Now that Halloween has passed, we’ve found ourselves in November and at the beginning of the NaNoWriMo marathon. For those participating – good luck! We hope you exceed your writing goals – even if that goal is simply to write more words than you had yesterday.
This month, our attention was captured by sneak peeks into writers’ lives, many discussions of diversity, and treating our writing careers like start up businesses. Read on!
Inspirational
Are you someone who loves to
stalk take inspiration from successful writers in order to motivate your daily writing life? Look no further: Victoria Schwaab has collected the
day-to-day routines of 18 different authors, all happy to give you a peek into their writing routines.
Many people have goals to visit a certain number of countries, or all the U.S. States. Well, what about reading a book from each of the 50 states? Click here to see a map that suggests
50 great YA, state specific reads.
Writing Life
There are lots of different avenues that lead into a writing life, but almost all of them hearken back to getting some good, old fashioned encouragement. Sarah Selecky has written a list of
things she wished she’d known before becoming a writer, and it’s as comforting as it is inspiring.
There’s never a perfect time to write. You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again. Yet, every so often, we need a reminder. Erin Bowman has written a lovely essay that gently reminds us to keep on going.
Craft of Writing
On Publishing
Diverse books has been a MAJOR topic of conversation in recent months. Here are some of our favourite links below…