Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

The Pernicious Momentum of First Ideas (Nathan Bransford)

The Inner Journey (Donald Maass) [Jon’s pick of the week]

Journey of the Late Adopter (Joe Konrath)

Keeping it Fresh (Jonathan Maberry)

Top 10 Things I’ve Learned Since Becoming A Successful Author (Ellen Hopkins)

by way of April Henry 

Resources for Bloggers (Elizabeth Spann Craig)

A lightbulb shining through the writing fog (Don McNair)

Branding Basics (L. J. Sellers)

5 Things Television Teaches Writers (Janice Gable Bashman)

Accoutrements (Marc Vun Kannon)

Are E-books Worth the Money? (Brett Arends)

by way of Karen W. Newton

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

PW Select: Opportunity or Exploitation? (Victoria Strauss)

Slush Behind the Scenes (Mary Kole)

Why Your Reader Won’t If you Say I See (James Van Pelt) [Jon’s ‘Pick of the week’]

Finding Your Audience (Susan Schreyer)

[The services publishers provide] (Nathan Bransford)

The Nose Knows (Maryann Miller)

What I’ve Learned From Critique Groups (Nancy Fulda)

7 Things I’ve Learned So Far (Hollis Gillespie)

Growing into it (Catherine Schaff-Stump)

Seven Steps to Starting a Novel (Maggie Stiefvater)

Throwing away books (Karen W. Newton)

A Tasting Menu of Fiction: Flash Fiction (Jaym Gates)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

On cliff-hanger chapter endings (Ray Rhamey)

Who said anything about having a life? (Gregory Frost)

How to Write a Query Letter (Nathan Bransford)

And the Short Answer is... AKA Why Barnes and Noble is for sale (Mike Kabongo)

7 Things I’ve Learned So Far (Kim Wright)

Books as Objects (Jennifer R. Hubbard)

Aswiebe’s Market List (Abra Staffin)

Writing Middle Grade (J. S. Lewis)

by way of Jodi Meadows 

How to Write a Novel (Nathan Bransford)

How NOT to write a thriller (Jim Harrington)

Off-The-Shelf Worldbuilding – Bring it on! (Peadar Ó Guilín)

[Great post about queries] (Kathryn Allen)

What is a Short Story? (Marion Zimmer Bradley)

by way of Camille Alexa 

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Writers, Authority, and the Kieth Hernandez Rule (Nathan Bransford)

Five Simple Things Agents Can Do To Make Writers' Lives Easier (and Three
Things Writers Should Do Regardless) (Nancy Parish)

Moonrat’s Rundown of Publishing Options (Editorial Ass)

by way of April Henry 

The Fine Art of Ego Management (Ann Aguirre)

Signing Hell (Cyn Balog)

Be a Sadist (John T. Glover)

Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies?  (Nathan Bransford)[Jon’s pick of the week]

Blurb Nation (Peadar Ó Guilín)

Writing Real People (Nephele Tempest)

Indiana Attorney General Investigates New Century Publishing (Victoria Strauss) [Whichever publishing road you choose to take, it’s worth remembering there are plenty of scam artists out there]

The Death of Print/Publishing, Part MCCLWTFXVIII (Jim C. Hines)

Advice for Writers from Writers (Shon Bacon)

Act First, Explain Later (Jodie Renner)

How to Start Your Mystery Novel (Chuck Sambuchino)

Podcasting and the Writer (Norman W. Wilson)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Clean Sweep (Live Journal’s Misha McG)

Striving for vocal mastery, even if you can’t carry a tune (Karen W. Newton)

Agents Corner: What We’ve Gained and What We’ve lost – Part I (Samantha Haywood)

by way of Nephele Tempest

Taking Good From Bad (Terri-Lynne DeFino)

Things to Consider When Throwing Rocks at Your Character (Maggie Kamison)

Changes in Publishing (Jim C. Hines)

Promoting Your Book Like A Pro (Cynthyia Leitich Smith)

by way of April Henry 

Genre wars, again (Patricia Esposito)

Why The Book Smugglers’ SISTERS RED’ Discussion Scares Me (Sandy Wills)

EBook Predictions Redux (Joe Konrath)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Author Platform: What Are You Waiting For? (Joel Friedlander)

 (by way of modstartwriting from the LJ community Start-Writing)

Point of View from My Point of View (Patricia Stoltey)

Archiving Your Blog (James Van Pelt aka jimvanpelt)

Picking The Right eBook Reader (Dennis Farrell) [Very funny]

(by way of April Henry aka AprilHenry)

The One Question Writers Should Never Ask Themselves When Reading (Nathan Bransford)

10 Steps to a Better Story (L.J. Sellers)

Authors Guild Statement on the Wylie Agency's New Epublishing Venture (Victoria Strauss)

Levelling up – It’s Not Just for Video Games! (Aaron R. Williams aka A_R_Williams)

Taking the hit (Jim C. Hines aka jimhines)

How I Talk Myself Off the Ledge (or Tips on Facing Revision Notes) (Jo Knowles aka jbknowles)

Similarities to Existing Clients (Mary Kole)

Have You Ever Met a Dream, Writing? (Greg Frost)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Thick Skin (Jennifer R. Hubbard)

Writers and social media (Jodi Meadows)

The Importance of Self-Editing (Victoria Strauss)

Five Self-defeating Recession Behaviors (Kathryn Craft)

In Praise of Reading Slush (Nathan Bransford)

Has the camel’s nose entered the ebook tent? (Karen W. Newton)

Don’t Take Yourself Out of the Game (Diana Peterfreund)

by way of Saundra Mitchell

Publish America: Now With 67% More Poodoo! (Jim Hines)

Self marketing might be the most important kind (Seth Godin)

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Writing Group (Chuck Sambuchino)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Finding Your Voice (Helen Ginger)

The Truth About Book Trailers (April Henry)

Buckle Up (Nathan Bransford)

Practice is for losers (Russell Dickerson)

Finding Tips on Self-Editing at The Blood-Red Pencil (Patricia Stoltey)

How to Make Money on eBooks (Joe Konrath)

On Revision, Friendliness of (Tiffany Trent)

Show and Tell (Jennifer R. Hubbard)

7 Things I’ve Learned So Far (Macie Smith)

Literature vs. Genre (Clint Harris)

Ideas are Only the Beginning (Elspeth Cross)

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Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Death by Ham: Playing the Odds of Getting Published  (Maggie Stiefvater)

Using the right words (Terry-Lynne DeFino)

Fear of Words (Francesca Forrest)

Podcasting and Promotion (Lillian Caldwell)

[Hot Tips for the wannabe web writer] by way of Samantha Kovar

About tension (Meredith Wood)

Do you have the right to be heard (Seth Godin)

The Case Against Reading Fees (Victoria Strauss)

Writing books is hard (Tessa Gratton)

Don’t tell me – show me (Maryann Miller)

How to write a profile (Jerry Waxler)

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know.

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