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How to write a pitch for your Fantasy novel
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Not Every Writer Wants To Be A Publisher
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Thinking of Writing as Your Career
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Five Ways to Spot a Writing Contest Scam
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Pitch Basics from Literary Agent Logan Garrison
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Some Truths About Life After Agent
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On the Dangers of Time Limits
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What does an acquisition editor do?
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How Badly Do You Want the Dream?
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Announcing the March 1st 5 Pages Workshop with Mentor…
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Technical Topic — Character and Query Letter
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A Unique and Innovative Look at Publishing
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How Agents Can Survive in the New World of Publishing
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Query Letter FAQs (Part II): 10 More Questions Answered
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Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned…
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Indie Pub Overview, Part 1
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Pitch-Writing Tip from Literary Agent Mollie Glick
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Editor Aubrey Poole Discusses the Value of Having…
from Paranormal Point of View
Secret Agent Revealed: Jordy Albert
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A Quick Querying Q&A
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5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Working With…
from The Passive Voice – Latest Updates
The Double Life: Walking the Fence in the Publishing Industry
from Nancy Holder for Indie Recon
Inspiration and Smiles
Literary Birthday- 27 February – John Steinbeck
from Writers Write Creative Blog
Why You Shouldn’t Talk About Your Novel
from Novel Matters
WOW Wednesday: Elana Arnold
from Adventures in YA Publishing
Guest Author Charity Bradford: Three Tips on Handling…
from The Other Side of the Story
Inspiration for Writing & Life
from Musings of a Novelista
Writing Is Not My Life
from Operation Awesome
The Heroic Journey of Every Writer: Part Two
from QueryTracker Blog
Bring Your Inner Creativity OUT & Stop Writer’s Block!
from The Bookshelf Muse
10 Things Writers ALWAYS forget to do.
from Justine Dell–official blog
Literary Birthday – 18 February – Toni Morrison
from Writers Write Creative Blog
Literary Birthday – 19 February – Laurell K. Hamilton
from Writers Write Creative Blog
A Writer’s First Tool is Their Scalpel
from Seeking the Write Life
How We Prepare
from Wendy Paine Miller ~ thoughts that move
5 Reasons Why Writers Shouldn’t Drive
from Beth Hull
100 Ways To Combat Writer’s Bottom: An Interview with…
from Catherine, Caffeinated
Repainting Your Manuscript by Kristina L. Martin
from Amwriting Blog | Amwriting Blog
On Writing: Little Things that Yield Big Results
from Magical Words
MQD – Loving Your Writing! Part 4
from Wavy Lines
10 Things Writers ALWAYS remember to do.
from Justine Dell–official blog
10 Essential Quotes for Writers
from The Passive Voice – Latest Updates
Celebrate When Others Succeed
from Babbles from Scott Eagan
The Heroic Journey of Every Writer: Part One
from QueryTracker Blog
Using Teen TV to Make You a Better YA Writer
from The Daily Dahlia
Balance: Writing & Life
from YA Stands
The OTHER kind of editor (and how to compromise with…
from YA Highway
Why Taking a Risk at a Writer’s Conference Is a Good…
from WOW! Women On Writing Blog
The Importance Of Finding Your Own Voice
from Karen Woodward
4 Lessons Learned From Editing
from Excuse Editor
Story Elements
Choosing Your Language
from WOW! Women On Writing Blog
How to write dialogue that reveals character
from Time to Write
Creating Characters – Soul Types
from Writers Write Creative Blog
How to Create Memorable Magical Characters
from There And Draft Again
Should I use first-person or third-person in my novel?
from Chip MacGregor .com
Establishing Shots That Reveal Character
from Live Write Thrive
How to Type Emotional Dialogue
from The Character Therapist
Writing Scenes: Cooking at the Right Temperature by…
from Adventures in YA Publishing
Technical Topic — The Elements of Writing
from Joanna Bourne
Giving Your Story World ‘Deep’ Authenticity
from Write It Sideways
Why Character Arcs (and Growth) Make Readers Care
from The Other Side of the Story
Conflict in Dialogue
from YA Highway
Story Structure
Keep Your Writing “Active” – PART I: Scene & Sequel
from Seeking the Write Life
Sagging Scenes: How to Know When You Are Killing Your…
from Publetariat: For People Who Publish!
