Ink Links Roundup

Author Fred Van Lente has the best marketing advice Elisa has ever heard. He doesn’t provide a new concept, but he phrases an old one in a way she truly connects with.

“You need to create books people want to read, and, you know, that comes in the what-book-should-I-write stage and a lot of your battle’s already won or lost before the book actually comes out.”

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Superstition, tradition, and The Arabian Nights? What more can you ask for? All in this lovely article.

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This is one of the best articles on failure Elisa has read. The only flaw: a lack of female examples. So, when you feel like a failure as a writer, or just in general, remember how many times J.K. Rowling submitted HP before someone took a chance on her. And remember that Sherrilyn Kenyon was a certified failed writer before her Dark Hunters series took off.

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There is no denying that George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb are among the masters of the craft. I might be in love with this one quote from Robin Hobb on writing: “It’s like chasing butterflies and trying not to crush them.”

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