Links of Interest

ANNUAL INCOME OF A MIDLIST FANTASY WRITER:  Jim Hines shares his income from last year.

http://www.jimchines.com/2011/01/2010-writing-income/

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.

http://lawandthemultiverse.com/2010/12/20/superhero-privacy-rights-part-one/

DISCOVERING  YOUR CHARACTERS:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/who-is-that-guy-discovering-your.html

PROMOTION:  Using Skype for interviews.

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/skype-interviews-for-writers.html

CONTRADICTORY FICTION:  An article by agent and writing teacher Donald Maass.

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/01/05/the-contradictory-nature-of-great-fiction/

FORENSICS:  The body farm.  Not for the easily grossed out.

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/guest-blogger-crime-writers-inspired-by-body-farms/

OUTLINING THE FIRST DRAFT:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/find-your-plot-fridays-outlining-first.html

HYPE AND SELF-PUBLISHING:  Overview of some of the nonsense being written about the ebook self-publishing market.

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2011/01/importance-of-context-part-1.html?

SHOULD YOU FINISH THAT BAD FIRST NOVEL?

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/should-we-finish-writing-bad-book-if.html

THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR THE PROTAGONIST:  Which comes first?

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/me-first-start-with-protag-or.html

CREATING VITAL SECONDARY CHARACTERS:

http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2011/01/vital-secondary-characters.html

THE BETA READER:

http://murderby4.blogspot.com/2011/01/beta-readers.html

CRAFT:  Are you using "there" too much?

http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/01/most-common-mistakes-series-are-you.html

LIST OF LINKS TO BEST ARTICLES IN THE LAST WEEKS:

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2011/01/09/BestTweetsForWritersWeekEnding1711.aspx

FORENSICS: Using the skeleton to determine identity. Read the comments section for more info.

http://clarissadraper.blogspot.com/2011/01/mystery-writers-guide-to-forensic_11.html

DEALING WITH CRITIQUE FEEDBACK:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/re-write-wednesday-is-it-me-putting.html

STARTING A WRITING BLOG:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/on-starting-out-your-writing-blog.html

TWITTER AS PART OF A WRITER'S PLATFORM:

http://blog.writersdigest.com/norules/2011/01/11/TheEvolutionOfHowIUseTwitter.aspx

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Marilynn's Workshop Schedule and Information Links

http://marilynnbyerly.com/workshopschedule.html

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.