Links of Interest

THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE A BELIEVABLE SCIENCE FICTION WORLD:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/12/art-science-world-building-tools-need-make-believable-world/

CHARACTERS UNDER PRESSURE SHOW THEIR TRUE SELVES:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2013/12/choices-and-crises-show-true-character.html

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR COPYRIGHT (READ THE COMMENTS SECTION, TOO):

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/do-you-know-your-copy-rights/

ESCALATING THE CONFLICT AND STAKES:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/12/the-one-two-punch-creating-conflict-and.html

CROWDFUNDED ANTHOLOGIES CONCERNS FOR AUTHORS:

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2013/12/crowdfunded-anthologies-concerns-for.html

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PUBLICIST AND A MARKETER:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2013/12/16/ask-alex-publicist-vs-marketer/

SETTING UP THE TENSION IN YOUR NOVEL:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/04/setting-up-tension.html

TRANSITIONS:

http://writerunboxed.com/2013/12/17/meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch

A PROLOGUE THAT’S DONE CORRECTLY::

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2013/12/prologue-done-right/

USING SHORT PREQUELS TO BUILD BUZZ FOR BOOKS:

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2013/12/16/prequels-build-buzz/

WHY DESCRIPTIONS WORK AND DON’T WORK:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2013/12/is-your-book-christmas-sweater.html

YOU NEED TO FIND EMPATHY FOR YOUR CHARACTERS:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2013/12/creating-character-empathy-part-one.html