Link Feast For Writers, vol. 14
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.
Note: I am taking a short break from Link Feast. The series returns as a once a month feature on the last week of each month. Next Wednesday I will blog about Holly Lisle’s Sweet Spot Mind Maps and how to use them to inspire your writing.
If You Have Time For Only One Thing:
Holly Lisle has published the first 5 lessons of her How To Think Sideways writer’s career course as eBooks.
- How To Break Through The 4 Thinking Barriers To Your Writing Success
- How To Discover Your Writing “Sweet Spot” (a brilliant, brilliant technique for idea mining)
- How To Generate Ideas On A Deadline
- How To Recognize And Build On Good Ideas
- How To Define Your Writing Project’s Needs
These are real bang for your bucks. Grab your copies (contains Amazon & B&N links)
On Writing
Writing Fiction With The 1-3-1 Method by Teresa Frohock
7 Simple Ways To Make A Good Story Great by Elizabeth Sims
Add Depth To Your Story With Motifs by Julie Eshbaugh
Writing As MMORPG: Building Your Writing Addiction by Daniel Swensen
Making Heroes Heroic: Why Flaws Are Important by Kristen Lamb
What Would Main Character Do: Creating Depth & Motivation In Your Characters by Amie Kaufman
Revealing Character Through Details by Julie Eshbaugh
Fresh, Fresh, Fresh Character Descriptions by Margie Lawson
Ordinary People Are Boring by C.S. Lakin
Strong Heroines by Vahini Naidoo
Character & Theme Study: You Should See Prometheus Just For Michael Fassbender’s Android David by Natalie Zutter
Special Needs In Strange World by Theresa Frohock
Tips For Writing Heavy Emotional Scenes by Jami Gold
Time Transitions by Ilona Andrews
Ramp Up The Fight To Amp Up The Tension by Jenny Hansen
Worldbuilding: The Hooks of Magic In Your Book by Martina Boone
25 Things You Should Know About Fantasy by Chuck Wendig
Genre Mashing by Jodi Meadows
Titles Matter by Deborah Cannon
5 Stages of Editing Grief by Lynda R. Young
Free Program Spots Cliches & Overused Words by Jason Boog (for PC with Windows)
Inspiration On Demand: Create a Swipe File by Marelisa Fabrega
Urgency To Write: How To Keep The Fire Burning by August McLaughlin
If You Can’t Read More, Read Better by Christopher Jackson
Writing A Great Short Story by Lee Masterson
The Not So Secret Backdoor To Publishing by Mandy Hubbard
How One Editor Edits by S. Jae-Jones
Bringing Your Baby To Editorial Board by S. Jae-Jones
Do you CRAVE Success by C.S. Lakin
Would You Take Bullet For Your Art by Jenny Hansen
Your Author Platform
A Post In Which You Tell Me About Self Promotion by David. B. Coe
(read the comments, they have great insights on what kind of marketing works for these authors & super readers
Why Publishing Your First Novel Is Like Running For Student Body President by Michelle Haimoff
Free Sites To Promote Your eBook by Jason Boog
“No Rules” Marketing For Introverts by Marcia Yudkin
8 Great Examples Of Personal Domain Names In Action (ThinkTraffic)
10 Step Guide To Fixing Your Writer Website That Cost You Clients by Carol Tice
Stop Trying To Go Viral And Start Being Symbiotic by Christopher Penn
Do You Know Why People Buy Your Book? by Brian Feinblum
Self Promotion: An Author’s Perspective and Guide by Susan Dennard
Start Your Grass Root Campaign With 10 People by Brian Feinblum
Does Swag Sell Books by Roni Loren
How To Resolve Your Brand Identity Crisis by Abby Kerr (her site looks awesome, btw)
Amazon’s Ever Changing Algorithms by Edward Robertson
Will You Vouch For Me by Tamela Hancock Murray
Taken Cover Reveal & Interview With The Designer by Erin Bowman
Covers & Cover Designers – Part 3 by Ruth Harris (how much a pro book cover costs?)
