Here’s our weekly roundup of links we hope you’ll find interesting and useful:
• Author Roni Loren gives advice on your author bio.
• Two great posts from Superhero Nation: your two-sentence synopsis, and creating a self-destructive protagonist.
• Author Anne R. Allen says goodbye book tour, hello blog tour…
• … author Randy Susan Meyers looks at how readers choose books…
• … and is BookLamp the future of discovering great new books?
• Should you sign with a brand new agent? Editor and author Chick Sambuchino looks at the pros and cons.
• Author Sonya Chung meditates on the power of place in writing.
• Writer Sumayyah on the link between a writer’s expectations and her results.
• Agent Rachelle Garndner doesn’t like rejection letters any more than we do!
• Never. Stop. Writing. Go read this for encouragement (and be sure to follow the link to the Wall Street Journal article as well!)
• Author Ann Crispin looks at satisfying readers without being predictable.
• Research Maven Lisa Gold has great tips on good search.
• Publisher Richard Nash says “…reading the book online has absolutely no negative impact on sales.”
• Author Darcy Pattison uses 3-act structure to shape the story.
• And we leave you with the true meaning of common publishing buzzwords…

Enjoy your weekend. Write something wonderful!

Posted by: Kelley