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Self-Publishing and Writing Links of the Week: April 23


By:Ozyman
While keeping up with @duolit’s Twitter account, I run across a ton of helpful stories and articles every week. While I do RT a good deal of them, that’s not really helpful to the writers out there not yet using Twitter nor to the many others who don’t spend every waking moment monitoring the service. I don’t want the links to go completely unnoticed, so here’s a digest version of some of the helpful, thoughtful, interesting, inspiring articles posted this week. Enjoy!

Being Organized –  Using a card filing system keeps you organized – especially in novel-length and series writing. via @SCallejo and @BubbleCow. For more on

Grammar Done Right –  – Complete, quick reference guide to grammar that doesn’t break the bank – via @writersinthesky. For more on grammar, check out Shannon’s Grammar Tips.

How Are You Juggling All Those Writing Projects? Juggling multiple projects and finding writing time – – via @indieauthor

AP Changes style on website, related words –  Good information to know in case you find yourself using web-related words quite a bit. via @inkyelbows

Why don’t publishers promote all the books they publish? Insightful article by @JaneFriedman via @inkyelbows

Query Letter: The Beginning by @jasouders via @elizabethscraig

What Literary Agents To (And Don’t Do) For Writers:  by @WritersRelief

52 Fantastic Twitter Follows For Self-Publishers [AN: Sniff, no @duolit. Maybe next time!] by @JFBookman. For more twitter tips, see Don’t Tweet Like Nicholas Sparks!

The Journal: A Writer’s Companion @ThoughtfulPen

How To Get Your Self-Published Book Reviewed: @CPatrickSchulze

Lockpicking Characters: 10 Questions Worth Asking via @BubbleCow. For more on character construction, see 5 Tips For Constructing Characters.

Have you found any helpful links throughout the week that you’d like to share? Do you have any thoughts on the links mentioned above? Let us know in the comments!