Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Links of Interest

ANNUAL INCOME OF A MIDLIST FANTASY WRITER:  Jim Hines shares his income from last year.
PRIVACY RIGHTS AND SUPERHEROES:  This sounds silly, but it's a good examination of how real world laws protect and don't protect real people.
DISCOVERING  YOUR CHARACTERS:
PROMOTION:  Using Skype for interviews.
CONTRADICTORY FICTION:  An article by agent and writing teacher Donald Maass.
FORENSICS:  The body farm.  Not for the easily grossed out.
OUTLINING THE FIRST DRAFT:
HYPE AND SELF-PUBLISHING:  Overview of some of the nonsense being written about the ebook self-publishing market.
SHOULD YOU FINISH THAT BAD FIRST NOVEL?
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR THE PROTAGONIST:  Which comes first?
CREATING VITAL SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
THE BETA READER:
CRAFT:  Are you using "there" too much?
LIST OF LINKS TO BEST ARTICLES IN THE LAST WEEKS:
FORENSICS: Using the skeleton to determine identity. Read the comments section for more info.
DEALING WITH CRITIQUE FEEDBACK:
STARTING A WRITING BLOG:
TWITTER AS PART OF A WRITER'S PLATFORM:
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Marilynn's Workshop Schedule and Information Links
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.