Links of Interest

PLOT CONFLICT: Making your characters' choices harder.

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/11/find-your-plot-fridays-forcing-issue.html

THE SERIES NOVEL:

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2010/11/13/what-makes-a-book-publisher-drool-can-you-say-“series”/

CRAFT: Archetypes versus stereotypes.

http://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/archetypes-not-stereotypes

PLOT CONFLICT: What kinds there are and how to insert them.

http://edittorrent.blogspot.com/2010/11/force-conflict.html

THE DREADED PLOT HOLE:

http://writeitsideways.com/checking-for-plot-holes-does-your-story-add-up

CHARACTER EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/2010/11/personal-glimpse-into-character.html

WORLDBUILDING: Magic Systems.

http://magicalwords.net/stuart-jaffe/writing-magic-systems-as-characters/

CRAFT: Seven things characters do too much.

http://stiryourtea.blogspot.com/2010/11/7-things-your-characters-do-too-much.html

BLOGS: Putting gadgets on your sidebars.

http://enterthebetween.blogspot.com/2010/11/gadgets-in-sidebar.html

FACEBOOK PROMOTION:

http://www.amarketingexpert.com/14-ways-to-make-your-facebook-page-fun-and-lively/

AGENT QUERIES: What to do and not to do.

http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Agent+Mollie+Glick+Talks+7+Things+Agents+Want+To+See+In+A+Query+And+9+Things+They+Dont.aspx

CREATING SUSPENSE WITH FORESHADOWING:

http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Agent+Mollie+Glick+Talks+7+Things+Agents+Want+To+See+In+A+Query+And+9+Things+They+Dont.aspx

SHOULD YOU USE A PEN NAME?

http://menwithpens.ca/pen-name-pseudonym

BLOG SECURITY: Blog Hacking.

http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/11/this-blog-got-hacked-and-so-could-yours

USING IMAGERY, SYMBOLISM AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:

http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/11/deepening-your-novel-with-imagery.html

VISUAL CUES AND GESTURES IN WRITING CHARACTER: Includes list of possibilities.

http://www.darkangelwritingandreviews.com/2010/11/art-of-gesture.html

INTRODUCING A CHARACTER:

http://storytellersunplugged.com/blog/2010/11/09/let-their-reputation-precede-them-introducing-characters-for-maximum-impact/

ACTION/ADVENTURE NOVELS:

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-actionadventure-genre/

POV: Using multiple viewpoints.

http://lydiasharp.blogspot.com/2010/11/special-guest-post-multiple-points-of.html

PUBLISHING: To self-publish or not.

http://behlerblog.com/2010/11/15/dear-publishers-do-we-even-need-you/

FREEWARE FOR WRITERS:

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2010/11/freely-ten.html

BLOG TOURS:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-did-it-my-way-tips-on-doing-blog-tour.html

GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE TAGLINE: The article in on the YA market but has some great examples of premise hooks.

http://kidlit.com/2010/11/08/is-contemporary-ya-a-difficult-market/

ONE LINE QUERY HOOKS THAT SOLD BOOKS:

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/11/15/UltimateBlogSeriesOnNovelQueries5.aspx

LINKS TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF THESAURI:

http://writingwhilethericeboils.blogspot.com/2010/11/four-tools-to-help-you-write-your-novel.html

THE LANGUAGE OF THE EYES IN FICTION:

http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2010/11/body-language-eye-gaze-in-life-and.html

CONTRACTS: Clause of First Refusal.

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2010/11/your-option-clause.html

QUERIES: What to put in your bio. paragraph.

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2010/11/16/UltimateBlogSeriesOnNovelQueries6.aspx

THE WRITER'S PHOTO:

http://clarissadraper.blogspot.com/2010/11/writers-bio-how-to-authors-photothat.html

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Marilynn's Workshop Schedule and Information Links

http://marilynnbyerly.com/workshopschedule.html

Writing the First Chapter, January 3-31, 2011.

Drawing a reader into the first chapter of your novel is more than an exciting beginning, more than a “cute meet,” more than a sexy hero and a feisty heroine. Step by step, I'll show you the craft needed to draw the reader into your novel and make her eager to keep reading. I'll also show you how to set up the goals for the main characters and for the novel.

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Writing in the Moment, April 11-May 8, 2011

How to get your voice, viewpoint, and craft so perfect that you disappear and your story comes alive. Lots of worksheets.

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The Blurb: Mother of All Promotions July 25-August 7, 2011

A blurb is the pithy description of your novel in a query letter, the short "elevator pitch" used at a writer's conference, the log line for online promotion, and the all important back cover copy for a published novel. Without a great blurb, a novel won't be noticed by agents and editors.

Marilynn Byerly--creator of a blurb system used by university publishing courses, publishers, and many authors-- will show you how to create that perfect blurb for your novel. The course will include a number of worksheets and in-class blurb analysis.