This is a post in our continuing series of writing and self-publishing links of the week.

Writing

• How to Use a Mind Map to Develop Your Story via @bubblecow
• 73 Ways To Become A Better Writer @HuffingtonPost via @elizabethscraig
• 5 things your hero/heroine need to capture a reader’s emotions via @elizabethscraig
• Analogies You Won’t Find in Great Literature
• Too. Much. Voice.

Editing, Motivation and Inspiration

• 20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks (and maybe fit more writing in) via @elizabethscraig
• Re-Writing: A Second Chance by @WritingNoDrama
• Consume And Produce. How To Balance Your Time. by @TheCreativePenn

Promotion

• Should unpublished writers blog? via @elizabethscraig
• Should self-publishers completely ignore bookshops? by @cathryanhoward
• What’s Your Promotion Personality? (Part 3 of 3) <– be sure to read parts 1 and 2, as well!
• TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Book Authors Need a Dedicated Website for Their Book via @BookBuzzr

News, Publishing and POVs

• Amazon’s Numbers: What They Mean, Why They Matter via @selfpubreview
• Is Self-Publishing Really “Vanity Press?” by @JohnBetcher
• Top 10 Worst Self-Publishing Mistakes—Explained! by @jfbookman via @BubbleCow

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