I suppose it should be ‘Links of the Quarter,’ huh? At any rate, here is our monthly list of popular links. We determine which links get included by your RTs on Twitter so, if you like a link we tweet, be sure to retweet it!
Writing

- How the inverted pyramid can help your fiction via @ThatBarbPerson
- The five questions that can save your book via @SueCollier
- 5 Sure-Fire Ways to Structure a Story: Part 4 via @tglong
- First Draft Guide for Focus Impaired Writers via @simplywriting
- A Hook for Every Book via @BubbleCow
- 2 critical questions to ask in every scene you write via @TraciKenworth @4KidLit
- Writing a sequel? Keep from boring returning readers/confusing new ones @HartJohnson via @elizabethscraig
- Is Your First-Person Narrator Overpowering Your Story? via @KMWeiland
- Dialogue–make it matter @juliemusil via @elizabethscraig
Editing and Revision
- Rules for Capitalization in Titles via @writing_tips @BookBuzzr
- Polishing Your Manuscript: Beyond the First Pages via @yaHighway
- 50 Problem Words And Phrases via @indieauthor
Publishing and Distribution
- 2010: The Year Self-Publishing Lost Its Stigma via @rsullivan9597
- Indie “vs” trads: The elephant in the room via @JenTalty
- The Dos and Don’ts of Distribution Part 3, ebooks and audio books via @Bookgal @BookBuzzr
- Avoid the 3 “Tell-Tale” Signs of Self-Published Books via @elizabethscraig
- 10 Things Aspiring Authors Must Understand about the Publishing Industry via @ReadAMemoir
Marketing and Promotion
- 6 Secrets to Writing a Killer Author Bio via @bookmarketer @BookBuzzr
- The Persistent and Damaging Myth About Introverts and Marketing via @JaneFriedman
- Craft an Exceptional Elevator Pitch via @Bookgal @BookBuzzr
- 3 Book Marketing Surprises No Author Wants To Experience via @tonyeldridge
- How Amazon Recommendation Algorithms Help Sell Your Book via @thecreativepenn
- How To Build An Audience Before Your Book Is Published! via @tonyeldridge
- 5 Ways to Make the Most of A Small Blog Audience via @Writeitsideways
Social Media and Technology
- How To Use Twitter To Sell More Books @BubbleCow via @BookBuzzr
- A librarian with ideas for solving the ebooks in libraries problem via @elizabethscraig
- Is the ebook the new query? @annerallen via @elizabethscraig
- Can Twitter Really Help You Sell Books? via @tonyeldridge
Inspiration, Motivation and POV
- What Writers Can Learn From Screenwriters via @BubbleCow
- 6 Signs You’re Not Ready To Make A Living As A Professional Writer via @elizabethscraig
- Helpful Insights for Self-Publishing Novelists via @Bookgal
- Why the best novels are written on the back of an envelope via @dirtywhitecandy
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