Link Feast For Writers, vol. 10
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.
On Writing
Scenes Must Grab Interest & Move Story Forward by Lori Devoti
Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict & Disaster by Lori Devoti
Blurb Critique by a Marketing Goddess by Edie Ramer
10 Secrets To Better Fiction by Bob Mayer
How Janet Evanovich Storyboards by Zanchary Petit at Writer’s Digest
How To Create Distinctive Character Voices by L.B. Gale
What Avengers Teaches Us About Heroes by Sarah Hoyt
I Wanna Be Evil (aka How To Do Antagonist Well) by Sarah Hoyt
The Hero’s Journey by Cornell De Ville
Paranormal Romantic Writer’s Pop Quiz by Lynn Viehl (sadly the examples here are from real books, some even bestselling series)
Tools For Developing Characters: Must-Haves For Your Writing Bookshelf by Kathy Steffen
Recipe For a Best Selling Book by Laura Miller at salon.com
13 Most Common Errors On Novel’s First Page by Catherine Rankovic
Editing For People Who Hate Editing by Rachel Aaron
What’s In A Name – Choosing The Right Book Title by Sarah Baughman at Write It Sideways
Fun & Inexpensive Ideas For Writing Retreats by Sherrinda Ketchersid at The Writers Alley
10 Secret Killers That Destroy Your Personal Productivity by Dries Cronje
The Comfort Zone Is For Pets, Not Professionals by Kristen Lamb
Your Author Platform
Why It’s So Stinking Hard To Sell Books by Stephanie Chandler (Average person reads only 7 books a year)
Why It’s So Stinking Hard To Sell Books – Part 2 (A Reader should have heard of you or your book about 6-8 times before buying)
Who Are The Big 6 & What Does Indie Really Mean? Answers To Not-So-Dumb Questions You Were Afraid To Ask by Anne R. Allen
Catherine Ryan Howard (author of Mousetrapped) shares her great tips for marketing books
Every Author Has A Unique Marketing Voice & Approach by Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed
Marrying Marketing & Writing Goals by Monica Valentinelli
Tips on Setting Your Marketing Priorities by Michele Linn
The Number One Reason Why Marketing Tactics Fail by Monica Valentinelli
3 Steps To An Effective Social Media Strategy by Amy Porterfield at Social Media Examiner
Send Newsletters, Not “Me Me Me Letters” by Rob Eagan
8 Elements of Effective Newsletters by Rob Eagan
What Makes Word Of Mouth Work – Part 1 by Rob Eagan at Writer’s Digest
What Makes Word of Mouth Work – Part 2 by Rob Eagan at Writer’s Digest
10 Ways To Sell Books At Amazon by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Using Wattpad To Market Your Books by Edie Ramer
Wattpad Marketing Success Stories by Edie Ramer
Recommended Marketing Tools by Big Brand Systems
Cover Design Tips From Pros by Ruth Harris (Pros share the stock photo services they use)
14 Tips For Good eBook Cover Design by C.L. Smith
What Do I Need An Agent For Again by Gemma Holliday
Earn More Money With A Book: 10 Business Models For Non-Fiction Authors by Stephanie Chandler
4 Important Marketing Actions To Take On Amazon As Soon As Your Book Is Published by Stephanie Chandler
Blogging
An Original Blog Idea Is Overrated by Henneke Duistermaat
21 Warning Signs You Chose The Wrong Blog Topic by Jon Morrow
7 Dumbest Mistakes With a New Blog by Jon Morrow
Why Posting Every Day Is a Silly Strategy (And What To Do Instead) by Dries Cronje
How To Make Your Blog Writing Real by Brian Clark at Copyblogger
Spice Up Boring Blog Posts Into Delicious Content by Brian Gardner
How To Improve Your Website Trust Factor by Chris Garrett
A Popular YA Blogger Turned Out To Be a Plagiarist (at Gossamer Obsessions)
From Blogger To Book Author: The 4 Step Guide by Jeff Goins
How To Plan Your Blog Posts For A Year In Advance by Laura Roeder at Content Marketing Institute
Write An Article In 20 Minutes by Jim Estill at Copyblogger
How To Host A Blog Event & Why You Should by Lori Devoti
7 Free Places To Submit Your Website by Fred Campos
