Links of Interest

BACK COVER COPY:

http://www.magicalwords.net/john-hartness-2/nuts-bolts-back-cover-copy-and-why-yours-is-bad/

WORLDBUILDING A RELIGION:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/worldbuilding-a-religion-part-one-religion-vs-cult

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING SURVIVAL GUIDE:

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/06/16/mike-r-underwood-25-secrets-of-publishing-revealed-or-inside-the-bookish-shatterdome/

SHERLOCK HOLMES CHARACTERS NOW IN PUBLIC DOMAIN, KINDA:

http://publishingperspectives.com/2014/06/us-court-rules-that-sherlock-holmes-belongs-to-the-public/

GOOD AND BAD EXPOSITION:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/06/writing-basics-its-exposition-yeah-baby.html

NOVEL STRUCTURE 101:

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/selling-lots-of-books-and-why-bright-ideas-can-go-badly/

CREATING EMOTIONAL PERILS THAT KEEP READERS READING:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/06/how-emotional-peril-keeps-readers-reading/

WRITING STRONG SCENE TRANSITIONS:

http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2014/06/writing-strong-transitions-scene-to.html

DIALOG BASICS, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/06/dialogue-nuts-bolts.html

HOW MOVIE TRAILERS CAN TEACH YOU TO WRITE A BETTER BOOK DESCRIPTION:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/06/whats-it-about-better-queries-through.html

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO EDIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/06/21/most-of-the-stuff-you-need-to-know-to-edit-your-manuscript

WORLDBUILDING, WAYS TO NAME FANTASY CHARACTERS AND CREATURES:

http://mythicscribes.com/world-building/names-in-fantasy/

PUBLISHING NEWS, TROUBLED SAMHAIN CHANGING DIRECTION:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/samhain-publishing-changes-direction_b87169

TO REREAD ABOUT THE TROUBLES:

http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/digital-first-publishing-troubled-fortunes-digital-first-publishers/

DOING RESEARCH BEYOND GOOGLE:

http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/j-kathleen-cheney-2

PROMOTION, 8 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOUR BOOK COMES OUT:

http://labelleseditorialservices.com/blog/8-things-launching-book/

ADDING EXCITEMENT TO YOUR STORY:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/06/4-ways-to-add-caffeine-to-your-story.html

SNEAKY FORMS OF AUTHOR INTRUSION:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/06/narrator-intrusion-part-1.html

LOCKING IN THE MOOD OF THE SCENE:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/06/margies-rule-3-lock-in-the-emotional-set/

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL ON SCENE STRUCTURE WITH CHECKLISTS:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/06/25/breaking-down-scene-structure-into-bite-sized-bits

CAREER GOAL SETTING:

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2014/06/where-do-you-want-to-be-as-writer-goal.html