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Happy 200th Birthday to Charles Dickens! 

Today, Robert Lee Brewer lists some of the best blogs for writers.  Rob Eagar reveals three reasons why some books just don't sell while Peter Selgin offers 10 ways to avoid the dreaded cliche' in our writing.  Dean Wesley Smith opines on the concept of blindly following just any old advice.  It seems that Jonathan Franzen and Ewan Morrison are bit sour on eBooks but Konrath responds!  Shelli Johnson advises us to stop looking at the numbers as a basis for success.  Juliet Marillier discusses editors while Donald Maass offers his observations on research.


Best Blogs for Writers to Read in 2012 by Robert Lee Brewer

3 Reasons Why Some Books Never Sell by Rob Eagar

10 Tips to Avoid Cliches in Writing by Peter Selgin

The New World of Publishing: Following by Dean Wesley Smith

Jonathan Franzen Warns eBook are Corroding Values by Alison Flood

The Self-epublishing Bubble by Ewan Morrison

Franzen and the Ebook Bubble by JA Konrath

Why I Stopped Looking at the Numbers by Shelli Johnson

The Role of Editors: A Writer's Viewpoint by Juliet Marillier

Research vs. Observation by Donald Maass