Playing on the Zune: Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm
Social Media and Author Websites
Facebook vs. Twitter: Where the Readers Are by Roni Loren
How to Be a Good Commenter by John Scalzi
How “Personal” Should Writers Get on Social Media? by Kristen Lamb
Blogs vs. Vlogs by Michelle Gagnon on The Kill Zone
7 Ways Twitter Sharpens Your Writing by David Masters on Write to Done
On the Craft
Breaking Story Structure by Mark Landen
Writing a Novel: Focus on Premise from the Writer’s Digest blog
Dialogue Clinic on Moody Writing
Start Me Up: Planning and Writing a First Draft by Janice Hardy
Writing Historical Paranormal – Double Your Worlds, Double Your Fun! by Lisa Kessler on the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranomal Chapter of RWA’s blog
Throwing It Away and Starting Over by C. Hope Clark
Texture: Using Details to Make Your World Unique by Nephele on The Knight Agency blog
Five Key Ways to Make Your Characters Memorable by Jordan Dane on The Kill Zone
7 Tricks to Add Variety to Your Dialogue by Marcy Kennedy
Writerly Inspiration
How to Get Your Mojo Back In 10 Easy Steps by Shelli Johnson
Why Does Fear Exist? by Marcy Kennedy
5 Tips to Overcome Fear of Rejection by Lori Freeland on Novel Rocket
I Get Knocked Down But I Get Up Again by PJ Parrish on The Kill Zone
On Editing, Critiquing, Querying, Publishing and more…
How NOT to Pitch by Marji Laine
Critique Partners: They’re Not Optional by Ava Jae on Writability
The High Bar of Finding an Agent or Publisher by Jami Gold
New Adult by Meredith Barnes
The Paid Reviews Scandal and What It Means for the Future by James Scott Bell on The Kill Zone
The Editor Will See You Now: Harper Voyager to Accept Unagented Manuscripts by Kimberly Turner on Lit Reactor
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
