Links of Interest

QUERY DATABASES: Electronic ways to keep up with your submissions.

http://www.sfwa.org/2010/08/5-resources-on-tracking-submissions/

PLOT AND CHARACTER:

http://www.blackgate.com/2010/08/04/on-writing-fantasy-the-plot-thickens/

THE PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLISHING:

http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2010/08/moonrats-rundown-of-publishing-options.html

PLOT: Using backplot to make a scene and plot point work

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/08/find-your-plot-fridays-back-fill-those.html

MARKETS: Dorchester drops massmarket books. The important info. and an excellent editorial on the fall out.

http://behlerblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/beagle-pass-the-dorchester-authors-a-margarita-please/

PROMOTION: Planning a book tour. (Real world, not online)

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2010/08/planning-book-tour.html

PLOT: Yet more links to discussions of backstory.

http://blastr.com/2010/08/6-ways-torchwoods-new-sea.php

TIPS TO GETTING YOUR BOOK IN LIBRARIES:

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/7-secrets-to-getting-into-libraries/

THE SERIES SYNOPSIS: What you need to include while querying.

http://edittorrent.blogspot.com/2010/08/series-synopsis.html

DIALECT IN DIALOGUE: Can it be too much of a good thing?

http://writerunboxed.com/2010/08/05/a-wee-bittie-dialect/

PLOT: The plausible premise.

http://www.kathiswritingnook.com/2010/08/is-your-story-premise-plausible.html

GROUNDING THE READER: Getting your reader into the scene.

http://kidlit.com/2010/08/04/grounding-the-reader/

POINT OF VIEW: Staying in the reader's head.

http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2010/08/wrapping-up-pov.html

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