Playing on the Zune: Place for My Head by Linkin Park
On the Craft
6 Ways to Never Run Out of Ideas by Ed Cyzewski, guest post on Rachelle Gardner’s blog
25 Things to Know About Writing the First Chapter of Your Novel by Chuck Wendig
Leave Yourself Notes: Ways to be a More Productive Writer, Part 5 on The Other Side of the Story with Janice Hardy
Plotting for Success by Clare Langley-Hawthorne on The Kill Zone
Different Ways to See the Same Thing by Lisa Gail Green
On Writing and Publishing Trends by Ava Jae
Don’t Fall Between the Cracks; Finish the Dang Book by Lynn Price
Even the Best Ideas Need Flawless Execution by Kathryn Lilley on The Kill Zone
Writerly Inspiration
Is All the Hard Work Really Worth It? by Jody Hedlund
Being Awesome by Paul Anthony Scott
Amazing Advice for Aspiring Writers by Neil Gaiman on Write to Done
The Importance of “Letting it Go” by Susan Dennard on Pub(lishing) Crawl
The Worry of the Artist: Am I Good Enough? by Jenny Hansen
On Editing, Critiquing, Querying, Publishing and more…
A Great Start: Or How to Keep an Agent Reading by Nephele Tempest
An Author’s Guide to Fan Fiction by Jami Gold
Your Bio in a Query by Lynn Price
What Does a Publishing Contract Cover? by Rachelle Gardner
Do You Listen to Advice? by Marcy Kennedy
The Not-So-Secret Backdoor to Publishing by Mandy Hubbard on Pub(lishing) Crawl
Why Skimping in Macro Editing Could Cost You Readers by Jody Hedlund
Keep Calm and Query On by Luke Reynolds, guest post on The Bookshelf Muse
Why Agents Pick and Choose Our Prokects – No, It Isn’t About the EASY Sale by Scott Eagan
Other Round-Ups
Stina Lindenblatt’s Cool Links Friday
Roni Loren’s Fill-Me-In Friday
Elizabeth S. Craig’s Twitterific (compilation of all the writing links she’s shared this week – updated on Sundays)
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Happy Reading and Writing, everyone!!!
Melinda
