Great Links: On Writing and Book Promotion

by Joanna Penn on June 12, 2009

twitter-bird-logoHere are some more links I have posted on Twitter in May! These are about Writing and Book Promotion. You can follow me @thecreativepenn to get articles realtime. I post interesting links every day on books and publishing related topics.

Writing Links

Why it’s hard to conjure the spirit of Orwell http://short.to/e168
To Succeed at Writing, Develop a Thick Skin http://snipr.com/jgnrq
Where the wildest literary rascals are http://short.to/dtnn
When Writers Speak: Lessons from Performance Poethttp://snipr.com/jcfuj
Ficly collaborative storytelliing site http://ficly.com/
How to Ride the Cycle of Creativity http://snipr.com/jcf8w
Demystifying The Creative Process http://is.gd/N4r8
Don’t rush to submit your work before it’s ready http://short.to/dfdn
Great little ebook on your own creative mini-retreathttp://short.to/cw6j
The Economist Style Guide http://short.to/cw6h
Ingredients for Creativity On the Go http://snipr.com/j6uny
lovely post on getting started as a writer http://short.to/cwob
Practice Failing Until The Day You Can Fly. Writers learn from the Wright Bros http://bit.ly/T0xe8
7 story starters for speculative fiction » Mashable: 7 Technologies Shaping the Future of Social Media http://ow.ly/ayzZ
“If you don’t have time to read, you can’t be a writer” Stephen Kinghttp://short.to/cw19
How to Find Your Writing Style http://short.to/cwlp
101 Best Websites for Authors (again!) http://bit.ly/8nP5M
Life’s too short for thousand-page novels http://short.to/ciil
Five Novelists’ Web Sites That Offer Great Writing Advice http://is.gd/GJyK
Typewriter Writer http://bit.ly/pZgQy
Sci fi’s contribution to English http://short.to/ch8y
Would you rather be a Best-Selling Author or a Best Writing Author? http://bit.ly/lzm8Y
Poet Karen Blomain on Productive Writing http://snipr.com/irj0k
The story of the writer http://snipr.com/irivx
Free Online Writing Courses http://bit.ly/19KP6L
Crowdsourcing: The Future for Books? http://short.to/armb
Wordflab Surgery: How to Put Your Writing Under the Knifehttp://bit.ly/10jT00
The Elegant Art of Writing Less http://snipr.com/io52y
The Power of Words: Sorry Day, Australia http://bit.ly/MNkYN
Do authors take themselves too seriously? http://snipr.com/ilp50
10 Awesome Free Handwritten Fonts -http://tr.im/miXk
For that matter, every writer should read this column by Mike Resnick: Last Impressions http://bit.ly/GJ8PT
Literary Events Wiki http://snipr.com/ildkq
How Ursula K Le Guin led a generation away from realism http://is.gd/Cx5g
the realities of royalties http://is.gd/C5uQ
Publishing renaissance writing links http://is.gd/Cwi2
Nonfiction Tweets: 70+ Authors to Follow on Twitterhttp://is.gd/Cnc5
Characters & Crash Tests http://snipr.com/idqf2
Q&A with literary agent http://snipr.com/i6tx9
A Writing exercise I like to use when I’m feeling stuckhttp://short.to/9xgz
Can altering your consciousness increase creativity? http://is.gd/AE6b
great writing links http://snipr.com/i45iu
recommended books for writers http://snipr.com/i452q
Podcast: How Second Life is great for authors http://bit.ly/TmLtB
Why Dan Brown Matters http://short.to/9968
Bad habits and writer’s props http://snipr.com/hwhvk
BBC Writers Room http://www.bbc.co.uk/writer…
How to Squeeze Writing Inspiration from Every Experiencehttp://is.gd/zpUa
Five Foolproof Ways to Generate Story Ideas Editors will Lovehttp://snipr.com/hwh6l
Five Common Grammar Errors as Illustrated by Zombieshttp://is.gd/oeOm
How To Edit Your Own Writing (Self-Editing) http://bit.ly/2Fl4p
Mistaking Action for Plot http://short.to/8pue
Creative Inspiration: The Pulse That Beats Within Us Allhttp://short.to/7zf7
The Inspired Query Letter: free book from Smashwordshttp://is.gd/qerO
How to Write Authentically http://is.gd/ynBI
A Meditation on Writing Life with Wallace, Pamuk, and Updikehttp://short.to/8j86
very cool altered physical book shapes http://snipr.com/hlnzx
Cute, helpful post about hyphens:http://bit.ly/BJ1zB
What has stopped you from writing your book? http://is.gd/xG8L
Twelve tips for actually managing to get some writing done: http://bit.ly/7o4b6
How to find the inspiration to write http://short.to/7yh9
50 Useful Twitter Tools for Writers and Researchershttp://is.gd/v8B8
5 Reasons to Pay Good Money for a Moleskine http://bit.ly/HECPZ
5 reasons having a ‘day job’ helps your writing http://bit.ly/n83Vf
Resources for Authors and Publishers http://bit.ly/JCGY6
Pen envy: why I can’t resist poring over writers’ roomshttp://snipr.com/h7c2v

On Book Promotion

8 promotional item ideas for your book #bookpromotion http://snipr.com/jgoa1
Book Marketing 2.0: 5 ways you can use Web 2.0 tools to promote your book: http://budurl.com/ujn5
Gary Vaynerchuk on How the Internet Game has Changed.http://is.gd/N4KA

Authors Find Their Voice, and Audience, in Podcastshttp://is.gd/M9ys
Twitter’s “Garyvee” Vaynerchuk Gets A Book Deal http://is.gd/M9BO
Offer readers an online preview of your work with BookBuzzr. http://bit.ly/12ZkDS
Twitter Mania Manual – free 82-page ebook with no strings attached. http://bookmarket.com/twitt….

book marketing tips for authors http://short.to/cw5x
Author 2.0 Model Explained: Using web 2.0 tools in #bookpromotion http://snipr.com/j9kxu
10 Author Online Promotional Don’ts http://snipr.com/j1vgc
50 Content Ideas that Create Buzz http://bit.ly/UuufS
Marketing Tips Around The Net: http://bit.ly/CBqJk
Could a Skype-driven book tour work for your book promotion campaign? http://is.gd/Hz75
NY Times Best Seller is a Manifesto on How to Market Your Bookhttp://snipr.com/io4y0
Why A Pre-Publication Web Presence Is Important.http://snipr.com/ild3m
Five Things You Should Never Say When Pitching Your Book to a Publisher or Agent http://short.to/ahgh
6 ways authors can promote on Facebook http://short.to/9oks
creating a book marketing roadmap http://is.gd/zBkq
Publish your best work for free online – from Seth Godinhttp://snipr.com/hxfgq
Authors should podcast: 5 reasons you should start now: http://tinyurl.com/p27yfe
Solving mystery of finding readers – check out article on podcaster @sethharwood http://bit.ly/Bs9QP
Disruption – how digital consumption has changedhttp://is.gd/wYJO
Authors MUST have a website to be successfulhttp://snipr.com/heap2
10 Things Your Friends Can do to Help you Sell More Books!http://snipr.com/heai5
Links to Book Marketing ebooks http://short.to/7g4r

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