- Monetizing Your Intellectual Property [A Newbie's Guide to Publishing] Great case study in saavy e-book positioning.
- Fans, Friends, and Followers: How to Build a Solid Author Platform That Sells More Books, Part Two [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] Great ideas for building your marketing roll-out.
- A Writer Muses On Marketing And Sales, Part I [www.publetariat.com] What is the difference between the two?
- And more publishing tips... at Author 101 in LA [About.com publishing] Book publicity 101.
- Authors As Salespeople [www.publetariat.com] How much does financial incentive play a role in your author marketing efforts?
- Switching Genres [BookEnds, LLC — A Literary Agency] How often do you need to publish for your current readers?
- Is Marketing Non-Stop & All-Consuming For All Authors? [Author, Jody Hedlund] 'Self-publishing marketing is NOT equal to the marketing done by traditional publishers.'
- Effective use of Twitter [Janet Reid, Literary Agent] Ten-tip guide to help you get the most out of twitter.
- Could the Living Room Save the Book Tour? [GalleyCat] A personal touch to building a readership and making contacts.
- CLARITY by Kim Harrington [YA Author Elana Johnson] "Great writing. A fast pace. A tight plot. Get it, read it, love it."
- Bookanista Review: Delirium and Why I Almost Didn't Review It [Carolina Valdez Miller] Intriguing review. Definitely going on my TBR list.
- Reading Like a Writer: Character in Maggie Stiefvater's LINGER [Through The Wardrobe] Haven't read it yet? You'll want to after reading this.
- Cover Love: The Pledge by Kimberly Derting [Confessions of a Bookaholic] Absolutely gorgeous. November 15th is too far away!
- Tantalizing Future YA Releases! Holy Cover Heaven! [/- LA FEMME READERS -/] Fantastic roundup of upcoming YA covers.
- Review: Please Ignore Vera Dietz [In Bed With Books] 'One of the reasons YA is such an exciting genre.'
- Book Review: Clarity [Breaking the Bookshelf] Highest rating for this beautifully crafted suspenseful fantasy.
- Book Review: The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell [Novel Novice] Looking forward to this one: "Will in turns have you sighing in delight... then biting your nails."
- 100 Best Opening Lines [The Other Side of the Story] Hmmh. Can't say I agree. Do you?
- A Year of Reading: ANNOUNCING!! 2011 NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts [readingyear.blogspot.com]
- Review: Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers [Confessions of a Bookaholic] 5 out of 5 stars. I have GOT to read this one.
- 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award finalists announced [Jacket Copy] Congats to Jennifer Egan, Deborah Eisenberg, Jaimy Gordon, Brad Watson, and Eric Puchner!
- We interrupt this voice series to bring you the following announcement: [Dancing with Dragons is Hard on Your Shoes.] Miriam Forster signs with Jennifer Luaghran!!! Woot!
- Celebrating 1,000 Followers With a Prize Package Drawing [Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors] Congrats to K. M. Weiland on hitting 1000 followers on her EXCELLENT blog!
- My Agent Story [Once Upon A Time in Writer Land] HUGE congrats to Kathy Bradley for signing with Suzie Townsend of FinePrint Literary Management!
- The cover of AUDITION [Writer on the Side] Another gorgeous, intriguing cover!
- Happy Birthday, THE LIAR SOCIETY! [Carolina Valdez Miller] Congrats, Lisa and Laura on your FABULOUS book release and brilliant buzz!
- Harper Lee to receive National Medal of Arts [Jacket Copy] And about time...
- I have an agent! [Buffy's write zone] Yippee! Our dear friend Buffy Andrews lands an agent!
- I SOLD MY BOOK! [Write Me!] Congrats, Leah! We are SQUEEEEEEing for you!
- Guest Post + E-Book Giveaway: In The Storm by Karen Metcalf [/- LA FEMME READERS -/] Enter by 3/17.
