I had the privilege of writing a review for another excellent resource, The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. It's up now at the Coffeehouse for Writers' blog. If you have a moment, I invite you to check it out.
When searching for words and inspiration, where do you look? What tools do you use for brainstorming?
What writing resources have you come across lately? The resources available just boggle the mind, don't they? As overwhelming as it can be sometimes, it is a wonderful thing to have good info at our fingertips.
BookEnds, LLC had a recent post by Jessica Faust about Word Count Rules. It's probably safe to say we've all had to consider word counts, and this sheds light on the subject from an agent's perspective.
Becky Povich recently alerted her readers to the Newpages site on her blog. This link will take you to the Newpages' Blogs by Poets and Writers page. It offers an alphabetical listing of blogs plus info about independent bookstores, literary magazines, contests, conference listings, book reviews, and more.
What questions should you ask when looking for an agent? Rachelle Gardner gives her advice in a recent post entitled Questions to Ask an Agent. If you are seeking an agent, or plan to do so in the future, Rachelle's input will come in handy.
Ever been to Thesaurus.com? I'd visited, but hadn't actually used it until recently. It's quite the handy site, offering the obvious - the basic thesaurus listings, plus a lot more. Visitors can check out the Word of the Day, play word games, or use their Full Text Translator to translate words and phrases in a variety of languages.