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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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EARLIEST KNOWN MAP OF MEDIEVAL BRITAIN NOW ONLINE:
http://www.goughmap.org/
BRITISH LIBRARY’S 19TH CENTURY COLLECTION BECOMES AVAILABLE BUT ONLY ON THE iPAD:
http://www.teleread.com/british-library/british-librarys-19th-century-historical-collection-app-now-offers-45k-titles-by-sue-polanka/
WHY YOUR PROTAG NEEDS FRIENDS:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/02/all-by-myself-dont-wanna-be-all-by.html
CONTRACT DEAL BREAKERS, PART 2
http://kriswrites.com/2011/08/03/the-business-rusch-deal-breakers-continued/
BUILDING UP TENSION AND FOLLOWING THROUGH:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/08/wait-for-it-wait-for-itnever-mind.html
HIGH CONCEPT:
http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/08/what-is-high-concept/
THICKENING THE PLOT:
http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2011/08/07/wake-up-your-readers-how-to-thicken-a-plot/
NAMING YOUR CHARACTERS:
http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/chintithpit-mang-or-naming-your.html
THE FIRST FEW PAGES:
http://writerunboxed.com/2011/08/09/surviving-the-literary-gong-show-2
HARLEQUIN IMPROVES EBOOK ROYALTIES: 

http://ereads.com/2011/08/harlequin-sweetens-series-e-royalty.html
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS, HOW MUCH TO USE THEM:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/08/sharing-spotlight-how-much-time-do.html
HANDLING BACKSTORY:
http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/08/handling-backstory.html
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Marilynn Byerly’s writing passion is adventure stories in the past, present, and future. In her creations of adventurers, suspense, true love, and villains to vanquish, she also likes to add a dash of the unexpected.

"Affaire de Coeur" named her an outstanding achiever in romance, and her novels have won numerous awards including a Sapphire, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the Write Touch Award.

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Marilynn has taught writing, judged numerous national and regional writing contests, reviewed books, and written articles on writing which have appeared in trade publications, national magazines, and writing websites.
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