Thirsty Thursday Blog Roundup

Okay, here’s the deal. There were sooooo many links I found this week since there wasn’t a list last week that I have NO TIME to organize them the way I usually do. I apologize for that, but seriously, these links are awesome this week=) So, without further ado, I present to you, ALL THE AWESOME!

• How Much Should You Plan Before Starting a Novel?
• Short and Sweet: Grammar Cake Pops – All ready vs. Already
• The Secrets to Fantastic Writing Habits
• Chapter Breaks and Cliffhangers
• Help Readers Suspend Disbelief (and Avoid Plot Holes)
• Common Manuscript Mistakes and the Writers Who Make Them
• TTYU Retro: A checklist for deep POV (in 1st or 3rd person!)
• Baloney Advice Writers Should Ignore
• You Need More Scoundrels in Your Life: How to Write a Han Solo Hero in Six Easy Steps!
• Structure Part 6–Getting Primal & Staying Simple
• Structure Part 7–Genre Matters
• How to Kill Characters With Impact
• NaNoWriMo Prep: Elements of Act One
• NaNoWriMo Prep: Campbell, Vogler, the Hero’s Journey, The Writer’s Journey and Narrative Structure Cheat Sheet
• NaNoWriMo Prep: Story Elements Checklist
• Nanowrimo Prep: The Index Card Method and Structure Grid
• Nanowrimo Prep: What’s Your Premise?
• NaNo Prep: How Do You Get in Touch with Your Muse?
• NaNo Prep: Should Pantsers Be Plotters?
• 5 Tips for Writing Kick-Ass Characters
• From Idea to Fully Viable Story Plan… in One Blog Post
• When Not to Use Your Antagonist’s POV
• Why Your Stakes Shouldn’t Be Too High
• Revising Your Book: Do’s and Don’ts
• 10 Tips for Writing Impactful Dialogue
• Everybody Does It—Common Writing Mistakes
• At First Draft: The 6 (Minimum) Steps to Revising Your Manuscript before Submission
• In Answer To Your Questions–a post by Jenny
• What to do when you receive an offer before you have an agent
• Self-Publishing with an Agent: A Viable Option?
• How to Become an Agent, Part 1: The Way In
• 3 Easy (and Cheap) Ways to Self-Publish Right Now
• 5 Tips for Using Google+ to Boost Your Marketing
• How to Maximize Your New Twitter Profile
• 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Engagement
• How To Get Unfriended, Ignored, and Blocked on Facebook
• A History of Social Media [Infographic]
• Can You Use Twitter to Sharpen Your Writing Skills?
• Fun Facebook Tricks and a Halloween Treat
• Authors, Gather Your Tribe on Twitter
• Simplifying Twitter: Be a Person, Not a Brand
• 10 TWITTER HASHTAGS TO GET YOU WRITING (AND KEEP YOU WRITING)
• The Minimalist Guide to Social Media
• YA Shame and Stigma
• 2012 National Book Awards Finalists Revealed
• America’s Facebook Generation Is Reading Strong
• On E-Readers and Reading More
• Is Blogging Important for Novelists Considering Self-Publishing?
• Do Agents and Editors Expect Novelists to Blog?
• Should All Authors Blog?
• How to Blog Smarter (And Get More Readers)
• 5 Myths About Writing Outlines
• 10 Reasons You Should Do NaNoWriMo
• An Open Letter to Writers in 3 Acts: the Anguish & the Glory
• Is Your Author Website Doing Its Job? 6 Things to Check
• 25 Things Writers Should Know About Conferences and Conventions
• Free Self-Control: Download Here!
• ADD, Word Count & Why Dead Bodies are Good for the Living
• How To Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Writers
• A Cauldron of Spooky Words for Your Halloween
• Character Brainstorming Worksheet and Notes on Characters We Love
• What’s Your Writing Personality?
• Building Your Writer Platform — How Much is Enough?
• The Seven Stages of Publishing Grief (or Hello Darkness, My Old Friend)

There you go! And don’t worry. You have a whole week to look through these before the next Thirsty Thursday Blog Roundup=)

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