Added a link to "mynoise".  A great site for background music/noise for writing. Many, many options and best of all adjustable. My mid-range hearing isn't as good as it used to be. I can adjust for that on this site. And it is free.   :)

Added Fiction University and Hemingway Editor

Critiques

Brian's great tips on how to critique are now part of the webpage under the tab for Critique How-to. Enjoy.

Added 9 market sites for flash fiction to the 'Market' section that were published in the May/June Writer's Digest.

A new site that might be helpful, it certainly is interesting, is MS Wishlist.
Agents and editors describe manuscripts they wish they'd find in their inbox.
Website  http://mswishlist.com/


And some ambient noise to help concentration

• Rooftop garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cvwBxXXBMw
• Office in the park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVWRkgAYQ9g
• Thunderstorm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv0LwXYAVVg
• Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKhKHY9Q05A
• Train journey in the rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zodQ1QMvM
• Pirate Ship 8hrs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxGOs62HQjk
• Cafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjHrQwemW8
• Fireplace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td2pjke6QHg

Added

"Resources" for links to helpful sites. In this case, two links to sites about how to write a one page synopsis

"Scrivener" for links to sites with tutorial information on how to use Scrivener.

An excellent article on critiquing the way we do it.   Milford-Style Workshopping

Here is a useful tool, an emotion wheel

http://www.creativindie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/poster1.pdf

Markets -

 

Tahoma Literary Review
 http://www.tahomaliteraryreview.com/ 
Submissions Now Open for Issue 4
Submissions of creative writing for Issue #4 of TLR are open through April 30. We welcome your poetry, fiction, flash, nonfiction, and flash nonfiction.


Phantom Drift (Melanie - note they are fond of Magical Realism)
http://www.phantomdrift.org/#!/sitepage_4 

We are looking for fabulists flash fiction and short stories. We like stories that favor the unusual over the usual; we like stories that create a milieu where anything can happen. Stories can take the form of myth or fable. They can invent or suggest an unreal ambiance or describe a realistic landscape gripped by a surreal or unexplained event.

We are fond of Calvino, South American Magical Realism, and Talmudic legends. Kafka and Orwell now and will forever totally rock.

Writing Excuses, a podcast with Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, Howard Taylor, have changed their format this year with their 10th season. They are doing a master class-- teaching writing, giving assignments.

I have always found their podcast informative and enjoyable They are only two months into this master class so there is still time to give it a go from the beginning if you would like to do so. I'll add the link to the bottom of this post, it will take you to Season 10 which gives you the 'liner' notes, you can also link to the podcast transcript or download the podcast itself. (I recommend listening if at all possible, much more enjoyable.)

BTW - even if you don't do the homework it is worth the listen

http://www.writingexcuses.com/category/season/season-10/

Keep writing

Added Brandon Sanderson's Writing Class at BYU under Cool Sites here on the blog. There is an awesome amount of information in this course(s). The 2014 Lectures had better recording equipment than 2013 so you may want to start there. Enjoy.

Submission Grinder

I wanted to add this to the Writing Tools portion, but couldn't figure out how, so I'll just post it here.

Back when I was submitting loads of stories I used this a lot to keep track of them all and where they were and how long they'd been waiting there, also its great for finding markets...and, unlike duotrope, it's free! Check it out:

http://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/

FFWG Members - it is time to do a review of what is available and how things work on our website.

The website was created so all members of Feast or Famine Writer’s Group could blog.  It is open to the public to read and comment. We currently have one follower, the SockMonkeys, a Facebook group of over 100+ fellow writers. 

All blogs, and comments on those blogs, are sent to all members of FFWG by email. You don’t have to visit the website to see the latest post.

If you visit the website you will find: Writing Tools with links to helpful sites on the craft of writing, Cool Sites with links to information about writing and the business of writing, Markets with links to places that buy sci fi/fantasy/horror writing, Members is a list of current members, Blogs of Interest has links to useful blogs including member blogs.

Published members have a page listing their works. Currently it is only one page but if Jonas keeps up his pace he will soon need his own page. Way to go, Jonas!

Jonas David - Welcome to the Feast or Famine Writer's Group.