- Awesome Book News!!! [A Blog about Nothing] Peek at the beautiful cover for Rachel Hawkins' Demonglass.
- Andrea Cremer Talks About Werewolves, Gender Issues, & Power Struggles [GalleyCat] Fascinating interview!
- Looking through The Marbury Lens [Carol's Prints] 'A work of delicious literary genius.'
- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick: Stephanie’s review [Novel Novice] 'A page-turner from start to finish.'
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl [Candace's Book Blog] GREAT review. Can't wait to read this sequel!
- Sneaking Around Goodreads (2) [The Bookologist] Two books I have to add to my already toppling TBR list!
- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer - Review [Book Crazy] 'I dare you to try to rip yourself away from it.'
- Review of: iDrakula [Young Adult Books Reviewed] 'Pulled off in such a creative way you can't help but enjoy it.'
- Book Review -- Raised By Wolves -- Jennifer Barnes [My Bloggish Blog Thing] A positive review by Josin L. McQuein.
- Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler - Early Review [Candace's Book Blog] 'Clever way to mix a paranormal aspect with a serious topic of an eating disorder.'
- Kiersten White's PARANORMALCY [As the Plot Thickens] 'Humor, amazing characters, a healthy dose of the weird, and a splash of romance.'
- 2010/2011 Steampunk Challenge [WORD for Teens] Six steampunk titles to read this year.
- The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block --Review [Reading, Writing and Waiting] Is this your kind of werewolf book?
- THE Clockwork Angel Answer Post [Cassandra Clare's Blog] Here be spoilers -- and great answers from @CassieClare.
- QOTW: Favorite Magic System? [Let The Words Flow] Love ALL the books mentioned here.
- Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - Review [Book Crazy] 'Dark, daring, haunting.'
- Mary Stewart—An Appreciation [Writer Unboxed] Hear, hear! MS authored some AMAZING books.
- Congratulations PJ! It's your book release day! [Texas Sweethearts & Scoundrels] Woot, PJ! Plus a contest!
- 7th ''Dear Lucky Agent'' Contest: Young Adult [Guide to Literary Agents] Fantastic sub & critique op. Enter by 11/3.
- A little late, here comes AUTUMN GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA Contest #8! [Claudia's Blog] Contest runs through the 24th!
- Haunted Halloween with Brenda Pandos and a giveaway! [Confessions of a Bookaholic] Win a copy of The Emerald Talisman!
- ANOTHER PAN ARC Giveaway! [ROOTS IN MYTH] Hurry and enter by October 29th!
- Cover Post + Giveaway: Kersten Hamilton (Tyger Tyger) [/- LA FEMME READERS -/] Contest closes November 1st!
- Giveaway: Trick Or Treat Treasure Hunt [WORD for Teens] So fun! A scavenger hunt with amazing prizes!
- I promised you another contest. Yes I did... [Personal Demons] Win a signed of copy of Personal Demons and Paranormalcy!
- Nightshade Writing Contest [Confessions From Suite 500] 5 little words can help you win a copy!
- Ten Tantalizing Questions & Contest with Sophie Littlefield, Author of BANISHED [THE BOOK BUTTERFLY] Great interview and a chance to win BANISHED. Enter by 11/1
- Marvelous Middle Grade Monday--The Red Pyramid (and a Giveaway!!!) [Shannon Whitney Messenger] Enter by Oct 22nd!
- Contest Monday [Sisters in Scribe] THE FAMILIARS plus more contests to enter and an auction.
- Spooky-Good Writing Contest & Giveaway! Calling all Writers! [Written In Lipstick] Enter to win writerly prizes!
- Haunted Halloween with Melinda Metz & Laura Burns and a giveaway! [Confessions of a Bookaholic] 2 copies of Crave being given away!
- Query Tracker contest [Buffy's write zone] Children's and YA writers gear up. Opens 10/27!
- In Which I Donate a Critique to a Worthy Cause [Joy's Novel Idea] Ten page crit on offer for Family Violence Prevention.
