Links of Interest

COMPOUNDING CONFLICT IN YOUR STORY USING “JURASSIC PARK” (SPOILERS) AS AN EXAMPLE:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/compounding-conflict/

THE VALUE OF BETA READERS:

http://thewritepractice.com/beta-readers-can-revolutionize-writing/

ARE YOU USING TOO MUCH INTERNAL DIALOG IN YOUR FICTION?

http://marcykennedy.com/2015/07/6-clues-youre-overusing-internal-dialogue-in-your-fiction

NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT, PART 2:

http://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/07/negotiate-like-a-pro-part-2/

KEYWORDS, CATEGORIES, ETC. FOR AMAZON AUTHORS:

http://writerunboxed.com/2015/07/10/demystifying-keywords-categories-and-themes-for-amazon-indie-authors

WAYS TO CREATE CHARACTERS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2009/12/under-development.html

USING POV TO STRENGTHEN YOUR STORY’S CHARACTER:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/9-ways-to-use-point-of-view-to-strengthen-your-storys-characters/

AVOIDING DEAD END DIALOGUE:

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/07/blah-blah-blah-how-dead-end-dialogue.html

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPAM AND PROMOTION:

http://writerunboxed.com/2015/07/11/ask-annie-the-line-between-self-promotion-and-spam

CREATING A GOOD CHARACTER ARC AND AVOIDING A BAD ONE:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/hardest-part-character-arcs/

PARANORMAL SHORT STORY MARKET:

http://www.hauntjaunts.net/books/anthologies/

AUTHORS GUILD WANTS 50/50 ROYALTIES ON EBOOKS FROM THE BIG PUBLISHERS:

http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2015/07/authors-guild-suggests-5050-is-fair-to.html

WORLDBUILDING, USING ANCIENT MAGIC:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/ancient-magic

USING SOME OF AMAZON’S MARKETING TRICKS:

https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/book-marketing-magic-what-you-can-learn-from-amazon/

A REVIEW OF JAMES PATTERSON’S MASTER’S CLASS IN WRITING:

http://writerunboxed.com/2015/07/13/review-of-james-pattersons-writing-masterclass/

WHAT EDITORS DON’T WANT TO SEE:

http://www.magicalwords.net/really-i-mean-it/what-i-dont-want-to-see

MORE ON GETTING SELF-PUBS IN LIBRARIES AND THE NONPAYMENT ISSUE:

http://janefriedman.com/2015/07/14/conversation-with-selfe/

THE ONE TYPE OF EDIT YOU REALLY NEED:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-most-important-type-of-edit-and.html

CONFLICT AND EMOTIONAL NARRATIVE AS PACING:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2015/07/15/tension-and-pacing-through-conflict-and-emotional-narrative/

DENIAL AND BURIED SECRETS AS A WAY TO GIVE CHARACTERS DEPTH:

https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/lies-denial-buried-secrets-how-to-create-dimensional-characters/

WHAT ISN’T SAID IS SOMETIMES THE BEST DIALOGUE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/07/dont-speak-power-of-whats-left-unsaid.html