To keep with our new once-weekly posting schedule, Links of the Week is now Links of the Month! We determine which links get included by your RTs on Twitter — if you like a link we tweet, be sure to retweet it!

Writing

• The Whole Story: Plotting Multibook Goals by Janice Hardy
• Is The First Book We Write Usually Garbage? via @BubbleCow
• Should you re-name your novel? via @BubbleCow
• Keeping Dialogue Real via @elizabethscraig
• How to Grow Your Writing Career via @BubbleCow
• YA Fiction-Style & Content-Part II via @elizabethscraig
• 10 Ways to Embarrass Your Character via @elizabethscraig
• 10 Latin Abbreviations You Might Be Using Incorrectly via @MuseInks @MelissaWrites
• How to Write A Memoir by @TuffyPants via @JohnBetcher
• Most Common Mistakes: Are You Confusing Readers With Poor Cause and Effect? via @KMWeiland
• Great post explaining the importance of emotion in writing via @BubbleCow
• 5 Lessons for Mixing Past and Present Tense via @elizabethscraig
• Zen and the Art of First Draft Writing via @thewhitespike @ckingwriter
• Using Advertising Lessons to Make Your Story via @hopeclark via @thecreativepenn
• Writing for the Emotions via @elizabethscraig

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To keep with our new once-weekly posting schedule, Links of the Week is now Links of the Month! The list is (much) lengthier, but I’ve tried to break it down a little more to keep your eyes from glazing over.

Writing and Editing

• Does Your Novel Fall Victim to the Protagonist/Goal Switcheroo? via @elizabethscraig
• Why You Should Read the Type of Stories You Write via @KMWeiland
• Know When Your Writing Critique Group Doesn’t Fit by @hopeclark via @thecreativepenn
• Wait! Back Up: Protecting Your Writing Files by Janice Hardy via @BookBuzzr
• First Vs. Third: Point of View and Character Development via @BubbleCow
• The Writing Process: From Idea To Print via @BubbleCow
• Edits vs. Revisions: One on One Death Match via @elizabethscraig
• Putting Critiques to Good Use via @elizabethscraig
• 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary by @Writeitsideways via @thecreativepenn
• A Tome by Any Other Name: 5 Attributes of a Title That Sells via @PublishingGuru
• 14 Lies We Tell Ourselves about Writing via @elizabethscraigContinue Reading

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

Writing and Editing

• Character Description Dumps via @elizabethscraig @BookBuzzr
• 6 Golden Rules of NaNoWriMo by @VictoriaMixon via @BubbleCow
• Tips for Fiction Writers via @shanwrites @Julia_olbooks
• NaNoWriMo Advice, Articles and Tips via @simplywriting
• Countdown to NaNoWriMo Part 3: Outlining A Novel Worth Reading via @elizabethscraig
• A Few Common Writing Problems via @magicalwords @simplywriting

Publishing, Marketing and Promotion

• Are You Marketing Your Book With A Full Deck? via @elizabethscraig
• 6 Tips for Getting Your Book onto Bookstore Shelves via @JohnBetcher @BubbleCow

Motivation, Inspiration and POV

• Keep Your Eye on the Ball by @JohnBetcher
• With all of the obstacles and hardships, WHY do writers do it? via @JodyHedlund
• After the Break: How To Get Writing Again via @BubbleCow

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Writing and Editing

• How To Create Believable Characters via @elizabethscraig
• On the way to the Final Draft – Self Editing via @bubblecow
• The Nine Stages of Dating a Novel via @thmafi via @simplywriting @thecreativepenn
• Countdown to NaNoWriMo Part 1: Winding Up Your Writing Clock  via @BubbleCow
• Countdown to NaNoWriMo Part 2: Why Outlining Your Novel Is Essential  via @BubbleCow
• 4 Tips for Researching a Novel via @BubbleCow
• Brainstorming: Turn “What If” Into “Maybe”  via @ultraswan @elizabethscraig

Publishing

• Will You Be An Independent Author? via @bubblecow
• What Is The Best Genre To Write If You Want To Get Published? via @BubbleCow @thecreativepenn

Marketing and Promotion

• What NOT to do at a Bookstore Signing via Writer Unboxed @bookbuzzr
• Stop Beating Me Over the Head With Your Book via @elizabethscraig
• The Rule of 5 for Book Promotion via @elizabethscraig
• When Should You Stop Marketing Your Book? via @tonyeldridge

Motivation, Inspiration, POV and Resources

• Do It All, Or Die Trying: The Way Of The Renaissance Writer via @elizabethscraig
• The Top 5 Free eBooks for Fiction Writers via @BubbleCow
• I Can, I Will, I Should, Maybe Later via @simplywriting
• Why NaNoWriMo is Very Cool by @JohnBetcher
• 5 Ways to (Re-)Capture Creativity via @elizabethscraig

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Writing and Editing

• Writing For Grownups, Writing For Kids via @elizabethscraig
• How To Be Your Own Best Editor: Part III via @mlouisalocke @BookBuzzr
• Non-Stop Writing: the Index Card Trick via @elizabethscraig
• Internalization, Silence and Avoidance via TalkToYourUniverse

Publishing

• What a *novel* idea: Sorting through publishing options by @acasile
• How To Publish Your Book On Kindle And Ipad via @BubbleCow

Promotion

• The Power of Positive Tweeting via @KristenLambTX @CandaceHavens
• What Do Amazon Rankings Mean to Authors? by @RachelleGardner ‘s blog via @JodyHedlund
• Does paid advertising work for small-time novelists? via @elizabethscraig
• The benefits I’ve experienced from starting a blog before getting a book contract by @JodyHedlund
• A Writer’s Guide To a Successful Interview via @BubbleCow
• How To Get Your Book Mentioned In A Newspaper by @TonyEldridge via @BookBuzzr

Motivation, News, POV and Fun

• Overthinking and 7 other habits that can kill your creativity via @jessicastrawser
• Writing inspiration and some links to help you prepare for NaNoWriMo via @elizabethscraig
• Yay, Famous authors who didn’t die from suicide or alcohol!  via @PeggyBechko
• ‘Sales’ jumped from 20-30 /day to 4K. Author shocked when Amazon makes his book free via @GalleyCat @simplywriting

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