Blogging
How To Balance Your Blogging Tasks Without Going Crazy (Pushing Social)
6 Sinister Blog Time Wasters (Pushing Social)
21 Quick Actions For Massive Blog Success (ThinkTraffic)
5 Habits That Make Me A More Creative Blogger & Writer by Judy Dunn
Harry Potter Headlines: 10 Ways To Conjure Up a Viral Blog Post Title by Judy Dunn
Search Engine Optimize Your Blog by Annabel Candy
How To Land A Guest Post Every Time by Mary Jaksch
3 Metrics Every Blogger Should Be Tracking by Michael Hyatt
Social Media
The Great Twitter Experiment: What Does More Tweets Really Get You by Janice Hardy
Coming Clean About My Twitter Success by Claude Bouchard
A Twitter Love Story by Tiffany Reisz
Why You’re Better Off Following The Little Guy by Steven Rossi
Why 150 Twitter Followers Is All You Really Need by Srinivas Rao
#followfriday Revolution by Maija Haavisto
8 Tips About Twitter Lists by Jade Craven
Why Twitter Lists Are Less Effective by Ari Herzog
How To Increase Engagement On Your Facebook Posts [Infograph] (Social Mouths)
Can Google+ Pull More Readers To Your Blog by Judy Dunn
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (June 23)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (June 24)
Writing on the Ether: Clear Surface by Porter Anderson (June 21)
Fill Me In Friday by Roni Loren (June 22)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (June 22)
This Week In Favs by Melinda S. Collins (June 21)
Deep Stuff
If You’re Consuming Too Much, You’re Creating Too Little by Cynthia Morris
The Truth About Yourself by LaRae Quy
Boy Books, Girl Books by Clare Langley-Hawthorne
Fun Stuff
The Men Of True Blood Video by Roni Loren (Yum!)
True Blood Fan Confession: I’m So Over Sookie Stackhouse by Shoshana Kessock
Watch The Avengers Get A Firefly Intro (0:54min video)
Designing From Bones: Cannibalizing Fiction by Gene Lempp
Game Of Thrones: Valar Morgulis by Leigh Alexander
June Releases in Urban Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson
An Introduction To Bordertown (tor.com) [Bordertown is one of the first Urban Fantasy works]
Shannon’s Law: A Short Story by Cory Doctorow in the Bordertown setting (what happens when you mix internet and another realm?)
Explore The Summer Reading Flowchart
The Origins of Zorro by Mary Miley
What Your Books Do When No One Is Watching (1:51min video)
7 Most Insane Things Ever Done To Get Out Of Something (cracked.com)
6 Greatest Things Accomplished by Dead Bodies (cracked.com)
Link Feast For Writers, vol. 13
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.
If You Have Time For Only One Post, Read This:
Map Your Way To A Streamlined Social Media Experience by Kristin Nador
On Writing
#FastDraft – How To Do It Successfully And What You Learn Along The Way by Jess Witkins
Script Analysis Checklist (by Story Sense)
Joanna Penn’s Journey of Writing Her First Novel (collection of posts)
The 4 Story Pillars by Amy Deardon
Hey, James Patterson Stole My Plot by Anne R. Allen
Motivation Reaction Units (MRUs) by Amy Deardon
21 Ways To Make Your Plot More Compelling by Margo Berendsen
5 Ways To Show Emotion In Your Writing by Ingrid Sundberg
Turn Problems Into Characters by Donald Maass
Character Connection by Stina Lindenblatt
10 Tips For A Terrific Antagonist by Kathy Steffen
Therapeutic Thought On Triangles by Jeannie Campbell
Love Story Plots: 13 Ways To Mess With Your Characters by Margo Berendsen
Romance in YA by Lisa Schroeder (Video 9:58 mins) [The CUPCAKE Romance rules work for all genres]
The Elusive Character Voice by Lisa Gail Green
The Color Of A Voice by Jan Morrill
Power Words Save The Scene by Stina Lindenblatt
Lets Talk About Adjectives by Janice Hardy
Conquer Cliche by Ash Krafton
Keep On Digging For The Deeper Meaning by Stina Lindenblatt