Episodic Storytelling? Here’s Why
from Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors
Looking At Plot: Urban Myths And What They Teach Us
from Karen Woodward
How to Avoid the MacGuffin Trap and Create a Unique…
from The Write Practice
The Understory Revision
from TalkToYoUniverse
“Side Effects” (Deconstruction 1) – The True Concept
from Storyfix.com
Is It a Love Story?
from Blood-Red Pencil
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 12: Frequently…
from Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors
Writing Craft
How To Edit: Kill Your Darlings
from Karen Woodward
The Bla Bla Meter, Unmask Your Writing Style
from Enter the Between
How to Make or Break Fantasy Clichés
from There And Draft Again
How Should We Deal with Conflicting Advice?
from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Chuck Wendig Says That Editing Is Writing
from Karen Woodward
7 Tips for Editing to Improve Usage
from Daily Writing Tips
4 writing tips from revisions
from Left and Write Brained
Seven Proven Ways To Pack Suspense Into Your Stories
from Blood-Red Pencil
Never Confuse These Words Again
from Rachelle Gardner
How Powerful are Your Words?
from Fiction Notes
One Line: Many Promises
from Write Line Blog
From the Archive: Slow Down
from Write Line Blog
What Poetry Teaches Us about Writing Prose
from The Write Practice
Why Not to Register Copyright for Unpublished Work
from Writer Beware ® Blogs!
Objectivity and Distance: What experience are you…
from Carly Watters, Literary Agent Blog
And the Winner of the World Building Contest Is….
from The Other Side of the Story
5 Cases of Excessive Commas
from Daily Writing Tips
Why I Don’t Get Writer’s Block & How You Can Avoid…
from Author, Jody Hedlund
Self-Editing 101—13 Questions to Ask Yourself about…
from Anne R. Allen’s Blog
Hot Potato: Let that Manuscript Cool Off
from Fiction Notes
The Magic of Misleading
from The Bookshelf Muse
Asking the Right Story Questions
from Stavros Halvatzis
Love Scene Workshop … critique by Shannon Duffy…
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Defining the Reader Part 2
from Blood-Red Pencil
Prepositional confusion
from edittorrent
Writer, Writer, How Does Your Garden Grow?
from Writer Unboxed
The 21 Key Traits of Best-Selling Fiction
from Writer’s Write Creative Blog
News and Trends
Innovative Library Design Will Create ‘Community Living…
from GalleyCat
John Green: ‘I’m tired of adults telling teenagers…
from Books news, reviews and author interviews | guar
Why B&N should abandon hardware
from Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 Blog
Do Not Install Amazon Kindle App Update Version 3.6.1…
from GalleyCat
The Pulp-o-mizer
from Nathan Bransford, Author
How ’50 Shades of Gay’ Became an Overnight E-Bestseller
from PWxyz
Can art or writing help people heal?
from Time to Write
Amazon to Change Free eBook Policy for Associates
from GalleyCat
How Some Authors Buy Spots on Bestseller Lists
from GalleyCat
Publishing Jobs: Penguin, Greenleaf Book Group, Gotham…
from GalleyCat
50 unseen Kipling poems discovered
from Books news, reviews and author interviews | guar
Self-publishing: a revolution for writers, not readers
from The Passive Voice – Latest Updates
Will Books Lose Out in a Tablet World?
from Nathan Bransford, Author
Barnes & Noble Founder Hopes to Buy Retail Business
from GalleyCat
Is trade publishing’s situation more like the newspapers…
from The Shatzkin Files
Gearing Up for Spring: Picks from Children’s Booksellers
from PublishersWeekly.com News Articles
Roundtable: Female Sexuality in YA
from YA Confidential
The Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Honoree Profiles: Barbara…
from The Official SCBWI Blog
Pan Mac signs Novelicious founder
from Bookseller news
Fantasy Fans: Where’s Your Outrage?
from Epiphany 2.0
Quentin Tarantino: ‘This Will Be the Writers’ Year’
from GalleyCat
Short story award draws up starry shortlist
from Books news, reviews and author interviews | guar
Bring Back the Illustrated Book!
from Page-Turner
News Briefs: Week of February 25, 2013
from PublishersWeekly.com News Articles
Buying your way onto the bestseller lists
from The Passive Voice – Latest Updates
Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by…
from Books news, reviews and author interviews | guar
Eenie Meenie Miney No Way
from Yes, This Will Be On The Test Leslie S. Rose
E-Books or T-Books?
