Links of Interest

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF ABOUT CRAFT AND CAREER:

http://www.genreality.net/questions-for-writers-regarding-craft-and-career

FORESHADOWING, WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO USE IT:

http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/literary-devices-foreshadowing

USING WORD LISTS TO EDIT OUT THOSE ANNOYING WEAK WORDS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/05/crossing-words-off-your-list-making.html

RESEARCH RESOURCES, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM 19TH CENTURY NEW YORK AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/EBSCONYHS/Archives/prweb9507179.htm

HOW TO GET YOUR SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK INTO BOOKSTORES:

http://news.bookweb.org/news/working-self-published-authors

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE EDITING CLAUSE IN BOOK CONTRACTS:

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/05/editing-clauses-in-publishing-contracts.html

SHOWING YOUR TWITTER HANDLE FOR FAME AND PROMOTION:

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/05/guest-blogger-porter-anderson/

FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO AT A CRIME SCENE:

http://forensics4fiction.com/2012/05/19/five-big-no-nos-at-the-crime-scene/

THE CHALLENGES OF WRITING A COZY MYSTERY:

http://laurapauling.com/challenges-of-writing-a-cozy-mystery-with-elizabeth-s-craig/

CHART COMPARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRINTING/PRODUCTION COSTS, INCLUDING PAPER AND EBOOK:

http://www.businesswebpagecreation.com/selfpublishingbooks.htm

POV, HOW TO STAY IN IT:

http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/guest-blogger-jodie-renner-pov-101-get-into-your-protagonists-head-and-stay-there-for-most-of-your-story

LIST O’ LINKS:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2012/05/twitterific_20.html

CREATING THE DETAILS:

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2012/05/19/it’s-the-details-writers/

INTRODUCING CHARACTERS IN A SCENE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/05/whos-there-introducing-characters-in.html

REVISING A FIRST PARAGRAPH TO MAKE IT WORK:

http://www.genreality.net/wip-revision

BOOK TRAILERS:

http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com/2012/05/book-trailers-part-2-of-2.html

ADVANCES:

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/05/all-about-advances/

DEVELOPING A STORY IDEA:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2012/05/developing-story-idea.html

SOCIAL MEDIA AND SELLING BOOKS:

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/05/social-media-is-imperfect-sales-tool.html

MARKETS, MAINLY SHORT STORY AND MAGAZINE:

http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2012/05/tuesday-five.html

NAMES:

http://riyria.blogspot.com/2012/05/names.html

MAKING YOUR CHARACTER TERRIFIC:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/05/guest-author-khaalidah-muhammad-ali.html

MAKING A BOOK LONGER:

http://www.genreality.net/flesh-it-out

ROMANCE MARKETS:

http://cindimyersmarketnews.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/romance-calls-for-submissions-historical-novel-contest-and-more/

THE PUBLISHER’S EDITING PROCESS:

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/05/what-does-the-editing-process-look-like/