- Bookanista Review: Thirteen Reasons Why--AND A GIVEAWAY!!!! [Shannon Whitney Messenger] Enter by 3/12.
- Giveaway: Friendship On Fire by Danielle Weiler [Steph Bowe's Hey! Teenager of the Year] Enter by 3/7.
- What’s Your Echo? Desires of the Dead Writing Contest [Novel Novice] Enter by 3/31.
- Bid on a Consultation With Me (for Charity) [There Are No Rules] Help Jane support the Red Cross. Plus donate over $25 and get a free book. Win!
- Review: Falling Under (and Contest) [In Bed With Books] Enter by 3/14. And Happy Blogoversary, Gwen!
- YA Highway Goes Pink for THE LIAR SOCIETY! (+ giveaway!) [YA Highway] Enter by March 7th to win @LandLroecker's book!
- Win THE LIAR SOCIETY Prizes! [WriteOnCon.com] Enter to win LiLa's new book!
- Lisa and Laura Write [lisa-laura.blogspot.com]
- HarperCollins Dark Days of Supernatural Giveaway! [/- LA FEMME READERS -/] Five great books. Enter by 3/15.
- Interview with Allison Pang and #giveaway of A Brush of Darkness [Candace's Book Blog] Enter by 3/12.
- Win a Book!!! [Never as the crow flies] Go Vanessa! And stop by and enter to win her new e-book.
- Tweet #LiarSociety and Win Signed Books [Lisa and Laura Write] Chance to win one of ten signed copies!
- March Contest Coming Later This Week: Adult SF/F/H, Thriller, and Romance [QueryTracker.net] Opens 9:00 AM EST on 3/3/11.
- Guest Post and Contest with Becca Ritchie, Author of Wynter Chelsea [THE BOOK BUTTERFLY] Enter by 3/10/11.
- Book #Giveaway! Hourglass and Afterlife by Claudia Gray [Candace's Book Blog] Enter by 3/1/11.
- Tools of the Trade: The notebook [Megan Crewe - another world, not quite ours] Do you use one?
- A Perfectionist’s Guide to Editing: 4 Stages [Jami Gold, Paranormal Author] When to stop editing.
- Trust Me, I’m a Reader: Writing for Your Audience [The Other Side of the Story] Will your reader understand, or do you need to explain more? How to know.
- 4 tricks for getting to know new characters [Don't pet me, I'm writing] How roleplaying & bulletin boards can help you develop them.
- Talking about Voice, part 2: Three authors, three books [Dancing with Dragons is Hard on Your Shoes.] Awesome, awesome examples. And love: "Read. Write. And be patient."
- Creating Emotional Impact [Cheryl's Musings] Love: Make people care by letting them see smaller acts of heroism unfolding in the present moment.
- Symbols in Your Writing [Write-Brained] Awesome story about the power of symbols in life as well as literature.
- Make 'Em Hang Onto Every Word - reconnect with simmons [www.simmons.edu]
- Better Than A Writing Course? [Seeing Creative] Reading great writing blogs is a free education.
- Story Arcs [Book Dreaming] Apply a short story arc to individual scenes of your MS to increase the story's tension.
- How to write a page-turner (part 2: more on characters) [Time to Write] Great: Push the envelope, but ensure character quirks fit her history, social circle, and values.
- Expanded Story Elements Checklist (Act I) [Alexandra Sokoloff] Great: The framework for writing and analyzing ANY story.
- Back-story Informs Front Story [Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers] The backstory wound becomes what the mc must consciously overcome in the final 1/4 of the story.
- What I learned from my editor in the first 60 days [Dark Angel Fiction Writing] What's your crutch phrase to show emotion?
- Spotlight: RWA: It's Not Just for Romance Writers [The Other Side of the Story] Annual conference June 28 to July 1.
- Mark Your Calendars for SCBWI's 40th Annual Summer Conference! (It's Gonna Be Awesome) [Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog] New conference format. Get ready to register 4/15.
