Around the Web: Best Posts on Writing I've Discovered This Week

I hope to make this a weekly post to help authors starting out or those who want to improve their craft. 

Each Friday, I will include links to FIVE sources to improve your writing that I found of great help. 

So, here are the ones for the first week...

No matter what genre you write, this gives you a good reference point as to what readers expect in the length of a book for that genre. If you're thinking of switching or starting with a new genre, bookmark this post. https://mczellbookwriting.com/blog/book-word-count/

There is NO reason why you don't have a spell-check program on your computer that will give you a heads up in writing to editors, agents, publishers, as well as friends. Spell check won't catch everything, but when you see your errors with suggestions, you'll start self-editing after you see the same issue a couple of times and improve your writing.  https://prowritingaid.com/spell-check-definition-meaning

Attitude is everything, especially in writing as you'll have to learn to deal with rejections from publishers to readers. Here are some tips of how to do that: http://terrywhalin.blogspot.com/2022/02/an-important-attitude-for-every-writer.html

Even if you're planning to indie:publish, it helps to get insights from literary agents who can share their experience from reading books and submissions. This post deals with the best ways to start your book.  https://www.thenovelry.com/blog/marilia-savvides

I'm a big fan of James Scott Bell books on writing. I like the way he explains the writing process. Here's a post that starts out with what makes Tom Brady such a great athlete, but skip past that if you're not a fan and get down to the part where he compares it to being a great writer. It's well worth the read. https://killzoneblog.com/2022/02/writing-the-tom-brady-way.html

If you haven't written anything today, start now. Make it a daily requirement - even if it's only a paragraph. You can't edit a page, unless it's been written!