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Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Countdown to a Book 1: Joining Hands (Kathryn Craft)

The Business Rusch: Why Writers Disappear (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]

Other People Will Have Your Ideas—That Is Okay (Natalie Whipple)

Writing, revising, and how handwavery kills manuscripts (Terri-Lynne DeFino aka bogwitch64)

Who Needs a Platform? (Rachelle Gardner)

Growing Into Your Voice (Kerry Gans)

Empathizing With Literary Agents (Nathan Bransford)

How to be a Classy Panelist (Nancy Fulda aka nancyfulda)

Why you shouldn't rush your writing (Juliette Wade)

Class Action Lawsuit Against Publish America Dismissed (Victoria Strauss)

Storyboarding (Jo Knowles aka jbknowles)


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Finding Golden Writing Time (Kerry Gans)

The First-Person Query Letter (Jane Leback)

Archway Publishing: Simon & Schuster Adds a Self-Publishing Division (Victoria Strauss)

Do You Have Impostor Syndrome? (Rachelle Gardner)

Tightening your plot by layering (Juliette Wade)

10 Tips for Getting Past Writer's Block (Bryan Thomas Schmidt)

Success in 90-Minute Increments (Rachelle Gardner)

How to Start Your Novel: What The Movie TRUE LIES Taught Me (Chuck Sambuchino

Do You Cringe When Authors Market Their Books? (Dan Blank)



If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time). Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Scholastic Editors Forecast Top 10 Trends in Children's Books for 2013
by way of April Henry (aka aprilhenry)

Writing Like It’s 2009 (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

Writing in Small Chunks of Time—Pros and Cons (Elizabeth Spann Craig)

Concept: Your Story’s Hollywood Pitch (John Robert Marlow)

Be Talented At Working (Natalie Whipple)

How Do You Find a Literary Agent? (Rachelle Gardner)

Cutting the Fat from Your WIP (Gina Conroy)

The perfection myth (Laurel Garver)
by way of Jennifer R. Hubbard (aka writerjenn)

10 Ways to Stay Motivated While You Write (Ruth A Casie)

Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Write a Scene. Any Scene. (Larry Brooks)

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time). Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Busted!—Stephanie Kallos Caught Making Things Up (Kathryn Craft)

Patience (Elizabeth Spann Craig)

The Rule of Names (Aliette de Bodard aka aliettedb)

The Future And Balance (Deal Breakers 2012) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

Rejectomancy: don’t feed the beast (Patty Jansen)

The Writing Rules Are Just Tools (Rachelle Gardner)

We're Moving From a World of Gatekeepers to a World of Influencers (Nathan Bransford)

The Good Seed V (Donald Maass)

Which is Right for You - Lightning Source, CreateSpace, or Both? (Morgan Mandel)

There is No Elevator to Success. You Have to Take the Stairs (Jody Hedlund)

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Cues from the Coach: Q and A (Linda Lane)

The Agent Clause (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) [Jon’s Pick of the week]

Promotion is hard. Let's eat donuts. (Seanan McGuire aka seanan_mcguire)

Ebooks Outsell Print! Putting Headlines in Context (Victoria Strauss)

The Writer's Marathon (Elspeth Antonelli)

Adventures in Self-Promotion (Seanan McGuire aka seanan_mcguire)

6 Degrees of Book Trailers: Do You? Would You? Which Ones? (CriminalElement.com)

Warm, But Not Fuzzy (Tex Thompson aka tex_maam)

“As You Know, Bob…” (Michael A. Ventrella)

Literary Agent Scams: Still Around, But On the Wane (Victoria Strauss)

The Publishing Pipeline (Natalie Whipple )

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:


A Tale of Two Royalty Statements (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

The New World: Publishing: Killing Your Sales One Shot at a Time (Dean Wesley Smith)
By way of Kat Vinson (aka ladysaotome)

Different Strokes (Seanan McGuire aka seanan_mcguire)

Writing Female Characters (Jim C. Hines)

Show Visceral Reactions First (Maryann Miller)

8 Tips for Promoting Your Book Online (Rachelle Gardner)

5 Ways for New Writers to Gain Press Attention (Jakob Drud aka jakobdrud)

The Red Flags of Writing Contests (C. Hope Clark)

What to Tell Agents While on Submission (Mary Kole)

5 Writing Tips from Chelsea Cain (Chelsea Cain)
By way of April Henry (aka aprilhenry)


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

The Myth of Giving Away 15% Ownership in Your Work (Dean Wesley Smith)

A Warning To All Writers Who Need Help Indie Publishing (Kristin Kathryn Rusch)

10k a day? (Jennifer R. Hubbard aka writerjenn)

How and Why to Join a Writer’s Group (Kat Collins)

The Publishing Process in GIF Form (Nathan Bransford) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]

Kindle Nation Daily Sponsorship:Worth It? (Dina Santorelli)

The Seductive But Deadly Sin That Wants to Kill Your Story (Larry Brooks)

Do Not Love Your Characters (More or Less Than Your Readers) Maggie Stiefvater (aka m_stiefvater)

Vanity, Vanity: Turning The Label Around (Victoria Strauss)

Some Thoughts on Agents and Querying (Lydia Sharp)

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

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Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

3 Tips for Surviving Bad Reviews (Dina Santorelli)

How to Become a Better Writer (Rachelle Gardner)

A Good Offense (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

On Being Blown Off (Jim C. Hines aka jimhines)

Without Delay (Donald Maass)

Are attempts to self-publicise your novel worth it? (Margaret Hall aka heleninwales)

7 Freelance Writing Scams and How to Fight Them (Patrick Icasas)

Why NOT to Formally Copyright Your Work (Kerry Gans)

Why Self-Published Books Look Self-Published (Joel Friedlander)
by way of Elizabeth Spann Craig

The Square-One Story Killer (Larry Brooks)


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.


If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Gas in the trunk: why your conflict isn’t working (and how to fix it) (Hilary Smith)

Synopsis tip (Carmella Van Vleet)

When are you being selfish? Not when defending your writing! (Juliette Wade)

Writing to a Target Audience (Nancy Fulda aka nancyfulda)

The Biggest Mistake Writers Make and How to Avoid it (R. L. LaFevers) [Jon’s Pick of the week]

Using Personal Issues to Enhance Fiction (Carolyn Kaufman)

Dealing with Burn Out (Lillian Cohen-Moore)

Publication Process: Choices...Long? Short? (J. Kathleen Cheney aka j_cheney)

Beware What You Say! (Stina Lindenblatt)

All about Self-Publishing (Shelli R. Johannes)

The New World of Publishing: What Should Indie Publishers Be Called? (Dean Wesley Smith)


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Creating a School Visit Presentation (Anna Staniszewski aka annastan)

Should You Focus on Your Writing or Your Platform? (Jane Friedman)

Are Book Launch Parties Worth It? (Morgan Mandel)

How to Get Booksellers to Love You (And Sell Your Book) (Erin Haire)

How to Cut Thousands of Words Without Shedding a Tear (Rachelle Gardner)

The Top 5 Social Media Blunders You Shouldn't Make (Nathan Bransford)