Links of Interest

KEEPING YOUR WRITING MATERIAL ORGANIZED WHILE WORKING ON A BOOK:  

http://www.genreality.net/organizing-your-writing-three-author-pals-share-their-approaches-with-guest-bloggers-jay-lake-and-j-a-pitts-part-1

A WRITING LESSON FROM “COWBOYS AND ALIENS.”  WHY IT WAS INSTANTLY FORGETTABLE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/08/your-story-cannot-be-completed-as.html

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAGIARISM AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT:

http://meghanward.com/blog/2011/08/24/plagiarism-is-it-safe-to-share-your-writing-with-others/

TWITTER TIPS FOR THE NEWBIE:

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/08/27/the-art-science-of-twitter-part-1-the-science/

TWITTER TIPS FOR THE MORE EXPERIENCED:

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/08/28/the-art-science-of-twitter-part-2-the-art/

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE WRITER:

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/08/26/3-things-that-come-first-before-you-tackle-social-media/

USING HUMOR TO HIDE CLUES:

http://harrypotterforwriters.blogspot.com/2011/08/tease-your-reader-with-joking-clues.html

DESCRIBING CHARACTERS FROM THEIR VIEWPOINT:

https://letthewordsflow.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/qotw-describing-characters/

PROMOTION:  THE 12 ESSENTIALS FOR AN AUTHOR’S WEBSITE:

http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/2011/08/15/10-essentials-for-a-successful-author-website/

AVOIDING NARRATIVE DISTANCE:

http://thebluestockingblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/nefarious-narrative-distance.html

BUILDING SUSPENSE:

http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2011/08/wait-for-itwaaaait-for-it-nuance-of.html

GETTING POV RIGHT:

https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/deadly-sin-of-writing-5-p-o-v-prostitution/

RAMPING UP THE CONFLICT:

https://jennyhansenauthor.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/ding-ding-more-cowbell-rings-for-round-2-of-dirty-fighting/

HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION FROM THE PRO’S POINT OF VIEW:

http://www.superheronation.com/2011/08/20/hostage-situations-from-the-police-negotiators-perspective/

WHAT THE HECK IS A BURN PHONE AND HOW DO CRIMINALS USE THEM?

http://clarissadraper.blogspot.com/2011/08/clarissas-research-what-is-burn-phone.html

HOW TO IMPROVE THE MIDDLE OF YOUR NOVEL:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/wispy-middles

WHEN YOU DO AND DON’T NEED BACKSTORY:

http://elanajohnson.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-you-need-backstory-and-when-you.html

CREATING A LIKABLE HERO USING “CAPTAIN AMERICA” AS AN EXAMPLE:

http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/08/captain-americas-10-step-guide-to.html

TEN WAYS JK ROWLING CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER WRITER:

http://muserantrave.blogspot.com/2011/08/week-of-writer-guest-post-top-10-tips.html

FLASHBACKS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/02/re-write-wednesday-long-time-ago.html

PROMOTION, BLOG TOURS:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/08/find-readers-through-blog-tours-by-kim.html

CYBER SAFETY FOR YOU AND YOUR CHARACTERS:

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/guest-blogger-leaving-bits-and-pieces-of-our-information-online-for-anyone-to-find/

WHAT WOULD YOUR CHARACTER DIE FOR?  GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CHARACTERS:

http://charactertherapist.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-is-your-character-willing-to-die.html

HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE READING YOUR SERIES:

http://clarionfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/the-writers-craft-35-how-to-keep-up-readers’-interest-in-a-series/

HOW READING ALOUD HELPS YOUR WRITING:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/08/writing-to-read-aloud.html

SUCCESSFUL CHARACTER TRAITS FOR CHARACTERS:

http://www.genreality.net/successful-character-traits-of-writers-part-i

PROMOTION, DOUBLE YOUR WEBSITE SALES:

http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/double-your-book-sales-on-your-website