Links of Interest

WAYS A QUERY LETTER CAN GO BAD (BESIDES LEAVING IT OUT OF THE FRIDGE OVERNIGHT):

http://labelleseditorialservices.com/blog/query-letter-mishaps-part-1/

http://labelleseditorialservices.com/blog/query-letter-mishaps-part-2/

TIPS TO SHOOTING YOUR COVER PICTURE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/10-tips-for-shooting-your-own-cover.html

PROMOTION, A CLEVER IDEA ON PROMOTING AT GOODREADS:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lauren-oliver-launches-the-ghostly-goodreads-challenge_b89085

BUILDING AN ALTERNATE WORLD FOR PARANORMAL, SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE, AND FANTASY ROMANCE:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/08/writing-paranormal-science-fiction-and-fantasy-romances/

MULTIPLE DRAFTS, MULTIPLE VARIATIONS OF INFO:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/08/15/dealing-with-multiple-drafts-during-revisions/

HOW CHAPTERS ARE BUILT:

http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-chapters-are-built-what-to-include.html

CHARACTER IMMERSION AND THE NARRATIVE VOICE:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/character-immersion-and-the-narrative-voice

CUTTING WORDS FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/one-road-at-pen-and-muse-how-to-trim.html

PAINTING VERSUS DRAMATIZING A SCENE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/painting-scene-vs-dramatizing-scene.html

TWEAKING YOUR WRITING AND GENRE FOR SUCCESS:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/08/18/tweaking-your-writing-and-genre-for-success

GIVING BACKSTORY WHILE AVOIDING INFO DUMP:

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/08/19/revealing-backstory-while-avoiding-the-info-dump/

CUTTING OUT PARTS OF YOUR BOOK YOU LOVE BUT DON’T NEED:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/08/kill-your-darlings.html

PROMO, MARKETING YOUR BOOK, AN HOUR A DAY:

http://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-i-dont-have-any-time-hour-day-book.html

SOCIAL MEDIA RULES AFTER A NATIONAL TRAGEDY:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/08/three-social-media-rules-after-national.html

USING THE DARK SIDE OF EVERY GOOD TRAIT OF YOUR HERO:

http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/08/boost-story-conflict-exploring-dark-side-heros-best-qualities/

WORLDBUILDING, EXPLAINING THOSE UNIQUE CHANGES OR RULES:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/08/19/bafflegab/

HOW TO AVOID THE COMMON NEW WRITER MISTAKES:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/08/put-your-best-work-out-there-avoid.html

WRITING A NOVELETTE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/08/writing-novelette-5-myths-debunked.html

THE ADVANTAGES OF PUTTING ROMANCE IN A NON-ROMANCE STORY:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/08/20/add-a-bit-of-romance-to-your-novel/