{"id":698,"date":"2013-10-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=698"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:38:37","slug":"links-and-thoughts-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=698","title":{"rendered":"Links and Thoughts Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novelists can learn a LOT from screenwriters. Case in point: the blog <a href=\"http:\/\/cockeyedcaravan.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cockeyed Caravan<\/a> by Matt Bird and all its wonderful storytelling advice. A little while ago, via the Writer&#8217;s Digest newsletter, I found this article called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/online-editor\/5-things-novelists-can-learn-from-screenwriters\" target=\"_blank\">5 Things Novelists Can Learn From Screenwriters<\/a>, with a few really key pieces of advice about character, scene-building, and more. And LENGTH. Your book is too long, says <i>Life of Pi<\/i> screenwriter David Magee.<\/p>\n<p>Via YA author Ashley Hope Perez and some other extremely excellent writers comes a new blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/latinosinkidlit.com\/2013\/09\/16\/welcome-to-latinosas-in-kid-lit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latinos\/as in Kid Lit<\/a>, focusing on children&#8217;s, MG, and YA books by and for Latinos and Latinas. There are already some AMAZING essays about writing coming from their initial series of posts: check out <a href=\"http:\/\/latinosinkidlit.com\/2013\/09\/30\/writing-and-reading-latinoa-kid-lit-is-for-everyone\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Writing and Reading Latino\/a Kid Lit is for Everyone, Not Just\u00a0Latin@s\">Writing and Reading Latino\/a Kid Lit is for Everyone, Not Just&nbsp;Latin@s<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/latinosinkidlit.com\/2013\/10\/07\/give-kid-lit-readers-a-broad-range-with-real-characters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Give Kid Lit Readers a Broad Range with Real\u00a0Characters\">Give Kid Lit Readers a Broad Range with Real&nbsp;Characters<\/a> &#8211; both chock full of great writing advice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MG0PVqWrn9A\/UlWvaQxEgQI\/AAAAAAAAFBA\/dKQaqiUH8xw\/s1600\/KidLitRadioLogo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/writingya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/KidLitRadioLogo.png\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some exciting news&#8211;the Kidlitosphere&#8217;s own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leewind.org\/2013\/09\/im-on-radio-kid-lit-with-lisa-loeb.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Wind<\/a>, master of public appearances (seriously, I&#8217;m in awe), now co-hosts a kidlit radio show&#8211;KID LIT with Lisa Loeb (yes, THAT Lisa Loeb)&#8211;currently listenable online via <a href=\"http:\/\/kidlitradio.org\/\">kidlitradio.org<\/a>. AND it&#8217;s got a Diversity Spotlight segment. We&#8217;re not worthy! Go, Lee!<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;And now for the thoughts. I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about my inner critic, because she&#8217;s been rearing her negativity-filled head again lately for various reasons. I have major, MAJOR inner critic issues. Today I decided to let her out and let her rant in her own words, while I wrote them down. Boy, does she have an answer for everything. Anyway, I came up with some interesting potential post fodder for an essay about our inner critical voice and the WHY of this whole writing thing, and I may put that up on my personal blog soon. [Speaking of which, HEY, go check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/aquafortis.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/the-truth-against-world-cover-reveal.html\" target=\"_blank\">cover reveal giveaway<\/a>&#8211;post a comment and get entered in the random drawing for Cool Prizes.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novelists can learn a LOT from screenwriters. Case in point: the blog Cockeyed Caravan by Matt Bird and all its wonderful storytelling advice. 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