Top Posts of 2009

Posted by annastan on December 18th, 2009. Filed under: Craft, Random Fun, Resources.

Since it’s getting close to the end of the year, I thought it would be fun to go back and see which posts have been the most popular (i.e. the ones that have gotten the most traffic). Not surprisingly, they’re almost all on craft, a topic I love to blab about. Here are this year’s top five posts:

1. Five Tips for Writing Description

2. Agent Appreciation Day

3. Writing a Satisfying Ending

4. Writing a Good Beginning

5. Revision Tip Roundup

Many of these posts are pretty recent which makes sense since I’ve been steadily getting more visitors (yay!). I love blogging because it helps me put my thoughts together and examine how certain elements of writing work. It’s exciting  that other people are  interested in what I have to say!

My plan is to keep bringing you (hopefully) interesting posts, and for that I need your help. What elements of craft would you like me to discuss in the future? Are there any other topics (writing-related or otherwise) you’d like to see me cover? Don’t be shy – I want to hear your thoughts!

Have a great weekend everyone!

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10 Responses to Top Posts of 2009

  1. nanmarino
    December 18th, 2009 at 6:59 am

    Hmm. Perhaps something on plot or character development? Looking forward to next year’s posts.

  2. annastan
    December 18th, 2009 at 7:08 am

    Thanks for the suggestions, Nan! I’ll certainly put those on my “to write about” list.

  3. Sherrie Petersen
    December 18th, 2009 at 10:46 am

    I started blogging a little over a year ago and it has been so much fun getting to know other writers and learning about craft and the publishing business. I always like to hear stories of how people found their agents, the journey to publication, and surprising things they’ve learned about the business.

  4. Andrea Vlahakis
    December 18th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    I always love reading your blog, Anna! Maybe I missed it, but point of view is always troublesome. The moment I think I’ve figured out all the various subtleties of closed, versus limited, versus omniscient–I haven’t. LOL I find there isn’t a consistent definition for the various POV’s. Scott calls limited 3rd what Nancy Lamb calls single POV. And Lamb calls limited a sort of in between of closed and omniscient. Can’t we all get on one page on this? :-)

  5. annastan
    December 18th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Sherrie, I love hearing about those kinds of things too. I’ll definitely put those into my blogging schedule. :-)

  6. annastan
    December 18th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Thanks Andrea! You’re absolutely right about POV; there are so many terms used by different people that it’s hard to sort it all out. I don’t think I’ve done any posts specifically on POV, so I’ll definitely put that on my list!

  7. Karen
    December 18th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Hi Anna! Isn’t it interesting to see which posts are the most popular? I’m planning on doing this myself next week.

    I’m so glad that I found your blog. :)

    I would love to hear more about your plotting process—whether you like to outline or if you just go with the flow.

  8. Nathalie Mvondo
    December 18th, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    The round-up is much helpful, Anna. Thank you, as always, for sharing your tips. I’m diving in the revision’s one. It fits my need perfectly. :)

  9. annastan
    December 18th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Hi Karen! My plotting process is a bit of a mess which is probably why I haven’t talked about it much. But I’ll be happy to rant all about it in a future post! :-)

  10. annastan
    December 18th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks Nathalie! Good luck with your revision!