Interesting Blog Posts About Writing - w/e May 4th 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
Busted!—Edward Stewart Caught Telescoping POV (Kathryn Craft)
Vetting an Independent Editor (Victoria Strauss)
Headlines and Hooklines: Writing a Press Release (Ash Krafton)
When You Get Stuck (Elizabeth Spann Craig)
Are Agents Running Scared (Rachelle Gardner)
Empower Yourself - Power to the Writer (Jakob Drud)
The Real Beginning (Mary Kole)
This Post is For the Ones You Love (Rachelle Gardner)
Editors - What They Are & What They're Not (Nyki Blatcheley)
The Importance of Reversion Clauses in Book Contracts (Victoria Strauss)
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know.
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting blog posts about writing - w/e April 20th 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
All writing tips are not created equal. (Larry Brooks)
The Fear of Writing Badly (Kerry Gans)
Figuring Out Your Writing Style (Danyelle Leafty)
Writers' friends (Jennifer R. Hubbard)
Why crocodile skin may not be the best defense for writers (Carol Garvin)
Beware the Perils of Social Media (Rachelle Gardner)
Why We Read (Clint Harris)
In Praise of Editors (Jeremy L. C. Jones)
What Will the Book World Look Like After the DOJ Lawsuit? (Nathan Bransford)
My Thoughts on Book Tours (John Scalzi)
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know.
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting Blog Posts About Writing - w/e April 6th 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
The old man and the sea (Marcel Schindler) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]
by way of Lynn Viehl
Would you pay $4,000 to see your book published? (April Henry)
Survey Gets a Read on e-Readers (Jeff Widmer)
Balancing Story and Prose (Katie Ganshert)
Why Small Publishers Fail (Cathy Clamp)
Little Fixes to Improve Your Book (Maryann Miller)
Buy My Book (Jim C. Hines)
Tackling Revisions (Robin Reul)
Query No-Nos (Lynn Viehl)
PublishAmerica, Literary Agent: An Inside Look (Victoria Strauss)
What’s the greater fear for publishers? Amazon or piracy? (Mike Shatzkin)
by way of Karen W. Newton
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know.
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting posts about writing – w/e March 16th 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
Scarcity and Abundance (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) [Jon’s Pick of the week]
It's been done before, or, the snapped twig (Jennifer R. Hubbard)
Why the DOJ's Potential Lawsuit Over the Agency Model is a Really Big Deal (Nathan Bransford)
The Well Drawn Villain (Mike Kabongo)
Writing Multiple Books a Year (Elizabeth Spann Craig)
What’s an Author-Agent Agreement? (Rachelle Gardner)
Thoughts on social media (The Intern)
How Does a Publishing Auction Work? (Rachelle Gardner)
How do you deal with writer envy? (Patty Jansen)
When a Writing Contest Has a Hidden Agenda (Victoria Strauss)
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting blog posts about writing - w/e March 2nd, 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
Busted!—Margot Livesey Caught Using Alarming Detail (Kathryn Craft)
My Love/Hate Relationship with Revisions (Natalie Whipple)
You Asked For My Opinion… (Kristine Katherine Rusch)
So You Thought It Was Over (Beverley Stowe McClure)
DRM Isn't the Answer, But It's Not Not the Answer Either (Nathan Bransford)
Bad Obstacles (Mary Kole)
5 Tips for Writing a Novel/Memoir Synopsis (Chuck Sambuchino)
Tips for Writer’s Conferences (Elizabeth Spann Craig)
Alpha Reading (L. A. Christensen)
By way of Ed Greaves
Amazon removes buy buttons for thousands of ebooks from indie distributor that won’t play ball (Dennis Johnston)
By way of Donna Brennan
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting posts about writing – w/e February 17th 2012
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:
Author Solutions Rolls Out Ebook Distribution Services (Victoria Strauss)
don't panic: why your publishing disaster matters less than you think (The Intern)
What the Publishing Industry can Learn from Kodak (Rachelle Gardner)
The Trouble With ‘Free’ (Deborah Cooke)
Editing to Life – Characterization (Lydia Sharp)
The Power of Symbolism (Nann Dunne)
Amazon Will Destroy You (Joe Konrath) [Jon’s ‘Pick of the week’]
10 Questions to Ask When Offered Representation (Mary Kole)
May You Write Interesting Books (Sarah A. Holt)
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting blog posts about writing - w/e February 3rd, 2012
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:
A Wholesaler’s Perspective on the Children’s Book Industry (Lena Coakley)
The Role of Editors: A Writer’s Viewpoint (Juliette Marillier)
The Book Trade (Kristine Kathryn Rusche)
The Importance of Shelf Space (Joshua Palmatier)
For Crying Out Loud (Mary Kole)
Start Here (Daniel Palmer)
What’s Wrong with the Cheesecake? (Nancy Fulda)
Two Things Every Novel Needs (James Scott Bell)
The Self-ePublishing Bubble (Ewan Morrison) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]
by way of Robert Kern
5 Attitudes Toward Publishing You Should Avoid (Jane Friedman)
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting posts about writing – w/e January 20th 2012
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 and Writing (Gloria Oliver)
Fantasy Languages for Dummies (Nyki Blatchley)
Check Your Facts, Ma’am (Jodie Renner)
Bestseller Lists and Other Thoughts (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
Ten Home Truths About Starting in Self-Publishing (Patty Jansen) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]
Revision: Beware the Vegetarian Slugs (Nancy Keim Comley)
Things Editors Have Taught Me (Kelly Simmons)
Cut the Crap: Literary Diarheaa (Jen Wylie)
[Author-Blogger Interactions] (Maggie Stiefvater)
Is Your Book Good, Great or HOT? (Rachelle Gardner)
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of THE MOST INTERESTING BLOG POSTS FROM 2011, and last week’s list.
Interesting blog posts about writing - Jon's pick of 2011
Write Around the World, the online journal at FindAWritingGroup.com.
I've had the good fortune to read thousands of excellent writing-related blog posts throughout the last twelve months. Here are some of my personal favorites from 2011:
JANUARY
The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make When Querying Literary Agents (J. M. Tohline)
FEBRUARY
How to Get Published (Rachelle Gardner)
MARCH
The Pros and Cons of First-Person Viewpoint (Helen Ginger)
APRIL
Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Rewrite That Scene (The Intern)
MAY
Do you tell people you write? (Teralyn Rose Pilgrim)
JUNE
Rejection Is NOT Personal (Nathan Bransford)
JULY
Five Reasons Your Critique Partner May Be Toxic (Adrienne Giordano)
AUGUST
Five More Mistakes That Will Expose You As A Rookie (Larry Brooks)
SEPTEMBER
Don’t be a Jerk (Rhonda Eudaly)
OCTOBER
Social Networking Abuse (Mary Kole)
NOVEMBER
Whither the Midlist Publisher (Rachel Deahl)
DECEMBER
Easy is for Other People (Seanan McGuire)
I look forward to reading many more excellent posts in 2012
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2010
Interesting posts about writing – w/e December 9th 2011
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:
Thinking of Self-Pubbing? Read this (Shelli Johannes)
On debut author groups (Jennifer R. Hubbard)
Writing Beginnings (Natalie Whipple)
10 Things you can do to improve your writing (Janis Hubschman)
by way of April Henry
Tightening your plot by layering (Juliette Wade)
I write multiple genres – How do I choose an agent? (Rachelle Gardner)
Stop Helping Yourself (Sara LaPolla)
How to network without networking (Nathan Bransford) [Jon’s Pick of the week]
Write What You Fear (James Scott Bell)
Life is like a movie (Gay Degani)
If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2010 and last week’s list.