- Your Setting Examples - #6 [edittorrent] Excellent case study in using setting active, present details to support mood and action.
- Randy Recommends: Story Engineering [Advanced Fiction Writing Blog] LOVE: Pinch points remind us what’s at stake, what’s at risk and what the hero must conquer.
- Advice to writers: Skip the scenery [Books] For those of us who can't get away with it by being brilliant.
- Tip Tuesday #78 [Literary Rambles] An easy resource to find out a book's word count.
- Unstoppable Characters [Writers' Ally aka ➔ sa larsenッ] It doesn't have to be complicated.
- Sound of words [edittorrent] Interesting point about beats and the effect of sound on the reader.
- Five Ways to Show Emotion in Your Writing [Ingrid's Notes] Great: physiological, body movement, flashbacks, references to desires or fears, setting.
- Talking about Voice, part 1: What is it? [Dancing with Dragons is Hard on Your Shoes.] The distinction between character voice and writer voice.
- Three questions to ask when you don't know your plot from your story [James Killick's Blog] Plot is what happens, and story is why it happens and who is reacting to it.
- How to establish your characters: endings [Show Some Character!] Fantastic post about wrapping up your character arcs and showing growth.
- How Backstory Can Make Readers Care [Anna Staniszewski] It's easier when we know about what made the character the way she is.
- Play by Play Narration [Kidlit.com] You are the curator of your story--guide your reader to the important stuff.
- Execution or Idea. Which Comes First? [The Other Side of the Story] Developing both skills at different times builds a solid writing foundation.
- 5 Ways to Keep Readers Riveted With Conflict [Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors] Nice collection of previous posts.
- Preserving the Act of Discovery [Writer Unboxed] Sometimes, we need to get out of our readers' way.
- Where I’m Going Is Shaped By Where I’ve Been [Magical Words] If your character is falling flat, study his history.
- The Elements of Sexual Tension [The Enchanted Inkpot.] Great post on what keeps readers engaged in a couple's struggles.
- How to spotlight important prose [The Blood-Red Pencil] EXCELLENT post on specific techniques for different situations.
- Everything Speaks: The Intention in Our Words [Claire King] Excellent point about the choices we make in writing.
- Guest Blogger Aliette de Bodard on Plotting Your Short Stories [The Other Side of the Story] Short stories are like compressed novels.
- Integrating Our Research [Mystery Writing is Murder] Putting bits and pieces of your research into characters and setting.
- Kristen Lamb's Blog » Blog Archive » Anatomy of a Best-Selling Novel–Structure Matters (Part One) [kristenlamb.org]
- Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 4 [Magical Words] Excellent post on structure for Journey or Ordeal type stories.
- Turn your “first five” pages into fireworks | Restless Writers [restlesswriters.ca]
- WRITERS BE NICE [LM Preston] When to listen to the advice of other authors.
- With a Little Help from My CPs... [The Bluestocking Blog] OMG -- I LOVE this. Wonderful to hear today particularly. (See our blog for deets.)
- How Reading Changes Lives [Words and Such] LOVE: Life, energy, and a great sense of stroy will flow across the pages...
- How Do We Know When It's Time To Quit Being A Writer? [Guide to Literary Agents] Never! Great story about one writer's journey.
- Three Goals For Writers [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] Unexpected ways to look at you and the people around you.
- T3 - Predicting Fictional Breakups, Part One [The Character Therapist] Great ways to signal trouble in your dialogue!
- Stubborn or Stupid? [YA Author Elana Johnson] For undertaking the writer's journey? Don't give up.
- Enduring the Pain in the Quest for Publication [Author, Jody Hedlund] FAB: Pain can either make us bitter or push us to be better.
- Inspiration and Influence [Write Anything] Great: The more you live, the more you can imagine.
- A Chat With Roald Dahl, Part 2 [Falling Leaflets] LOVE: The line between roaring with laughter and crying because it's a disaster is a very, very fine one.
