Link Feast For Writers, vol. 12
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
Writers Must Be 3 People At Once by Julie Musil
Plotting By The Numbers by Janalyn Voigt
How To Make The Most Of A Scene by Jami Gold
Story Threads In The Hunger Games by Randy Ingermansson (PDF E-zine)
Dan Brown Wants His Cookie Cutter Back: Fix Your Dysfunctional Characters by Chris Abouzeid
Surprise vs. Suspense by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Sow Seeds Of Foreshadowing Early: Case Gattaca by Jim Van Pelt
Strategies For Crafting Good Dialogue by Leslie Geffrenius
What Makes A Great Final Sentence by Ava Jae
5 Story Mistakes Even Good Writers Make (Writer’s Digest)
How To Break The Rules of Writing (Writer’s Digest)
Writing Contests: The Extra Push In The Right Direction by Kathy Crowley
Short Story Writing by Declan Conner
Forging Stories: Exploring the Metaphor by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
5 Lessons On Writing From The Hunger Games by Susan Johnston
6 Tips To Create The Write Frame Of Mind by Krissy Brady
Fill Your Writing Pickle Jar Right by Krissy Brady
Writing: Find The Time Or Don’t by John Scalzi
Introvert’s Writing Convention Guide by Morgan Dempsey at Inkpunks
How To Write A Query Letter For YA Novel by Kristi Cook
Why Read Fiction And Write It by Necee Regis
Your Author Platform
Hand Puppet Marketing For Introverts by Crystal Williams
Grow Your Crazy-Dedicated Fanbase Through Reader Centered Book Marketing (DuoLit)
5 Places To Find New Readers & 3 Ways To Make Sure They Stick Around by Toni Tesori
How To Create A Great Author Tagline by Jean Oram
What Does Your Author Bio Say Of You by Jami Gold
Comparison Shopping: Who Else My Readers Read by C.J. Lyons
Book Marketing: Don’t Do It Alone by Tony Eldridge
7 Book Marketing Mistakes Authors Make (Book Buzzr)
How To Turn Website Visitors Into Customers For Your Creative Business
7 Bad Habits Of Insanely Productive People by CopyBlogger
Jane Friedman‘s Interview On Marketing & Building An Author Platform
How I Became An Amazon Best Seller And How You Can Too by Annabel Candy
Blogging
Slow Blog Manifesto & 8 Reasons Why by Anne R. Allen
5 Tips For Maintaining Your Blogging Momentum by Susan Johnston
14 Proven Ways To Simplify Your Blogging And Get More Done by Nick Thacker
Mavens, Connectors, Visionaries, Promoters, Identifiers: Which Are You by Danielle LaPorte
(What does your type mean for your blogging style?)
How To Train Yourself To Become A Great Blogger (Social Media Today)
Lazy Woman’s Guide To Copywriting by Pamela Wilson
Pinterest Friendly Blog Posts: 5 Steps by August McLaughlin
3 Guest Post Pitches That Got The Gig by Carol Tice
How To Make Your Site The Destination For Your Market by Chris Garrett
Inbound Marketer’s Complete Guide To Newsjacking
Here’s an example of how Chuck Wendig utilized genre news for his blog post. And the original piece of news at Fantasy Faction.
Another great way to ride the wave of hot topics is to relate your blog post to a recent popular movie or other phenomenon.
5 Ways To Promote Your Blog by Susan Johnston
Find Blog Topics By Mind Mapping by Michele Linn
How To Write A Post That Goes Viral by Neil Patel
Social Media
White Knuckling Your Author Platform: Reign In The Social Media Pressure by Roni Loren
5 Types Of Social Media Influencers (Who are these influencers for your readers?)
How To Get Twitter Followers Without Using Mass Following Tools (Social Mouths)
10 Steps To Make Your Facebook Page Shine (Social Mouths)
10 Reasons Your Facebook Page Is Not Taking Off (Social Mouths)
Can Facebook Hold Your Page Hostage by Kristen Lamb
Is Tumblr Right For Your Book by Karma Bennett (resounding yes if you write YA)
3 Pinterest Strategies (Social Media Today)
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (June 9)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (June 10)
Fill Me In Friday by Roni Loren (June 8 )
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (June 8 )
Writing on the Ether: Fight For Air by Porter Anderson (June 7)
I Can’t Do This Because I Don’t Have…. by Crystal Williams
Deep Stuff
In Praise Of Browsing by Lisa Gold
Lets Talk About Search by Lisa Gold, Research Maven
Beating The Anxiety Of Online Reading by Leo Baubata
Why People Hate Productivity by Jonathan Mead
Teach Your Children Well by Sarah Hoyt
If I’m So Smart, Why Am I Not Rich? by Crystal Williams
Why You Can’t Make That Habit Stick (Rock Your Day)
Why You Can’t Make That Habit Stick – Continued (Rock Your Day)
Fun Stuff
EYECANDY! If you’re interested in it, Michelle has likely Pinned it.