Blogging Tips A-Z: Networking by Annabel Candy at Successful Blogging
Stephen King’s 20 Tips For Becoming A Better Blog Writer by Jon Morrow
Social Media
Finding Your Voice In Social Media by C. Hope Clark
20 Ways To Build Your Audience In Twitter by Stephanie Chandler
Frequency and Timing of Twitter Posts by Fred Campos
8 Ways To Get More ReTweets by Brian Gardner
25 Ways To Gain More Likes On Your Facebook Fan Page – Part 1 by Fred Campos
Pinterest For Writers by Beth Gwazdosky
5 Tips To Increase Interest On Your Books On Pinterest by Fred Campos
How Pinterest Can Increase Traffic For Your Blog by Brian Gardner
Get More Viral Traffic From Pinterest With This Simple Strategy
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (May 26th)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (May 27th)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (May 25th) (her link collection blew me away & I feature some here)
Writing on the Ether by Porter Anderson (May 24th)
Build Your World: 10 Resources by Lynn Viehl
Writing Hero: Martha Alderson (aka The Plot Whisperer) [Must See Links]
10 Must Have Templates For Content Creators
Deep Stuff
8 Reasons Paper Books Will Become an Endangered Species by Marcy Kennedy
Safeguard Your Files by Lynn Viehl
Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren’t Translatable Into English by Pamela Haag at Think Big
What Advice Would You Give To a Kid Choosing a Future Career? by Sarah Hoyt
Those Who Can’t Create by Sarah Hoyt
Find Out The Price Of Your Desire & Commit To Paying It by Johnny B. Truant
Half An Ass Does You No Good by Emma Burcart
If you love history of Scotland, this post by Emmie Mears is for you:
Who’s different, Rob Roy’s wife Mary, William Wallace’s wife Murron or Merida from Pixar’s Brave?
Fun Stuff
Nebula Awards Winners (tor.com) – Aka the Best of Fantasy This Year (you can read the short stories awarded through the links)
Romantic Comedy Movie Generator by Fabio Bueno
The Brain Of The Beginning Blogger (Infographic)
How To See What a Blog Is About At Glance by Lynn Viehl
Eau d’Olde Book (a fascinating video) by Lynn Viehl
What If Famous Authors Had Written Advertising Slogans by Lynn Viehl
Would you be surprised by this loo? (Huffington Post)
Reetta, what a great collection of links. I’ve read Catherine Howard’s, Marcy’s, and a few others. How do you find time to read them all?
Thanks for including my post 🙂
Fabio Bueno recently posted..Romantic Comedy Movie Generator
My pleasure, Fabio. Gathering these links takes forever 😛 But it’s really fun and I am learning a lot too. I could propably do it more efficiently, though. I heard that Elizabeth S. Craig (Twitterific lady) is subscribed to well over thousand writing websites :O I don’t know how she manages it. That huge feed would explode my brain.
I just recently started reading Catherine Ryan Howard’s blog–she has SO much great info for self-pubbing!
Another impressive list Reetta-thanks!! 🙂
Coleen Patrick recently posted..Looking for Signs of Life vs. Road Kill Theory
Thanks for the comment 🙂 Catherine Ryan Howard has been self-publishing for a long time so she has a great perspective on the business.
Reetta, seriously, you are amazing!
Where do you find all these wonderful posts! They’re a treasure chest full of great writing information! I bookmark every one! I can’t believe this is volumn 10.
Thank you so much for all your hard work putting this together!
You Rock Girl! 🙂
Karen McFarland recently posted..Bridge of Sighs
Thank you so much, Karen. I’m glad you found the links useful. I have some trusted sites I can link to every week but you can see when I find a totally new site 😉 Then I feature a lot of their posts at the same time.
You’ve done it again! Fabulous collection of links! Right on.
Debra Kristi recently posted..The Hell Lord, Mephisto – Immortal Monday
Thanks, Debra. Will do my best do deliver next week too 🙂