- Writer Resources & Book Pitch Contest Extension [GalleyCat] Awesome resources and contest extension to 10/27.
- Haunted Halloween: YA Giveaway! [Confessions of a Bookaholic] Awesome! Two chances to win 12 books--enter by 10/31.
- Interview & Giveaway with Michelle Rowen, Author of Demon Princess: Reign Check! [THE BOOK BUTTERFLY] Great interview and chance to win DEMON PRINCESS: REIGN CHECK. Enter by 10/27
- AUTUMN GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA Contest #7 starts today! [Claudia's Blog] Win THE DUFF, I AM NUMBER FOUR, and MATCHED. Enter by 10/18.
Inspiration
- The Temptation of Thinking Someone Has Made It [Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent] Love this. 'There will always be something to chase.... '
- Tip o' the Day: Part 4 of 4 [Pimp My Novel] 'The truth is often stupid.'
- You Can Write for Love AND Money [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] Finding a balance between writing what you love, and writing what sells.
- Reality Check: 5 Tough Truths about the Writing Life [Excuse Editor] 'Buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride!'
- Writing Full Time - A User's Guide for the newly agented [Dark Angel Fiction Writing] 'Learn to be HONEST with yourself.'
- Feeling Down? Read This... [Renae Mercado] Ten ways to pick yourself back up when writing or rejection seem determined to knock you out.
- K.M.Weiland: Conquering writer's block. [Adventures In Writing] 'Approach writing with joy.'
- The writing advice you need but don't want [James Killick's Blog] 'Sometimes you need to do nothing.'
- I Wrote a Book, Now What? [Frolicking through Cyberspace] Step by step breakdown.
- Writing a first novel? Three tips for the journey [Time to Write] Ways to help yourself through the hard times.
- Monday Guest Blogging: Writing Meets Field Hockey [GotYA] Great analogies!
- Tip o' the Day: Part 1 of 4 [Pimp My Novel] Or 6 tips to help you get writing.
- I'm So Glad I Lost [Left and Write Brained] Sometimes battles won don't do us any favors.
- Succeed by Giving [ramblings of a recovering insecureaholic] Give selflessly for successful networking. GREAT idea!
- Runaway Trains Part I [Paperback Writer] FABULOUS post about book ideas.
- What Exactly is NaNoWriMo? [Renae Mercado] The info in a nutshell.
- Initial Reviews on My Debut Book and My Strange Reaction [Author, Jody Hedlund] It's okay to be afraid.
- The Worst Mistake a Writer Can Make | Men with Pens [menwithpens.ca] Posture, habits, movement & creativity. Oh, my.
- Footnotes: 5 Articles on Perseverance [Guide to Literary Agents] Several meaningful sources of inspiration.
- Tapping Unconscious Creativity—by K.M. Weiland [Mystery Writing is Murder] How to harness your unconscious mind.
Craft of Writing
- Them’s the breaks: where to put paragraph, scene and chapter breaks in your work | Not Enough Words [notenoughwords.wordpress.com]
- Tip Thursday: 3 reasons to Ditch your Novel's Prologue. [Angels and Demons and Portals. Oh My!] How do you know to dive right into chapter one?
- Symbolism Entry: Ordered/Organization [The Bookshelf Muse] Another phenomenal entry from The Bookshelf Muse.
- Sex is Revealing [The Blood-Red Pencil] Write now, possibly cut later.
- Writing Devices : If the Glove Doesn’t Fit, Introduce a Rooster. And Raison d’etre [Magical Words] Bring a scene alive with something that doesn't seem to belong.
- I Don't Like You! - Creating Sympathetic Characters [* Fiction Groupie *] Eight tips for helping readers connect.
- Not Starting with the Action [Let The Words Flow] Action doesn't have to be HUGE Make things happen and give readers a reason to care.
- Writing Rules are Just Tools [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] Awesome. The reasons BEHIND the rules.
- Getting to Know Your Character [Seeing Creative] Have you made a character collage?
- Research According to J-Dash [Elana Johnson, Author] Are you research-averse? Or research-addicted?
