Inspiration/Motivation/Productivity
10 Game-Changing Ideas About Life + Why I’m Ending Guest Blogging on the C2C by Ollin Morales at Courage 2 Create
5 Tips For Avoiding Distractions and Getting More Writing Done by Anne Lyle at Guide to Literary Agents
How to Tap into Your Experiences for Writing Inspiration by Laura Dennis at Live Hacked
5 Practical Links For Writers by Charlene Teglia at Genreality
Experience and Hope by Carrie Vaughn at Genreality
What to Do When Your Writing’s Worst Enemy is You by Krissy Brady at Krissy Media Ink
The One Thing Standing in the Way of Reaching Your Dreams by Jennifer Blanchard at InkyBites
How to Get Your Spouse to Support Your Dream by Carrie Starr at Goins, Writer
Warning: Writing Like This Will Make Your Readers Cry by Brandon Clements at Goins, Writer
Mental Health Series: How to Harness Your Creative Temperament and Stay Sane, Married and Sober by Kristin Nador at Kristin Nador Writes Anywhere
Go Big or Go Home by C. Hope Clark at C. Hope Clark
Is Talent Overrated? By Rachelle Gardner at Rachelle Gardner
Stop Creating by Joe Bunting at The Write Practice
Are You Standing In Your Own Way? 5 Tips For Overcoming Writer’s Block by Celester Mejia at Novel Publicity
5 Ways to Keep Your Writing Submissions Organized by Krissy Brady at Krissy Media Ink
A Gift For You by Erika Robuck at Writer Unboxed
The Fire of Obsession by Barbara O’Neal at Writer Unboxed
Taking the Win by John Vorhaus at Writer Unboxed
What to Do When You’re Stuck by Neysa Jensen at Gem State Writers
A Beginner’s Guide to Life by Ollin Morales at Courage 2 Create
How Being Lazy Can Fuel Your Writing by Krissy Brady at Krissy Media Ink
A Simple Way to Find Answer’s to Your Creativity Problems by Jennifer Blanchard at InkyBites
Research
Writing About Death and Crime Scenes With Garry Rodgers by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
Writing Advice
Row 80 Check-In 4: Rebecca Maizel’s Top Ten Tips For Budding Writers by E.M. Castellan at EM Castellan
Character by Meredith Allen Conner at Gem State Writers
On Writing Style by Lauren Waters at Lauren Waters
Are Dream Sequences in Novels Always Taboo? By Roz Morris at Nail Your Novel
Character Trait Entry: Determined by Angela Ackerman at The Bookshelf Muse
The Moment That Makes or Breaks Your Story by Larry Brooks at StoryFix
The #1 Secret of Great Writers by Joseph Putnam at Write to Done
3 Reasons to Write About Ghosts by Joe Bunting at The Write Practice
Engaging Openings by Jane Lebak at QueryTracker
Choosing the Right Words is One Key to Good Writing – Guest Post by Patrick Del Rosario at Mystery Writing Is Murder
Pow! Boom! Ka-Pow! 5 Tips to Write Fight Scenes by JB Lacaden at The Write Practice
How to Breathe New Life Into Your Writing: The Magic of Metaphor by Joe Bunting at The Write Practice
Is Your Writing Any Good? Here Are Seven Ways You Can Tell by Ali Luke at Write to Done
The Problem With Fantasy by Amy Rose Davis at Publetariat
What’s the Purpose of Your Scene? By K.M. Weiland at Wordplay
Three Easy Plotting Ideas by Cindy at The Writers Alley
Read Terrible Books by Kristi Boyce at The Write Practice
Q & A With Novelist J.D. Mason by Carleen Brice at Writer Unboxed
10 Things the Olympics Can Teach Writers by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
Revision/Editing
After the First Draft: Part 1 by Mooderino at Moody Writing
Critique Wednesdays: Tips For Critiquing by Susan Kaye Quinn at Susan Kaye Quinn
Words I Never Want to See In Your Novel. Please. By Jamie Chavez at Publetariat
Copy-Editing and Beta Readers by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
The Eyes Have It: Are You “Over Looking” Things in Your Manuscript by Janice Hardy at The Other Side of the Story
Author Platform
The 10 Rules of Social Media Engagement by Matthew Turner at ProBlogger
Does Social Media Really Help With Success? By Jody Hedlund at Jody Hedlund
From Blog to Book: Building an Online Platform by Erin Reel at Rachelle Gardner
Bloggers Beware: You Can Get Sued For Using Pics on Your Blog – My Story by Roni Loren at Roni Loren
How to Know When to Go to a Writing Conference by Jody Hedlund at Jody Hedlund
Is Platform Saturated? By Dan Blank at We Grow Media
Don’t Be a Tourist in Your Community of Readers by Dan Blank at Writer Unboxed
How to Build a Platform by Nick Thacker at Live Hacked
Marketing
The Circles of Marketing by Seth Godin at Seth Godin’s Blog
Does Facebook Advertising Work? (One Author’s Experience) by Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
Book Marketing: Are Authors Secret Agent Marketers by Matthew Turner at The Creative Penn
How to Seduce Strangers and Make Sales by Lisa Cron at Men With Pens
My Self-Publishing Story: 3 Book Marketing FAILS and Lessons Learned by Shannon at DuoLit
How to Publicize and Promote Your Book: 7 Pieces of Advice by Chuck Sambuchino at Writer Unboxed
A Small Budget Advertising Experiment by Dee DeTarsio at Jane Friedman
Publishing
How (Not) to Get Traditionally Published by Ava Jae at Writability
Low E-book Pricing: The Compensation Problem by Catherine Ryan Howard at Catherine, Caffeinated
Fiction E-Books Outpace Hardcovers in 2011 by Michael J. Scott at AuthorCulture
If Ebook Piracy is on the Rise, What Are You Going to Do About It? By Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
Do You Really Want Overnight Success? By Ava Jae at Writability
Extra Ether: Publishing vs. Authors by Porter Anderson at Jane Friedman
Authornomics Interview with Jane Friedman by Andrea Hurst at Andrea Hurst & Associates
How Does Your Publisher Make Money? By Rachelle Gardner at Rachelle Gardner
Preparing the Perfect Pitch by Ashley Clark at The Writers Alley
5 Unexpected Lessons I Learned Writing My Indie Book by Dara at Wise Ink
A Few Self-Publishing Thoughts and Discoveries by Elizabeth S. Craig at Mystery Writing Is Murder
What Traditional Publishers Offer – And What They Don’t by Elizabeth S. Craig at Mystery Writing Is Murder
The New World of Publishing: Fear by Dean Wesley Smith at Dean Wesley Smith
An Indie Author’s Best-Kept Secret: The Ultimate Pre-Publishing Checklist by Dara at Wise Ink
An Indie Author’s Best-Kept Secret Part 2: The Ultimate Pre-Publishing Checklist by Dara at Wise Ink
Video: Bookstore Distribution by Joel Friedlander at The Book Designer
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Yesenia, I absolutely love your Friday Features posts. You provide so many useful, resourceful links.
I tend to use Twitter to share links a lot of the time, so seriously, hats off to you for providing such a comprehensive list of fantastic posts.
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Thanks so much for the great links. I always find something fresh and interesting on here!
I’m glad you found it helpful, Raewyn! Thanks