Nuggets for April

Writing a book blurb is always challenging. Here's some help.
http://www.thefussylibrarian.com/blog/how-to-write-the-irresistible-book-blurb/?mc_cid=55d4b1bfe8&mc_eid=712a83f075

If you're starting a story or looking to build a story premise, this article will help you think about the things you need to wow the reader
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/find-overlooked-ingredient-successfully-marketing-book/

Now and then Jennifer Cruise posts a blog that is so on the money, I want to frame it by my computer. This one about how to use visceral reactions to show emotions is on of those.
http://www.arghink.com/2015/02/27/questionable-emotional-shorthand/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArghInk+%28Argh+Ink%29

Don't know the difference between murder and homicide? Or scene of the crime and crime scene? Find out at http://www.leelofland.com/wordpress/murder-really-bugs-me-and-so-do-stories-that-get-it-wrong/

In defense of passive voice and to-be verbs
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/to-be-or-not-to-be-in-defense-of-the-passive-voice/#comment-1073227

If you're self publishing and thinking about doing your own covers, fonts are important. Here's a great post on the subject of fonts.
http://www.creativindie.com/300-fool-proof-fonts-to-use-for-your-book-cover-design-an-epic-list-of-best-fonts-per-genre/ 

All I have to say about this post is: WOW! This is a must read and should probably be reviewed repeatedly as one writes to be sure you're fully exploiting your story's suspense.
http://www.ian-irvine.com/suspense.html

We all get stuck in ruts when trying to describe characters, places, or things. This collection of thesauruses is worth exploring to get us out of those ruts.
http://writershelpingwriters.net/thesaurus-collections/ 

I don't know too many writers who aren't a little insecure when it come to writing fights or love scenes. These two posts could help.
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2015/03/23/how-to-write-a-fight-or-love-scene/
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2015/04/14/how-to-write-a-fight-or-love-scene-part-2/