Links of Interest

SPELL OUT YOUR STORY LOGIC:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2012/12/story-logicspell-it-out.html

THE TEN TRENDS IN KIDS’ FICTION NEXT YEAR:

http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/scholastic-editors-forecast-top-10-trends-childrens-books-2013

SPOTTING DRAGGING NARRATIVE:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2012/12/self-editing-one-step-at-time-how-to.html

HARPER COLLINS YOUNG ADULT LINE:

http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com/2012/12/is-ya-for-you-editor-with-harpercollins.html

INTERNATIONAL WRITING SCAMS, PARTICULARLY FOREIGN RIGHTS:

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/12/guest-blog-post-international-writing.html

BRITISH WRITING RESOURCES--GRAMMAR, STYLEBOOKS, ETC.:

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/7-british-english-writing-resources/

CALCULATING YOUR AMAZON SALES:

http://www.fonerbooks.com/surfing.htm

HOW TO SUCCEED TODAY IN SELF-PUBLISHING  (THE MOST IMPORTANT INFO IS ABOUT A THIRD DOWN THE ARTICLE.  LOOK FOR THE ITALICS):

http://kriswrites.com/2012/12/12/the-business-rusch-writing-like-its-2009/

USING DICTATION SOFTWARE TO WRITE YOUR NOVEL:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/12/guest-author-david-allen-getting.html

CAN CONGLOMERATES LIKE EBAY AND LIBRARIES TAKE AWAY THE PROTECTION AGAINST RESALE RIGHTS ON EBOOKS:

http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/15/the-right-to-resell-a-ticking-time-bomb-over-digital-goods/

STEPHEN KING TALKS ABOUT WRITING SCREENPLAYS, VIDEO RUNS AROUND 55 MINUTES, EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l8TkQvdJVbc

THE STRATEGY IN STRATEGIC PLANNING:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2012/12/17/the-strategy-in-strategic-planning-for-writers

THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR:

http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2012/11/unreliable-narrators.html

LIST OF LINKS ABOUT PROMOTION:

http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2012/11/whats-the-best-way-to-promote-ebooks.html

SAMPLE LETTERS OF SUCCESSFUL QUERIES TO AGENTS:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/successful-query-letters-for-literary-agents_b62590

FREE SITES TO PROMOTE EBOOKS:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/free-ebook-promotion_b52130

TURNING THE PASSIVE PLOT INTO AN ACTIVE ONE:

http://www.omnivoracious.com/2012/12/turning-passive-plots-into-active-plots.html

SCHEDULE NOTE:  Since Christmas is framed by my Monday/Wednesday blogging schedule, I'm taking a week-long break from blogging.  Happy holidays, everyone!