Links of Interest

THE CHARACTER-DRIVEN PLOT:

http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/delilah-s-dawson-how-to-plot-a-character-driven-story-or-why-harry-potter-should-probably-be-a-complete-d-bag

FORMATTING YOUR SUBMISSION:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2009/03/dont-sweat-small-stuff-week-not-my-type.html

SELF-PUBLISHING INTRO AND SCAM WARNINGS:

http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/pod/

BEWARE OF ORPHAN DIALOG:

http://marcykennedy.com/2014/08/orphaned-dialogue

BACKSTORY:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/08/avoid-backstory-plot-holes.html

SELF-PUBS, THE ADVANTAGE OF LEARNING AND USING HTML FOR YOUR MANUSCRIPT:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/clean-up-your-ebook-files-with-html.html

DANGEROUS CONTRACT TERMS IN SHORT CONTRACTS:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/08/how-bad-can-one-page-be-the-hidden-dangers-in-short-form-contracts/

KEEPING UP WITH DEADLINES:

http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/its-raining-deadlines-jim-c-hines

HOW TO FIND YOUR CHARACTER’S BREAKING POINT:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/how-to-find-your-characters-breaking.html

POSITIONING YOUR BLOG FOR SUCCESS, PROMO:

http://bobbrooke.blogspot.com/2014/08/so-you-want-to-write-blog-part-2.html

YOUR COMPUTER AND OTHER TECH DEVICES AFTER YOU DIE, NO ENTIRELY WRITER RELATED, BUT YOU SHOULD READ:

http://dearauthor.com/features/essays/after-the-bell-tolls-for-thee-what-happens-after-you-die/

TAKING APART A SUCCESSFUL NOVEL AS A LEARNING TOOL:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/08/11/nailing-genre-by-studying-successful-authors

HELP FOR THE PROTAGONIST SHOULDN’T COME EASY:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/why-should-anyone-help-your-protagonist.html

DEATH DOESN’T HAVE TO COME IMMEDIATELY FOR A MURDER CHARGE:

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/manner-of-death-after-33-years

MARKETS, NEW DAW GUIDELINES:

http://writingcareer.com/post/94435276661/daw-books-posts-submission-guidelines-for-sci-fi

CREATING A SETTING THAT COMES ALIVE FOR THE READER:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/08/creating-setting-that-comes-alive-for.html

WRITING A TRILOGY:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/08/12/lessons-learned-while-writing-a-trilogy/

ROMANCE, WHY SHOULD YOUR HERO AND HEROINE GET TOGETHER?

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-should-your-hero-and-heroine-get.html

WRITING THE BOOK BLURB:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/08/blurbs-bore-blurbs-blare/

SECONDARY CHARACTERS AS REFLECTIONS OR ALLIES OF YOUR MAIN CHARACTER:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/08/13/characters-in-novels-that-are-allies-and-reflections