Links of Interest

MARKET SURVEY:  Sisters in Crime has just released a 47 page report of the mystery market -- who is buying, where they are buying, etc. 

http://www.sistersincrime.org/associations/10614/files/ConsumerBuyingBookReport.pdf

POV:  FIRST VERSUS THIRD

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-vs-third-point-of-view-and.html

INTERVIEW 101:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/interviews.html

SETTINGS AND CONVERSATIONS:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-out-of-kitchen-using-setting-to.html

ADDING THE SPARKLE OF INSPIRATION:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/sparkle-in-our-writing.html

EDITING VERSUS REVISION:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/edits-vs-revisions-one-on-one-death.html

FORENSICS:  The care and feeding of a shotgun wound.

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/q-and-a-what-type-of-injury-results-from-a-shotgun-loaded-with-birdshot/

HOW TO GET PAST "THIS STINKS:"

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/q-and-a-what-type-of-injury-results-from-a-shotgun-loaded-with-birdshot/

WRITING LINKS:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/twitterific_16.html

BAD OPENINGS TO THE BEGINNING OF A STORY:

http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2011/01/16/openings-in-the-beginning/

SHORT STORY MARKETS:

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2011/01/sub-ops-ten.html

CHOOSING BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD POV:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/me-or-you-choosing-between-first-and.html

BEST PRACTICES FOR WRITERS:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-practicesfor-writers.html

FILTER WORDS WEAKEN WRITING:

http://writeitsideways.com/are-these-filter-words-weakening-your-fiction

TOP TEN BEST WRITING ARTICLES AT STORYFIX:

http://storyfix.com/top-10-storyfix-posts-of-2010

USING REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAD IN YOUR FICTION, THE LEGALITIES:

http://blog.writersdigest.com/qq/How+Do+You+Represent+The+Deceased+In+Fiction.aspx

RESOURCES FOR SELF-PUBLISHERS:

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/indesign-to-ebook-resources/

STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY:  Shakespeare and Steampunk.  Yes, really.

http://silver-goggles.blogspot.com/2010/12/call-for-submissions-omnibus-of-doctor.html

SETTING THE RIGHT TONE:

http://storyflip.blogspot.com/2011/01/leave-message-at-tone-setting-right.html

GETTING RID OF THE WEAK WORDS IN EDITING:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/01/editing-made-easy-or-at-least-easier.html

FORENSIC LINGUISTICS:

http://clarissadraper.blogspot.com/2011/01/mystery-writers-guide-to-forensic_18.html

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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.