Link Feast For Writers, vol. 16
Writing blogs are a great way to learn about the craft and marketing our work. Enjoy the posts I’ve hoarded, some older, some recent.
If You Have Time For Only One Thing:
Interview with Les Edgerton by Richard Godwin (best questions & answers I’ve ever read)
(Thanks for the link, Jenny Hansen!)
On Writing
5 Reasons Why Writers Get Bad Advice by Lisa Cron
Mind Your 4Ps and Qs: One Approach to Writing the Character and Plot-Driven Novel by John H. Ritter
5 Tricks To Adapting A Well Known Story For Fiction by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
5 Ways Writing A Novel Is Like A Bread Pudding (plus 2 recipes) by Kristin Nador
Write A Novel Easily Using The Snowflake Method (Bubble Cow)
Thriller Writing Made Easy: 4 Steps To Starting A Thriller (Writer’s Digest) [works for any genre & pantsers too]
Two Magic Words: “What If” by Joe Moore
10 Possible Reasons Why Your Script (or Story) Is Boring by Carson Reeves
Using Tarot In Writing by Raeyn Barclay
Creating Your Hero’s Journey With Tarot Cards by Raelyn Barclay
Designing From Bones: The First Passion of Story by Gene Lempp (what was the first moment when you fell in love with your genre?)
How To Grab The Reader’s Brain by Lisa Cron
The Reader Must Want To Know What Happens Next by Lisa Cron
What Winter’s Bone (Great Movie) And True Grit (Sucked) Are Sorely Missing by Lisa Cron
Character Voices Shouldn’t Sound Like Yours by Beth Hill
Essential Scene Elements Worksheets by Jami Gold (Word & Excel versions)
The Inciting Incident (Good Seed IV) by Donald Maass
Before You Type The End: Creating Emotional Resonance In Your Books by Karen Schravemade
5 Romance Writing Tips by Sarah MacLean
Rehearsal Notes For Your Rough Draft by Angie Dicken
Do I Have To Kill My Darlings? 5 Self-Editing Steps You Should Take Before An Editor Or Agent (Wise Ink)
7 Ways You Give Away Your Power – And How To Avoid It by Rachelle Gardner
Writers & Writer-Adjacent People: The Hermit Myth by Fabio Bueno
Traveling Tips & Doo-Dads For Writers by August McLaughlin
3 Reasons To Read Lisa Cron’s Wired For Story by Suzannah Winsdor Freeman
Movie Review: Prometheus by Carson Reeves (he reads movie scripts as a profession)
Your Author Platform
Authors: Stop Promoting To Other Writers by April Hamilton
Readers Face The Slush Pile: A Few Hard Truths by Roni Loren (what causes reader cynicism and how to get around it)
When Building A Significant Social Media Following May Not Work by J. Steve Miller
How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost by Toni at DuoLit
5 Ways To Save Money In Self-Publishing (And NOT Compromise Quality) (Wise Ink)
Splurge & Save: How To Be A Thrifty Indie Writer by Shannon at DuoLit
Who Understands Story Better: Writers Or The Marketers? by Lisa Cron
Michael Hyatt’s Lessons From “Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World” by Ali Luke
Marketing Essentials Every Writer Should Know by Zachary Petit
Marketing For New Authors by Jillian Dodd
5 Ways To Market Your Book by Angela Ackerman
Amazon For Dummies (Like Me) – Liking & Tagging Explained by Derek Blass
Tips For A Successful Kickstarter Campaign by Jason Stratford
Making Full Use Of Goodreads by Lia Kays
Top 10 Awards For Indie Authors (Wise Ink)
Blogging
Using Visualization To Write Great Hooks by Nathan Kash
7 Book Writing Tricks That Work For Blogs (Wise Ink)
3 Simple Strategies That Add Value To Your Blog by Frank Dickinson
The Art (And Science) Of Neck-Snapping Headlines by Adam Costa
Speedy Blog Writing by Tom Ewer
5 Steps To Telling Engaging Stories On Your Blog by Judy Lee Dunn
The Secret Of Writing Funny by Annie Binns
Is This The Perfect Blog Post? [Infograph] by Jason Keath
How Formulas Can Make You A Better Blogger (Blog World)
7 Keys To Scoring Bestselling Author Interviews by Suzannah Windsor Freeman
10 Reasons I Won’t Leave A Comment On Your Blog by Judy Lee Dunn
Does Blogging Jack Up Your Schedules? Schedule Your Posts Ahead by Jenny Hansen
How To Schedule Posts Effectively (Blog World)
Want 1000 Blog Subscribers? Just ‘Invent’ Them by Judy Lee Dunn
How To Attract More Readers With SEO by Jodi Aman
Cheat Sheet For Optimizing Your WordPress Blog For Search Engines – Without Cheating by Neil Patel
How To Link To a PDF In a WordPress Post by Beth Hayden
Scribe – A Search Engine Tool For WordPress by Beth Hayden (this is not free but the A-List Bloggers use it)
Social Media
How Much Time Do Authors Need To Spend Time On Social Media Sites & Blogging by D.D. Scott
A Social Media Survival Guide by Jenn Reese
Everything I Need To Know About Twitter I Learned From Hospice by Piper Bayard
How To Succeed On Twitter by Molly Greene
Strategies For Effective Tweeting (Buddy Media)
How To Write Effective Tweets by Rebecca Berto
31 Twitter Hashtags For The Indie Author (Wise Ink)
10 Twitter Lists For Writers To Follow (Wise Ink)
Great Automated Twitter Support Tools by Molly Greene
(Tweet automating can be done well but you need to know what you’re doing. Read the next Kristen Lamb post to avoid fubars)
Hash Tags – The Trouble with Twitter Tribbles by Kristen Lamb
