Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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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