If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read. One of the things I love to read about is the craft of writing — advice, tips, and techniques from other writers.

Take a look at what I was reading this week & a few other things that inspired me:

Articles & Posts:

• Make a calender. If you want to be a writer, you have to work like one. Set a deadline, and set a reasonable workload per week – per day, even.

Stuck? Time for the bodies to start falling. Author Schwabauer.

Tolkien’s 5 Tips for creating Complex Characters

Books for Writers

The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

Cool Stuff for Writers:

Video notebook

A literary thumbprint: the books that have defined your life fill out your thumbprint.

Speakers that can go throughout the house.

Quotes for Writers

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Infographic:

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