Friday Links: Trick-R-Treat Edition

Cat on Halloween

Happy Halloween! What a great way to kick off the weekend, with costumes and candy and maybe a scary book or movie. Do you have plans? Or are you hunkered down, watching the clock, waiting for midnight to strike so you can start on your NaNoWriMo project?

Whatever your intentions for the weekend, here are a few fun links to keep you distracted. I hope you find them entertaining and inspiring. Happy writing!

Bad Writing Advice Explained – Author Mary Robinette Kowal gives her take on some of the more contentious writing advice writers often hear.

William Gibson Riffs on Writing and the Future – The master sf author shares a few thoughts.

Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free – Cory Doctorow’s keynote speech from the Surrey International Writer’s Conference this past weekend.

Digging Ditches or Casting Spells:On Magic in Writing – Chuck Wendig’s keynote speech from the Surrey International Writer’s Conference this past weekend.

How to Assemble an Ensemble: Team-Building for Writers – How to create an ensemble cast for your WIP.