Link Feast For Writers, vol. 47 – Motivation Special
I was supposed to post these Links two weeks ago. My apologies. All work and no play makes Reetta a dull girl. I haven’t had the energy to even read lately and I love reading more than anything. Today I had a free day and it’s amazing what few hours of uninterrupted me time does for you.
I dubbed this the Motivation Special because that’s the theme of many links this round. I’d love to hear in the comments how you keep motivated?
Marcy wished for tips on how indie authors can get book reviews and endorsement blurbs. I’ll dig up some related links next week. Meanwhile, do you have advice for Marcy?
If You Have Time For Only One Thing
How Practicing My Pitch Helped Me Write a Better Book by Kathleen Pooler
You can do this pitch thing even if you’re going to self-publish. Just answer some core questions about your book and see if your answers thrill your beta readers and editors.
On Writing
Never, Never, Never Lose Your Work by Rachelle Gardner
Gut Check: How Bad Do You Want It? by Toni at DuoLit
What’s Your Excuse? by C.J. Lyons
Eight Ways Writing a Novel Is Like Becoming a Parent by Ali Luke
6 Tips on How to Read Critically by Karen Woodward
3 Steps To Better Prose by Karen Woodward (Excercise)
I Quit! by Talli Roland
When Is It Time To Quit On Our Dreams? by Marcy Kennedy
Minimizing Risk as a Writer – A Guide For the Risk-Averse by Elizabeth S. Craig
Hiring an Editor – Yay or Nay? by Janice Hardy
The Craft of Writing
Good Writing vs. Talented Writing by Passive Voice
Why Is Storytelling Ability So Important by Jami Gold
Ways to Create Multi-Dimensional Characters – Tip #1 by Kristen Lamb
The 3 Types of Characters Arc – Change, Growth and Fall by Veronica Sicoe
Stellar Writing Sells! by Margie Lawson
The Problem With “Revealing” Information That’s Already In the Cover by Janice Hardy
Cliffhangers by Karen Woodward
Creating the Perfect Ending by Karen Woodward
Writing Emotion Without the Melodrama by Angela Ackerman
Emotions That Escalate: How to Build Tension Successfully by Angela Ackerman
Four Fiction Felonies That Make Your Plot Unbelievable by Marcy Kennedy
Handling Scene Transitions With Multiple PoVs by Janice Hardy
Why We Fall In Love, Part 1: The Secure Attachment Style by Fae Rowan
Why We (And Our Characters) Fall In Love, Part 2: The Avoidant Insecure Attachment Style by Fae Rowan
Why We (And Our Characters) Fall In Love, Part 3: Ambivalent/Anxious Attachment Style by Fae Rowan
Why We (And Our Characters) Fall In Love, Part 4: Disoriented/Disorganized Attachment Style by Fae Rowan
10 Steps to Writing a Novella by Delilah S. Dawson
Why Do You Enter Writing Contests? by Jami Gold
Book Marketing
4 Things To Keep In Mind When Choosing a Title For Your Book by Karen Woodward
The Secret Recipe For Writing a Perfect Pitch by Marcy Kennedy
Why Authors Who Say “I Don’t Have Enough Time For Promotion” Are Doomed to Fail by Toni at DuoLit
Why Facebook Is Blue: The Science of Colors in Marketing by Leo Widrich
(Self-)Publishing
Infographic: 5 Key Book Publishing Paths by Jane Friedman
Should You Self-Publish: 15 Questions by Orna Ross
Does Self-Publishing Have a Formula For Success? by Theresa Ragan
New Minimum Lenght For eBooks on Amazon: 2500 Words by Karen Woodward
A Passive Guy Opinion on Traditional Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith
Blogging
2 Strategic and Compelling Reasons to Keep Blogging—Plus When to Kill a Blog by Dan Blank
Get Clear On Your Brand Proposition & Unique Selling Proposition (USP) by Abby Kerr
10 Reasons Why People Buy Your Prodcuct Or Share Your Idea by Bernadette Jiwa
How to Have a Successful Blog on 1–3 Hours of Work a Day by Tristan Higbee
How Your Local Book Store Can Help You Consistently Create Content by Sean D’Souza
Our Secret Blog Post Formula by Caitlin Muir
Why Writers Should Write Guest Posts by Gabriela Pereira
Social Media
Four Questions to Define Your Social Media Presence by Martina Boone
100 Things For Authors To Tweet About by Caitlin Muir
Why You Need a Hashtag For Your Next Book by Caitlin Muir
Don’t Think of Pinterest As a Social Media by Erin MacPherson
Supercharge Your Pinning With These 7 Free Tools by Caitlin Muir
The Pinterest Cheat Sheet To Image Sizes by Caitlin Muir
Collected Wisdom
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig
Writing Resources by Gene Lempp
Monday Must-Reads by Yesenia Vargas
Deep Stuff
How to Stay Motivated During the Dark Times by Jenny Hansen
Splice Time In New Ways to Have More of It by Penelope Trunk
Bootstrapping the Industrial Age by Kevin Kelly
Fun Stuff
If Calvin Tweeted by Julie Glover (Calvin & Hobbes rocks)
A Knight, a Wizard and a Lady of the Lake: Immortal Monday by Debra Kristi
Profound and Hilarious Poetry Written by Arranging Books by Lauren Davis
Defending ‘Iron Man 3”s Big Plot Twist by Matt Singer
What a great mash-up! I clicked several times here. Thanks for the links and the shout-out!
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Wow Reetta, thanks for the WITS shout out!
Wonderful stuff here! Loved the one on colors in marketing – fascinating!
Thanks for compiling such a rich and varied list!
Great stuff–as always, Reetta!
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