Links of Interest

THE PROS AND CONS OF USING A MADE UP SETTING:

http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/find-good-idea-use-made-setting/

STEPS TO OUTLINING YOUR NOVEL:

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/03/5-steps-to-building-outline-for-writing.html

2016 AUTHOR INCOME SURVEY RESULTS:

http://www.jimchines.com/2017/03/2016-survey-final-results/

RUNNING A WEBINAR:

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2017/02/top-15-tips-webinar-wannabes/

HOW TO FIT A ROMANCE INTO THE HORROR STORY:

http://horror.org/loveisadisease/

KEEPING YOUR READER IN SUSPENSE:

https://venturegalleries.com/keep-readers-suspense/

WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FACEBOOK AD:

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-improve-facebook-ads/

MAKING YOUR READER CARE ABOUT YOUR MAIN CHARACTER:

https://thewritingkylie.com/blog/why-should-your-readers-care-about-your-protagonist-11-questions-to-find-out-why

THE OXFORD COMMA PROVES ITSELF BY WINNING A COURT CASE:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/16/520381718/the-oxford-comma-great-for-listing-pontificating-and-winning-court-cases

AVOIDING PAY TO PLAY PUBLISHERS:

http://writerunboxed.com/2017/03/27/how-to-spot-and-avoid-pay-to-play-publishing-contracts

A GUIDE TO CREATING YOUR WEBSITE:

http://writetodone.com/creating-author-websites/

ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S GUIDE TO CREATING SUSPENSE:

http://writetodone.com/suspense-like-hitchcock/

AP STYLEBOOK UPDATES, “THEY” AS SINGULAR AND THE OXFORD COMMA:

http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2017/03/ap-stylebook-updates-singular-they-now-acceptable

HIGH CONCEPT:

http://jamigold.com/2017/03/whats-high-concept-how-can-i-create-it-guest-jeff-lyons/

USING PINTEREST:

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2017/03/from-fun-to-serious-how-i-use-pinterest-differently-now/

CHARACTER ARCS, WHAT CHANGES A CHARACTER:

http://www.thewritersalleyblog.com/2017/03/character-arc-shapers.html

SIGNS YOUR PUBLISHER IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND HOW TO SAVE YOUR BOOK:

http://writersweekly.com/angela-desk/25-sure-fire-signs-your-publisher-is-about-to-go-out-of-business-and-what-you-can-do-now-to-save-your-book

USING BACK MATTER TO SELL YOUR NEXT BOOK:

https://insights.bookbub.com/using-back-matter-sell-books/

REVISION, SMOOTHING ROUGH TRANSITIONS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-three.html

REVISION, REMOVING THE PASSIVE VOICE:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-four.html

REVISION, REMOVING CLICHES AND OVERWRITING:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-five.html

REVISION, AMBIGUOUS PRONOUNS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-six.html

REVISION, REPLACING WEAK WORDS:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-seven.html

REVISION, MISUSED WORDS AND AWKWARD PHRASES:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-eight.html

REVISION, ELIMINATE REPETITION:

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2017/03/revision-workshop-day-twenty-nine.html