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Archive for August 24th, 2008

All of us are at a different place in our writing lives. Some are just starting out, others have no desire to be published but just want to learn out of self-satisfaction, and some are well on the way to seeing their work(s) in print. My goal with these weekly “useful posts” is to provide links to other sites that I’ve found to be beneficial in my own writing life and will hopefully be beneficial to you.

• Point of view series – If you’ve dabbled in writing fiction or learning about writing fiction, you know that one of the potential “big” marks against a manuscript is a shifting point of view (POV). As I’ve taken time the past couple of months to seriously study writing, POV is frequently mentioned along with “head hopping.” The first time I came across “head hopping” in a blog post I had no clue what it meant. From the context I realized that it had to do with POV. If you are like me and still wonder a little about the do’s and don’ts of POV, you’ll definitely want to read Mary DeMuth’s series on POV (part one, part two). She explains what POV is and then defines the problems commonly associated with POV (including some “bad” examples from best sellers).

• Devotional writing – At times God puts a message in our heart that we must share with others. The Writing Blog collected a series of links about writing devotionals and the submission guidelines for a variety of publications. Check it out here.

• Publishing dictionary – For those who are on the road to publication, whether just starting out or almost done, Jessica at BookEnds put together a publishing dictionary of “an explanation of publishing words and phrases that you hear or see all the time but aren’t always sure of the meaning.”

Have you found any interesting sites or blog posts related to writing? If so, leave a comment because I’d love to visit them too! =)