- 5 Steps to Mindful Writing [iggi & gabi] Show up, be aware, draw on your wise mind, sit on your discomfort, and practice, practice, practice.
- Are You Stalling Your Writing Journey? [Excuse Editor] LOVE: Take a hard look at time spent tuning up your writing vehicle vs. actual driving.
- 3 Times I Remember Why We Writers Do This Work [A. Victoria Mixon, Editor] Love this. Great moments to help us be thankful for creativity.
- Don't Break the Chain - by Donna [YA Muses] How many days in a row can you write?
- Wise Words about Passion in Writing [How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book] Do you swim in the joy of your words?
- Learning to Rewrite [Writer Unboxed] You don't learn to be a carpenter by building several bad houses-you learn by building a good one.
- Query Quest: My Journey to Agent Land [The Other Side of the Story] Inspirational journey of perseverance & learning from newbie mistakes.
- Remembering Lisa Wolfson [Kidlit.com] A round-up of tributes from those who knew her well.
- Seven Strategies to Keep Momentum When You Don’t Have Time to Write [Cheryl's Musings] Good tips for squeezing in every moment.
- You Really Hate Your Writing? That’s a Good Sign! [Writer Unboxed] LOVE: You have to write a lot of crap while you hone your skills.
- Friday Speak Out!: Potty Tales: How Toilet Training Made Me a Writer Again, Guest Post by Julie Duffy [WOW! Women On Writing Blog] Rediscovering why we write.
- R.I.P. L.K. Madigan [/- LA FEMME READERS -/] Our condolences! And an opportunity to donate for an excellent cause.
- L.K. Madigan: An Author, A Friend, An Incredible Person [Novel Novice] A heartwarming tribute.
- Being Open to Ideas—Whenever they Strike [Mystery Writing is Murder] Give yourself permission to daydream.
- A Writer’s “Defining Moment” Book [The Blood-Red Pencil] Which book made you change the way you write?
- And I’m Still Talking About Derivative Works [Pub Rants] Listen up folks! This is important.
- Infringement, Fair Use and Derivative Works [iggi & gabi] Definitions every writer must know.
- Let’s Continue Talking About Derivative Works [Pub Rants] A derivative work could be a book trailer?
- Random House will adopt agency ebook pricing model [Jacket Copy] Just in time for the iPad 2 debut.
- HarperCollins Boycott Launched Over Library eBook Policy [GalleyCat] Seriously. What do you think?
- Tablets, Tablets, Tablets [PWxyz] eBooks are about to be one more step closer to ubiquitous.
- The Numbers Game [www.publetariat.com] Another example of how the self-publishing numbers compare.
- Do the Write Thing [Just Jemi] A charity raffle to help with Christchurch NZ relief efforts.
- Top 10 Pirated eBooks at The Pirate Bay [GalleyCat] Bundles of 2500 books packed together...value = ???
- 4 Ways to Prepare For a Professional Writing Career [Author, Jody Hedlund] Are you setting up a solid foundation?
- Writers For The Red Cross [Inkygirl.com: Daily Diversions For Writers - by Debbie Ridpath Ohi] ACP friend Debbie Ohi(aka @inkyelbows ) is donating her greeting cards & more to #write4red!
- Teen Reading Trends 2011 – Young Adult Books and Teen Books Reading Trends [childrensbooks.about.com] Urban Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, and more...
- Now that you’ve “survived” the writing conference. . . [Red Sofa Literary] What to do AFTER the conference is over.
- CHECKLIST: 50 Important Things To Do Before Writing a Novel [Grab a Pen] How many do you do every day? :D
- An Open Letter on Discovering Self [Kiersten Writes] Awesome correspondence between @KierstenWhite and a fan
- What's an Idea Worth? [Writer Beware™ Blogs!]
- 6 Common Plot Fixes [There Are No Rules] Excellent post on diagnosing and resolving potential issues with your ms.
- The One Percent [Write Anything] Writing is in building on the revelation of the first draft with the hard graft of the other ninety-nine.