- Why do those opening pages fail? [Babbles from Scott Eagan] Three reasons your manuscript might not be cutting it.
- The Big Picture [Mystery Writing is Murder] Are you writing between the lines?
- CAN YOU WRITE A PUBLISHABLE FIRST NOVEL? 8 DOS AND DON’TS TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES. [Anne R. Allen's Blog] Good tips!
- Never bore your reader [White Platonic Dreams] Keep things interesting and avoid the dreaded skim.
- Using Law & Order to Write [Elana Johnson, Author] Introduce the world, the character, and to the "dead body" all in the first five minutes.
- Surviving the Novel [Ingrid's Notes] Tips from author Paul Fleishman.
- When I say good writing, this is what I mean [Janet Reid, Literary Agent] Example from Tom Franklin's CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER :D
- Dramatic Tension [GENREALITY] Your goals as the author aren't your reader's goals.
- Who Should Tell the Story: POV Strategies for Successful Storytelling [WOW! Women On Writing Blog] POV can make or break your work.
- If Your Life is Boring, Can Your Novel Be Great? [Advanced Fiction Writing Blog] Yes. Just develop your characters and energize your writing.
- Firsts. Perhaps a Re-examining is in Order [The Literary Lab] The 1st line leads the reader to the next. It doesn't have to be perfect.
- Guest Elise Allen on Collaboration Celebration: a Summation [The Divining Wand] 'Collaboration makes writing more fun, it also makes the result better.'
- Do Your Research [The Blood-Red Pencil] 'Don’t rely on what you think you know about a place.'
- Creating Unique Characters—by Marvin D.Wilson [Mystery Writing is Murder] 'You can write people that you never have ‘known’.'
- Get the “Read Better, Write Better” Workbook FREE! [Write It Sideways] Prep for NaNoWriMo with this great resource!
- All words are good words...or are they? [Dark Angel Fiction Writing] Eliminate common words and strengthen your manuscript.
- Big Dumps, Bob, and Other Backstory Blunders [YA Highway] Fantastic fixes for common problems.
- Red pencil time? [Julie Musil] Round-up of editing tips.
- Tip o' the Day: Part 2 of 4 [Pimp My Novel] 'Revision is essential to the writer's work.'
- Writing Pitfalls to Avoid [edittorrent] 34 tips to become a better writer.
- Editing for Eternity [Dystel & Goderich Literary Management] Oh, I can so relate. But what if you are genuinely learning?
- A Case For Reading Your Writing Out Loud [Words and Such] Several excellent points.
- On the way to the Final Draft – Self Editing #5 [Write Anything] Excellent post about how to put on your writing hat and be productive.
- It's not your baby any more [Shannon Whitney Messenger] When others tell you that what you want isn't necessarily right for your book.
- The Power of Critique [Some Things I Think...] Take the heat. Roll up your sleeves and listen.
- The Big Ol' Genre Glossary [Jennifer Represents...] Find out how to classify your WIP.
- Agent Spotlight: Louise Fury [Literary Rambles] She seeks high concept YA fiction and imaginative MG fiction.
- You Can Submit Your Novel To Penguin, Even Without An Agent, But Time Is Running Out [BubbleCow] Yes, it's true!
- Kindle Singles: A Big Opportunity for Smart Writers [There Are No Rules] Chance to publish short nonfiction works of 10,000–30,000 words.
- My writing process w/ info about working with an agent [Anita Laydon Miller's Blog] Lesson on keeping your lines of communication open.
- Manuscript Request Etiquette [Heather's Odyssey] Mention if you have multiple fulls out?
- Tip o' the Day: Part 3 of 4 [Pimp My Novel] You don't HAVE to know someone. Follow guidelines and send well-crafted queries.
- Agent Advice: Laurie Abkemeier of DeFiore and Company [Guide to Literary Agents] Stay focused and be grateful for every reader.
- Add this to your list of do's and don'ts [Query Shark] Don't query from your work email with disclaimers about confidentiality.
- Query Update [kt literary] Which is better, faster response or personalized rejection?
