This Week on the Web

Hey, groupies! Don't forget about the meeting this Saturday at the usual bat time and bat channel.


I really enjoy Lilith Saintcrow's Friday writing posts. They're of the "get off of your butt and quit whining" variety, which, really, is what budding commercial writers need to hear. Even if we don't want to hear it. The woman is full of common sense, motivation, and great insight. Her post from the 31st (I know, it's technically not from this week. But I didn't see it 'till Monday, so it still counts!) is about truth as it relates to fiction.


And what would be a week without a link to Paperback Writer? Earlier this week, she wrote about first lines. What makes an effective first sentence for your book or short story. Some of her "don't" examples had me howling! Or as much as I could howl at the front desk of a library.


""I know this guy who knows this girl who's married to this dude who works for this other guy who dates this woman who has a cousin with a son who knows this lawyer whose client is looking for someone who can date his daughter's adopted son's best friend -- which would be me -- and I thought that might interest you.""


Title Magic hosted Giselle Green, author of Pandora's Box who wrote a brilliant post for us on using astrology for charactarization that I found very helpful!