Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Links of Interest

MARKET SURVEY:  Sisters in Crime has just released a 47 page report of the mystery market -- who is buying, where they are buying, etc. 
POV:  FIRST VERSUS THIRD
INTERVIEW 101:
SETTINGS AND CONVERSATIONS:
ADDING THE SPARKLE OF INSPIRATION:
EDITING VERSUS REVISION:
FORENSICS:  The care and feeding of a shotgun wound.
HOW TO GET PAST "THIS STINKS:"
WRITING LINKS:
BAD OPENINGS TO THE BEGINNING OF A STORY:
SHORT STORY MARKETS:
CHOOSING BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD POV:
BEST PRACTICES FOR WRITERS:
FILTER WORDS WEAKEN WRITING:
TOP TEN BEST WRITING ARTICLES AT STORYFIX:
USING REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAD IN YOUR FICTION, THE LEGALITIES:
RESOURCES FOR SELF-PUBLISHERS:
STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY:  Shakespeare and Steampunk.  Yes, really.
SETTING THE RIGHT TONE:
GETTING RID OF THE WEAK WORDS IN EDITING:
FORENSIC LINGUISTICS:
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Marilynn's Workshop Schedule and Information Links
Writing in the Moment, April 11-May 8, 2011 

How to get your voice, viewpoint, and craft so perfect that you disappear and your story comes alive.  Lots of worksheets. 

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The Blurb: Mother of All Promotions July 25-August 7, 2011 
A blurb is the pithy description of your novel in a query letter, the short "elevator pitch" used at a writer's conference, the log line for online promotion, and the all important back cover copy for a published novel.  Without a great blurb, a novel won't be noticed by agents and editors.  
 Marilynn Byerly--creator of a blurb system used by university publishing courses, publishers, and many authors-- will show you how to create that perfect blurb for your novel.  The course will include a number of worksheets and in-class blurb analysis.