Writing and Literary Blogs

A Writer's Life: The whinings and rantings of tv writer and novelist Lee Goldberg.
Backstory: Where authors share the secrets, the truths, or just the illogical moments that sparked our fiction.
Beatrice: Some interesting author inverviews from an experienced blogger.
Booksquare: News and views for authors.
The Fiction Writing Blog: Writing, exercises, prompts and more from writing coach and bestselling author Emily Hanlon..
Flogging the Quill: Pursuing the art and craft of storytelling.
Gienna Writes A general writing blog by a working writer with links to writing resources, media news and commentary, personal essays, occasional fiction, mostly crappy poems, and anything else that might strike a writer's fancy.
I'm Not Really a Waitress A waitress who also writes. Or a writer who also waits.
Ken Foster New York Times Notable Author discusses his publishing experiences.
Moorish Girl: Features literary news, commentary, book reviews and author interviews as well as occasional political and cultural links.
Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels: A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight.
Venus on Top: Can she make it to the top of the bestseller list? Follow the adventures of a new author learning the ropes of the bookbiz.
Writer's Blog: Blog with daily news from the writing world. Good dose of fiction writing thrown in.

Buzz, Balls, and Hype: Advice and insight from author MJ Rose on the publishing industry.
Slushpile.net: Blog on writing and getting published from several writers who have been "published in a few literary journals, piled up hundreds of rejection letters, worked in bookstores, and followed the industry."
Editorial Anonymous: A Blog of a Children's Book Editor.

Pub Rants: A Self Described "VERY NICE" literary agent indulges in polite rants about queries, writers, and the publishing industry.

Rachel Gardner: Agent looking for books that don't contradict a Christian worldview.

Christian Fiction: Celebrating the Lord through Literature.
Your Writing Group: Interesting thoughts on writing with a religious/spiritual bent.
The Master's Artist: A group of writers striving for excellence in their craft while glorifying God's kingdom and edifying the Body of Christ.
Notes on Craft: Blog that focuses on the craft of writing fiction with a Christian bent.

The Crime Fiction Dossier: Musings on the world of crime fiction, including books, reviews, authors, movies, television and more. Also includes commentary on publishing, reading and reviewing.
the short of it: Thoughts and reviews on short fiction in general and short mystery fiction in particular.

One Romance Writer's Rants ~ Jennifer Talty: One Romance Writer's Journey into publication and beyond.
Romancing the Blog: Blog with romance writers contributing columns on what's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance world.
Crimson Ink and Caviar Dreams: Professional editor and voracious reader offers opinions on publishing, romance, and erotica..
Erotica with Soul Blog from best-selling ebook erotica writer Diana Laurence.
One Romance Writer's Rants One Romance Writer's Journey into publication and beyond.

Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind Blog from notes columnist Sarah Weinman focusing on crime and mystery fiction.

This Writing Life: Sc-fi writer Ian Hocking details the details of his writing life. Just published his first novel.
Neil Gaiman Journal: Award winning cartoonist, novelist, and graphic novelist. Discusses the release of his work and takes questions in his journal.
Read My Lips: Blog from writer Terence Russell, writer who published his book through Lulu and is trying to drum up sales.
Every Seed is a Forest: A blog of fiction (a science fiction satire, The Best Networker in Babbleon) and various essays about what it is like to be an American traveling in Ireland.

Blogging it Up: Journal of YA author who just received a publishing contract. Insight into newly signed writer's experiences.

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