Writing Websites I’d Like To See
Prometheus Movie Review by Chuck Wendig
Meal Planning For Busy Moms & Dads
Multitasking: Make Twice The Mistakes In Half The Time by Coleen Patrick
Are You an Veggie, an Egg Or a Coffee Bean? by Louise Behiel
Time Traveling Through The English Language With A Historical Thesaurus by Lisa Gold
How To Have A Baby by Ellie Ann Soderstrom
4 Page Turning Book Recommendations by Marilyn Dahl
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About Reetta
I'm a Finnish fantasy / urban fantasy writer who loves reading, roleplaying and all things medieval. 
So after reading your post, I now have an additional 6 tabs open! 🙂 More great links–but I will read them one at a time, and will not attempt to shop in the middle of it!!
Thanks for including me 🙂
Coleen Patrick recently posted..Multitasking: Make Twice the Mistakes in Half the Time
Haha, sounds like you took your own advice 😉 Thanks for the awesome post. I really needed the reminder.
what a wonderful collection of sites. And as Coleen mentioned, I have a lot of reading to do. thanks for including my post, Reetta, in such good company.
I’m always happy to feature your posts, Louise. I love learning more about human mind in your blog.
Thank you so much for including me in this! I’m honored!
My pleasure, Ellie Ann. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for the links, Reetta! I passed along the Liebster Award to your blog via http://rwrambling.blogspot.com/2012/06/share-blog-love.html
Pat O’Dea Rosen recently posted..Share the Blog Love
Thank you so much, Pat. I’m really honoured. And you’re right, I can be a perfectionist 😉 I’ll pass on my Liebster Awards next Monday.
Thanks for sharing my post on writing a good tagline. You’ve got some awesome resources here! Love it!
(Say hi to Finland for me–we’ve got some relatives coming this summer. I’m in Canada.)
Cheers!
Jean
Thanks for the visit, Jean. How cool that you have relatives in Finland 🙂 I hope you have really fun together when they arrive.
Thanks so much for the link love! It really means a lot. I LOVE your list of links and have bookmarked it for a browse.
Hope your writing is going fantastic! XO
Krissy Brady, Krissy Media Ink recently posted..3 Unappealing (But Effective) Ways to Make Time to Write
You have so many great posts that it’s difficult to choose which to feature. Thanks for dropping by.
Totally my pleasure! I look forward to keeping in touch. XO
Krissy Brady, Krissy Media Ink recently posted..Why It’s Good to Create a Bad Writing Platform
I appreciate the link, Retta! Gonna have to take some time to check these links out! I love links 🙂
Yesenia Vargas recently posted..How to Take the Plunge and Be a Writer (Part 2)
My pleasure. I’m really happy I discovered your site, Yesenia.
What a wonderful plethora of resources! Thanks for mentioning my post: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2012/05/14/is-tumblr-right-for-your-book
Beth Barany recently posted..A Self-Coaching Guide to Help You Write Your Own Book
Thank you, Beth. Checking our your latest post now.
Anyone artist who finds your site today is BLESSED. What fabulous resources, Reetta. Thanks for including my post!
August McLaughlin recently posted..100th Post Pimp and Promote Party
Thank you so much, August. Your blog is one of the must see resources for well being.
Thanks for a ton of fantastic resources! The “Five Mistakes” article was worth it by itself – it’s good to know that Holly Lisle’s How to Revise Your Novel taught me to avoid them all! Loved the one from Duolit too – I just subscribed!
Jennette Marie Powell recently posted..It’s Always Sunny in Ohio
I’m happy to hear you found a new site to follow 🙂 Holly’s classes are golden and worth every penny.
Thanks so much for linking to the blog I wrote about Tumblr on Beth Barany’s site! There is a follow up, that shows how to make the most of your new Tumblr blog.
Please note, though, that Beth didn’t write that story; it was a guest post. I’ve never been mis-credited for an article before and it does smart a bit.
This is indeed a feast of links, I’m looking forward to checking them all out.
Karma Bennett recently posted..Celebrate Douglas Adams: Wear Your Towel Today
I’m really sorry for mis-crediting your post, Karma. I edited the post and you’re not listed as the writer. I will be more careful in the future.
Great to hear about the follow up post. I will check it out 🙂
Reetta, Can you change the author name on our post: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2012/05/14/is-tumblr-right-for-your-book to Karma Bennett? I’m the blog publisher. She’s the author of this post. Thanks!
Beth Barany recently posted..Making Audio Books From Your Novels
Thank you for the notice, Beth. I’m sorry about the mishap. Karma is now properly credited for her post.
Fantastic collection of links! There goes my morning. 😉
Thanks for including me!
Always glad to distract, Jami 😉 It makes me to feel better about how long I obsess over these links.