Links of Interest

KEY ELEMENTS TO A GOOD OPENING SCENE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/02/studying-waking-up-scene-is-it-really.html

WHAT TO PUT IN THE BACK OF YOUR BOOK TO SELL THE NEXT ONE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/02/backmatter-are-you-making-most-of-your.html

AUTHOR NEWSLETTERS:

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2014/02/guest-post-chris-barton-on-author.html

HOW IS FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW DIFFERENT?

http://marcykennedy.com/2014/02/first-person-pov-different

SIX OF THE BEST BLOGS FOR SELF-PUBBED AUTHORS:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/60852-six-great-blogs-for-indie-authors.html

SEVEN BEST EBOOK BLOG TOUR SITES:

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/02/greg-strandberg/

CREATING YOUR SELF-EDITING LIST:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/02/whats-on-your-self-editing-list.html

THE INTERNAL MONOLOGUE DEBATE:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-great-internal-monologue-debate.html

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUNG ADULT AND MIDDLE GRADE:

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2014/01/question-mgya-divide.html

WORLDBUILDING, THE COST AND CONSEQUENCES OF MAGIC:

http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2014/02/guestpost-cost-and-consequence-in.html

SPAM PUBLICIST STRIKES AGAIN:

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2014/02/magnus-publicity-name-changing.html

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR BOOK IS READY FOR PUBLICATION:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/02/08/is-your-book-good-enough-for-publication-a-cold-blooded-assessment

CREATING CHARACTER ARCS, STRUCTURE:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/02/character-arcs-1.html

DOES YOUR AUTHOR WEBSITE MEASURE UP?

http://authoru.org/how-does-your-author-or-writer-website-measure-up.html

WRITING OUT THE PREMISE OF YOUR STORY:

http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2014/02/writing-premise-statement-for-your-book.html

HOW TO GIVE YOUR BOOK A GREAT CLIMAX:

http://awritersgallery.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/writing-craft-how-to-give-your-novel-a-great-climax-by-rayne-hall/

GETTING YOUR BOOK BACK FROM A PUBLISHER, REVISION CLAUSES:

http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=11804

YET MORE ON PASSIVE MARKETING:

http://kriswrites.com/2014/02/05/the-business-rusch-more-passive-marketing-discoverability-part-8/

EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MARKETING YOUR EBOOK:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/02/10/6-helpful-tips-for-effective-social-media-promotion-of-your-ebook/

WRITING EXTREME EMOTION WITHOUT MELODRAMA:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/02/writing-extreme-emotion-without-melodrama/

ISNI--AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/02/writing-extreme-emotion-without-melodrama/

A LONG-TIME, MAJOR AGENT LOOKS AT THE CURRENT STATE OF PUBLISHING:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/02/05/the-new-class-system/

WHY YOU SHOULD PAY FOR AN EDITOR FOR YOUR SELF-PUBBED BOOK:

http://www.teleread.com/self-publishing/five-reasons-why-you-need-a-professional-editor-for-your-novel/

AUTHOR EARNINGS SITE TELLS YOU WHAT OTHER AUTHORS ARE MAKING:

http://authorearnings.com/

WHERE DO YOU START YOUR STORY?

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2014/02/where-do-you-start-your-story.html

WHAT KIND OF WRITER ARE YOU QUIZ ACCORDING TO WORD CHOICES:

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/08/american-writers-thesaurus-quiz/

ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE TELLING YOUR STORY:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/02/ask-questions-find-story/

YOUR MAIN CHARACTER MUST HAVE A GOAL:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/02/12/a-compelling-novel-centers-on-the-protagonists-goal/