Okay, here’s the deal. There were sooooo many links I found this week since there wasn’t a list last week that I have NO TIME to organize them the way I usually do. I apologize for that, but seriously, these links are awesome this week=) So, without further ado, I present to you, ALL THE AWESOME!
- How Much Should You Plan Before Starting a Novel?
- Short and Sweet: Grammar Cake Pops – All ready vs. Already
- The Secrets to Fantastic Writing Habits
- Chapter Breaks and Cliffhangers
- Help Readers Suspend Disbelief (and Avoid Plot Holes)
- Common Manuscript Mistakes and the Writers Who Make Them
- TTYU Retro: A checklist for deep POV (in 1st or 3rd person!)
- Baloney Advice Writers Should Ignore
- You Need More Scoundrels in Your Life: How to Write a Han Solo Hero in Six Easy Steps!
- Structure Part 6–Getting Primal & Staying Simple
- Structure Part 7–Genre Matters
- How to Kill Characters With Impact
- NaNoWriMo Prep: Elements of Act One
- NaNoWriMo Prep: Campbell, Vogler, the Hero’s Journey, The Writer’s Journey and Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet
- NaNoWriMo Prep: Story Elements Checklist
- Nanowrimo Prep: The Index Card Method and Structure Grid
- Nanowrimo Prep: What’s Your Premise?
- NaNo Prep: How Do You Get in Touch with Your Muse?
- NaNo Prep: Should Pantsers Be Plotters?
- 5 Tips for Writing Kick-Ass Characters
- From Idea to Fully Viable Story Plan… in One Blog Post
- When Not to Use Your Antagonist’s POV
- Why Your Stakes Shouldn’t Be Too High
- Revising Your Book: Do’s and Don’ts
- 10 Tips for Writing Impactful Dialogue
- Everybody Does It—Common Writing Mistakes
- At First Draft: The 6 (Minimum) Steps to Revising Your Manuscript before Submission
- In Answer To Your Questions–a post by Jenny
- What to do when you receive an offer before you have an agent
- Self-Publishing with an Agent: A Viable Option?
- How to Become an Agent, Part 1: The Way In
- 3 Easy (and Cheap) Ways to Self-Publish Right Now
- 5 Tips for Using Google+ to Boost Your Marketing
- How to Maximize Your New Twitter Profile
- 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Engagement
- How To Get Unfriended, Ignored, and Blocked on Facebook
- A History of Social Media [Infographic]
- Can You Use Twitter to Sharpen Your Writing Skills?
- Fun Facebook Tricks and a Halloween Treat
- Authors, Gather Your Tribe on Twitter
- Simplifying Twitter: Be a Person, Not a Brand
- 10 TWITTER HASHTAGS TO GET YOU WRITING (AND KEEP YOU WRITING)
- The Minimalist Guide to Social Media
- YA Shame and Stigma
- 2012 National Book Awards Finalists Revealed
- America’s Facebook Generation Is Reading Strong
- On E-Readers and Reading More
- Is Blogging Important for Novelists Considering Self-Publishing?
- Do Agents and Editors Expect Novelists to Blog?
- Should All Authors Blog?
- How to Blog Smarter (And Get More Readers)
- 5 Myths About Writing Outlines
- 10 Reasons You Should Do NaNoWriMo
- An Open Letter to Writers in 3 Acts: the Anguish & the Glory
- Is Your Author Website Doing Its Job? 6 Things to Check
- 25 Things Writers Should Know About Conferences and Conventions
- Free Self-Control: Download Here!
- ADD, Word Count & Why Dead Bodies are Good for the Living
- How To Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Writers
- A Cauldron of Spooky Words for Your Halloween
- Character Brainstorming Worksheet and Notes on Characters We Love
- What’s Your Writing Personality?
- Building Your Writer Platform — How Much is Enough?
- The Seven Stages of Publishing Grief (or Hello Darkness, My Old Friend)
There you go! And don’t worry. You have a whole week to look through these before the next Thirsty Thursday Blog Roundup=)
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Thanks, Kathleen! I’m loving all these NaNoWriMo links!!
I didn’t even post all of the ones I found! I’m glad to see so many people interested in NaNo
Great links! I’m amazed at all the NaNo ones too. Lots of people out there in the community doing it this year.
I know! I don’t remember this many doing it last year. I’m super thrilled I know so many joining in November