Playing on the Zune: Dear Prudence by The Beatles, but the version from the Across the Universe movie
Social Media and Author Websites
Putting the “Social” Back in Social Media by Jody Hedlund
Want Private Inspiration Boards? Alternatives to Pinterest by Roni Loren
11 Places to Get a Free and Legal Photo for Your Blog by Caitlin Muir on Author Media
How to Legally Use Your Own Photos on Your Blog, guest post by Melinda VanLone on Marcy Kennedy’s blog
Writers, Why It’s Time to Renew Your Love Affair with Pinterest by Kristen Lamb on Warrior Writers
On the Craft
Five Ways to Boost Creativity by Manon Eileen
Warming Up Before Writing, guest post by Paul Carroll on Brooke Johnson’s blog
Michael Hauge’s Worksop: An Antidote to “Love at First Sight” by Jami Gold
Three Signs Your Process Might Not be Working by Michael Haynes on Write Every Day
Hidden Emotion: Telling What Characters Don’t Want to Show, guest post by Angela Ackerman on Strands of a Pattern
Novelists: 10 Great Reasons to Write Non-Fiction (Too) by August McLaughlin
5 Ways to Make Your Characters More Thee-Dimensional on Writer’s Relief
21 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Melissa Donovan on Writing Forward
Writerly Inspiration
The Dark Knight Rises: Is Your Safety Net Hurting You? by Marcy Kennedy
Start Doing What You Love Right Now by Jody Hedlund
25 Ways to Survive as a Creative Person by Chuck Wendig
On Editing, Critiquing, Querying, Publishing and more…
The New Publishing Paradigm, Part Two: What Value Do Publishers Add? by Jami Gold
The Rejection Reaction by Keith Cronin on Writer Unboxed
The Value of a Word Census by Michelle Ule on the Books & Such Literary Agency blog
Why the Reclusive Writer Needs People Skills by C. Hope Clark
Synopsis Writing 101 and Query Letters 101 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)
This week on the blog:
This beautiful picture is by Lisa Hall-Wilson via WANA Commons |
Happy Reading and Writing, everyone!!!
Melinda