5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before A Revision by Kendra Levin
Revising: Evaluate Your Story by Cynthea Liu
Writing Down To The Bone by Liana Mir
Pixar Story Rules by Paul Lasseter
On My Writerly Bookshelf: Editing by Stina Lindenblatt
What Should We Look For In A Beta Reader by Jami Gold
Why You Should Copy Other Writers by Joe Bunting
Improve Your Writing With Daily Critical Reading by Suzannah Freeman
Writers: A Tribe Divided by Pat O’Dea Rosen
How To Take The Plunge And Be A Writer by Yesenia Vargas
How To Use Writing Rituals To Become More Productive by Kristin Nador
Awesome Scrivener Hacks For Windows by by Linda Adams
Using Writing Contests To Improve Your Game by Ash Krafton
Current Writing Contests by Stephie Smith
Your Author Platform
How People Discover Books Online (Goodreads presentation)
Be Narrow Minded: 11 Questions To Turn A Target Market Into A Reader Profile by Shannon at Duolit
What Has Changed And What Hasn’t by Rachelle Gardner
Book Lauches & Marketing With Joanna Penn & Zoe Winters
Book Launch: Breakdown Of The Pentecost Launch Process by Joanna Penn
Marketing Your First Book: 9 Tips For Authors by Graham Storrs
Can Writers Earn Living Writing Just One Book A Year by Jody Hedlund
Why It’s Good To Create A Bad Writing Platform by Krissy Brady
Make Quality Connections For Your Writing Career by Krissy Brady
7 Networking Tips For Authors by Chris Robley
Great Writers Connect With Other Writers by Jeff Goins
5 Principles To Book Reviews & Endorsements (Wise Ink)
Words To Avoid When Pitching Your Book (Wise Ink)
How To Develop An Emotion Evoking Elevator Speech (Wise Ink) [Works also for cover blurbs]
Blogging
Do Writers Need To Blog (and great tips) by Amber West
4 Ways To Better Understand Your Blog Audience (Bloggertalk)
Sharpen Your Blogging Habits: 4 Ways To Define Your Audience by Kristin Nador
Sharpen Your Blogging Habits: 7 Keys To Consistent Blogging by Kristin Nador
The Difference Between Simply Writing A Blog And Making A Difference (Pushing Social)
Successful Blog Post Types + His Formula (Pushing Social)
19 Essential WordPress Plugins For Your Blog by Eric Siu
23 Hot Blogging Tips by Annabel Candy
5 Good Stock Image Sites For Bloggers by Judy Dunn
Is A Blog Tour Really Worth It by Janice Hardy
Tips On Doing A Blog Tour by Janice Hardy
Blogging Tour by Stina Lindenblatt
Results of the Reverse Blog Tour by Laura Pauling
Social Media
How Much Time Should You Spend On Social Media by Jill Kemerer
Social Networking for Authors: Tips For Using Twitter Effectively by Joanna Penn
Twitter Content Strategy Guide by Adam Justice
Does Your Grasp Exceed Your Reach? Triberr Can Help by Ash Krafton
Using Pinterest As A Reader, Writer and Author by Livia Blackburne
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (June 16)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (June 17)
Fill Me In Friday by Roni Loren (Friday 15)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (June 15)
Writing on the Ether: uAreWhich? by Porter Anderson (June 14)
Deep Stuff
What Are You Doing Today And Why Are You Doing It by Louise Behiel
Are You A Visionary or A Crazy Maker, Responder or A Victim: Test Your Personal Productivity Quotinent (Lifehacker)
Why I Write YA by Stina Lindenblatt (Not All 16s Are Sweet)
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful by Kassandra Lamb
The Help: A Multicultural Perspective by Jan Morrell
Book Review: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
The Beauty Of Something New by August McLaughlin
How To Write A Masterpiece at Just 18 and 3/4 by Colin Falconer
Why Are Fantasy Films All About The Men? (tor.com)
10 Changes From Books To Season 2 of HBO’s Game Of Thrones Series (tor.com) [Spoiler alert!]
Ripley vs. Shaw – The Women Of The Alien Universe (tor.com) [Spoiler alert!]
