Nuggets for May


What basics should be on your website?
http://janefriedman.com/2015/03/26/author-website-components/

A few advanced features for your website
http://janefriedman.com/2013/04/15/improve-your-author-website/
http://janefriedman.com/2013/11/24/wordpress-plug-ins-cant-live-without/

On Self-hosting your website
http://janefriedman.com/2014/09/09/website-self-hosting/

Pinch points in story structure
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/what-are-pinch-points-and-how-can-they-make-your-book-easier-to-write/

This is one of my favorite examples of how men and women think differently by brain scientist Livia Blackburn
http://blog.liviablackburne.com/2011/02/on-writing-realistic-male-characters.html

The climax is crucial to a story. This is a good post to measure yours against.
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/want-readers-to-adore-your-book-learn-how-to-ace-your-climactic-moment/

Good things to think about when writing your hero/ine
http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/2015/03/tricks-of-trade-4-hero-upgrade.html
http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/2015/03/tricks-of-trade-4-hero-upgrade.html

More help for blurb writing
http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2015/04/how-to-write-a-book-blurb/

If you have or are thinking about a website, this is an interesting comparison of BNA websites
http://www.writersandauthors.info/2015/04/a-closer-look-at-author-websites.html 

It seems like these round-up posts get longer every month. Does this work for y'all or would you prefer shorter lists more often?

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the links! It doesn't hurt to do them all at once.

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