Link Feast, vol. 56
Welcome to the Link Feast. I hope you’ve had productive two weeks. The next Link Feast is coming out on Sunday 31st of March.
After you’ve checked out some links, could you please write a comment and tell me which links and topics you found most useful or interesting. What particular challenges or issues you are facing right now? Do comment.
But now, please enjoy today’s offering.
If You Have Time For Only One Thing
How to Write Emotions: An Experimental Study by Matt Gianni
On Writing
Self-Rejection: What It Is, Why You Do It and How to Eject It’s Ass Out of the Airlock by Chuck Wendig
Writing the “Perfect” Book by Fae Rowan
Should You Write to the Market? by Kathy Edens
https://writingcooperative.com/should-you-write-to-market-de2f29daeeec
3 Surefire Ways to Write More Consistently by Nick Maccarone
https://writingcooperative.com/3-surefire-ways-to-write-more-consistently-154c1856c961
How Do We Set Goals When Trying Something New by Jami Gold
A Glimpse at a Best-Selling Pantser’s Process. (Author Diana Gabaldon shares how she writes her stories + some chapter titles for her newest book)
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/2019/03/bees-update-with-chapter-titles/
How to Write a Book in 3 Days by Tim Dedopoulos (NaNoWrikend – How Michael Moorcock and pulp masters of yore pulled off writing 50K words in 3 days)
http://www.ghostwoods.com/2010/05/how-to-write-a-book-in-three-days-1210/
Three Ways to Use Dungeons & Dragons to Improve Your Writing by Zulie Rane https://writingcooperative.com/three-ways-to-use-dungeons-and-dragons-to-improve-your-writing-afaf62083453
(There are many other roleplaying games of various genres out there than just Dungeons & Dragons, which is a fantasy RPG. But D&D is one of the most common game, and easiest to find playing groups for if none of your friends are playing and aren’t interested in trying)
The Differences Between a Crime Novel, Mystery Novel and Thriller Novel by David Corbett
The Differences Between a Crime Novel, Mystery Novel and Thriller Novel
How Long Will Your Book Be? By David Farland
http://davidfarland.com/2019/01/how-long-will-your-book-be/
Plot, Character and Theme: The Greatest Love Triangle in Fiction by K.M. Weiland
Plot, Character, and Theme: The Greatest Love Triangle in Fiction
Create Characters In 60 Seconds by Laurence McNaughton
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/03/create-characters-in-60-seconds.html
The Practical Guide to Using Character Archetypes in Your Novel by Janice Hardy
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/03/the-practical-guide-to-using-character.html
Bonding Character and Reader by James Scott Bell
Working With the Shadow: A Writer’s Guide by Joslyn Robinson
https://the-artifice.com/shadow-writing-guide/
Can You Really Fall in Love With a Fictional Character by Noah Spud
Exploring the Hero’s Journey: The Writer’s Guide by Joslyn Robinson
https://the-artifice.com/writers-guide-hero-journey/
Creating Three Dimensional Villains: Lessons From Buffy and Firefly by Scott McCormick
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/02/three-dimensional-villains-lessons-from-buffy-and-firefly/
A Guide to Changing Someone Else’s Beliefs by Kate Morgan (handy information for a manipulative villain, or a character who persuades for his/her job)
https://medium.com/s/reasonable-doubt/a-guide-to-changing-someone-elses-beliefs-c08fc1cb956b
The 10 Rules of Writing a Large Cast of Characters by K.M. Weiland
Plot Twists in Fiction: Making a Story Standout by Fransesca Turauskis
https://the-artifice.com/plot-twists-in-fiction/
Watch Out! Avoiding Sneaky Plot Holes by Jami Gold
You Get One Page to Hook the Reader. Yes, Really by Janice Hardy
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/03/you-get-one-page-to-hook-reader-yes.html
Writing About Controversial Topics by Michael Gallant
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/02/tips-for-writing-about-controversial-topics/
The Last Fifty Pages Make Or Break Your Novel by James Scott Bell
https://killzoneblog.com/2019/02/the-last-fifty-pages-make-or-break-your-novel.html
More Than a Happy Ending: What Makes a Story Uplifting by Jami Gold
Writing Lessons From TV: Slang Can Help Create Your World by Scott McCormick
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/02/writing-lessons-from-tv-slang-can-help-create-your-world/
Story Threads: Fixing Rips In Our Story by Jami Gold
