Writing Resources

On Writing as a Ministry:

• Writing Tips by Francine Rivers
• Let's Put the "C" Back in CBA: Refocusing on Ministry by Rachel Kent

On Crafting Writing:

• My Book Therapy has a wonderful collection of articles, from crafting dialogue and storyworld to building characters, and everything in between. 
• The Bookshelf Muse: interesting character trait/emotion thesaurus tools
• Scenes that Sizzle by Katie Ganshert- techniques for purposeful, captivating scenes.
• Using Flashback in Fiction: effective use, how to avoid traps of flashback overload/frontload, etc.
• How to Make Your Book Play Out Like a Movie by Jody Hedlund

On Revising:

• The Geyser 5-Step Approach
• 3 Tricks to Keep Your Eyes Fresh When Revising
• One Writer's Editing Process

From Respected Agents:

• Between the Lines: the blog of Books and Such Literary Agency
• Agent Rachelle Gardner's blog

On Building a Fiction Platform:

• 17 Simple Steps to Build a Fiction Platform
• Blogging as a Fiction Writer by Amanda Luedeke
• 5 Steps to Building a Platform When You Hate Selling Yourself - guest post by Robin Sullivan for Michael Hyatt. I LOVED this. It's about participating, not selling. Giving, not taking. Offering, not hawking.
• Stealth Marketing

On Queries, Proposals, and the like:

• The 50-word Elevator Pitch
• Writing a Novel Synopsis

The Writing Life:

• Taming Time: Practical Tips to Increase Writing Productivity by Sarah Sundin

Character-Naming Resources:

• For historical authenticity (search by decade)
• For significance (search by meaning)
• For fun (random name generator)
• For sound/feel/fit (name explorer, sibling name suggestions, etc.)