Linky Thursday: Writerly Links for Today

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. -Thomas Mann


That quote comforts me. Oddly. I wrote 3k words last night and a good bit of the climax. Still a long way to go, but it feels good to make progress on a story that's been twisting me in knots since its inception.

What are you working on?

*dramatic movie guy voice* Now for the Linky Thursday links:

Michelle McLean just wrapped up a very successful blog tour for Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers


There's a grand prize winner announcement on her blog today.


On the Query Tracker blog, she's written about the similarities between fiction and non-fiction and how each must have a point with evidence to back it up.

Also, she's leading a discussion on Operation Awesome about Likable and Unlikable Characters.





Amparo Ortiz is throwing a blogfest on February 15th! Sign up at her linky and join The Fake Boyfriend/Girlfriend Blogfest!

Literary agent Weronika Janczuk posted earlier this week about a web site being published as a book in the near future! Check out WHEN PARENTS TEXT and laugh till you cry.

Hankering to win a true writing contest? Here's a list of poetry and short story contests from freelancewriting.com.

There's still time to enter to win the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. They've created forums for writers to commiserate, I mean to chat. Check it out.

In the mood to write some flash fiction about MONSTERS? Me, too! Webook.com always has a writing challenge going on where writers post and give each other feedback. It's a great community. Can you describe a compelling monster in 400 words?

Enjoy the links, my friends! Thursday is a beacon of hope in a long week. It means Friday is just around the corner!

Linky Thursday: October Contests

Taj Mahal (Agra, India) Linky Thursday always needs a random pic. Fun fact about Katrina: As a teen, I had a wall mural of The Taj Mahal, capped with the golden statue of angel Moroni, and nestled in the clouds. My mom painted it to remind me that love is eternal. I've always loved this building.

And now for the fun part...

Agent-led Contest (Joan Paquette) for children's and YA writers on the querytracker.net blog.

All White for Twilight fan fiction contest (win limited edition Twilight Saga set w/ white and red covers!!)


The Guide to Literary Agents blog is having its monthly "Dear Lucky Agent" contest and it's for PARANORMAL/Urban Fantasy writers this time!!

Authoress Anon's Secret Agent contest! Polish your first 250 words for a completed adult commercial manuscript (not SF/F) or a completed YA manuscript. Rules HERE.




Also, not a contest, but I always squee with an author when her book is OPTIONED AS A FILM!! Especially when the acquiring studio is Summit. How awesomesauce is that!

Linky Thursday: Writerly Links for Today

I totally spaced in my last post on linking to some seriously awesome stuff for writers. So here I go with a special Linky Thursday post. Chickity-check it:

Join THE GREAT BLOGGING EXPERIMENT over at Elana Johnson's blog, plus get some great tips on how to blog effectively as a writer.

Literary agent Rachelle Gardner lets you sit in on a Pub Committee Meeting to see what editors and marketing directors think about your book.

My awesome CP, Kelly Andrews (or is it Andred?) writes about pen names and what prompted her to use one over at OPERATION AWESOME.

And if you still don't believe Paranormalcy is the IT book this year, don't take my word for it. Check out Shannon Messenger's glowing review and a contest where you can win a signed copy

or read author Kiersten White's response to hitting #7 on the NYT Best Seller list in the first week! This is her first published book, people!

Ask a Literary Agent (Year 1) is an awesome free e-book available for download that compiles questions and answers about writing and publishing by agent legend Noah Lukeman, author of The First Five Pages and The Plot Thickens.