Playing on the Zune: The Kill (Bury Me) by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Social Media and Author Websites
What Not to Blog About by Rachelle Gardner
What Does Your Online Activity Say About You? by Rachelle Gardner
How do I Balance Marketing and Writing by Chip MacGregor
Blogging – What’s the Point? by Marji Laine
10 Marketing Techniques That Annoy Potential Readers by Nathan Bransford
On the Craft
The Biggest Problem Facing the Beginning Novelist – And 6 Tips for Avoiding It by Anne R. Allen
Stay on Target: When is Subplot Leading You Astray? by Janice Hardy
Want to Be Read 100 Years From Now? Here’s How by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Series vs. Stand-Alone: What Should We Work on Next? by Jami Gold
Five Common First-Chapter Mistakes by Jody Hedlund
Writing Lessons Learned from JUST LISTEN by Julie Musil
Thesaurus Pros and Cons by Carolyn Kaufman
NaNo Check-In: Lessons from the Halfway Point by Jami Gold
Writerly Inspiration
9 Daily Habits That Will Make You Happier by Geoffrey James
On Editing, Critiquing, Querying, Publishing and more…
Love Your Book? Choose a Great Cover by August McLaughlin
ABC’s of Writing – (S)ubmissions Tell Us More than Simply About Your Book by Scott Eagan
Beware the Subtleties by Lynne Price
What to Do When Your Books Aren’t Anything by Jeffe Kennedy
Don’t Shrink from Synopses! by Laura Drake
Write Tip: Advice From the Slushpile – 8 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Submitting Manuscripts by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Writerly Uses for Microsoft Excel – Part 1 by Jenny Hansen
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)
This week on the blog:
Happy Reading and Writing, everyone!!!
Melinda
