Links of Interest

STRONGER CHARACTER GOALS AND MOTIVATION:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/01/two-questions-to-ask-for-stronger.html

WRAPPING UP YOUR NOVEL IN THE FINAL SCENE:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/01/racing-toward-finale.html

CREATING AND ADDING BACK STORY:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/suwcharmananderson/2013/02/13/piracy-saviour-of-the-book-industry/

WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCENE BREAK:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/02/andend-scene-when-to-add-scene-break.html

WHY SO MANY ROMANCE NOVELS FAIL:

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-so-many-romance-stories-fail.html

DIFFERENT KINDS OF READING FANS/AUDIENCE AND HOW TO MARKET TO THEM: 

http://kriswrites.com/2014/01/29/the-business-rusch-marketing-and-readers-discoverability-part-who-knows/

SHOWING DIALECT IN DIALOGUE:

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/showing-dialect-in-dialogue/

WHAT A ROMANCE HAS TO HAVE TO BE A ROMANCE:

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/what-makes-a-romance-seven-tips/

MAKING A HARD CHARACTER MORE LIKABLE:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/02/softening-hard-character-make-likable/

CHARACTER MOTIVATION:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/02/character-motivations-key-to-gaining.html

CHARACTER TRAITS AND THE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP:

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-part-1/

ADVANCE REVIEW COPIES AND PROMOTION:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/02/05/the-value-of-arcs/

HIGH CONCEPT:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/02/05/kicking-high-concept-into-high-gear