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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Links of Interest

TEN THINGS THE SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR MUST DO TO SUCCEED:
http://www.genreality.net/authors-are-the-gatekeepers-now-but-must-do-10-things-to-succeed
LOCAL PROMOTION:
http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2011/11/local-promo.html
ESTIMATING THE TIME OF DEATH:
http://forensics4fiction.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/estimating-the-time-of-death-algor-mortis/
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE BESTSELLING THRILLER:
http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/guest-blogger-jodie-renner-essential-elements-of-a-bestselling-thriller
WHEN THE WRITING ISN’T ALWAYS FUN:
http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/11/called-to-write/
WHICH TENSE TO USE:
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2011/11/writing-tense.html
SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/11/guest-author-marie-lu-wait-second.html
BEWARE THE NUMBERS  USED IN SELF-PUBLISHING AND VANITY PRESS:
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2011/11/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-how.html
INSERTING NEW PLOT PIECES INTO YOUR FIRST DRAFT:
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2011/11/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-how.html
WHEN DO YOU NEED AN EDITOR?
http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2011/11/26/when-do-you-need-an-editor/

WHY MAGIC SHOULDN’T BE A CURE-ALL IN YOUR STORY:
http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/too-much-freakin-magic
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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.

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