Links of Interest

BUSINESS OF WRITING: Why you should avoid joint accounting on a multibook contract.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-possible-peril-of-multi-book-deal.html

LIFE OF THE WRITER: Keeping your career going during emergencies.

http://kriswrites.com/2010/06/24/freelancers-survival-guide-emergencies/

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: What kind of advance should a first-time author expect with one of the big publishers? A list of various genres.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/talk-about-money.html

PROMOTION: Business cards for writers.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/06/talk-about-money.html

COPYRIGHT: Using other people's words correctly.

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/behind_the_deal/ask_a_lawyer_how_do_i_avoid_getting_sued_for_copyright_infringement_165585.asp#more

http://www.copylaw.org/2010/03/fair-use-in-nut-shell.html

SELF-PUBLISHING OVERVIEW: Two well-thought-out overviews on self-publishing.

http://behlerblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/series-should-i-self-publish-know-what-awaits-you/

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/06/30/TheNo1MostImportantFactorForWritersConsideringTheSelfPubOption.aspx

PLOT VERSUS CHARACTER PERSONAL GOALS

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/06/re-write-wednesday-shake-and-bake.html

PROMOTION: Using Social Media

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/06/5-ways-to-promote-your-book-using.html

PROMOTION: Public speaking advice

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-thoughts-on-public-speaking.html

CRAFT: Writing action scenes.

http://www.genreality.net/writing-action

PROMOTION: An author brand. What it is and how to decide what yours is.

http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/2010/06/does-branding-make-sense.html

CRAFT: If you have ever wanted a to-do list before you begin your copyediting, here is a good basic one.

http://www.genreality.net/the-basics

CRAFT: Keeping the middle of your novel from sagging.

http://literarylab.blogspot.com/2010/06/keep-your-middle-from-sagging.html

RESOURCES FOR WRITERS:

http://clarissadraper.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-online-resources-for-writers.html

CHARACTERS: What is a backbone character and how to choose one.

http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-makes-backbone-character.html

CHARACTERS: Writing an effective leader.

http://www.plottopunctuation.com/blog/show/86

WORLDBUILDING: Magic.

http://thelabotomyofawriter.blogspot.com/2010/06/fantasy-friday-1.html

ACTION SCENES: Staging a fight.

http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/2010/06/300th-post-staging-scene.html

WORLDBUILDING: Talking animals.

http://magicalwords.net/misty-massey/talking-about-magic-talking-animals

THE HERO'S JOURNEY: A series of blog that detail the hero's journey. Good info for building a plot.

http://justusrstone.com/?p=135

CHARACTERS: Creating your main character from the ground up.

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-they-do-it-guest-blogger-ka-stewart.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: An honest and disheartening look at how Kindle's new 70% royalty is such a good deal after all.

http://ereads.com/2010/07/a-close-look-at-kindles-dtp-royalty-schedule-gamblers-will-love-it-but-will-authors.html

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