Author's Blog

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Go feds! E-books are way overpriced – By Charles Cooper – C/net – http://goo.gl/2QyR4

3 Simple Storytelling Methods That Can Do Your Selling For You – By Ben Settle – copyblogger – http://goo.gl/Wloy9

Getting to “yes”: the magic rule of authority – by Dean Reick – Direct Creative Blog – http://goo.gl/z2j63

Your Homepage Is Not As Important As You Think – By Dan Blank – For Jane Friedman – http://goo.gl/fslCB

My Biggest Writing Struggle (What’s Yours?) – by Jeff Goins – http://goo.gl/fOYoH

The East is read – The internet is changing Chinese literature – by The Economist – http://goo.gl/Smtw4

Local writer, mom lands two-book publishing deal – By Conner Hammett – Frisco Enterprise – http://goo.gl/b8YsU

8 Classic Books That Still Aren’t e-Books – By The News Herald – http://goo.gl/DQfS9

Cusack: Playing ‘Lunatic’ Poe Was Dream Role – By Elizabeth Scott – Sky News – http://goo.gl/A7taA

Once Upon a Tweet: Telling Stories In Twitter – By Ric Dragon – Marketing Land – http://goo.gl/OYw4z

Different Styles of Writing & Which Is Right for You – By Jeff Goins – http://goo.gl/gWMB6

When a Writing Contest Has a Hidden Agenda – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/QyYVv

e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2012 – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/qkJLa

Spreading ideas outside the bookstore – By Seth Godin – The Domino Project – http://goo.gl/KdLRs

Do You Want To Make Money At Writing – By Joe Bunting – The Write Practice – http://goo.gl/JZtnn

Creativity Blocked? Here’s the Solution – By Write To Done – http://goo.gl/kWqfc

The inside story of a screenplay – By Jay Stone – The Province – http://goo.gl/6Yaok

 

Quote(s) of the Day

“A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions (of which its author had quite probably never heard). It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.” –  Edith Wharton

How to Be Outstanding . . .

For Your Information

How to Be Outstanding – By Jeff Goins – http://goo.gl/wOhXG

Business writers: show, don’t tell – By Clare Lynch – http://goo.gl/lwGbx

How to Turn an Obstacle into an Asset – By L. Schlesinger, C. Kiefer, & P. Brown – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/5Jcr4

Why Poets Should Not Seek Literary Agents – By Victoria Strauss – Writer Beware – http://goo.gl/3XLlU

Authors: Don’t Pay Money for BEA Book Promotion – By Jane Friedman – http://goo.gl/zxgyh

The Essential Ingredients for Building a Blog That Ranks in Alexa’s Top 10,000 – By Neil Patel – For Problogger – http://goo.gl/Ggkct

2012: Best of Times for Writers, or the Worst? – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/lj5yR

Why Are You Really Procrastinating? – By Joe Bunting – The Write Practice – http://goo.gl/j7kjr

Scots best-selling writer remembers her roots as she celebrates 25th book – By Steve Hendry – Daily Record – http://goo.gl/dHtHX

Author Blogging 101: 11 Sources of Organic Traffic – By Joel Friedlander – The Book Designer – http://goo.gl/mIVui

The Chicken-Egg Paradox of Storytelling – By Larry Brooks – For Write to Done – http://goo.gl/8Plu8

5 Tips for Writing a Novel/Memoir Synopsis – By Chuck Sambuchino – For Writer Unboxed – http://goo.gl/a66CX

How to Fall Back in Love with Writing – By Jeff Goins – http://goo.gl/fNqY9

Talent, Passion, and the Creativity Maze – By T. Amabile & S. Kramer – Harvard Business Review – http://goo.gl/x5472

Build a More Effective Author Website – By Jane Friedman – http://goo.gl/84Ktc

How to Cast a Spell On Your Next Blog Post – By Ian Harris – For Men with Pens – http://goo.gl/fpUjx

 

Quote(s) of the Day

If any man wishes to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

 

Special Tribute

Scots best-selling writer remembers her roots as she celebrates 25th book – By Steve Hendry – Daily Record – http://goo.gl/dHtHX