Links of Interest

WHY FIRST CHAPTERS MUST GRAB THE READER:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/01/do-e-readers-put-unfair-pressure-on.html

REJECTION LETTERS RECEIVED BY BESTSELLING AUTHORS:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/rejection-letters-received-by-bestselling-authors_b81550

WHEN THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU WANT YOU TO STOP WRITING:

http://marcykennedy.com/2014/01/loved-ones-want-quit-dream

CURING THE CARDBOARD VILLAIN:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/01/cure-cardboard-villain/

WRITING AN EFFECTIVE SYNOPSIS:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/01/key-elements-to-writing-effective.html

WRITING CHASES AND ESCAPES:

http://awritersgallery.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/writing-craft-chases-and-escapes-by-rayne-hall/

THE ROLE OF THE RIGHTS DEPARTMENT IN A PUBLISHING HOUSE:

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/01/tor-tour-the-rights-department

POINT OF VIEW:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/01/under-pov-microscope.html

DO YOU OWN YOUR COPYRIGHT, LEGAL ANALYSIS:

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/do-you-own-your-copyrights/

SCRIBD’S NEW EBOOK SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AND EBOOK PIRACY (A GOOD EXPLANATION OF AUTHORS’ ROYALTIES FOR SERVICE):

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2014/01/scribds-new-ebook-subscription-service.html

TIME TRAVEL THAT ISN’T TIME TRAVEL, NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/01/time-travel-in-writing.html

EDITNG TIPS:

http://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2014/01/practical-editing-tips-for-writers.html

FORMATTING AND UPLOADING TO KINDLE, CREATESPACE, ETC.:

http://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2014/01/smart-formatting-how-to-format-and.html

MAXIMIZING CONFLICT:

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/the-tips-to-maximize-conflict-in-your-novel/

MARKET LISTINGS, NOVEL AND SHORT STORY:

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2014/01/sub-ops-ten.html

MAKING SIMILAR SCENES DIFFERENT:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/01/6-tips-on-making-similar-scenes-feel.html

CREATING THE MOOD IN OUR STORIES:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/01/manipulating-moods-of-our-stories.html

THE PLOT TWIST:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/01/lets-do-twist-art-and-science-of-plot.html

CREATING THE CONCEPT OF YOUR NOVEL:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/01/15/novel-construction-begins-with-concept

SIX WRITNG LESSONS FROM HITCHCOCK’S REAR WINDOW: 

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/01/15/novel-construction-begins-with-concept