Writers: Articles and Encouragement

Articles on this blog:

It Takes Courage
Those Evil Sequence Words
Are You a Character?
Series VS Stand Alone Books
How to BEAT Writer's Block
PASSION
To Pen Name or Not to Pen Name
Power Plotting
It's ALL About Audience
Life is Like Riding a Bike
An Aversion to Technology
The Seven Deadly Edits
Noises Off
The Dickens Infection: Too Many Characters
Crazy Uncle Henry: Getting to Know Your Characters
Faux and the Inner Fire: Never Giving Up
Brains...Arg! The Ultimate Hook
ACTION! (Hints For Writing Action Sequences)

Favorite Resources on Writing:

The Plot Whisperer --Free online video series
Hooked: Les Edgerton

Save the Cat!: Blake Snyder
Plot and Structure: J.S. Bell
The Synonym Finder: Rodale

Writing Popular Ficion: Dean Koontz
The Emotional Thesaurus: Angela Ackerman 
Writing the Breakout Novel: Donald Maass
The Art of War for Writers: J.S.Bell
Characters/Ems/VP: N. Kress

Elements of Style: Shrunk/White
Bird by Bird: Anne Lamott
On Writing: Stephen King
The First Five Pages: Noah Lukeman
Stein on Writing: Sol Stein
How to Write Attention Grabbing Query and Cover Letters: John Wood
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: Renni Browne/Dave King 
Reading Like a Writer: Francine Prose
Elements of Writing Fiction: Conflict and Suspense - J.S. Bell
Word Painting: Rebecca McClanahan
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting - Robert McKee

The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide: David Spencer