- Consolidating Critiques Using Track Changes [The Blood-Red Pencil] Step by step instructions. Yes!
- Selling Our Readers on Our Writing [Mystery Writing is Murder] Great ways to strengthen wishy-washy prose.
- If it Smells Like a Cliché, It is a Cliché. Try Something Different: First Lines lll [TheWriteGame] How to spot them and fix them.
- The business of writing: Part I [Anita Laydon Miller's Blog] Preparing your public persona for professionalism.
- My Latest Thoughts on Writers & Social Media [There Are No Rules] Platforms, tools, physical books, digital media, reader habits and more.
- Facebook for Authors - How to Get Started [Nathan Bransford - Blog] A fabulous breakdown.
- Is My Platform Big Enough to Land an Agent? [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] Putting "platform" in perspective.
- Ten Reasons I'm Not Reading Your Blog [Anne R. Allen's Blog] Too many blogs, too little time. What can you do so you don't turn readers off?
- Best of the Web Tips for the Week of Feb 21, 2011 [Author Marketing Experts, Inc. » BLOG] Social networking and book marketing.
- Children's Fiction Book Proposal Overview [Buried in the Slush Pile] Interesting--and something we rarely talk about.
- Knight Agency Launches Speed-Date Contest To Find a New Client [GalleyCat] 125 writers selected at random to form the pool.
- WriteonCon Chat Recap [Sisters in Scribe] What's hot? What's not? Agent Suzie Townsend answers.
- Agent Miriam Kriss On: What’s In A Name? (When Should You Use a Pseudonym?) [Guide to Literary Agents] And how to pick one.
- Workshop Wednesdays [BookEnds, LLC — A Literary Agency] Intriguing analysis of a query letter by agent Jessica Faust.
- Tools for writers: Choosing your book title [Guardian Cats] Have you Googled your prospective book title for competition?
- How to Write a Synopsis [Kathryn Jankowski] Clear, simple post on boiling your story down to 250 words.
- "Secrets of Publishing" panel in NYC [About.com publishing] Free to the pubic March 2, NYU bookstore.
- Can't Hit Send? [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] Don't wait for perfection. Just make it as strong as possible.
- Agent Advice: Naomi Hackenberg of Elaine P. English Literary Agency [Guide to Literary Agents] She is seeking a wide range of YA and MG.
- Agent Advice: Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary Agency [Guide to Literary Agents] He seeks character-driven YA and MG.
- Monster List of Picture Book Agents - Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency [Frolicking through Cyberspace] Links to everything about Jennifer.
- So Let’s Talk Derivative Works [Pub Rants] Questions on new Macmillan boilerplate--this is why you need an agent.
- TKA's New Intern [The Knight Agency Blog] Yes, interns DO read slush.
- What Will Make an Agent "Gong" Your Query [* Fiction Groupie *] Thirteen tips to keep you in the running.
- Query Update: January '11 [Neverending Page Turner] The numbers from @Kortizzle
- The Query Letter That Won Me An Agent And A Four Book Deal (And Why It Was So Successful) [BubbleCow] Play to your strengths.
- The Parts of a Good Query Letter [Let The Words Flow » The Parts of a Good Query Letter] Get pulled to the surface of the slush.
- When Multiple Agents Are Interested [Rachelle Gardner, Literary Agent] Take your time and do your homework.
- Gnome Attack Roundup: Analysis of the First Six Months (Part 1) [Guide to Literary Agents] Behind-the-scenes of a book sale.
- Publicity Tips When Publishing Your Book [Guide to Literary Agents] For both before and after your book comes out.
- Get Personal Attention and All Your Questions Answered Through the Agent Power Panel (March 11-13) [Guide to Literary Agents]
- Why Is "Fiction Novel" Redundant? [Literary Rambles] And what to say instead.
- Pay attention to who you pay attention to [Janet Reid, Literary Agent] Read agent blogs for query format. (But read this post for a surprise.)
