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Virtual Book Tours: How To Set Up And Run A Successful Book Tour by Gary Smailes http://www.bubblecow.co.uk/2010/09/virtual-book-tours-how-to-set-up-and-run-a-successful-book-tour/ in Proactive...

The 4 Story Structures that Dominate Novels August 24, 2010 by  Orson Scott Card All stories contain four elements that can determine structure: milieu, idea, character and event. Here's a look at...

By Jason Boog on December 17, 2010 3:55 PM http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1t3SEs/www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-timothy-ferriss-hit-the-amazon-bestseller-list_b19441 As of this writing, The 4-Hour...

1. Writing is a job. Writing is a job not a vocation or an avocation. If you want to be a success at it, treat it like the most important part of your day. Don’t do it when all else is done. Lots of...

http://bubblecow.co.uk/2010/12/a-list-of-book-genres/ was recently browsing in a large bookshop when I can across a section with a sign declaring ‘Dark Fantasy.’ There it was in the cold light of...

Michelle Brower is an agent with Folio Literary. 1. Go to get feedback on your work in a workshop or instructional setting. Sometimes writers forget that the first and most important step in...

What’s Your Novel’s Log Line? by Maeve Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/whats-your-novels-log-line/ The term log line (also spelled log-line and logline) is usually associated with movies, but...

How to write when you've got nothing to say I was never prolific. I used to spend hours staring at a blank screen bleeding words like blood from a stone which I would end up deleting the next day....

http://windedwords.blogspot.com/2010/11/7-rules-part-iii-rejection.html Everyone faces rejection. EVERYONE. The trick is learning how to deal with it. I’m going to put myself out there for censure...

http://www.writersrelief.com/blog/post/Literary-Journals-And-Magazines-What-They-Are-Who-Runs-Them-and-How-They-Benefit-You.aspx Literary Journals And Magazines: What They Are, Who Runs Them, and...

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http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2010/09/love-scenes-101-dont-be-corny-or-porn-y.html So what exactly constitutes a love scene? Are they only important for those of us writing romance? Of course...

AUTHOR MARKETING ONLINE By Ronald S. Barak Copyright © 2011. All Rights Reserved http://ronaldsbarak.com rbarak@rsb-law.com Introduction It’s no secret that every author today has to market. Even...

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Fiction writers may debate for hours the merits of popular authors such as Stephenie Meyer or Dan Brown but on thing can we all agree--we'd be just darling as multi-millionaires. B...

I’ve discovered a new way to really get to know a character: write their Facebook profile. Start with the basics: their job, where they went to school, what languages they speak, where they’re from...

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/10/10-tidbits-about-author-platform/ 1. Definition of a platform? It’s the way you, the author, will get your name and your book in front of potential consumers....