Nuggets for February

How to market a sequel
http://insights.bookbub.com/publishing-a-sequel-book-marketing-tips-you-need-to-know/

I got very excited when I stumbled across National Geographic's style sheet. Not everything is suitable for novels, but it's extensive and a great standard for most things.
http://stylemanual.ngs.org/home/

A brilliant post to help you get deeper into your character's head
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-arcs-2/

The first ten pages
http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/2012/04/something-has-to-happen.html

A good reminder about what's supposed to happen in the middle of your novel
http://thewritinglifetoo.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html#5035542581007438090

How to set up an Amazon giveaway:
http://nicholasrossis.me/2016/02/09/how-to-set-up-an-amazon-giveaway/
I'm going to add here that I tried this and wasn't pleased with the results. It was supposed to run for a week, but instead Amazon shut it down after less than 24 hours, saying the giveaway had been "claimed." Supposedly, they're investigating, but I haven't heard back yet. 


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