As promised in last week’s post, today I’ll be talking about free educational resources every writer should know about. Back at the turn of the century—I’ve always wanted to say that—MIT decided to put a bunch of their course lectures on the web for free. While they weren’t the first to do so, they did…
Category: Miscellaneous
Square peg stuff, Odds and ends, and general B.S.
I love tools… (well not the walking and talking kind.)
So for those of you out there who’ve decided you’re going to finally take the plunge, and write the world’s greatest novel, I decided to share some of the tools I’ve found to get the job done, and best of all, most of them are free!
Just a snack until an unsuspecting toddler strolls by…
We worked side by side building our sandwiches. Mine, just a few modest layers of meat and cheese, with a bit of lettuce for some added crunchiness; his, a Dagwood —- piled high with turkey, ham, baked beans, salami, sardines, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, two kinds of cheese, and —- were those jalapenos —- with a…
It’s that time again…
thewritingcafe: WHAT IS NANOWRIMO? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It begins on November 1st of every year and goes until 11:59 on November 30th. During this time, participants must write a novel that is at least 50,000 words. If you win NaNoWriMo, you get some perks that are listed on the website each…
Cool blog post on writer’s resources
bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work…
How to Go to College for Free: The Best Open Classes for Writers (Fall 2014)
cleverhelp: Massively Open Online Courses are the new vogue way to take control of your education and your career, and it’s the best thing. Higher education should be a right, but many of us can’t afford or can’t even access modern college courses. Anyone with conviction and a few extra… How to Go to College…
Indie Tag… You’re It.
Hey folks, I just met a fellow Indie, LE Fitzpatrick from Wales, on Goodreads ! These are exciting times. Being older, I remember a world much larger and daunting than the we have now. You were lucky to connect with people in the next state. But now just a click or tap or swipe takes you…
Appalachian Mountain Talk
Appalachian Mountain Talk Even though I go back to visit in Hendersonville every time I’m back east, I still researched the area my current project is set in. It’s easy to take for granted the things we say and do just because they’re familiar; because every one around us says and does it the same…
Appalachian Culture
My upcoming novella, Dead Dwight: a dark comedy, takes place in North Carolina’s rural Appalachia, an area near and dear to my heart, in the fictional town of Coalhaven. I grew up about 100 miles east of Hendersonville NC, and was introduced to the area by a gentleman my husband met while serving in the…
Candace Vianna Writes 