- Pitch It! Pitch It Good!* [* Fiction Groupie *] LOVE: Don’t stop believing and you’ll find them believing right alongside you.
- How To Write A Query Letter [BubbleCow] 4 paragraphs in 4 easy steps.
- How I Got My Agent: Cori Doerrfeld [Guide to Literary Agents] Yes, luck plays a big role.
- Twitter Tuesday~Writer Contest & Agent Advice [Heather's Odyssey] Great round-up, including lots of market insight.
- Sample pages – the big reveal [Behler Blog] What do your first three chapters say about your book?
- Johnny Temple: ‘Authors Don’t Need Agents To Submit To Us’ [GalleyCat] Flat out: For him, it's who you know.
- “Story Engineering” by Larry Brooks: A Review [Write It Sideways] Sounds like a great book on story architecture.
- Jane Friedman of Writer's Digest 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 enjoyed during the week.
- Elizabeth Craig posts 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 and Clara
Wow, how do you expect me to get through all this? I'll do my best! :0)
ReplyDeleteGreat links. I already checked out a few. And it's great that you posted that Buffy and Miriam got an agent.
ReplyDeleteAgain a wealthy list of learning. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSome interesting book reviews to check out!
ReplyDeleteThanks girlfriends for the mention. I'm super excited and want to thank you for your endless support and encouragement. Blessings to everyone and have a great writing weekend.
ReplyDeleteI could spend hours reading this list. I've already check out a few ones (rethinking my twittering now), and will check out a few (okay, a lot) more later on. :D
ReplyDeleteYour lists are SO awesome! Thank you for the link!
ReplyDeleteOh my word, you have so many amazing links. You're seriously the GO-TO place for writerly link round-ups. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank you so much for the mentions and links to my posts! Love the show of support--plus, I'm super flattered that you'd find them worthwhile enough to mention. So, many thanks!
Another great collection of links (inc. mine :) So happy to be a part of it all. Looking forward to another year of the amazing blog!
ReplyDeleteHey, how timely, the link on beginning Twitter! I joined on Sunday and am having fun with it. Hard to believe I really joined 'cuz I said I never would. :) It's only as time-consuming as you let it.
ReplyDeleteSo many great links, so little time...thanks for including my "10 reasons I'm not..."post.
ReplyDeleteWow. The list is HUGE this week! I'm honored to be on it. Thanks, Ladies! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone! We love getting comments on this post. It's a labor of love, but sometimes feels overwhelming. We really appreciate the encouragement! :D
ReplyDeleteMartina
Thanks once again for a fantastic list--there are so many sites I want to visit and can, because you make it possible. Where else can we get all this good stuff with one click? And thanks for the mention--a pleasant surprise :-)
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog. What an amazing roundup! I'm curious--do you also list giveaways of picture books? We've been celebrating the release of my fellow TeachingAuthor JoAnn Early Macken’s latest picture book, BABY SAYS "MOO!" In honor of the book’s release, this week JoAnn shared five lessons she learned from writing picture books. She is also holding a contest for one lucky reader to receive an autographed copy of her book. Entry deadline 11 p.m. (CST) Monday, March 7, 2011. For details, see: http://www.teachingauthors.com/2011/03/picture-book-lesson-5-book-giveaway-my.html And we'll have more giveaways in the weeks ahead.
ReplyDeleteHappy blogging!
Carmela
TeachingAuthors
YAY! Thanks for the mention and the link <3
ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks for an uber-informative list!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list! Thanks for including my 'Choosing your book title' post.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone for the support! Carmella, I just tweeted the contest. Since it will be over before our next round-up, I won't put it in though. We'll only do those that will still be applicable after the day of the round-up. I did just add you to our Google Reader though, so we'll pick up future giveaways and your posts. Looks like a great blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, ladies! We're so grateful!
Martina
Thanks for helping to spread the word, Martina. So nice to connect with you.
ReplyDeleteCarmela