Editing For Authors: 7 Ways to Tighten Your Story and Cut Costs by Kristen Lamb
https://authorkristenlamb.com/2019/03/editing-authors-professional-edits/
Taming the Synopsis: 4 Steps for Perfecting One-Page and Long-Form Synopses by Ammi-Joan Paquette
How Saleable Are Short Stories? The Benefits of Writing Shorter by Sarah Dahl
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/03/how-saleable-are-short-stories-benefits.html
Publishing Industry & Self-Publishing
The State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing in 2018 by Bea & Leah Coch (The Ripped Bodice Bookstore)
Pitching: Writing Excuses Podcast Transcript
https://wetranscripts.livejournal.com/50356.html
Why books are the length they are by Charlie Stross (he is talking about hardcover books)
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-5-why-books-are-the-lengt.htm
Why I don’t self-publish by Charlie Stross (what all background work traditional publishing house is doing for authors)
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/03/why-i-dont-self-publish.html
Why I do self-publish by Linda Nagata (response to the above post)
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/04/why-i-do-self-publish.html
Interview with R.K. Thorne, author of Mage Slave by A.J. Blakemont (Thorne is a self-published author and she shares her path there)
http://blakemont.com/interview-r-k-thorne/
Book Marketing, Blogging & Social Media
Opinion: What Makes Readers Buy Books by Maggie Lynch (survey results)
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/opinion-what-makes-readers-buy-books/
Dungeons and Dragons and Reader Psychology by Chris Fox
The #1 Goal For Your Book Marketing by Tim Grahl
Business Musings: Shifting Attitudes (Planning for 2019, part 7) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Being profilic is a good thing and micro influencers are better than one for all curation)
Business Musings: Shifting Attitudes (Planning For 2019 Part 7)
How to Build Your Author Brand by CJ Lyons
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2011/12/how-to-build-your-author-brand/
No More Platform Anxiety, Please by James Scott Bell
Creating Your Author Brand as a Self-Published Author by Carla King
How to Find Writing Success by Leaving Your Niche by Pat Aitcheson (mainly applies to blogging but also contains some general writing advice)
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-find-writing-success-by-leaving-your-niche-bfaaa38e56b8
Five Things You Need as Your Begin Your Career as a Self-Published Author by Steven Spatz
Five Things You Need As You Begin A Career As A Self-Published Author
A Writer’s Opinion on 5 Social Media Platforms by Sam H. Arnold
https://writingcooperative.com/a-writers-opinion-on-5-social-media-platforms-151550c26a76
Deep Stuff
There’s an optimal way to organize your day – and it’s not the 8-hour workday by Dr. Travis Bradberry
https://qz.com/work/1561830/why-the-eight-hour-workday-doesnt-work/
Why Willpower Is Overrated by Brian Resnick
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-willpower-is-overrated
After the 30-Day Social Media Ban: What Surprised Me & What I’m Changing by Roni Loren
An Oxford researcher says there are seven moral rules that unite humanity by Jenny Anderson
See Through Words by Michael Erard (how to create metaphors consciously)
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/see-through-words
Fun Stuff
Best Harry Potter Escape Rooms by Katisha Smith (in the US and UK mainly)
https://bookriot.com/2019/03/05/best-harry-potter-escape-rooms/
11 Mythical Creatures Lurking in Finland’s Lakes and Forests by Jessica Wood
Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by Naima Mohamud (he was king of the African Mali empire)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47379458
Read Harder 2019: A Book of Mythology or Folklore by Cassie Gutman
https://bookriot.com/2019/02/19/read-harder-2019-a-book-of-mythology-or-folklore/
Spring’s Big Sci-fi and Fantasy Books by Hayley at Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1518
Spring’s Most Epic YA books by Marie at Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1503
The Sweetest (and Sexiest) Romance Books of Spring by Hayley at Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1521
Hot Off the Press: 31 New Paranormal and Speculative Titles Releasing in March by Kristina at All Things UF
All the New Genre-Bending Books Coming Out in March (Tor)
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