, an online educational institution committed to providing e-Learning courses in [...]

Wednesday Round-Up

**Great crime-writing resources:
* The Graveyard Shift — author of the Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers goes into detail about various aspects of police investigations.
* Crime Lab Project — supports greater funding for forensic labs, while offering informational resources to writers.
* Crime Scene Questions for Writers YahooGroup — offers a [...]

Wednesday Round-Up

I’m subscribed to the RSS feeds of a LOT of writing blogs. I decided to share the interesting stuff that comes up. Here you go!
Toni Andrews, at Deadline Dames, writes about using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) charts to help plan your writing career.
Charlene Teglia gives a list of ten reasons to write a story, [...]