- The Truth About How Long it Takes to Get a Book Published [Novel Matters] The process in 17 steps.
- Tip Tuesday #59 [Literary Rambles] Critical consideration when purchasing business cards.
- How to handle the, "Yeah? Well, WHO offered you representation?" question [Getting Past the Gatekeeper] What to do if you get push-back.
- Why You Still Don’t Have an Agent [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] Ouch! Prepare yourself for some hard truths.
- How I Got My Agent: Dawn Kurtagich [Guide to Literary Agents] How networking helped her land representation.
- The Business of Writing [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] If your goal is to get a stranger to pay for your work, you may need to yield.
- New Agent Alert: Elena Mechlin of Pippin Properties [Guide to Literary Agents] She is seeking picture books, middle-grade, and YA novels.
- Dear Agent: My Kids Loved My Book! [Franklin, Ink: Writing About Writing and Reading] While you won't put this in a query, you can still give your book a test run.
- How do I reject an agent? And how do I let other agents know I got an offer? [Getting Past the Gatekeeper] Interesting advice.
- AgentFail [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] GREAT post every writer should read!
- Why Simply Knowing Your Book’s Genre Isn’t Enough To Get Published [BubbleCow] Make it easy to say yes.
- Agent Advice: Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger Inc. [Guide to Literary Agents] 'Develop a thick skin!'
- Agents Talk Trends, Platform, eBooks and More at Wrangling With Writing [Guide to Literary Agents] Interesting panel discussion on kid lit.
- Mistakes I Made Part IV: Agent Quest [Magical Words] Five tips on how to connect with an agent.
- What if an agent doesn't like the revision I'm working on especially for her? [Getting Past the Gatekeeper] Excellent, encouraging post. Plus how to turn it to your advantage.
- Successful Queries: Agent Jim McCarthy and ''Freefall'' [Guide to Literary Agents] YA author Mindi Scott shares her query for her new book.
- Two Words: BOOK DEAL!!!!!!!!! [* Fiction Groupie *] Hooray! Roni Loren's debut EXPOSURE THERAPY to Berkley Heat!
- SHERRY SHAHAN'S ICE ISLAND TO MICHELLE POPLOFF AT DELACORTE/RANDOM HOUSE [Jill Corcoran Books] Yay, Sherry Shahan for your deal with Delacorte!
- BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! [Jill Wheeler] Jill inks a 2-book deal with Balzer & Bray!
- Philippa Gregory Inks Three-Book Deal [GalleyCat] Congrats on signing with Simon & Schuster!
- MARTHA ALDERSON'S THE PLOT WHISPERER TO ADAMS MEDIA [Jill Corcoran Books] Congrats, Martha on your book deal!
- Things Every Author Should Know about Promotion [Magical Words] Decide what your time is worth.
- The Cost of Promotion [The New Author] HOW much to buy prominence with booksellers?
- Clever ways to sell your books [Time to Write] Another creative book signing strategy.
- Avoiding the Deadly Scourge of Author’s Alterations [Writers in the Sky E-zine] Save yourself $$$ by cutting off changes before AAs kick in.
- Ask Daphne! How Often is TOO Often? [kt literary] How much output should a writer produce?
- Branding Leads to Landing... [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] 'Branding is about creating reader expectations and meeting those expectations.'
- Publishing Insiders Wrap-Up: Blogging Ideas the Whole Year Through [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] 'Blogging is like planting seeds.'
- What Should I Blog About? Tips for Bloggers Who Have No Ideas [Quips and Tips for Successful Writers] Inspiration if you're running dry.
- 6 Ways To Cure Blogger Writer’s Block [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] What to do when blogging gets in the way.
- 5 Things Every Writer Should Know About Rights [There Are No Rules] Crucial information broken down for easy understanding.
- Going for the Degree...or Not [WOW! Women On Writing Blog] Is an MFA necessary for writing?
- Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush Series to End with Tempest [GalleyCat] We can hardly wait for book 3!
- Trends in Children’s Publishing: A Panel [Kidlit.com] What do the experts think about 2010 and beyond?
