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	*Various Tips* *(updates)* Editor's Pet Peeves More Advice *(updates)*		*Marketing Advice* *(updates)* Copyright Info Bottom of Page

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	*Various Tips:*

*general:*	*Advice from famous authors*	*AdviceToWriters*
				*Beneath the Cover*
	*The Book Designer — Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books*	The Book Doctor: Got questions about writing fiction? We've got answers
	*WORDplay - Helping Writers Become Authors*	*Daily Writing Tips*		*Denver Writing Examiner*

*great links:*	*82 brilliant links for writers, authors and publishers*	*101 Best Websites for Writers*
* updates *	*Best of the Best: Character, Plot, Dialogue and Structure* * NEW *			*dear england: a letter from america*
	*Genreality - Need a Reality Check?*	*Novel Journey: Year's Best Posts for Writers... So Far*		*Page ONE Writers' Resources*
	*Preditors & Editors*

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	*Editor's Pet Peeves by Deb Staples (SynergEbooks)*

	*Installment #1*	*Installment #2*		*Installment #3*
	*Installment #4*	*Installment #5*		*Installment #6*

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	*More Advice:*

*agents:*	*5 Myths You Shouldn’t Believe About Agents*

character types: * updates *	*The Anti-Hero Protagonist*	*Secrets Of Great Characters, According To 6 Science Fiction Authors* * NEW *
		*Top Questions for Fictional Characters -- Questions to Help in Creating Characters*		*Why less detail makes more believable characters*

*dialog:*	*Listen to the Voice of an Expert*

*grammar:*	*Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling*	*100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words*		*Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude*
	*How to use a semicolon*	*National Punctuation Day*		*Sentence spacing*

*psychology:*	*5 Reasons Why Trying to be Successful Will Keep You Poor*	*50 Procrastination Techniques for Aspiring Writers*
	*A Target on Your Back*	*Be a Writer*		*By the End, You Should Be Inside Your Character*
	Dealing with Writer's Guilt	*Do You Have These 11 Traits of Highly Creative People?*		How Smart Freelance Writers Handle Their #1 Hassle
* updates *	How we write: The phases of the writer \| Writing Roads * NEW *
	*If at First You Don't Succeed: Very Famous Book Rejections*	*That Sickening Feeling of Inadequacy*		*We Have to Accept Ourselves in Order to Write*

*reading:*	*5 Ways To Improve Reading Comprehension*

*story:*	5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable	*9 Essentials for Writing Your Climactic Scene*		*The Ten Commandments of Robert McKee (screenplays)*
	*Conflict*	Eternal Sources of Character Story Conflict		The Joys of the Plot Twist
	Jumping The Shark	*Ways to Improve Narrative Drive in Your Story*		What a Best selling Author Can Teach You About Hooking Your Readers

*style:*	*Five Ways to Discover Your Unique Voice*
	*Be Cold*	*Characterization - Show, Don't Tell*		*Feeling Emotional—Don’t Tell Anyone!*
		*Showing versus Telling*		*What Makes a Character?*

*writing:*
*by the numbers:*	5 Tips To Polish Your Fiction	*6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line*		*Six Ways to Instantly Find the Right Words*
	*7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School*	*7 Things I've Learned So Far, by Colin Falconer*		10 Tests a Novel Must Pass to Prove It's REALLY Ready for Submission to Publishers
	10 Things To Do To Become a Better Writer in 10 Days	*10 Tips to Reveal Your Character’s Character*		*Ten Steps to Writing a Good Fiction Review*
* updates *	*50 Things a Writer Shouldn't Do*	73 Ways to Become a Better Writer * NEW *

*A, B, C:* * updates *	*Act First, Explain Later*	*Believe in Your Own Identity and Your Own Opinions* * NEW *		*Best Books On Writing Books*
* updates *	*Block that Adjective*
* updates *	*Common Mistakes to Avoid*	*Composition is a Discipline* * NEW *

*D, E, F:*	*Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies?*	*Emerging into the Light*		*Find Your Optimum Hours for Writing*
* updates *	*The First Step to Being a Better Writer \| Fuel Your Writing* * NEW *

*H, I:*	*How to write a great first chapter*	*How To Write The Ending Of Your Novel*		*In Pictures: 10 Tips For Better Business Writing*
	*I've Finished My First Draft - Now What?*

*P & Q:*		Page ONE - Writer's Wisdoms		*Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Revision*

N:	Neil Gaiman Breaks Writing Rules

T:	*Things That Drive An Editor Crazy*	*TV Tropes - tricks of the trade for writing fiction*

W:				*What it takes to Become a Master Writer*
	*Word Choices for Writers*	*Writer Advice*		*Writing Misdemeanors*
	*Writing Tips - How to Write a Book Jacket Cover*	*Writerisms and other Sins: A Writer’s Shortcut to Stronger Writing*

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	*Marketing Advice:*

*General:*		*How to Sell without a Sales Pitch*		The Key to Marketing Your Book: Time Well Spent
	*Payola*	Signing in the Waldenbooks *(humor)*
		*Top 10 Book Promotion Tactics*		*Why Public Speaking Is So Important for Authors*

*Publish:*	10 Reasons There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Fiction Writer	13 Wonderful Truths About Publishing		*17 Ways for Writers to Publish Their Content — The Book Designer*
	*How I Got Published on Forbes.com – and How You Can Too*	*Publishing is a Very Mysterious Business*
	*Self-Publishing Review*	*Short Story Or Novella? What’s The Difference And Where To Publish Shorter Fiction*

*Social media:*	*10 Twitter Tips For More Twitter Success*	*50 Power Twitter Tips*
		Answers to the Top 10 Twitter Objections		*Is Social Media Just Hype Video*



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	*Copyright Info:*

* updates *	*10 Big Myths about copyright explained*	*Suing Your Readers for Spite and Profit* * NEW *

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5 Tips To Polish Your Fiction

How to write a great first chapter

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10 Big Myths about copyright explained