Twitter Follower Maintenance by Paul Dorset
Pinterest Alert: The New Pin Scam To Avoid by Kristin Nador
Pinterest Marketing Guide by Beth Hayden (PDF)
7 Ways To Sell More Books With Pinterest by Beth Hayden
9 Ways To Go Viral on Pinterest and Get an Avalanche of Traffic (Boost Blog Traffic)
Sticky Pinterest Marketing by Beth Hayden
Facebook For Authors: Setting Up An Author Page, Part 1 by Chris Robley
Facebook For Authors: Setting Up An Author Page, Part 2 by Chris Robley
7 Things Chris Brogan Taught Me About Google+ and Why It Matters by Carol Tice
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (July 15)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (July 15)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (July 14)
9 Killer Resources Of Weekly Writing Links by Kristin Nador (July 10)
Writing on the Ether by Porter Anderson (July 12)
Deep Stuff
The Habit Change Cheatsheet: 29 Ways To Succesfully Ingrain a Behaviour by Leo Baubata
What Multitasking Does To Our Brain by Leo Widrich
Sleeps With Monsters: Endurance & Persuation – Traits of the Heroine by Liz Bourke
Outside-of-the-Box Books For Writers by Kathy Steffen
Why Is It Hard To Make Friends Over 30? by Alex Williams (New York Times)
Individualism In Overdrive by Frank Bruni (New York Times)
How To Raise Creative Kids by Toby Neal
How To Talk To Little Girls by Lisa Bloom (Huffington Post)
Fun Stuff
Which famous writer do you write like?
Down And Dirty Hot Dudes by Catie Rhodes
Top 10 Archers In Fiction (Fantasy Faction)
Underground New York Public Library (interesting way to discover new books)
What To Expect When You’re Expecting An Extra Hunger Games Movie by Bridget McGovern (tor.com)
Breaking Down The Wall: Immortal Monday by Debra Kristi
The 4 Questions Everyone Asks At Conventions by Steven Padnick (tor.com)
Five Fabulous Female Fantasy Forces by Rajan Khanna
Holy cow! This list is absolutely incredible, Reetta. I could spend all day here. LOL!
Thanks for including my link. 🙂
Jami Gold recently posted..It’s (Writing) Olympics Time!
Thanks, Jami. Your blog is a pleasure to read and I always learn something new.
Wow, Reeta, thanks so very much for including two of my posts on your list, I’m honored!
Molly Greene recently posted..Climb A Mountain
My pleasure, Molly. Thanks for dropping by.
Hey Reetta! Thanks for another fantastic mashup, and for including my link. The support means a lot! And sheesh. I see a bunch of new (to me) links worth reading. Hope you’re having a great week. 🙂
August McLaughlin recently posted..Funny on a Plane and NYC Wonder
Great that you found some new links, August. Wonderful week to you too.
Reetta, this is an AMAZING mashup! Like a month’s-worth of resources, LOL. How do you find the time? Next time I need writing/publishing advice, I’m asking you first. 😉
Thanks for taking the time to do this! Off to check a few now…
K.B. Owen recently posted..Show Me the Money: 19thc bank robbers and counterfeiters
Thanks, Kathy. I’d ask someone who has more experience for the advice 😀 But I can always recommend links if you’re interested in a particular area of writing or marketing. In fact, I’m compiling a master list of links so it’s easier to find good links on specific topics.
Wow! What a list! This must have taken you a week to compile. Thanks so much for the shout out. I’m honored. 🙂
Piper Bayard recently posted..Jon Land — Tying Past to Present with Imagination
Thanks, Piper. I really enjoyed your post.
Thanks so much for posting our links! Terrific list! I’m definitely going to be busy reading for a while…
Thank you for writing such a consistently great blog, Amy.
This is absolutely wonderful, Reeta! So many resources I’ve never discovered. I’m saving this to Evernote to have for posterity.
Debra Eve recently posted..“Golden Girls” Meets Yaddo in Burbank
Thank you, Debra. I was delighted to discover some new writing sites this week 😉
Great list! Loved April Hamilton’s post!
Julie Hedlund recently posted..How to Create a Storybook App Proposal
Me too. Market to readers, not other writers is what Kristen Lamb has been saying all along. But it bears repeating and April said it well.
Hi Reetta
Blimey! That’s quite a list. Do you ever get off the internet 🙂
Cheers!
Thank you so much Reetta for compiling all this infor for us! It’s a lot of work. But we all appreciate it! 🙂
Karen McFarland recently posted..The Bomb of Profanity
SO many good links! Thanks for including me, Reetta!
Fabio Bueno recently posted..4 Tenets of Self-Publishing and 4 Essential Resources
What a fabulous list. It’ll take days to explore them all! Thanks for putting this together. Thank you for the shout out. I’m honored to be included.
Raelyn Barclay recently posted..Meet the Cards: Three of Air
Great list – can’t wait to dive in, Reetta! 🙂
I am right now, as of today, a compulsive follower of your blog. Thank you!
Useful info. Fortunate me I found your web site unintentionally, and I am surprised why this twist of fate didn’t happened earlier!
I bookmarked it.
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