- College-Aged Characters in YA [Anna Staniszewski] A new trend? Or soemthing that won't pan out?
- Is Your Title a Best Seller? [It's All About Writing] Fun tool used to measure your title's appeal.
- Gender Talk [Dystel & Goderich Literary Management] A flowchart representing female characters that repeatedly appear in fiction.
- Borders Launches $89 & $199 eBook Packages for Self-Published Authors [GalleyCat] Thinking of self-pubbing?
- Adult Hardcover Sales Sagged 24.4% in August [GalleyCat] Children's/YA HC down 14.6%, paperbacks down 7.6%.
- How to Type in Your Own Handwriting on Your Computer [GalleyCat] This is a unique tool!
- Five Signs you have Revision Brain [Brodi Ashton] Are those smiley faces mocking you?
- QUERYPOLITAN PRESENTS: BE A SEXIER WRITER INSTANTLY [Grab a Pen] Can we all relate?
- New comic up on Writer Unboxed! [Inkygirl.com: Daily Diversions For Writers - by Debbie Ridpath Ohi] Debbie Ohi keeps us smiling.
- WRITING BROKE MY READING GLASSES [Grab a Pen] Being a writer completely changes the way you read.
- Favorite Tweets for Writers This Week [All About Writing] Nicole Humphrey Cook's round-up of writing tweets.
- Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest also does a wonderful list of best tweets of the previous week.
- Alice Pope does a Wednesday Tweet Roundup for the SCBWI Children's Market Blog.
- Northern Colorado Writers do This Week in the Writing World every Friday.
- Jennifer Roland does a Writing Roundup on Fridays.
- Ricki Schultz does an "In the Blogosphere" post on Fridays where she lists posts she's stumbled across during the week.
- Elizabeth Craig has started posting a weekly list of all her helpful Twitter posts.
- And don't forget to check Nathan Bransford's blog later this morning for his weekly recap of publishing news and information.
- Saturday Link Party [Forever Young] Jessica rounds up fun and interesting links.
- Stina Linddenblatt does a Cool Links Friday. This week, she caught a lot I wish we had on ours. I know what I'm doing for the next few minutes!
- DuoLit does a weekly list of links with some emphasis on self-publishing and marketing.
- YA Highway's Friday Road Trip hits the high points of the publishing industry, writing craft, submissions process, and other fun stuff.
- Cynthia Leitich Smith at Cynsations does a Cynsational author and book news review.
Happy reading and joyous writing,
Martina & Marissa
I've got another I HEART JOY LIKE BR80:PART TWO contest going one with cash prizes and concert tix!
ReplyDeleteGreat list of links as usual. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! I'm listed here twice. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome round up as usual. There're so many great posts I can't wait to read (and just did).
Great list, ladies. I do have news. Not as big as most of your Congrats, but my first freelance article was published (one the front page of the publication!!) I was so excited. Anyway, enjoy your weekend!!
ReplyDeleteYou always have such great information. I learn something all the time and get to visit really great sites. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to our Contest Monday blog. It'll take me all weekend to read these fabulous links. Happy Friday! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing list here, thank you for this! You guys are awesome.
ReplyDeleteEven though this took me 1 1/4 hours to go through (despite TRYing to power thru it), it was well worth the time! So many good articles, from Creating Sympathetic Characters and Boring Middles, to Not Starting With Action and handy tips regarding agents. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular...as usual! And thanks for the critique link!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great links as usual. And thanks for the shout-out!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention and again for compiling these. Without Twitter working right this week, I missed the news of many of these great posts!
ReplyDeleteAngela @ The Bookshelf Muse
Wow - great links - thanks so much :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for including Sisters in Scribe! Great links, as always!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, you've astounded me with all of your amazing links. Thank you so much for including my review as well! You guys are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, HOW do you find all these amazing links? Thank you so much for including my post--it's always an honor to be included. Off to check the other links!
ReplyDeleteyou ladies are incredible. you blow me away every single time.
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Thanks for the shout out, ladies. What a phenomenal list!
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