Link Feast For Writers, vol. 50
Writing blogs are a great way to learn about writing and marketing our books. Here are some of the best links I’ve found in the past weeks. Enjoy!
If You Have Time For Only One Thing
How to Get a Book Published: A Step-by-Step Guide by Anne R. Allen
On Writing
10 Ways for an ADD Writer to be OOH! SHINY!…Productive by Kristen Lamb
Career Lessons From Susan Boyle’s Success by Penelope Trunk
Daniel Day-Lewis’ 4 Tips for Writers Who Aspire to Greatness by Jon Morrow
Organization: Why Scrivener Is a Great Writing Tool by Randy Ingermansson (scroll down a bit for the good stuff)
The Three Phases of the Storytelling Process by Larry Brooks
8 Promises You’re Making To Readers – And Then Breaking by K.M. Weiland
The Stuff of Legends – Creating a Character Apocalypse by Kristen Lamb
How to Base a Character On Someone Else’s by Victoria Grefer
How to Write Better Heroes and Villains: Archetypes by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
9 Tips For Creating a Great Antagonist by Debra Vega
Writers, Know Your Archetypes: The Trickster by Debra Vega
The Single Largest Cause of Writer’s Block – Might Not Be What You Believe by Kristen Lamb
It’s Not “What.” It’s “How” by Larry Brooks
A Pantser’s Guide to Beat Sheets by Jami Gold
8 Things You Need to Know About Character Arcs by Debra Vega
Pacing by Ann Voss Peterson
How to Include the Five Senses Without Falling into the Telling Trap by Marcy Kennedy
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Editing Experience by Cressida Downing
Most Common Mistakes: Do’s and Dont’s Of Dialects by K.M. Weiland
The Fantasy Novelist’s Exam by David J. Parker
5 1/2 Steps For Making Feedback Work For Us by Jami Gold
Book Marketing
Seeking the Perfect Book Title by Debra Vega
Book Series: Should We Include a Teaser Excerpt? by Jami Gold
Maven, Connector, or Salesperson: What’s Your Archetype? by Charlie Gilkey
Indie Life: Taking Advantage of the Impulse Purchase by Laura Pauling (why do readers buy your book?)
101 Quick Actions You Can Take Today to Build the Writer Platform of Your Dreams by Kimberley Grabas
11 Must Have Elements For Your Author Website by Kimberley Grabas
How to Launch a Book in 3 Steps by Nick Thacker
How to Market a Book and Strengthen Your Author Platform with Goodreads by Kimberley Grabas
How an Introvert Became a Promoter by Kourtney Heintz
The Introvert’s Guide to Making Great Connections by Les McKeown
(Self-)Publishing
Fearless Pitching, Part 1 by Laura Drake
Fearless Pitching, Part 2 by Laura Drake
The Business Rusch: Dreams and Bestsellers by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Does Free Still Work? by C.J. Lyons
An Interview With ‘the Sluts’ by Larry Brooks (collaboration can really pay off)
Blogging
Does Google Know Your Wrote That? by Randy Ingermansson (scroll down a bit to get to this piece of gold article)
Why Authors Should Be “Selfish” Bloggers: And How To Be One by Victoria Grefer
Fix a Mess of a Multi-Topic Blog by Natalie Webb
5 Signs You’re Having a Blog Identity Crisis and 8 Ways to Fix It by Roni Loren
8 Under-Used Blog Post Structures to Try Today – And 24 Inspiring Examples by Ali Luke
Content Marketing Zen: The 5-Step Process to Creating Remarkable Content by Gregory Ciotti
13 Blog Post Blunders You Should Avoid (And What to Do Instead) by Kimberley Grabas
8 Steps to Create Visually Appealing Blog Posts by Rebecca Belliston
Should We Use a Blog Commenting System? by Jami Gold
Social Media
Facing a Social Media Apocalypse? Sometimes We Need to Mend the Hearts We Hurt by Kristen Lamb
Social Media Strategies and Decisions by Laura Pauling
Slack, Fake and Egocentric Followers: How to Spot Them by Cate Russell-Cole
Collected Wisdom
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig
Writing Resources by Gene Lempp
Monday Must Reads by Yesenia Vargas
Deep Stuff
Build a Small Fire and Sit Close To It by Charlie Gilkey
What’s The Best Advice Your Elders Ever Gave You? by Jenny Hansen
50+ Better Questions To Ask Than How To Be More Productive by Charlie Gilkey
Fun Stuff
10 Sources That Inspired Game of Thrones’ Dark Storytelling by Katharine Trendacosta and Charlie Jane Anders
What if The Simpsons was invaded by characters from Game of Thrones? by Meredith Woerner
All the Books Getting Turned Into Movies and TV Shows Over the Next Year by Meredith Woerner
15 Book Series To Read If You Enjoyed “The Hunger Games” by Arielle Calderon and Natalie Morin
30 Most Hilarious Auto Correct Struggles Ever by Jessica Misener
Nerd Nirvana: Top 10 Nerdiest Cities in America by Amanda Kooser
Reetta, thank you so much for featuring my link. It is greatly appreciated.