from Hey, There’s A Dead Guy in the Living Room
Real-time news is neither
from Seth’s Blog
Announcing the 10 Finalists for the Pitch+250 Contest
from Adventures in YA Publishing
Networking and Promotion
Does Blogging Help or Hinder Your Writing Career?
from YA Stands
The First-Ever SCBWI Europolitan Conference will be…
from The Official SCBWI Blog
Booking Your Own Virtual Book Tour
from BookBaby Blog
LibraryThing and Goodreads: Meeting Readers, Book…
from Mystery Writing is Murder
Questions to Ask Before Making Marketing Decisions
from The Sharp Angle
The Social in Social Networking
from Stina Lindenblatt
Branding Your Book
from The Passive Voice – Latest Updates
Article on Book Sales
from Writer Musings
7 Ways to Look Good on Your Webcam
from Rachelle Gardner
Part 4 On Common Core – Pathways to Engaged Readers:…
from School Library Journal
Are You Making This HUGE Book Marketing Mistake?
from Publetariat: For People Who Publish!
Where Your Readers are Finding Books!
from Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG
Building the Next Generation of YA Stars
from Ingrid’s Notes
The What’s What of Wattpad
from YA Stands
How to Find the Keywords that Work for Your Content…
from Copyblogger
How to Win the Pitch When You Don’t Have One Ready
from Men with Pens
3 Reasons for Writers to Have a Blog … and 3 Reasons…
from The Creative Penn
Selling Beyond the Reader
from The Indelibles
Seven Ways Writers Can Build Online Authority with…
from Copyblogger
Public Speaking Tips
from The Lucky 13s
Creating an Amazon Author Page
from Stina Lindenblatt
Introduction to Online Advertising for Authors
from Hey, There’s A Dead Guy in the Living Room
Links of Note, February 23, 2013
from Stacked
STEPPS to Making Your Library (Or anything) Go Viral
from New Jersey Library Marketing
Saving the World in Your Pajamas
from Mother Nature Network
Books and Giveaways
Bookshelves Talk: What Do Your Bookshelves Say About…
from Author, Jody Hedlund
Never Leave Money Lying on the Table
from Writer Unboxed
Giveaway: EMBLAZE by Jessica Shirvington
from The Story Siren
Sharon Gosling’s top 10 children’s steampunk books
from Books news, reviews and author interviews | guar
Character Bucket List: Anne Osterlund, Salva, and…
from Adventures in YA Publishing
Read the ENTIRE 1st Chapter of Clockwork Princess!
from Mundie Moms
Cover Reveal: The Unbound by Victoria Schwab (+ US/Canada…
from Latest blog entries
What I’m Reading: BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by Ruta Sepetys
from ROOTS IN MYTH
[Giveaway] Winter White by Jen Calonita
from Reading Teen
YA Fantasy At Its Finest
from Writer’s Alley
SHANNON MESSENGER INTERVIEW & BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY +…
from Literary Rambles
Waiting on Wednesday: Just One Year by Gayle Forman
from Mundie Moms
Asunder Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway
from (W)ords and (W)ardances
Where do Readers Buy eBooks? (the answer might surprise…
from Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG
Shadows in the Silence Blog Tour: Author Guest Post
from Mundie Moms
Top Ten Tuesday: Authors Whose Books I Would Buy with…
from The Bookshelf Review
Happy Book Birthday to DUALED!!!!
from The Lucky 13s
HUGS FOR SERIES READERS!
from Laini Taylor’s blog
So…is WHAT’S LEFT OF ME really a dystopian novel?
from The Katacomb
Cynsational Tour: San Antonio, Chicago, Madison
from Cynsations
[Guest Post & Giveaway] Unlikable Characters by Stephanie…
from Reading Teen
EURGENT! Neumarian Uprising & GIVEAWAY!
from Writer’s Alley
CARRIE HARRIS INTERVIEW ON WRITING HUMOR AND PLATFORM…
from Literary Rambles
10 Books That Rewrite History
from PublishersWeekly.com News Articles
This Week’s Bestsellers: February 22, 2013
from PublishersWeekly.com News Articles
Blog Tour: Guest Post & Give@way Blood Therapy by…
from Candace’s Book Blog
Book Review and Giveaway: VORTEX by Julie Cross
from Mundie Moms
Ivy in the Shadows by Chris Woodward
from Carol Baldwin
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