Links to Blog Posts on Writing May – June 2018

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The roundup is a little late, but that’s my fault for (a) publishing a new book and (b) running off to Euro Pride Con at Amsterdam just when I was supposed to do the last roundup. So this one covers May and June and half of July. I’m moving these to a quarterly update from now on, so expect the next one at the end of September.

 

 

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The Eternal Question: What Should I Write? – Chuck Wendig

How to Write a Mystery Novel – Joslyn Chase at The Write Practice

Fonda Lee: So, You Think You Know How To Write A Sequel

The Opposite Of “Kill Your Darlings” – Chuck Wendig

Setting Free The Sacred Cows Of Writing Advice – Chuck Wendig

 

Joseph Brassey: Five Things I Learned Writing Dragon Road

K.R. Richardson: Five Things I Learned Writing Blood Orbit

Stacey Filak: Five Things I Learned Writing The Queen Underneath

Laura Anne Gilman: On Writing Weird Alt-Westerns…

K.D. Edwards: Five Things I Learned Writing The Last Sun

T.J. Berry: Five Things I Learned Writing Space Unicorn Blues

 

 

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Pixar Storytelling – 20 Points Writers Can Learn From Animated Stories – The KillZone

How Much Do You Need to Describe Your Characters? – By Janice Hardy at Fiction University

5 Ways Repetition Is Hurting Your Novel –  – By Janice Hardy at Fiction University

6 Secrets of Science Fiction and Fantasy World Building – by Laurence MacNaughton

Tips on Writing Scene and Chapter Transitions – By Janice Hardy at Fiction University

 

 

 

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Perspective: Self-Editing Your Dialogue and Characters by Kristen Lamb

 

 

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Marketing

10 Ways to Promote Backlist Titles – By Chyrs Fey,

 

Social Media

Five Tips for Increasing Sales Through Social Media (NSFW) – By John G. Hartness

10 Tips for Authors on Using Social Media from a Literary Agent

 

 

 

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Synopsis: Why All Writers Need One Even Though They Hate It

 

 

 

 

 

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