The 7 Biggest Creativity Killers by Andrew and Gaia Grant at Fast to Create
It’s Time to Declutter Your Writing by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
Summer Writing – Writing Around Children by Elizabeth S. Craig at Mystery Writing is Murder
Becoming a Creative Genius with Phil South by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
Letter to a Writer Who is Losing Confidence by Roz Morris at Nail Your Novel
Why Publishing Your Novel is Like Running For Student Body President by Michelle Haimoff at Guide to Literary Agents
Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend: New Research Helps Writers Fight Depression by Anne R. Allen at Anne R. Allen’s Blog
How to Pick Yourself Up Off the Ground Quickly (After You’ve Fallen Hard) by T.S. Bazelli at Courage 2 Create
Great Writers Provoke Us by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
More Things to Love About Scrivener by Gwen Hernandez at Writer Unboxed
12 Most Striking Tendencies of Creative People by Kim Phillips at Publetariat
The Power of a Deadline…The Importance of a Goal by Casey Herringshaw at The Writers Alley
Research
No links this week.
Writing Advice
3 Steps to Naming Your Characters by Gabriela at DiYMFA
What Do Readers Want More: Quantity or Quality? By Jody Hedlund at Jody Hedlund
15 Stock Characters – And How to Restock Them by Mark Nichol at Daily Writing Tips
Defining Literature for the Under 18 Crowd: Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, and YA by Kimberly Kinrade at Novel Publicity
Short Story or Novel Idea: How Do You Tell? By Ava Jae at Writability
Why You Need to Stop Rewriting by Ava Jae at Writability
Writing a Mystery Novel: Creating a Villain & 5 Ways to Justify a Crime by Courtney Carpenter at Writer’s Digest
7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great by Elizabeth Sims at Writer’s Digest
“Your Structure is Off…” – What Does That Even Mean? By Larry Brooks at StoryFix
Why Writers Should Read – Taking Risks by Mary Vee at The Writers Alley
What Makes Your Character Think That’ll Work by Mooderino at Moody Writing
Top 25 Ways to Blow a Book by K.M. Weiland at Wordplay
Ins and Outs of Workshopping by Lauren Waters at Lauren Waters
Until You Publish Your Work, You’re Not in the Game by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
Series vs. Stand Alone by Michael J. Scott at Author Culture
Using Writing Contests to Improve One’s Game by Ash Krafton at QueryTracker
Why You Should Copy Other Writers by Joe Bunting at The Write Practice
Beyond Microsoft Word…Or Not by Yuvi Zalkow at Writer Unboxed
Revision/Editing
CORBS: 5 Letters That Can Keep the Drama on the Page and Out of Your Critique Group by Jan O’Hara at Writer Unboxed
Author Platform
The Boring Secret to Being Everywhere by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
Great Writers Share Others’ Work by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
The Reason Why You Have No Friends Or Followers and 6 Ways to Turn Your Social Media Game Around by Anne Chaconas at Novel Publicity
Frankenfriends & Zombie Tweets – Writers, Social Media and the Undead by Kristin Lamb at Kristin Lamb’s Blog
The 10-Step Guide to Fixing the Writer Website Fails That Cost You Clients by Carol at Make A Living Writing
Should Unpublished Novelists Be Platform-Building? By Rachelle Gardner at Rachelle Gardner
Author Blogging 101: Keyword Basics by Joel Friedlander at The Book Designer
How to Land a Guest Post Every Time by Mary Jaksch at Write to Done
Every Writer Has a Brand by Jeff Goins at Goins, Writer
Revamp Your Twitter Page in 7 Days! By Dara at Wise Ink
Marketing
Are You Making This Marketing Mistake? By Jason Kong at Jane Friedman
3 Steps to Pinpoint Your Crazy-Dedicated Readers’ Favorite Hangouts by Toni at DuoLit
Why I Prefer Social Media Promo to In-Person by Elizabeth S. Craig at Mystery Writing is Murder
How to Find Out More About Your Readers Without Having to Ask by Steven Lewis at Taleist
4 Ways to Improve Your Amazon Listing (And Sell Way More Books) by Laura Pepper at DuoLit
Publishing
5 Things You Need to Know About Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Amazon’s New Ebook Format by Steven Lewis at Taleist
The New World of Publishing: Making a Living With Your Short Fiction by Dean Wesley Smith at Dean Wesley Smith
Using Your Self-Publishing Success to Find an Agent With Elizabeth Mock by Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
Druid Lords Cover – Concept, Steps, and Survey by India Drummond at India Drummond
Can Writing in Multiple Genres Hurt Your Sales Potential? by Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
The 8 Steps on My Publishing Journey by Alan Shelton at The Book Designer
2012 Book Sales Strong For Both Print and eBooks by Joel Friedlander at The Book Designer
How to Maximize Royalties and Minimize Hassles by Ray Rhamey at Writer Unboxed
If You Think Amazon is Gouging You on Delivery Costs, It’s Only Because You Didn’t Do the Math Upfront by April L. Hamilton at Publetariat
Don’t Be the Sneetch: An Open Letter Response to Shannon Hale by Anna Elliott at Indie Chicks Cafe
What were your favorite writing links this week? What did I miss?
Thanks for including our links again, Yesenia! Always look forward to your awesome list of posts
I appreciate that Toni! I only share what I find helpful
What a great collection of links. I appreciate being included. I think my depression post is speaking to a lot of writers. Thanks!
I’ve never suffered from depression myself, Anne, but I thought the scientific theory behind it was interesting and might help others.
I could also relate to not being able to step away from the computer! I’m learning to budget my time, and your post was a good reminder of that
Splendid link collection, Yesenia. I found some new gems to read. Thank you for doing the leg work for us all
No problem, Reeta! Happy to help out my fellow writers