Quote of the day
“There comes a moment you have to decide: Do you keep quiet or do you stand up.”
– Malala Yousafzai
Video of the week: The danger of silence
Writing
How To Accurately Write About Your Character’s Pain | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
How Objects Inspire Fiction | Women Writers, Women’s Books
Walk a Mile in Your Characters’ Shoes | Writer Unboxed
Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image? | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
How to Turn Elements of Your Novel Into a Masterpiece | WritersDigest.com
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 56: Unfulfilled Foreshadowing | Helping Writers Become Authors
Good Story Openings: 8 Lessons from Famous First Lines | Now Novel
Screenwriting
5 Keys to Genius Dialogue | ScreenCraft
The Opening Scene is the Hero Your Screenplay Deserves | LA Screenwriter
INTERVIEW : Adapting a Play – Down the ‘Rabbit Hole’ | Script Magazine
Script To Screen: “Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” | Go Into The Story
Bridget Jones’s Baby Script | LA Screenwriter
Screenwriting Contests: 3 Secrets to the Perfect Submission | ScreenCraft
Self-publishing
Save Money on Professional Edits—6 Easy Ways to Clean Up Your Own Manuscript | Kristen Lamb’s Blog
Successful Self-Publishing? 5 Important Tips for New Authors | WTD
How an Indie Author Landed a Traditional Book Deal | WritersDigest.com
Dress Up Your Author Media Kit with “5 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Me” | The Book Designer
How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know | Jane Friedman
What Is HTTPS And SSL And Why Authors Need To Use It | Just Publishing Advice
3 Key Ways to Successfully Grow Your Audience | Live Write Thrive