The Other Side of the Story: Online Resources *Updated April 2016 These are just a sampling of the many great (and some of my favorite) sites out there for writers. Must-Visit Writing Sites Agent QueryDuotropeMiss SnarkMystery Writers of America Preditors & EditorsQuery SharkQuery TrackerRomance Writers of America (RWA)Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)Southern Breeze (AL, GA, FL Panhandle chapter of SCBWI)Writer's Knowledge Base A Great Round Up of Writing-Related Sites from OEDb Agents and Querying Resources NEW: Writers' Conference (more to come) Blue Ridge Writers' ConferenceRomance Writers of America (national) SleuthfestSpringmingleSurrey International Writers' ConferenceUtopiaCon Editors Brooklyn Arden (Cheryl Klein)Evil EditorThink Story Publishing Sites Galley CatPublishing TrendsPublishers Weekly Community Sites Absolute WriteBackspaceNational Novel Writing MonthWANATribe Critique Blogs/Sites Writing Blogs Anne R. Author Blogs/Sites Blogging Blogs
The Petting Zu: Your First Three Leaves Once you've graduated from the Petting Zu, you'll get some nice perks. The biggest perk is that all of your outgoing links will become dofollow links. If your account is in the Petting Zu, that means all of your links are nofollow links. What on Earth does that mean? Those familiar with SEO (search engine optimization) might be familiar with dofollow and nofollow links. When a link is "nofollow," it means a "nofollow" attribute has been added to the link, therefore passing less link authority. There are other perks, too. What else? You'll get a badge on your profile page for this accomplishment. We encourage you to stop by the forums and introduce yourself, if you haven't already. Note: You'll only be able to post in the forums after you graduate. Photo by John McStravick.
Content Farms | Search Engine Land Feb 17, 2012 at 3:22pm ET by Barry Schwartz Demand Media posts $6.4-million loss in fourth quarter from the Los Angeles Times reports that Google's Panda algorithm is mostly to blame for Demand Media's $6.4 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011. Demand Media released their earnings report last night, showing revenues up 15% year over year, but profits down from a positive $1 million in the 4th quarter of 2010 to a loss of $6.4 million in the 4th quarter of 2011. Overall, Demand Media lost $18.5 million over the 2011 fiscal year. Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Content Farms | Demand Media | Panda Update Winners & Losers Dec 16, 2011 at 3:41pm ET by Matt McGee Search engines have "won a major victory" in their battle against so-called content farms. Related Topics: Channel: SEO | Content Farms | Google: SEO | Microsoft: Bing | Microsoft: Bing SEO | Panda Update News | Panda Update Winners & Losers | Top News Dec 1, 2011 at 6:12pm ET by Matt McGee Oct 7, 2011 at 5:19pm ET by Matt McGee
Plot To Punctuation, LLC: editing services by Jason Black In this article I’m going to give you some practical, hands-on guidelines for choosing the right point of view (POV) for your novel, a task which is not always as straightforward as it sounds. While I can’t tell you what’s right for your novel—only you can decide that—I can explain the ramifications of each, so you can weigh the pros and cons yourself. Making the right choice is critical: The wrong choice will undermine the presentation of your characters. This isn’t a grammar lesson, so I’m going to assume you know the technical difference between first-person and a third-person POVs. Third-person omniscient. Third-person omniscient is a great choice when you have a very complex plot with several main characters and minor characters who all follow their own story lines until things meet up at the end. However, third-person omniscient is also the emotionally coldest point of view. Third-person limited. First-person. Note, harder does not mean better. Second-person. Multiple POVs.
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Mystery Writing is Murder 30 Write For Us Get Paid Sites | B4ucode Blog Here is a list of sites that designers and developers can write articles or tutorials and get paid. I call these “Write for Us – Get Paid” sites. Every one is trying different Work from home systems and although, there are many scams on the internet; writing for reputable companies is a genuine way to make that income. Some sites offer Guest Posting and propose the benefits of Backlinks, Traffic Boosts and so on but the list provided here are at B4uCode will help persons boost traffic as well make some money. Some sites offer as low as $30 while some go as high $300, no matter the case here you go.
The Villain’s Journey – Recap from ThrillerFest « DIY MFA On Monday we talked about how character’s are the story. Today, I pose another idea: while characters may be the story, what really makes your story interesting is the antagonist. And in the case of most thrillers, the antagonist happens to be a villain. If you’re wondering about the distinction between villains and antagonists, check out this other post where I address this very question. Essentially, what you need to know is that antagonists are any obstacles that get in the way of the hero’s goal, while the villain is a specific character who personally interferes with that goal. All villains are antagonists, but not all antagonists are villains. During Thrillerfest, I attended an excellent talk by author Allison Brennan, who emphasized the importance of having a compelling villain as well as a sympathetic hero character. How does this play out in story-telling? Make the hero and the villain want the same thing. Sometimes the hero and the villains actually want the same thing.
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Five Scenes Every Romance Novel Needs Considering writing romance novels? Romance is one of the top selling genres in fiction and has been for a very long time. Romance gets a bad rap and when you say you are writing romance, you may get a superior look or two. Shake it off. They may have heard it is formulaic, but it isn’t. That, in my opinion, is a good thing. What I’m listing here is not a formula. It’s what romance readers, whether they realize it or not, expect to see in a romance novel. And why do they expect to see these things? So, if it’s a formula, so is life. Now to the must have scenes when writing romance. 1.) This is just what it sounds like: the hero and heroine meet on the pages of the book. The meet scene, however, has to have the elements of attraction and conflict. 2.) We ended the meet with conflict. Alas though, this scene can’t end all happy. 3.) This physical act should be a new source of conflict, at least internal conflict. 4.) 5.) Remember that story conflict? Like this: Like Loading...
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