Inspiration/Motivation/Productivity
Guest Post: Change Begets Growth by Becca Puglisi at Susan Kaye Quinn
Ugh, What Do I Write About? The Struggle For Ideas by Janice Hardy at The Other Side of the Story
How to Write Consistently by Ava Jae at Writability
8 Writing Secrets Which Writers Won’t Tell You by Ali Luke at Aliventures
Behind Every Great Writer by Rachelle Gardner at Rachelle Gardner
How to Meet Your Writing Deadlines Every Time by Krissy Brady at Write It Sideways
Writing Stress: Why It’s Okay to Take a Day Off by Ryan Casey at Ryan Casey
The Easiest and Hardest Part About Writing by Katie Tallo at Write to Done
Research
No links this week.
Writing Tips
Don’t Leave Your Characters in Limbo by Melissa Tydell at The Write Practice
Five Books to Read Before You Publish at Wise, Ink
How to Be a Writer: 201 Compelling Tips by Mary Jaksch at Write to Done
Good Endings Are Hard to Find by Mooderino at Moody Writing
Every Character is Important by Ava Jae at Writability
Five Tips to a Kick-Ass First Draft by Allie at Allie B Books
Writing Wednesday: MG vs. YA — Plot by Beth Revis at Beth Revis
What is “Strong Writing”? by E.M. Castellan at E.M. Castellan
Is the Cliffhanger Ending Overrated? By K.M. Weiland at Wordplay
When Less is More: Taking Away Elements to Fix a Problem Scene by Janice Hardy at The Other Side of the Story
Revision/Editing
How to Choose a Copyeditor by C.S. Lakin at How to Successfully Self-Publish
Author Platform
The Hub and Outpost Method of Social Media Marketing by Joel Friedlander at The Book Designer
Marketing
5 eBook-Selling Secrets Every Author Should Know by Toni Tesori at Publish Your Own Ebooks
The Biggest Secret of Book Marketing Success by Joel Friedlander at The Book Designer
What is ONE Thing That You Have Done That Brought You More Readers? Advice From Indie Authors by Laura Pepper Wu at 30 Day Books
Five Reasons Why Your Book Cover is…*Gasp* an Advertisement by Allie at Allie B Books
Where Can You Promote Your Free Ebook? By Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
Do Book Trailers Sell Books? By Amanda Brice at YA Indie
The Stephen King Guide to Marketing by Jason King at Jane Friedman
Publishing
The Kobo Self-Publishing Platform: An Author’s Guide by Molly Greene at Novel Publicity
Sue Quinn: It’s a Great Day to Be a Writer by Susan Kaye Quinn at The Bookshelf Muse
Building a Full-Time Writing Career Slowly with Lindsay Buroker by Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
Secrets of a Great Pitch by Rachelle Gardner at Rachelle Gardner
How to Sell Advanced Reader Copes as a Self-Published Author by Lindsay Buroker at Lindsay Buroker
Adding Your Ebook to Goodreads by Tamara Ward at The Writer’s Guide to E-Publishing
It’s All in a Name! by Sibel at The Writer’s Guide to E-Publishing
Self-Publishing Myth #3 — Self-Publishing is Easy by Ryan Casey at Ryan Casey
The 3 Most Common Indie Author Oopsies by Shannon of Duolit at Catherine, Caffeinated
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