Writer’s Resources for July 1st through July 18th

These are writers’ resource links I’ve found helpful and/or interesting for June 9th through July 18th:

• How to Write a Synopsis of Your Novel –
• The Wizards Community > Wotc Novels Book Club > Blog > How to Critique Manuscripts & Still Stay Friends –
• fanficrants: lies! lies! –
• The Observer and the Observed: Character Descriptions Revisited | Magical Words –
• edittorrent: Questions about Agents –
• Jim C. Hines – Savor the Moments –
• Books as Rituals « Jaye Wells – On the purchase of books as “quests”. Interesting look re: the importance of books in hard copy vs electronic.
• “Artist” Is Not A Dirty Word « Deadline Dames – Lilith Saintcrow looks at how genre writers aren’t thought of us real “artists” because they expect to make money; and the stigma attached to reading genre fiction.
• 10 Writing Tips That Can Help Almost Anyone « Janet Fitch’s Blog –
• A-Z index of Omniglot –
• Writing fantasy: Slotted Spoons and the ABCs of Beta readers –