1. In a personal favorite this week, Karen Miller discusses Terry Pratchett’s female characters
2. Why second novels are so different from first novels, Kim Wright’s guest post on Wordplay blog
3. Paul Dorset’s Pointers for self-publishers of ebooks
4. Why developmental editing costs so much, from Kathryn Craft
5. 9 ways to get your novel to market, Donna Galanti’s guest post on Stacy Green’s blog
6. Characters vs. caricatures, a post by Amy Sue Nathan on Backspacewriters blog
7. How to check your book proof in 3 easy steps, by Joel Friedlander
8. Things I never considered about being a writer, by Lisa Gail Green
9. What does your author bio say about you?, by Jami Gold
10. Why I (we) love the 1st person POV, guest post by Lisa Gail Green on Adventures in Children’s Writing blog
11. Cliched contrivances, by P. W. Creighton
12. Balancing details, pointers on effective world-building from Joyce Alton
13. 10 secrets to writing a perfect synopsis (tongue in cheek), from Stacy Green
14. The next 10 ebook trends to watch for (interesting), a guest post by Jennifer Lynch
15. How-to: Crafting a Query for Fiction, from agent Kathleen Ortiz
16. Deadly sin of writing #4 – beware of the bog of backstory, by Kristen Lamb
17. A fun post about what it’s like living with a writer, by Nicole Humphrey Cook
18. 10 commandments for a happy writer, from Nathan Bransford
19. Evolution of a writer’s group, by David N. Walker
20. 8 reasons authors don’t complete their manuscripts, by B. Mac
21. Do you need an agent or a lawyer?, by Robin Sullivan
22. Engage readers through character reaction, by editor Beth Hill
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[…] P.W. Creighton wrote Cliched Plot Contrivances. I found the section on walking encyclopedias especially helpful. Hat-tip: Nancy at Author Chronicles. […]
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