Links of Interest

FIXING EPISODIC CHAPTERS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/06/on-tonights-episode-fixing-episodic.html

HOW TO START RESEARCH:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/09/tosca-lee-on-research.html

USING BACKSTORY TO INCREASE CONFLICT:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/09/backstory-with-bite.html

SCIENCE AND TIME TRAVEL, VERY GEEKY:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-travel-simulation-resolves-grandfather-paradox/

CREATING AUTHENTIC SOCIAL RELATIONS:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-dos-and-donts-of-creating-authentic.html

FIVE WEAK WORDS TO AVOID:

http://marcykennedy.com/2014/09/five-words-that-weaken-your-writing/

FIVE TIPS FOR LONG-TERM WRITING SUCCESS:

http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/5-tips-for-long-term-writing-success/

BACKSTORY, WHEN DOES IT HELP AND WHEN DOES IT HINDER:

http://howtoplanwriteanddevelopabook.blogspot.com/2014/09/placing-backstory-when-it-helps-and.html

TWISTING CHARACTER STEREOTYPES IN FANTASY:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/believable-fantasy-character-design

CREATING INTERESTING PREY/VICTIMS  IN YOUR FANTASY WORLD:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/fantastical-biology-part-3-prey

THE MIRROR MOMENT:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/09/revisiting-mirror-moment.html

HOW AUTHORS SABOTAGE THEMSELVES AND HOW TO AVOID IT:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/09/08/how-best-selling-writers-sabotage-themselves/

PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS FOR WRITERS:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/09/08/on-stage-talking-about-writing/

HOW TO AVOID HEAD HOPPING:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/09/pov-102-how-to-avoid-head-hopping.html

PROMO, 15 TIPS TO REVITALIZE YOUR SALES:

http://jakonrath.blogspot.ca/2014/09/ebook-sales-down-here-are-15-tips.html

SETTING THE STAGE:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/09/3-techniques-to-keep-in-mind-when.html

THE ANATOMY OF THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE HERO AND BAD GUY:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/09/anatomy-of-showdown.html

CAUSE, EFFECT, AND STORY FLOW:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2014/09/creating-story-flow-secret-power-of.html

HOW SETTING AND LOCALE SHAPE CHARACTER:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/09/10/how-settings-and-locale-shape-us-and-the-characters-we-create