Pros Big Bang Weekly Check In

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone and welcome to the weekly check in post. Just a few links for you this week, hopefully you’ll find them distracting interesting. So to start with a couple of pages with quotes about writing: Quotes about writers and writing and More quotations about writing

My fav of the quotes is: "Every novel should have a beginning, a muddle, and an end." (Peter De Vries).

Next to give us all something to avoid and have a giggle, and maybe an occasional wince, over here are links to some of the winners / contenders for Literary Review’s annual bad sex in fiction awards.

Passages from the 2010 winner, past contenders, a few more, and the 1994 - 2004 winners

And lastly, as I am currently impersonating the chicken in this cartoon:



A couple of links to posts about writer’s block: Hack your way out of writer‘s block and Symptoms and Cures for writers block (for assignments but has some useful tips).

And, as always, please chat about anything you like, ask us questions, and let us know how you are getting on with your planning/writing/curing your amnesia.

Comments

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I am writing away. I'm actually making good progress. I just don't know if it's interesting enough to post. I might be the second mod to disappear... *bg*

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

It will definitely be interesting enough to post, so no disappearing is allowed, we know where you are to track you down :D.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Pfffft! Of course it'll be interesting enough to post.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

In all honesty, I'm probably too stupid not to post it. I can only hope my editors take a 2x4 to it and beat it into shape.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

The only way you can find out is to post it... Most people seem to think that way about their own work. I think it's called cold feet. We are all eagerly awaiting your story!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I appreciate the pompoms. :)

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

My pom poms - let me show you them!

I bet it's brill! And it doesn't have to be perfect for the first draft anyway - plenty of time to fine tune after that.

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it'll be plenty interesting enough to post. Making good progress is good news too! Go you!