Fun Stuff
Who’s The Best Archer by Fabio Bueno
15 Thrilling Moments At The Cinema by Ellie Ann Soderstrom
Mancandy (Pinterest board)
4 Steps To Buying Indie Books You’ll Like by Laura Pauling
How To Create An Awesome Summer Reading List (Lifehacker)
Huge List of YA SF Books by Margo Berendsen (includes dystopia, steampunk & fantasy)
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
Link Feast For Writers Vol. 11
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 (Character Special)
Drop The Drama Bomb by Mario Acevendo at Writers In The Storm
Spice Up Your Writing With Optimal Learning Styles by Jan O’Hara at Writer Unboxed
Ask Your Character: Why Do You Matter? by Donald Maass at Writer Unboxed
Depth of Character by Donald Maass at Writer Unboxed
First Impressions by Diana Peterfreund
Giving Your Character A Unique Voice (Film Script Writing)
5 Tests To See If Character’s Voice Is Working by Christopher Boone
What Makes A Female Character Strong by Jami Gold
10 Antagonist No No’s by Lynn Viehl
16 Villain Archetypes by Tami Cowden
Top 10 Mentor Characters by Alexandra Sokoloff
Where Are All The Female Mentor Characters by Stella Carter at Jezebel
How To Kill Characterization (at Drying Ink)
Myers-Briggs As A Tool For Authors by Fae Rowen
Chinese Element Personality Types For Fun & Writing by Fae Rowen
Creating Character Depth With Astrological Signs by C.J. Winters
Character Trading Cards by Lynn Viehl
Using Tarot For Creative Writing by Janet Boyer
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue by Ali Luke at Write To Done
Create a Rough Sketch Of Your Work In Progress (diymfa.com)
12 Ways To Create Suspense by Gail Carson Levine
What Everyone Knows & Team Mundane by Catherynne M. Valente
Practical Writing Tips From 22 Brilliant Authors (scroll down to get the advice. My favourite bit was: “Write the first chapter LAST”)
Writing Quickly: A Secret Strategy by Ava Jae
Trend Tracking Versus Jumping by Lynn Viehl
Write Books That Change Lives by Ingrid Sundberg
Book Series Sell by agent Rusell Galen
Do You Read Like A Reader Or A Writer by Janice Hardy
Fighting Writer Fatique by Lynn Viehl
Your Author Platform
How Much Interaction Should Writers Have With Their Readers by Jody Hedlund
Hustling: How To Spread Word About Your Book by Chris Guillebeau
Convention Schmoozing 101 by Mary Robinette Kowal
How To Write Free Content That Gets You An Avalanche Of Traffic by Danny Iny
How To Keep Your Book Talk Fresh by Roz Morris
3 Selling Tactics From The Internet Marketing Gurus by Lindsay Buroker
89 Book Marketing Ideas (Author Media)
How To Launch A Book Without Losing Your Mind by Elizabeth S. Craig
Blogging
How Long Does It Take To Get Blog Readers? by Nina Amir
Top 10 Blog Traffic Killers by Michael Hyatt
How To Get Better Results With List Posts (Pushing Social)
3 Guaranteed Ways To Get Your Blog Post Read (Pushing Social)
Put Some Thought Into Your Blog Comments: No Vanilla Adjectives Please by Susie Lindau (check out the comments too)
How To Write A Good Blog Comment by Nathan Bradsford
Find Your Blog’s Unique Voice by Jeff Goins at ProBlogger
How To Promote Your Blog Like The Big Guys by Leo Baubata
How To Get Serious About Promoting Your Blog (Pushing Social)
Launching A Successful Blog Tour by Alan Rinzler
Hosting Your Own WordPress Website by Melinda Van Lone
Must Have WordPress Plug-ins by Annabel Candy
If I Started Blogging Today, I Would… by Annette Gendler
The New Style Of Blog Writing by Mary Jaksch
Shakespeare on Blogging by Leanne Shirtliffe
How To Figure Out What Content People Want (at Social Triggers)
Social Media
8 Ways To Grow Your Social Media Footprint by Jenny Hansen
Why Authors Tweet (NYTimes)
