Link Feast For Writers, vol. 17
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.
“Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.”
– Melinda Haynes
If You Have Time For Just One Thing
TED Talk: Changing Education Paradigms by Ken Robinson (Video, 11:41 min. Worth every minute.)
On Writing
Why Do You Want To Be A Writer? by David Morrell
50 Things I Learned At ThrillerFest by Joanna Penn
The Truth About Where I Get My Ideas by Diane Chamberlain
Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Susan Dennard
29 Plot Templates by Darcy Pattison
9 Ways To Plot by Darcy Pattison
The Evil Overlord Devises A Plot by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Making Your Main Characters & Sidekicks Both Cool by Lee Child
The Elements of Awe – Part 1 by Donald Maass
The Elements of Awe – Part 2 by Donald Maass
On Writing Diversity by S. Jae-Jones
10 Signs of a McOpening Line by Lynn Viehl
How To Hook Readers With The First Chapter by Beth Reves
17 Tips For Starting A Story by Margo Berendsen
Indegrients of a Price-Winning Middle Grade Novel by Margo Berendsen
The Moment That Makes Or Breaks Your Story by Larry Brooks
Put Your Reader In Your PoV Character’s Skin by Margie Lawson
How To Make Your Setting A Character In Your Dystopian Novel by Beth Reves
Creativity Under Pressure by August McLaughlin
Writing Book Series – Part 1 by Alexandra Sokoloff
Project: Write Faster – Early Results by Holly Black (see how it goes for several published writers)
How A Pantser Can Write Faster by Beth Revis
Is Your Writing Any Good? Here Are 7 Ways You Can Tell by Ali Luke
Yet More About Book Reviews by Ilona Andrews
Ruth Harris Reports: Editors & Editing – Part 1
Beginner’s Guide To Hiring a Freelance Editor by Cassandra Marshall
5 Lessons About Writing I Learned From Fighting by Andrew Jack
50 Inspiring Writing Quotes by Cheryl Craigie
How Shakespeare Turned Olde Crappe Into a Masterpiece by Colin Falconer
What Traditional Publishers Offer – And What They Don’t by Elizabeth Spann Craig
The Business Rusch: Deal Breakers 2012 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (if you contemplate a traditional publishing deal, this is a must read)
5 Ways To Keep Your Writing Submissions Organized by Krissy Brady
Recommended Book For Creatives: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield by Joanna Penn
Your Author Platform
Elements of a Personal Brand by Chris Brogan
The Madness Of Marketing by Alexandra Sokoloff
Is Platform Saturated? by Dan Blank
Don’t Be a Tourist In Your Community Of Readers by Dan Blank
5 Emotional Stages of a Book Launch by Roni Loren
How To Get Massive Publicity For Your Book Without Spending A Cent by Jonathan Gunson
How I Spend My Advertising Dollars by Theresa Ragan
5 Lessons From A Book Tour Newbie by Suzanne Johnson
Video Marketing Tip: Overcome Camera Shyness by Jackie Lee (3:23 min video)
How To Cross Sell eBooks (video interview with Ami Greko from Kobo Books, 1:59 min)
A Few Self-Publishing Thoughts and Discoveries by Elizabeth Spann Craig
2 Years Of Indie ePublishing Lessons by D.D. Scott
List of Review Blogs for Self-Published Writers
Blogging
WordPress Tutorial: Feedburner Subscribe by Email by Michelle Scaeffer (2:41 min video)
(MUST SEE if your blog doesn’t have email subscription yet. I finally got mine set up thanks to this tutorial)
Bloggers Beware: You Can Get Sued For Using Pics In Your Blog by Roni Loren
A Photo Sharing Community For Writers by Roni Loren
7 Free And Legal Places To Find Photos For Your Blog by Melinda VanLone
7 Key Things You Need For Your Blog by Nick Thacker
Write Epic Shit by Corbett Barr
Before Gremlins Attack: Keep Your WordPress Blog Safe by Michelle Shaeffer
