Links of Interest

WHAT PAGES AN AUTHOR WEBSITE NEEDS:

http://www.authormedia.com/standard-pages-for-a-fiction-website

CREATING A STRONG ANTAGONIST:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/07/10-traits-of-strong-antagonist.html

LETTING YOUR CHARACTERS GO:

http://writerunboxed.com/2013/08/01/letting-your-characters-go

WHAT A SUBMISSION SHOULD SHOW AN AGENT OR EDITOR:

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-should-submission-show-us.html

USING ENSEMBLES (LOTS OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERS):

http://www.lbgale.com/2013/08/02/writing-tip-using-fractured-ensembles-to-craft-compelling-narratives

MARKETING, AUTHORS AND READER COMMUNITIES:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/08/marketing-101-authors-and-reading-communities/

AN OPTION FOR AUDIO BOOKS IF YOU ARE SELF-PUBLISHED:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2013/08/another-update-on-acx-and-my-thoughts.html

BACK COVER BLURBS ANALYZED:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2013/08/analyzing-book-description-copy.html

THE BEST PLACES TO PUT DESCRIPTION:

http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2013/05/placing-setting-details-for-best-effect.html

WRITER TRICKS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF WRITING, (POTTY MOUTH ALERT), (READ THE COMMENTS FOR EVEN MORE USEFUL TRICKS):

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/06/05/ten-stupid-writer-tricks-that-might-actually-work/

SEVEN REASONS TO BE ON TWITTER:

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/7-reasons-every-writer-needs-to-be-on-twitter/

WHAT DEPTH ISN’T:

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2013/08/adding-depth-is-not-writing-play-by.html

TIPS FOR LEARNING YOUR CHARACTERS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/08/a-quick-tip-for-getting-to-know-your.html

TIPS ABOUT WRITING:

http://www.magicalwords.net/david-b-coe/lessons-learned-while-preparing-for-a-writers-workshop

USING EMOTION TO CREATE DRAMA:

http://writetodone.com/2013/06/20/how-to-correctly-use-emotion-to-create-drama-and-set-the-pace/

CREATING KEYWORDS AND CATEGORIES FOR A KINDLE BOOK:

http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-writing/kindle-ebook-categories

USING METADATA TO SELL BOOKS:

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/selling-books-online-with-clever-metadata/

PROMOTION GROUPS FOR SELF-PUBS:

http://cateartios.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/indie-author-orgs/

USING A TIMELINE WHILE PLOTTING YOUR NOVEL:

http://www.darcypattison.com/plot/timelines-plotting/

HOW TO BUILD A FAN BASE:

http://www.lindsayburoker.com/new-author-series/new-author-series-how-do-you-build-a-fan-base-anyway/

THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING OUR AUDIENCE AND OUR GENRE:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-importance-of-knowing-our-audience.html

BOOK BUYER PERCENTAGES ACCORDING TO NEW BOWKER STUDY:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/women-accounted-for-58-of-book-spending-in-2012_b75513

CREATING A VISCERAL RESPONSE IN YOUR POV CHARACTER:

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/margie-test/

GIVING YOUR WRITING PIZZAZ:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/08/moving-from-prosaic-to-spectacular/

USING WATTPAD TO BUILD AN AUDIENCE (NOT SURE THIS IS A GOOD IDEA):

http://www.lindsayburoker.com/guest-posts/how-to-win-followers-and-influence-readers-on-wattpad/