Friday, May 4, 2012

This Week in Favs


Now that I’m back and hitting the ground running with finding the balance, This Week in Favs will now feature only the Top 25 Writing Links from the past week. Enjoy!!   :0)


Social Media, Author Websites, and Marketing


“Marketing the Self-Published Book: Tips that Work” on The Chipper Muse

“10 Tips to Help You Keep Your Head While Vlogging” on Jenny Hansen’s blog, More Cowbell




On the Craft




“Promises Promises Promises” by Stina Lindenblatt on Seeing Creative

“Top 5 Most Important Moments of Your Story” by Tom Beingessner, Jr. on The Weekend Writer

“How to Make Your Novel Scratch and Sniff” by Marcy Kennedy

“Voice: You Are Not Your Characters” by Ava Jae on Writability

“Power Words Save the Day” by Stina Lindenblatt on Seeing Creative

“Before Fingers Touch Keyboard: My 6 Pre-Writing Steps” by Roni Loren

“Guest Author Jen Blood: 5 Ways to Build Suspense Like a Master” on The Other Side of the Story with Janice Hardy

“Happily N/Ever After: A Round-Up of Unboxed Advice on ‘The End’” by Therese Walsh on Writer Unboxed

“25 Realizations Writers Need to Have” by Chuck Wendig on Terribleminds

“Cliffhangers: Not Just for the End of a Book” by Jami Gold





Writerly Inspiration


“Fiction Writers: How Do You Jump-Start Your Creativity” by Daniel Swensen on SurlyMuse

“Guest Author Donna Galanti: How to Stay Inspired and Keep Writing” on The Other Side of the Story with Janice Hardy

“Stuck on Your Novel? Write Yourself a Five-Star Review” by Roz Morris on Nail Your Novel

 “5 Stellar Bits of Wisdom from a New York Times Bestseller” on Writers in the Storm




On Editing, Critiquing, Querying, Publishing and more…


“The Perils of Writing a Query Letter” on Penslinging Word Herders

“Self-Publishing Self-Test: How to Determine if You’re a Good Candidate for Self-Publishing Your Book” on Writer’s Relief blog

“How NOT to Write a Series, OR, Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket” on Jennifer Represents…

“Trimming the Fat” on Writer Musings

“Before You Hit Send on Your Manuscript” on Novel Rocket

“Step Outside Your Story World” on The Editor’s Blog

“Your Story Has Too Many Genres” on Babbles from Scott Eagan




Other Round-Ups


The Author Chronicles’ Top Picks Thursday

Stina Lindenblatt’s Cool Links Friday

Roni Loren’s Fill-Me-In Friday

Elizabeth S. Craig’s Twitterific (compilation of all the writing links she’s shared this week – updated on Sundays)




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Happy Reading and Writing, everyone!!!

Melinda
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