Twitter Success Tricks from @thewritermama
Content Creator’s Twitter Evolution (Writer’s Digest)
Control Your Social Media So It Doesn’t Control You by Elizabeth S. Craig
Triberr Review: Useful Tool Or Shiny Toy? by Linda Adams
Tumblr For Writers by Ava Jae
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (June 2)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (June 3)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (June 1)
Writing on the Ether by Porter Anderson (May 31)
Deep Stuff
What’s the First Thing You Do When You Open The Computer? by Seth Godin
Expand Your Circles by Amber West
Email Sanity: How To Clear Your Inbox When You’re Drowning at Zen Habits
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: The Princess Culture by Margot Magowan
Fun Stuff
Male & Female Eye Candy (collection of actor photos)
FictFact – Track Your Favorite Book Series
Bookmarks From Hell by Lynn Viehl
10 Signs You’ve Attended Too Many Writing Workshops by Lynn Viehl
The Vampire Smythe (short story by Lynn Viehl)
Dark & Devastating Secrets (shot, funny story by Lynn Viehl)
Armor-ella (short fairytale retelling by Holly Lisle)
Link Feast For Writers, vol. 10
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
Scenes Must Grab Interest & Move Story Forward by Lori Devoti
Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict & Disaster by Lori Devoti
Blurb Critique by a Marketing Goddess by Edie Ramer
10 Secrets To Better Fiction by Bob Mayer
How Janet Evanovich Storyboards by Zanchary Petit at Writer’s Digest
How To Create Distinctive Character Voices by L.B. Gale
What Avengers Teaches Us About Heroes by Sarah Hoyt
I Wanna Be Evil (aka How To Do Antagonist Well) by Sarah Hoyt
The Hero’s Journey by Cornell De Ville
Paranormal Romantic Writer’s Pop Quiz by Lynn Viehl (sadly the examples here are from real books, some even bestselling series)
Tools For Developing Characters: Must-Haves For Your Writing Bookshelf by Kathy Steffen
Recipe For a Best Selling Book by Laura Miller at salon.com
13 Most Common Errors On Novel’s First Page by Catherine Rankovic
Editing For People Who Hate Editing by Rachel Aaron
What’s In A Name – Choosing The Right Book Title by Sarah Baughman at Write It Sideways
Fun & Inexpensive Ideas For Writing Retreats by Sherrinda Ketchersid at The Writers Alley
10 Secret Killers That Destroy Your Personal Productivity by Dries Cronje
The Comfort Zone Is For Pets, Not Professionals by Kristen Lamb
Your Author Platform
Why It’s So Stinking Hard To Sell Books by Stephanie Chandler (Average person reads only 7 books a year)
Why It’s So Stinking Hard To Sell Books – Part 2 (A Reader should have heard of you or your book about 6-8 times before buying)
Who Are The Big 6 & What Does Indie Really Mean? Answers To Not-So-Dumb Questions You Were Afraid To Ask by Anne R. Allen
Catherine Ryan Howard (author of Mousetrapped) shares her great tips for marketing books
Every Author Has A Unique Marketing Voice & Approach by Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed
Marrying Marketing & Writing Goals by Monica Valentinelli
Tips on Setting Your Marketing Priorities by Michele Linn
The Number One Reason Why Marketing Tactics Fail by Monica Valentinelli
3 Steps To An Effective Social Media Strategy by Amy Porterfield at Social Media Examiner
Send Newsletters, Not “Me Me Me Letters” by Rob Eagan
8 Elements of Effective Newsletters by Rob Eagan
What Makes Word Of Mouth Work – Part 1 by Rob Eagan at Writer’s Digest
What Makes Word of Mouth Work – Part 2 by Rob Eagan at Writer’s Digest
10 Ways To Sell Books At Amazon by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Using Wattpad To Market Your Books by Edie Ramer
Wattpad Marketing Success Stories by Edie Ramer
