Ah, so much for not blogging anymore this week! But one of my writer friends, Christine Taylor-Butler shared something off of Twitter of all places—wow, I must look into this Twitter thing—it seems like all the cool kids are doing it.
Anyway, Christine shared a blog post over at the My Story Writer blog. The post, The 14 Biggest Mistakes Even Best-Selling Writers Make (courtesy of Joseph Finder) is worth the read.
I personally love #8 All Plot, No People. I’m guilty as charged. But never fret about these common mistakes. Here’s some words of wisdom from the post:
“Just write the crappy draft. There’s no need to get hung up on the rules when you’re writing the first draft; you can fix it when you revise, but you need a first draft to work from.”
You should go over and check out the list.
I post about the craft and how I balance writing with a day job. Other topics include books, authors, conferences, and diversity related to literature for kids and teens.
jeannine
December 24th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Twitter is where all the cool kids are hanging out. Come join us. You can also link your blog so it automatically goes to your twitter page. Way Cool!!
Karen
December 24th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Peer pressure! For a person who doesn’t even have a Twitter account, I do check the public twitter feeds.
Hmm…maybe something to look into for 2010—if anything to report from the cool conferences I plan on attending!