Nuggets for July

I haven't posted links for a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been taking note.

How to raise your level of conflict
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/11/find-your-plot-fridays-forcing-issue.html

Even better, a reminder that story events shouldn't be "done deals."
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/06/actions-vs-choices-crafting-better.html

Things to keep in mind if you're designing your own cover
http://jmney-grimm.com/2012/10/cover-design-primer/

Writers' estates is more complex than I ever imagined. http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/3540516-the-business-rusch-fearless-inventories?utm_medium=email&utm_source=author_blog_post_digest

Rules I can get behind
http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar

An excellent post on how to keep backstory from killing your pacing
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/06/revealing-characters-past-without.html

Want to get your self-published book into libraries? Or sell from your own web site?
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/07/self-publishing-wheres-the-money