Links of Interest

PUBLISHER WARNING: SF/F publisher Night Shade appears to be up to no good.

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/genreville/?p=547

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Territorial rights and ebooks or why you can't buy some ebooks in English outside of North America.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-you-cant-buy-ebook-in-english.html

CHARACTERS: The paranormal and urban fantasy heroine, according to three editors.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/editorial-roundtable-paranormal-romance-heroines-and-heroes#more

LIFE OF THE WRITER: Writing chores to do on those days when you are simply too tired to write.

http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/tedious-tasks-for-writers

PROMOTION: Using the local angle to sell books.

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/07/12/ANovelsSettingCanBeYourMarketingPromotionLinchpin.aspx

THE SYNOPSIS: How to write.

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2010/07/synopsis-writing.html

THE SYNOPSIS: Yet more on how to write.

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2010/07/follow-up-on-synopsis-writing.html

PROMOTION: Tips from a PR person.

http://amarketingexpert.com/ameblog/marketing/secrets-to-successfully-marketing-fiction/

CRAFT: Raising the tension.

http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/07/it’s-not-the-cougar/

CHARACTERS: The dark protagonist.

http://backspacewriters.blogspot.com/2010/07/opening-or-making-dark-protagonist.html

BLOG PROMOTION:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/07/starting-out-with-your-blog.html

BUSINESS OF WRITING: How your presence on the Internet can change a book deal or can find those lies on your publishing resume.

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2010/07/12/the-author-background-check-cautionary-notes/

CRAFT: Why your opinions shouldn't be obvious in your fiction.

http://behlerblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/sideswipes-are-they-really-necessary/

CHARACTERS: Questions to ask your characters.

http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2010/07/know-your-character-inside-and-out.html

PUBLISHER WARNING: PublishAmerica under a new name.

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/07/publishamericas-brand-new-start.html

WRITER CONFERENCES: What kinds of events you should focus on at RWA National, etc.

http://www.genreality.net/maximizing-a-writers’-conference-part-i-writing-craft-workshop-or-agent-panel-which-should-i-go-to

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WORKSHOP

Magic, Monsters and Amour: Creating a Believable Paranormal, Fantasy, or SF World. October 4-31, 2010 at SavvyAuthors.com October 4-31, 2010 at SavvyAuthors.com

http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=173

Are vampires, fairies, and space aliens real? If you create the right background for your paranormal romance, they will be to a reader. I'll show you how to create a fantasy or paranormal background from scratch and how to make it utterly believable.