Below are links to articles I've come across lately that I thought you might enjoy.
Craft Tips
Do you struggle to avoid head-hopping in your work, or find it difficult to smoothly switch POVs? Jami Gold can help.
Ava Jae at Writability posted about tackling the overwhelming job of editing.
Morgan Shamy wrote a very thought-provoking post on:
Ava Jae at Writability posted about tackling the overwhelming job of editing.
Multi-published author Sylvia Rochester also has a good post on editing.
Author Politics
Morgan Shamy wrote a very thought-provoking post on:
Document Formatting
Jordan McCollum visits Jami Gold’s blog with the inside scoop on setting up MS Word default templates for manuscripts.
Then Jami on Using Createspace as a Learning Experience. (Jami has a LOT of great information for writers on her blog. Take my advice. Go poke around.)
If you liked those, here’s a post by
Loni Townsend describing her formatting/Createspace experience.
This post on The Book Designer blog isn’t
new, but it’s entertaining (and possibly educational).
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Note: Due to an increased need for family time right now,
I'm going to reduce the frequency of my posts and back off on
my internet presence. I'll still post, just not as often.
As always, thanks for visiting. :)
I'm going to reduce the frequency of my posts and back off on
my internet presence. I'll still post, just not as often.
As always, thanks for visiting. :)
These sound very helpful! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting links, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteFirst things first and family comes first. Do what you need to do. Dragon hugs.
Interesting. Thanks for the links!
ReplyDeleteI love these links--so helpful! Thanks for putting it together.
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Thanks for the list. I've read a couple of those.
ReplyDeleteI went and read 3 of the articles. Good stuff. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat sites and I thought Morgan's article was thought-provoking too. Hope all is well with you and your family, Melissa. All the best to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the awesome list of sites and blog post. I love coming across post like this. I realize that you put in a tremendous amount of time reading, gathering a deciding which post to promote. I'm grateful for your time and effort. I am a big fan of Jami Gold's blog. She has so many useful and informative writing post and she always breaks each issue down in a way that I can relate to. I'm so excited that she has launched her own manuscript editing and book doctoring services. She does seem to have the magic touch for fixing things. Thanks for sharing all of these great post.
ReplyDeleteFamily always has priority. Of course I'll miss you, though :)
ReplyDeleteGreat links. I could especially use the one on POV changes.
Ooh, great list! Morgan's post was indeed a great, through-provoking one. I'll have to go check out these others :)
ReplyDeleteSarah Allen
(From Sarah, with Joy)
Great links, thanks for sharing - sometimes the internet is just far too big to see it all :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list. These sound helpful. And I know what you mean about stepping back. Sometimes it's the best thing to do.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like we hang out in a lot of the same places. Great minds think alike! :) Jami Gold is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you around! Maybe next IWSG?
I'm off to check out the 10 Worst Self Pub mistakes. :)
Another MM post I have bookmarked, sheesh I will soon have to make a Maygrove folder for all your interesting tips/headsups/forwards, etc :)
ReplyDeleteHugs and take care of the family - all us step-writers will be here whenever you have the time :)
PS... thanks for the gift of the Platinum ManCard - I shall never leave home without it (unless I go the barbers to have my mullet wig groomed - no, it's not "cut", it's groomed :)
First, I need to go to that POV article. Then I will try to get in as many of the others as I can. (I already read Morgan's...my fave red head who can dance on her toes!)
ReplyDeleteHope all is well with your family, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteTake care and thanks for sharing all of these links, I need all the advice I can get LOL.
I'm bookmarking this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFamily First is a great motto. Excellent links here. Now...go enjoy your family. We'll see you when we see you!
ReplyDeleteGreat list there. And I love the wordle. lol
ReplyDeleteFamily comes first. Hope everything is ok on your end.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links! I'll have to come back and check them out, a few of them already catch my interest.
So keeping this list! What a good one. Definitely need to check these out.
ReplyDeleteSarah Allen
(From Sarah, with Joy)
Wow! great links. Thanks for sharing! :)
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