Writing Links 12/31/14

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Writing Links…12/31/14

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://writedivas.com/diva-janine-recs-women-love-alpha-males-lauren-schmelz/?mc_cid=c832dec01e&mc_eid=b64938cd04

2.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/22/facts-matter-even-in-fiction-with-loucinda-mcgary/

3.      http://writedivas.com/divas-rec-write-dynamic-dialogue-shay-goodman/?mc_cid=5f3ad467c2&mc_eid=26c04b6d02

4.      http://writedivas.com/divas-writing-takes-village-publish-book/

Historicals/Westerns:

1.      http://www.magicalwords.net/misty-massey/things-other-people-said/

2.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-saxons-nine-heroic-herbs.html

SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time-Travel:

1.      http://www.davidfarland.com/writing_tips/?a=456

Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers:

Christian:

1.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/publisher-new-best-friend-not/

2.      http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/2014/12/social-media-mondaythe-worst-thing-you.html

3.      http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/12/6-ways-to-make-characters-stand-out-in.html

4.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/what-have-you-given-up/

5.      http://www.stevelaube.com/fun-fridays-december-26-2014/

6.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/10-social-media-rules-for-authors-in.html

7.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/branding-four-letter-word/

NA/YA:

1.      http://yatopia.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-is-inspirational-time.html

2.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/song-for-scene-never-be-same-by-red.html

Lit/Fiction:

Anthologies:

1.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/planning-collections-multi-author-projects/

Craft:

1.      http://shirley-mclain.net/2014/12/22/not-wanting-to-make-things-up/

2.      http://thinksimplenow.com/relationships/new-perspective/

3.      http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/12/curating-content-for-the-self-publishers-ultimate-resource-guide/

4.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/recommended-articles/

5.      http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2652/hows-blog-top-5-things-measure/

6.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/tuesday-topic-fear.html

7.      https://nhwn.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/learning-from-failure/

8.      http://www.publishing-hub.com/2014/12/christmas-guest.html

9.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/pre-pub-adventure-dec-part-2.html

10.  http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/12/how-to-pitch-your-novel.html

11.  http://thoughtcatalog.com/porter-anderson/2014/12/in-the-season-of-giving-unwrap-the-truth-for-your-creative-loved-ones/

12.  http://99u.com/workbook/34867/use-daily-rewards-to-break-creative-blocks

Reading Links 12/26/14

Reading Links…12/26/14

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/self-publishing-and-the-flu/

Historicals/Westerns:

SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time-Travel:

1.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/dear-diary-review-of-princess-of-thorns.html

2.      http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2014/12/quiet-treasures-l-blankenship.html

Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers:

Christian:

NA/YA:

1.      http://margoberendsen.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-class-of-2014-ya-superlative.html

2.      http://yaloveblog.com/2014/12/15/run-much-ya-titles-featuring-runners/

3.      http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/12/new-release-with-love-book-5-in-stories.html

4.      http://yaloveblog.com/2014/12/17/waiting-on-wednesday-x-by-ilyasah-shabazz-kekla-magoon/

5.      http://yaloveblog.com/2014/12/18/book-trailer-thursday-156-the-young-elites-by-marie-lu/

6.      http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/12/the-self-publishers-ultimate-resource-guide/

7.      http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/2014/12/top-ten-most-anticipated-releases-of.html

Lit/Fiction:

1.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/books-books-more-books-recommendations-from-ftthum/

2.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/david-janssen-our-conversations-book-review/

3.      http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/why-we-write-drop-in-feature-guest-post-from-jeffrey-perren/

4.      http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/competition-time-get-your-dancing-shoes-on/

Anthologies:

Craft:

1.      http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/12/writers-block.html

2.      http://nhwn.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/book-review-the-art-of-social-media-by-guy-kawasaki-and-peg-fitzpatrick/

3.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/making-your-own-cover-for-absolute-beginners/

4.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/making-your-own-cover-for-absolute-beginners/

5.      http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/12/merry-christmas-happy-holidays/

6.      http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/12/giveaway-day-10-write-your-novel-from.html

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Writing Links 12/24/14

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Writing Links…12/24/14

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://writedivas.com/stop-comparisons-write/?mc_cid=b2b3ceb318&mc_eid=b64938cd04

2.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/15/outsmarting-your-brain-with-donna-cummings/

3.      http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/

4.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/19/a-pacing-revamp-with-adrienne-giordano/

5.      http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/self-publishing-and-the-flu/

6.      http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/12/25-must-read-tips-on-plotting-from-top.html

7.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/16/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning-how-to-begin-a-romance-by-helena-fairfax/

Historicals/Westerns:

1.      http://www.magicalwords.net/misty-massey/things-you-didnt-know-about-the-wild-west/

2.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/12/worldbuilding-lessons-from-history-part.html

3.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/robin-hood-and-shire-reeve-of-nottingham.html

4.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/here-we-come-caroling.html

5.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/bawds-and-brothel-keepers-in.html

6.      http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/below-stairs-footman.html

SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time-Travel:

1.      http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/lisa-mantchev-on-the-writing-life/

2.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/12/real-life-diagnostics-look-at-science.html

3.      http://www.davidfarland.com/writing_tips/?a=453

Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers:

1.      http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/12/slang-and-art-of-authentic-discourse.html

Christian:

1.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/find-keep-readers-blog/

2.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/just-one-thing/

3.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/17/writing-the-inspirational-historical-how-much-is-too-much-ruth-kaufman/

4.      http://www.stevelaube.com/joy-writers-world/

5.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/agent-danbalow-seeking-clients-from-chucksambuchino/

6.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/lone-ranger-writer/

7.      http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/establishing-unique-author-brand/

8.      http://www.stevelaube.com/unlikeable-characters/

9.      http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/indie-author-and-audiobook-narrator.html

10.  http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-fast-track-to-getting-publisheda.html

11.  http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/list-publishing-items-take-time/

12.  http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/tis-season-to-collaborate.html

13.  http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/2014/12/are-you-hoarding-your-words.html

14.  http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/7-things-ive-learned-since-getting.html

15.  http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/a-gift-given.html

16.  http://www.novelrocket.com/2014/12/one-day-at-time.html

NA/YA:

1.      http://www.brenda-drake.com/2014/12/another-pitch-wars-success-interview-kellye-garrett-sarah-henning/

Lit/Fiction:

1.      http://jenspenden.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/five-free-author-gifts/

2.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/author-gifts/

Anthologies:

Craft:

1.      http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/12/springmingle-15-writers-and.html

2.      http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/2014/12/ill-make-it-fit-why-cramming-things.html

3.      http://www.publishing-hub.com/2014/12/considerate-craft-three-stages-of-query.html

4.      http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/12/15/five-tumblrs-for-writers/

5.      http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/12/15/inside-tips-on-how-authors-can-get-their-novels-made-into-films/

6.      http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/12/four-logic-problems-will-ruin-day-manuscript/

7.      http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/12/gifts-that-matter-what-writers-need-most-this-christmas/

8.      http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/12/ebooks-what-a-long-strange-trip/

9.      http://janefriedman.com/2014/12/17/sample-permission-letter/

10.  http://blog.janicehardy.com/2014/12/writing-workshop-planning-your-novel-in.html

11.  http://shirley-mclain.net/2014/12/18/letting-characters-off-too-easily/

12.  http://janefriedman.com/2014/12/19/word-epub/

13.  http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2646/pruning-novel/

14.  http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/12/19/clear-and-present-antecedents/

15.  http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/12/a-fun-exercise-for-getting-out-of-a-writing-rut/

16.  http://margoberendsen.blogspot.com/2014/12/deja-vu-blogfest.html

17.  http://nhwn.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/weekend-edition-writers-better-with-age-plus-good-reads-and-writing-tips/

18.  http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/12/bawds-and-brothel-keepers-in.html

19.  http://www.melodyvaladez.com/2014/12/when-i-grow-up.html

20.  http://www.sarabiren.com/2014/12/whats-up-wednesday-year-end-edition.html

21.  http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/2014/12/emotion-through-music.html

22.  http://janefriedman.com/2014/12/16/updated-expanded-get-book-published/

Reading Links 12 19 14

Reading Links…12/19/14

Traci Krites

Romance:

1.      http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/

2.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/08/how-a-series-can-skyrocket-your-career-with-geri-krotow/

3.      http://www.roniloren.com/blog/2014/12/12/cover-reveal-for-pikes-book-call-on-me.html

4.      http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/12/12/finding-an-agent-with-diana-cosby/

5.      http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/12/confessions-of-nyt-bestselling-author.html

6.      http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/12/margies-rule-7-get-fresh/

Historicals/Westerns:

1.      http://abookishaffair.blogspot.com/2014/12/review-sharp-hook-of-love-by-sherry.html

2.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/book-review-by-colleenchesebro-of-if-love-is-a-crime-a-christmas-story-sassevn/

SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Time-Travel:

1.      http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/golden-son-by-pierce-brown-and-you-thought-it-couldnt-get-better/

2.      http://ivybookbindings.blogspot.com/2014/12/blog-tour-this-shattered-world-by-amie.html

3.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/book-review-by-colleenchesebro-of-louisiana-ghost-story-by-m-a-harper/

4.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/book-review-by-roberthughes05-of-game-on-a-loves-landscape-story-by-olley-white/

5.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/pre-pub-adventure-december-part-1.html

6.      http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/12/happy-release-day-raine-thomas-rise-of.html

Mysteries/Suspense/Thrillers:

1.      http://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/12/the-copyright-naughty-list/

Christian:

NA/YA:

1.      http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/12/the-xoxo-collection-release-day.html

2.      http://yaloveblog.com/2014/12/09/excerpt-giveaway-independently-wealthy-by-lorraine-zago-rosenthal/

3.      http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/12/book-review-reached-matched-trilogy.html

4.      http://www.brenda-drake.com/2014/12/holiday-guest-post-jaye-robin-brown/

5.      http://www.sarabiren.com/2014/12/2014-rewind-top-reads-top-tunes.html

6.      http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/12/interview-with-aj-pine-giveaway-of-what.html

7.      http://www.sarabiren.com/2014/12/more-favovites-of-2014-giveaway.html

8.      http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/12/giveaway-day-2-running-lean-by-diana-l.html

Lit/Non-Fiction:

1.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/traveling-for-love-searching-for-self-hoping-for-love-beckydue-qa/

2.      http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/12/top-books-2014.html

3.      http://litworldinterviews.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/the-imitation-game-is-normal-always-the-best/

4.      http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/liz-currently-loves-alice-and-the-fly-by-james-rice/

Anthologies:

Craft:

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