Social Media Power Secret: Listening by Chris Brogan (he’s following what people say about him, you can do that and follow mentions of your genre or topics relevant to your books)
How To Create Pen Portraits & Understand Your Audience Better by Chris Garrett
Grab Blog Traffic Like A Pirate by Michelle Schaeffer
10 Ways To Blog Better & Faster by Michelle Schaeffer
20 Blogging Projects For You by Chris Brogan
7 Successful Blog Post Types (Pushing Social)
A Potential Mother Lode Of Blog Content by Michelle Schaeffer
How To Spice Up Your Blog With Interviews by Caleb Wojcik
11 Ways To Write An Irrestistible Intro To Your Blog Post by Mary Jaksch
Are You Rewarding Your Blog Commenters? by Michelle Schaeffer
5 Tips To Make Your Blog Posts More Social by Andrew K Kirk
How To Add Your Blog To Networked Blogs by Michelle Schaeffer
Using Google Reader To Organize The Blogs You Follow by Rachael Harrie
Social Media
Social Media Posts I Haven’t Written by Jay Dolan (wonderfully snarky)
Has the Phrase “Thank You” Lost Value To Consumers and Fans? (Social Tech Zone)
How To Get More Likes, Comments & Shares In Facebook by Don Lafferty
How To Increase Blog Comments Via #CommentHour (Social Tech Zone)
19 Ways To Grow Your Twitter Following by Karen Woodward
If You Think Twitter Is Boring, You Are Following Boring People by Shea Bennett
4 Ways To Improve Your Google+ Engagement by Mike Stenger
I’ll Quote You On That… On Goodreads by Tamara Ward
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (July 28)
Twitterific by Elizabeth Spann Craig (July 29)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (July 27)
Deep Stuff
60 Tiny Love Stories To Make You Smile
How Gluten Free Eating Changed My Life and Banished My Migraines by Jenny Hansen
Are You Brave Enough To Take Responsibility For Your Actions by Marcy Kennedy
The Culture of Immediacy by Lynn Viehl
Make a Plan For Summer Reading by Penelope Trunk
There Is Light In Every Dark YA Book by Beth Revis
Fun Stuff
5 Possible Reasons Why The Hobbit Is Spilling Over Into A Third Movie (tor.com)
15 My Little Pony Mashups by Miss Cellania
Great Recent Fantasy Books by Shaun Farrell (I hadn’t heard a word of these and bought 3 books from the list instantly)
Facebook Wants Your Delicious Organs by Jay Dolan
The Birth of a Book (2 min long video)
Beatrice of Provence: “A Greater Queen Than Your Sisters” by Sherry Jones
17 Famous Literary Characters Almost Named Something Else by Stacy Conradt
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- Industry News-August 5 » RWA-WF - [...] Reetta Raitanen compiles regular “Link Feasts” of articles and posts on writing, social media, and more. Here’s her latest…
Thanks for the blog love, Reeta. We are so lucky to have Margie posting for us at Writers in the Storm.
And you have quite an extensive list of great links. Thanks for all the work it took to find them.
-Fae Rowen
I love Writers in the Storm. You have a great writing team. I’m glad I discovered Margie and her classes through you.
Love that quote, Reetta! And what a mash-up. I’m so honored by the mention. 🙂
August McLaughlin recently posted..Creativity Under Pressure: How to Write Your Way Through Storms
I’m always happy to include you, August 🙂 Your blog is great inspiration to take better care of myself.
Thanks so much for the link love! This is a fantastic round-up of posts – I’ve bookmarked it so I can sink my teeth into it later. 😉
Krissy Brady, Krissy Media Ink recently posted..5 Simple Steps to Let Your Writing Back In
Thanks, Krissy. I’m glad to hear you found the links useful.
Another great roundup! I read Rachael Aaron’s How I wrote 10,000 Words in One Day post last summer; it was interesting to see how it worked out for Holly Black. And Lynn Viehl’s 10 Signs was LOL!
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