Recommended Marketing Tools by Big Brand Systems
Cover Design Tips From Pros by Ruth Harris (Pros share the stock photo services they use)
14 Tips For Good eBook Cover Design by C.L. Smith
What Do I Need An Agent For Again by Gemma Holliday
Earn More Money With A Book: 10 Business Models For Non-Fiction Authors by Stephanie Chandler
4 Important Marketing Actions To Take On Amazon As Soon As Your Book Is Published by Stephanie Chandler
Blogging
An Original Blog Idea Is Overrated by Henneke Duistermaat
21 Warning Signs You Chose The Wrong Blog Topic by Jon Morrow
7 Dumbest Mistakes With a New Blog by Jon Morrow
Why Posting Every Day Is a Silly Strategy (And What To Do Instead) by Dries Cronje
How To Make Your Blog Writing Real by Brian Clark at Copyblogger
Spice Up Boring Blog Posts Into Delicious Content by Brian Gardner
How To Improve Your Website Trust Factor by Chris Garrett
A Popular YA Blogger Turned Out To Be a Plagiarist (at Gossamer Obsessions)
From Blogger To Book Author: The 4 Step Guide by Jeff Goins
How To Plan Your Blog Posts For A Year In Advance by Laura Roeder at Content Marketing Institute
Write An Article In 20 Minutes by Jim Estill at Copyblogger
How To Host A Blog Event & Why You Should by Lori Devoti
7 Free Places To Submit Your Website by Fred Campos
Blogging Tips A-Z: Networking by Annabel Candy at Successful Blogging
Stephen King’s 20 Tips For Becoming A Better Blog Writer by Jon Morrow
Social Media
Finding Your Voice In Social Media by C. Hope Clark
20 Ways To Build Your Audience In Twitter by Stephanie Chandler
Frequency and Timing of Twitter Posts by Fred Campos
8 Ways To Get More ReTweets by Brian Gardner
25 Ways To Gain More Likes On Your Facebook Fan Page – Part 1 by Fred Campos
Pinterest For Writers by Beth Gwazdosky
5 Tips To Increase Interest On Your Books On Pinterest by Fred Campos
How Pinterest Can Increase Traffic For Your Blog by Brian Gardner
Get More Viral Traffic From Pinterest With This Simple Strategy
Collected Wisdom
Blog Treasures by Gene Lempp (May 26th)
Twitterific by Elizabeth S. Craig (May 27th)
Friday Features by Yesenia Vargas (May 25th) (her link collection blew me away & I feature some here)
Writing on the Ether by Porter Anderson (May 24th)
Build Your World: 10 Resources by Lynn Viehl
Writing Hero: Martha Alderson (aka The Plot Whisperer) [Must See Links]
10 Must Have Templates For Content Creators
Deep Stuff
8 Reasons Paper Books Will Become an Endangered Species by Marcy Kennedy
Safeguard Your Files by Lynn Viehl
Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren’t Translatable Into English by Pamela Haag at Think Big
What Advice Would You Give To a Kid Choosing a Future Career? by Sarah Hoyt
Those Who Can’t Create by Sarah Hoyt
Find Out The Price Of Your Desire & Commit To Paying It by Johnny B. Truant
Half An Ass Does You No Good by Emma Burcart
If you love history of Scotland, this post by Emmie Mears is for you:
Who’s different, Rob Roy’s wife Mary, William Wallace’s wife Murron or Merida from Pixar’s Brave?
Fun Stuff
Nebula Awards Winners (tor.com) – Aka the Best of Fantasy This Year (you can read the short stories awarded through the links)
Romantic Comedy Movie Generator by Fabio Bueno
The Brain Of The Beginning Blogger (Infographic)
How To See What a Blog Is About At Glance by Lynn Viehl
Eau d’Olde Book (a fascinating video) by Lynn Viehl
What If Famous Authors Had Written Advertising Slogans by Lynn Viehl
Would you be surprised by this loo? (Huffington Post)
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I'm a Finnish fantasy / urban fantasy writer who loves reading, roleplaying and all things medieval. 
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