Links of Interest

FIVE TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE:

http://www.sfwa.org/2013/02/five-tips-to-improve-your-amazon-author-central-page/

WHAT WRITERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOODREADS:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/what-writers-need-to-know-about-goodreads_b62204

KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU WRITE:

http://writetodone.com/2013/02/15/5-key-questions-to-ask-as-you-write-your-novel/

AVOIDING A CHEESY WEBSITE DESIGN:

http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-cheese-factor-keep-the-cheesiness-out-of-your-author-website/

MORE ABOUT ROYALTIES:

http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com/2013/02/royalty-pains-part-2-show-us-money.html

MORE ON THE RESALE OF EBOOKS:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/55991-toc-2013-digital-first-sale-and-its-discontents.html

PIRACY: PITHY ANSWERS TO THE STUPID REASONS PEOPLE GIVE FOR STEALING DIGITAL CONTENT:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/why-piracy-is-never-okay/

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO WRITE SCIENCE FICTION OR SF ROMANCE, A WEAPONS PRIMER:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/sf-weapons-101-an-introduction/

THE STORY ARC:

http://www.omnivoracious.com/2013/01/the-whys-whats-and-wherefores-of-story-arcs.html

DIFFERENT KINDS OF EDITORS AND WHAT THEY DO:

http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/02/pulling-back-the-publishing-veil-editors-and-their-roles/

PROMOTION, PLATFORM BUILDING: 

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2013/02/building-a-platform-vs-promoting-a-book/

FIVE THINGS SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS HAVE LEARNED, PART 6:

http://www.livewritethrive.com/2013/02/18/self-published-authors-share-5-things-they-learned-in-2012-part-6/

GROUNDING READERS IN YOUR WORLD:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/02/three-ways-to-ground-readers-in-your.html

ESTATE PLANNING FOR WRITERS, WHO WILL HANDLE YOUR COPYRIGHT?

http://kriswrites.com/2013/02/13/the-business-rusch-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/

USED EBOOKS APPEAR TO BE CLOSER TO REALITY:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/56004-sale-of-used-e-books-getting-closer.html

FINDING YOUR CHARACTER’S DREAM:

http://thewritersalleys.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-have-dream-defining-your-characters.html

USING DIALECT IN DIALOGUE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/02/guest-author-pamela-fagan-hutchins.html

PROMOTION, IDEAL IMAGE SIZES FOR TWITTER AND FACEBOOK:

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/ideal-image-sizes-for-facebook-twitter_b65691

HOW NOT TO HATE SELF-PROMOTION:

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2013/02/never-again-hate-self-promotion/