Category: Historicals
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Writer’s Links…6/11/14
Romance: 1. http://yatopia.blogspot.com/2014/05/rt-booklovers-convention-photos-and.html 2. http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/06/02/put-yourself-into-your-books-with-cathy-tully/ 3. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/meet-2014-golden-heart-finalist-suzanne-kalb/ 4. http://amymnewman.com/2014/06/03/interview-with-literary-agent-jessica-watterson/ 5. http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/06/04/handsome-hansel-motivate-motivate-motivate/ 6. http://www.brenda-drake.com/2014/06/bloghop-writing-process/ 7. http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/06/06/are-you-the-writers-block-with-donna-cummings/comment-page-1/#comment-64493 8. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/first-timer-at-bea/ 9. http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-to-write-for-21st-century-reader-6.html 10. http://clevergirlhelps.tumblr.com/post/84651349084/is-my-protagonist-a-mary-sue-or-gary-stu-a-super Historicals/Westerns: http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/06/06/interview-with-brazen-author-katherine-longshore/ Christian: 1. http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/04/practical-ways-to-leave-your-readers.html 2. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/amazon-hachette-battle-matters/ 3. http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/06/8-steps-for-getting-started-on-writing.html 4. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/daily-word-count-part-two/ 5. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/back-front-lines/ SF/Fantasy: 1. http://leaguewriters.blogspot.com/2014/05/blade-runner-vs-do-androids-dream-of.html 2. http://leaguewriters.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-best-of-all-worlds-micro-macro.html 3. http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2014/06/blocked.html 4. http://fantasy-schmantasy.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-be-better-writer-in-4-easy-steps.html Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers: 1. http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2140/power-covers/ 2. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/ruby-tueday-shea-berkley/ 3. http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/06/pick-up-pace-for-real-page-turner.html#.U40faPldUik 4. http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2014/06/7-tips-for-creating-and-submitting-your.html 5. http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2182/update-various-publishing-platforms-approaches-going/ 6. http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/2014/05/how-to-build-a-successful-mystery-series.html 7. http://ow.ly/xvOT3 NA: YA: 1. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-do-i-know-when-im-done-editing.html 2. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-show-transitions-of-time-in-your.html 3. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/06/04/start-with-a-change-not-just-action/ 4. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/06/harper-lee-on-criticism.html 5. http://ow.ly/xsCUr Craft: 1. http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/2014/05/ldstorymakers-conference-notes-voice.html 2. http://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/when-book-sales-are-slow-how-to-keep-motivated/ 3. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/04/22/thoughts-from-the-submission-pile/ 4. http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/2014/06/whats-your-subconscious-telling-you.html 5. http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2171/adjusting-summer-writing-schedule/ 6. http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/06/04/revisiting-the-four-primary-pillars-of-novel-construction/ 7. http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2014/06/fallbacks.html…
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Reader’s Links…6/6/14
Romance: http://thefeatherandtherose.blogspot.com/ http://view.mail.macmillan.com/?j=fe601772776d07757510&m=feee1c737d6c02&ls=fdbf15747261017e771d737367&l=fe5515777d6003747314&s=fdfb15777460007c77117472&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe2617797666017f7c1272&r=0 http://elodienowodazkij.com/2014/05/27/only-1-month-until-publication-date-and-some-on-going-giveaways/ http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2014/05/author-interview-elizabeth-seckman.html http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.com/tennessee-takedown-by-lena-diaz/ Historicals/Westerns: SF/Fantasy: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cbd8137b9ce63c84b64d3f9&id=fd62f03012&e=e4d662094b https://www.hushmail.com/preview/hushmail/#message/Inbox/342991?show_images=1 Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers: Christian: http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/BookReviews NA: http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/ YA: http://yaloveblog.com/2014/05/29/we-are-the-goldens-blog-tour-teen-writing-advice/ http://yaloveblog.com/2014/05/30/student-book-reviews-the-summer-of-letting-go-by-gae-polisner/ http://inklinedwriters.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-reads-random-friday.html http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-fault-in-our-stars-by-john.html
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Writer’s Links…6/4/14
