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Before the Hero’s Journey

This fantastic blog post provides insight into a journey of great interest to writers of middle grade and young adult fiction–the path to individuation, and even better, that path as it relates to women and girls.

The post refers to many classic and recent books for writers for further investigation. I’m bookmarking this one, and you might like to as well. Click on the link below to check it out.

Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 2: The Maiden Arc

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I just created a new collection of digital landscape paintings on Fine Art America, These colorful works are based on photographs I took out of the window of Amtrak's Zephyr. #digital #landscapes #prints #artwork #FineArtAmerica #colorful #Colorado #west Spring is coming. This morning I added some new photos to my Dreamstime portfolio, https://www.dreamstime.com/bluerabbit_info The Bridge Series photographs inspired my 1990s acrylic paintings on canvas. https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/the-bridge-series-photographs/ #photographs #BridgeSeries #Pasadena #California #Bridges #lightandshadow #abstract #abstactphotography

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    Revising for Structure

    When I finish the dummy for my current picture book project, I’m going to dig back into my magical realism middle grade novel.

    Here’s an amazing post that came in an e-newsletter today. It’s perfect and I know it will help me. If you’re revising your NaNoWriMo magnum opus, it might help you too.

    The Five Commandments of Storytelling

    2012 2013 advice agent agents author authors blogs books challenge character children's books contest creativity fiction help hints ideas information inspiration literary literary agents NaNoWriMo NaPoWriMo novel novels november picture book picture books plot poem poem a day poetry professional promotion publication publicity publishing resources revision social media structure submissions writers writing

    I just created a new collection of digital landscape paintings on Fine Art America, These colorful works are based on photographs I took out of the window of Amtrak's Zephyr. #digital #landscapes #prints #artwork #FineArtAmerica #colorful #Colorado #west Spring is coming. This morning I added some new photos to my Dreamstime portfolio, https://www.dreamstime.com/bluerabbit_info The Bridge Series photographs inspired my 1990s acrylic paintings on canvas. https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/the-bridge-series-photographs/ #photographs #BridgeSeries #Pasadena #California #Bridges #lightandshadow #abstract #abstactphotography Why I love living in beautiful Western Colorado. New photos in my Adobe Stock portfolio, https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/9940/Linda%20Armstrong I've created a page for my Bridge Series, a group of paintings I did in the nineties when we were still living in Los Angeles. https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/the-bridge-series/. It was the second series of abstracts I did with the same working process I use now--photographic studies, then loosely representational paintings, then abstract paintings. #art #abstract #EarlyWork #acrylics #paintings #California #Pasadena #bridges #LightandShadow I just added a page to the Journey section of my website. It features some of the photographs I used as reference for my Bridge Series acrylics on canvas. See the page here: https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/the-bridge-series-photographs/ I just added a new page to the creative journey section of my website. It shares some of the pastel drawings I did in shared model groups at Barnsdall art park. These are all costumed models. I'm going to devote a separate page to the nudes. https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/barnsdall-figurative-pastels/ My early paintings in the eighties featured people of Southern California doing 80s SoCal things, This one was some women considering handmade quilts at the Rose Bowl flea market, Some were from sketches and others from photo notes. #painting #acrylic #figurative #myjourney #creativejourney #California #quilts #contemporary #earlywork #1980s I'm uploading pictures from my artistic journey to the bio section of my blog. This one is from the nineties when we lived in Los Angeles. To see more visit https://lindaarmstrongsportfolio.wordpress.com/166-2/linda-j-armstrong-studio/about/

    What NOT to Include in Your First Pages

    Here’s an article I’m going to be studying. You might want to take a look, too. It summarizes what sends up red flags for readers (agents or not).

    Writer Unboxed » What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel: Advice from Literary Agents.

    Prologue in Fiction | The Editor’s Blog

    From an editor, here’s a well-thought-out post on the pros and cons of prologues from a contemporary point of view. It starts with the pros. which, if you have used one, you already know. Keep reading. You may need yours, but you do need to know why they are less common in contemporary fiction than in works written 30, 40, 0r 50 years ago.

    Prologue in Fiction | The Editor’s Blog.

    Insights on Revision from Successful Authors

    If you are revising a book, don’t miss this series of author interviews.

    Revision Week: Matthew J. Kirby | DearEditor.com.

    From Cheryl B. Klein: Fascinating Observations About Writing Powerful Fiction

    Check out these fascinating answers to uncommon, but vital questions about writing fiction.

    Brooklyn Arden: Nine Questions and Answers About Writing.

    From Editor and Author Cheryl Klein: A Plot Checklist for Revision

    I’m putting together materials for our local SCBWI group’s April Revision Workshop. One of my favorite revision gurus is Cheryl Klein. If you don’t already have it, pick up a copy of Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, & Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults. Until it arrives, or even if you already have it, download this helpful plot checklist. The site even has a Word template!

    CherylKlein.com » Plot Checklist.

    From Author Holly Lisle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Novel Revision

    Here’s a terrific post about how to revise a novel. Bookmark it or print it out!

    One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle | Holly Lisle: Official Author Homepage.

    Write a Funny Book for Kids and Get an Agent

    Here’s a great opportunity for writers of humorous children’s books.

    John M. Cusick


    pie-in-the-face-yup    Hey gang, check it out. The Greenhouse Funny Prize is back. And guess what: this year, it’s open to North American writers!

    Last year’s competition saw over 700 entries, and Pip Jones was our winner. Julia Churchill quickly sold Pip’s book, SQUISHY McFLUFF, THE INVISIBLE CAT, to Faber Children’s Books in a 4 book pre-empt.

    So we’re putting out a call for funny stuff, from quirky picture books to wry y.a. The winner will receive an offer of representation from Greenhouse.

    Wait, what?

    That’s right. The winner gets rep’d people. Not bad.

    Entry guidelines:

    The Greenhouse Funny prize is open to un-agented writers writing funny fiction for children of all ages.

    To get a good sense of the voice and where the character is headed, we’d like to see the first 5,000 words PLUS a short description (a few lines) of the book AND a one page outline that…

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    The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test

    Here are some resources for participants in this year’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) challenge. Generate an idea if you don’t have one, or check your idea if you do.

    The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test.