Links of Interest

PROMO, THE BEST WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR FANS?  EMAIL:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/07/25/one-way-to-connect-directly-to-your-biggest-fans-yawn-email-boring-old-email/

SOME THOUGHTS ON ZOMBIES AND CULTURE:

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/why-are-zombies-consuming-our-culture

HOW MUCH TIME DO SECONDARY CHARACTERS NEED ON PAGE?

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/08/sharing-spotlight-how-much-time-do.html

A FAIRLY DECENT OVERVIEW OF PIRACY:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/63357-the-piracy-problem.html

TRANSITIONS:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/07/transitions-what-are-they-and-how.html

WORLDBUILDING, WHERE DOES THE FOOD COME FROM?

http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/worldbuilding-food-for-the-people

MARKETS, MAINLY SHORT STORY:

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2014/07/sub-ops-ten.html

CREATING BACKSTORY THAT WORKSK WITHIN THE STORY:

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/3-ways-to-save-your-backstory-from-the-cutting-room-floor

HOW TO MAINTAIN FOCUS WHILE YOU WRITE:

http://writetodone.com/maintain-focus/

REVISION, PART 2:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/07/28/an-intro-to-the-art-of-revision-part-2/

USING SYMBOLISM:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/07/5-important-ways-use-symbolism-story/

DIGGING DEEP FOR YOUR CHARACTER’S MOTIVE (WITH LINKS):

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/07/28/the-tyranny-of-motive/

WORLDBUILDING, MASTER EPIC FANTASY WRITERS GIVE ADVICE:

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/07/sdcc-2014-rulers-of-the-realm

ADVERBS AREN’T ALWAYS EVIL, JUST MISUNDERSTOOD:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2009/03/dont-sweat-small-stuff-week-adverbidly.html

TOTALLY OFF TOPIC, PETITION TO STOP SONIC CANNON USE IN THE OCEAN, PROTECT THE DOLPHINS AND WHALES:

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/rescind-permission-allowing-sonic-cannons-atlantic-ocean/kNbKlJBx

CHARACTERS EVOLVE AND SHOULD:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/07/character-evolution-dont-restrict-your.html

SIX QUESTIONS FOR YOUR FIRST READERS:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/07/six-vital-questions-to-ask-your-first.html

PROMO, SEVEN TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR AUTHOR WEBSITE FRESH:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/07/7-tips-for-keeping-your-author-website-fresh/