Links of Interest

PROFESSOR SAYS PIRACY DOES HURT BOOK SALES:

http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/how-to-stop-piracy-carnegie-mellon-professor-michael-smith-at-dbw_b31162

THOSE TRICKY HYPENS IN DESCRIPTIVE PHRASES:

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-test-for-hyphenation-in-phrasal-adjectives/

TEN TRICKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2013/01/top-10-things-one-writer-learned-about.html

6 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK ON A BUDGET:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/5-ways-to-promote-your-book-right-now_b53678

THE BIRTH OF FANTASY:

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2013/01/birth-of-fantasy-tolkien-before-and-after.html

CONTRACT LAW INSIGHTS FROM PUBLISHING LAWYER:

http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com/2013/01/more-than-you-bargained-for-contracts.html

FREE PDF OF “THE BODY LANGUAGE CHEAT SHEET:”

http://archetypewriting.com/resources/downloads/bodylanguagecheatsheet.pdf

REVIEW OF BOOK ON HOW TO FORMAT YOUR EBOOK FOR VARIED READERS AND EBOOK STORES, (USE THE LINK TO BUY THE BOOK IN THE UPDATE PARAGRAPH):

http://www.teleread.com/book-review/review-how-to-format-your-ebook-for-kindle-nook-smashwords-and-everything-else/

MARKET NEWS, SF MAGAZINE “AMAZING STORIES” NOW ONLINE AND LOOKING FOR STORIES:

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/01/amazing-stories-goes-live-opens-for-general-admissions

THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELLING YOUR BOOK TO A DIGITAL ONLY BOOK IMPRINT:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/01/digital-only-publishing-think-twice-before-you-sign/

WRITING THE FAST DRAFT:

http://labelleseditorialservices.com/blog/writing-tip-3-fast-draft/

CAN YOU BE TAUGHT AUTHOR INSTINCT?

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/01/how-do-you-teach-writers-instinct.html

CREATING A PAGE-TURNING PLOT:

http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/2013/01/5-tips-to-create-page-turning-plot.html

WRITING WITH AUTHENTICITY:

http://www.alanrinzler.com/blog/2013/01/21/walking-in-your-character’s-shoes-writing-with-authenticity/

AVOIDING COOKIE-CUTTER WRITING:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-can-we-avoid-cookie-cutter-writing.html

FREE ONLINE REFERENCES FOR SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY READERS:

http://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/free-online-references-science-fiction-fantasy-rea/

HOW YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE AFFECTS YOUR WRITING:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-your-personality-type-affects-your.html

MARKET NEWS, ONLINE ROMANCE PUBLISHERS:

http://cindimyersmarketnews.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/578/