Of Note, The Blood Red Pencil
My last “Of Note” selection was Writing Fundamentals. You can read about it here.
Today’s “Of Note” selection is a little different. It’s a multi-author blog featuring many of my favorite writers – The Blood-Red Pencil.
I have to confess that the title of this blog initially conjured up some rather macabre images in my imagination, but there’s actually nothing scary about this blog. With the clever tagline of “Kill Your Darlings,” The Blood-Red Pencil actually deals with nothing more frightening than editing.
The list of authors (or should I say editors?) for this blog reads like a who’s who of the writing blogosphere:
- Billie Johnson
- Charlotte Phillips
- Chris Verstraete
- Dani Greer
- Elsa Neal
- Emma Larkins
- Helen Ginger
- L.J. Sellers
- Lillie Ammann
- Marvin Wilson
- Maryann Miller
- Morgan Mandel
- Shelley Thrasher
- Susie Hawes
- Sylvia Dickey Smith
- Velda Brotherton
The huge group of successful and experienced contributors only serves to enhance this writing blog’s value.
If you’re a writer and you’re serious about it, then you should be editing your work. You need to be reading The Blood-Red Pencil.
Note: If you’re consistently posting great information and haven’t seen your blog featured in “Of Note†yet, I apologize. I’ll probably find you soon. But hey, why not drop me a note (laura at symbol writingthoughts dot com) and tell me why you think your writing blog is notable? If I agree, then I just might feature it here.
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Laura,
Thanks for recognizing The Blood-Red Pencil. It’s fairly new but is building up a great body of useful posts as well as good audience.
Thank you Laura for noting The Blood-Red Pencil blog. We really are a bunch of editors who love to help writers with their work.
So far, we’re having fun, and we’re only bleeding a little. Luckily, we only bleed red ink!
Thanks for the kind words about our blog, Laura. We hope that it can benefit writers. I know that I always need someone besides myself to point out mistakes I’ve made.
Hi Laura! Just want to say, thanks for the mention. The editors at Blood-Red Pencil are amazing, all smart and welcoming individuals. I’m actually the rookie of the group, just recently brought into the fold. These people have been extremely helpful, and I hope to keep learning from them for a long time to come.
Wow, what an amazing list. I hope one day to be a blogger of note.
Thanks for sharing the list. I am sure it is valuable and i will add it to my bookmarks. Some of them i’ve been visiting for some time, and are really proven writers.
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful blog. I lookforward to read more of the posts as they help me to grow as a writer.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this article and list, always look forward to your updates.
I don’t normally comment on blogs but your post was a real call to action. Thank you for a great read, I will be sure to bookmark your site and check in now and again. Cheers, Amy xXx.