Romance: 1. http://blog.janicehardy.com/2009/05/slash-and-burn.html 2. http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/05/26/co-authoring-a-book-with-adrienne-giordano/ 3. http://www.writingfordollars.com/ArticlesDB_Display.cfm?a=63 4. http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2011/05/defining-urban-fantasy-and-paranormal-romance 5. http://blog.bookcountry.com/urban-fantasy/ 6. http://jamigold.com/ 7. http://ow.ly/xeLyr Historicals/Westerns: 1. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/ 2. http://westernwriters.org/ 3. https://suite.io/r-l-coffield/1y6m2w7 4. http://writingnovelsthatsell.com/writing-resources-for-western-fiction-writers/ 5. http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/writerstrong-writing-historical-romance-not-history-lessons/ 6. http://ow.ly/xeENw Christian: 1. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/ 2. http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/ 3. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/ 4. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/ 5. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/publishing-timeline/ 6. http://www.crossbooks.com/Resources/Articles/WritingChristianCharacters.aspx 7. http://www.acfw.com/ SF/Fantasy: 1. http://fantasy-schmantasy.blogspot.com/ 2. http://mythicscribes.com/writing-techniques/writing-warfare/ 3. http://groupthink.jezebel.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ya-dystopian-novels-1553197885 4. http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lauren-destefano-moira-young-share-advice-on-writing-dystopian-fiction_b47302 5. http://www.missliterati.com/blog/5-tips-to-writing-a-dystopian-story 6. http://www.writesf.com/ 7. http://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/3-tips-for-writing-watertight-fantasy-science-fiction-and-time-travel-stories/ 8. http://io9.com/5879434/10-writing-rules-we-wish-more-science-fiction-and-fantasy-authors-would-break/all Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers: 1. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/crowd-sourcing-research-name-your-favorite-sources/ 2. http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2014/05/author-interview-jessie-humphries.html 3. http://www.writingcorner.com/fiction/characterization/crafting-romantic-suspense/ 4. http://lisagardner.com/wp-gardner/wp-content/themes/lisagardner/downloads/toolbox/7secretsofromanticsuspense.pdf 5. http://harlequinblog.com/2011/05/tips-and-tricks-for-writing-romantic-suspense/ 6. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pdjames/mysterywriting.html 7. http://www.examiner.com/article/what-is-a-cozy-mystery…
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Reading Links…5/30/14
Romance: 1. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/05/19/beyond-the-great-idea/ Historicals/Westerns: SF/Fantasy: http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/05/19/the-co-writing-mystery-solved-by-lorie-langdon-and-carey-corp/ http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/ http://elodienowodazkij.com/2014/05/20/threats-of-sky-and-sea-is-out-today-giveaway-tosas/ http://enchantedinkpot.blogspot.com/ Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers: http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/ruby-release-sixth-grave-on-the-edge/ NA: YA: http://yaloveblog.com/2014/05/22/book-trailer-thursday-149-gaijin-american-prisoner-of-war-by-matt-faulkner/ http://adventuresinwriterland.blogspot.com/
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Writer’s Links…5/28/14
Romance: 1. http://www.arghink.com/ 2. http://www.arghink.com/2014/05/21/if-youre-afraid-youll-have-to-overlook-it/#more-11686 3. http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/05/21/make-backstory-work-for-you-by-kandy-shepherd/ 4. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/the-true-cost-of-self-publishing/ 5. http://ow.ly/wQRCY Historicals/Westerns: 1. http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2014/04/for-love-of-an-alpha-the-6-types-of-alpha-hero 2. https://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/writing-historicals-how-accurate-must-you-be/ 3. http://www.likesbooks.com/write2.html 4. http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2011/07/editors-are-calling-for-projects-but.html 5. https://thevioletfemmes.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/advice-for-the-new-age-in-publishing-2/ SF/Fantasy: 1. http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/05/character-reactions.html 2. http://fantasy-schmantasy.blogspot.com/ 3. http://ow.ly/wNNei 4. http://ow.ly/wKtBh 5. http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2011/02/science-fiction-vs-science-fantasy/ Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers: 1. http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2013/03/killing-off-good-characters.html#.U3wHSvldUil 2. http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/05/discovering-story.html#.U30-n_ldUik 3. http://marcykennedy.com/2014/05/crash-course-thriller-sub-genres/ 4. http://elizabethspanncraig.com/2133/series-readers-really-want-see-books/ 5. http://ow.ly/x5Wag NA: 1. http://jamigold.com/2013/01/the-new-adult-genre-why-does-it-exist/ 2. http://litreactor.com/columns/gently-curving-prose-10-rules-for-writing-new-adult-fiction 3. http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2012/02/fridays-with-agent-kristin-episode-2.html 4. http://bookriot.com/2011/12/26/best-of-book-riot-top-five-signs-youre-reading-too-much-young-adult-literature/ 5. http://romanceuniversity.org/2011/11/11/leanna-renee-hieber-on-writing-adult-vs-young-adult-fiction/ YA: 1. http://ow.ly/x5QIu 1. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/ 2. http://juliemusil.blogspot.com/2014/05/writing-lessons-learned-from-divergent.html?showComment=1400710683560#c7649371326330569281 3. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/ 4. http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/write-like-a-best-seller-tiffany-inman/ 5. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/ 6. http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/05/write-novel-ten-minutes-at-time.html Christian: 1. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/ 2. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/defining-speculative-fiction/ 3. http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/05/sarah-bolme/ 4. http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/03/christian-market-for-books/ 5. http://www.authormedia.com/2013/01/24/6-christian-literary-agent-blogs-to-follow/ Writing/Craft: 1. http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-nitty-gritty-of-galley-editing.html?showComment=1400630699408#c1177220941423694230 2. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/05/20/wonky-beginnings-and-permission-to-fail/ 3. http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/…
A Dash of Words with Loleta Abi Romance Author 