Links of Interest

Much of the blogosphere seems to be on vacation this week so the list is quite short.

Marilynn

AN EXCELLENT INSIDER LOOK AT WHY BORDERS FAILED:

http://www.idealog.com/blog/borders-crosses-the-last-frontier

CAN YOUR CHARACTER CHANGE?

http://www.genreality.net/can-your-character-change

WHY GOOGLE+ ISN’T SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR MANY WRITERS:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/236450/google_users_irked_at_surge_in_deleted_accounts.html

AGENT SCAM: Authors receiving bogus acceptance letters from an agent they haven’t queried.

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2011/07/fake-agent-e-mail-scam.html

NEW AND SOME OLD GENRE DESCRIPTIONS:  

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2011/07/creating-genres.html

 THE NEW AUTHOR PLATFORM:

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2011/07/25/the-new-author-platform-what-you-need-to-know/

THE AGENT AS PUBLISHER CONTROVERSY, A GOOD OVERVIEW FROM A WRITER’S VIEWPOINT:

http://www.courtneymilan.com/ramblings/2011/07/26/an-open-letter-to-agents/

MAKING YOUR WORDS STRONGER:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/07/its-improvement-five-ways-to-kick-your.html

WEBSITE TOOL: WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR WEBSITE LOOKS LIKE ON VARIOUS DEVICES?  TRY THIS.

http://quirktools.com/screenfly/