{"id":3959,"date":"2016-01-28T13:37:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:17:36","slug":"writerly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/writerly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Writerly Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3970\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/writerly-round-up\/cupofpens\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens.png?fit=527%2C900\" data-orig-size=\"527,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cupofpens\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cup of Pens ClipArt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens.png?fit=527%2C900\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3970 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens.png?resize=176%2C300\" alt=\"Cup of Pens ClipArt\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens.png?resize=176%2C300 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens.png?w=527 527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/>Writerly Round-Up 22 \u2013 28 January 2016<\/h3>\n<p>During the week I tweet, share or post various writerly news that comes into my email, a book I am reading or through social media in general. This week I thought I\u2019d collect my weekly highlights and share them in a single place. Welcome to my Writerly Round-Up.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com\/2016\/01\/what-memoirists-always-ask-how-much-of.html?m=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Memoirists Always Ask: How Much of My Story Can I<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com\/2016\/01\/what-memoirists-always-ask-how-much-of.html?m=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tell without Hurting Others?<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mary Carroll Moore is a A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Mary\u2019s essays, short stories, articles, and poetry have appeared in literary journals, magazines, and newspapers around the U.S. and have won awards with the McKnight Awards for Creative Prose, Glimmer Train Press, the Loft Mentor Series, and other writing competitions.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.librarything.com\/main\/2016\/01\/shelfari-import-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelfari is Merging with Goodreads<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Shelfari is Merging with Goodreads &amp; LibraryThing is making this offer to current Shelfari users.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Import your Shelfari library and get a free LibraryThing account.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen a number of Shelfarians becoming more active on LT recently, and we\u2019re happy to have you! You might find some of your old friends over in the Shelfarians on LibraryThing group, created and managed by your fellows.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/savvyauthors.com\/blog\/index.php\/letting-your-characters-write-their-own-story-by-georgia-woods-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Savvy Authors News<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Letting Your Characters Write Their Own Story by Georgia Woods<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Woods was born and raised a Southern girl, and still loves the South with its history and tradition and manners. She loves Southern cooking, playing pool, boiled peanuts, fishing and hunting, fast cars, and slow dancing barefoot in the dark. She lives with her ex-military husband, who is her best friend and the love of her life even if he is one of those grumpy alpha types.<\/p>\n<p>Owner, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Taliesin Publishing, Georgia has been a leader in the eBook industry for nine years, guiding and encouraging up and coming romance writers.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">I Renewed Two of my Domain Names and Shamelessly plugged my Host A Small Orange<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Small Orange is not your average web hosting company. We don\u2019t believe in offering you \u201cunlimited plans\u201d that actually require costly upgrades in order to meet your expectations and requirements. We believe that you should only pay for the resources that you need, period.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Write Life posted The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2016<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No matter what you want to accomplish in 2016, we\u2019re sure you\u2019ll find quality inspiration and resources.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersonlineworkshops.com\/courses\/writing-the-memoir-101?utm_source=course&amp;utm_campaign=wow-sgi-hs-160125&amp;utm_content=815173_WDU160125+-+Writing+the+Memoir&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writer\u2019s Digest University<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Writing the Memoir 101<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll take a look at personal memoirs as well as memoir writing prompts and tips. Learn how to write a powerful memoir that will engage readers for years to come.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adwords.google.com\/KeywordPlanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Sandra Beckwith at Build Book Buzz.<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using Google&#8217;s Keyword Planner<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Research the keywords readers will use to find your book online. Make sure they\u2019re in your book\u2019s description.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Writer\u2019s Chatroom<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chatroom is open ONLY for scheduled chats.\u00a0Sunday guest\/topic chats start at 7 pm ET (New York time).\u00a0Wednesday open chats start at 8 pm ET.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so much more than a <i>mere chatroom<\/i>.\u00a0 We\u2019re a vibrant group of writers whose work spans all genres, who join together to encourage one another and to share important information regarding the profession of writing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is\u00a0the end of my Writerly Round-Up. \u00a0Please check out the rest of my site. Share this post. Contact me if you\u2019d like to be a <a href=\"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/writerly-wednesday-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writerly Wednesday Guest<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/contact-me-stalk-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stalk Me.<\/a> \u00a0Friend\/Follow me on FaceBook, Follow me on Twitter @sallychristie, contact me at sally@sallyfranklinchristie if you see a link I should share.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t touch anything sharp.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the week I tweet, share or post various writerly news that comes into my email, a book I am reading or through social media in general. This week I thought I\u2019d collect my weekly highlights and share them in a single place. 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Cleland explains how to use red herrings to build page-turning suspense.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sally Light&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sally Light","link":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/category\/sallylight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cup of Pens ClipArt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cupofpens-176x300.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3986,"url":"http:\/\/sallyfranklinchristie.com\/wp\/writerly-round-up-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3959,"position":2},"title":"Writerly Round-Up","author":"Sally","date":"February 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"During the week I tweet, share or post various writerly news that comes into my email, a book I am reading or through social media in general. Here are some weekly highlights. 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