Nothing! *Gasp*

Shockingly, I didn't find any links this last week that I thought would be great to share. Then again, it's been a very busy week, so I haven't read much beyond my main-stays. Maybe you can use the extra time to read some old posts on this blog. To my USA readers, enjoy your Labor Day!

About the Publishing Process

PJ Nunn wrote about things an author needs to keep in mind about what happens after the book is published.

Nathan Bransford wrote How a Book Gets Published.

Kristin Nelson wrote What Agents Talk About When We Talk about Auctions.

Margot Starbuck wrote A Few Do’s & Don’ts of Writing Memoir.

Book Trailers and more

Victoria Strauss wrote Publishers' Kill Fees, and Why They're Bad For Everyone.

Rachelle Gardner wrote Myths vs. Facts of Publishing and Should You Go to a Writers' Conference?

Kristin Nelson wrote Why We Have A Marketing Director at her agency and How To Get Money Out Of A Publisher for promotion.

Jessica Faust wrote Before You Sign and answered Random Questions.

Shelli at Market My Words wrote about what authors can do to market their books.

Jennifer R. Hubbard wrote about creating tension by avoiding conflict.

Lisa Gottfried wrote about Book Trailers That Answer the Buy Questions.

GalleyCat wrote How Will Your Book Trailer Upend Readers' Expectations?

Linda Lane wrote about Powerful Verbs Bring Boldness and Vigor to Our Writing.

Peter Terzian wrote Kill Your Darlings cover designs.

Bok Market has a list of Twitter Tools for Finding People.

Writing, Publishing, and Social Networking

Helen Ginger wrote about Oh, Those Details! (creating atmosphere).

Patricia Stoltey wrote about Self-Editing: How to Identify Dragging Narrative.

Kristin Nelson wrote Do You Run Your Writing As A Business? (Part 1), (Part 2), and (Part 3).

Jessica Faust wrote about Obtaining Cover Blurbs and Hiring a Publicist.

Nathan Bransford wrote a Book Publishing Glossary.

Sonia Simone wrote The 7 Deadly Sins of Blogging.

Rachelle Gardner wrote about Two Things That Don't Help a Query (Part 1) and (Part 2). She also wrote Tighten Up Your Manuscript! and Social Networking in 15 Minutes a Day.

Walt Shiel wrote about Book Design vs Typesetting and recommended some Books on Book Design.

Advice for Authors

Jessica Faust wrote about Ghostwriting.

Rachelle Gardner wrote on Fiction Writing: Craft and Story.

Leon Neyfakh wrote an article in The New York Observer on Note to Author: Make Your Deadlines!

Alan Rinzler wrote Why a video will help sell your book.

Submissions and Writing

Jessica Faust wrote Submissions 101 for the basics on query letters, etc. and Be True to You in your writing.

Carly Wells wrote about Working With Your Partner, The Writer for what the spouses of writers can do to help.

Publishing, Writing, and Marketing

Rachelle Gardner wrote about the journey through the publishing process From Proposal to Publication: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.

Maggie Dana wrote about How Book Design Affects Readability.

Jessica Faust write about typical word counts for various genre and I Stop Reading Your Query When...

Editorial Anonymous wrote how to tell whether a manuscript will be acquired.

Jane Friedman wrote How to Prevent Reader Boredom in Your Novel (Plot-Protagonist Secret #1).

Twitter 101 for Businesses is a guide to help people use Twitter effectively to reach people about your book, etc.

Author Blogs and eBooks

Darren Rowse wrote 6 Reasons Your Blog Traffic Might Be Declining [And What to Do About It] and What is the Ideal Post Frequency for a Blog? and (I'm assuming) Search Engine Optimization Tips for Bloggers.

Nathan Bransford wrote E-Book Pricing and Publication Debate Erupts.

Writing and Promotion

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen wrote 17 Reasons Book Manuscripts are Rejected.

Susan K. Perry wrote 11 Types of Bad Writing Advice: Rotten writing advice gets in the way of creativity & success.

International Thrill Writers website has several posts by debut authors on how to get published and lessons learn once published.

Victoria Strauss wrote Authorfail: When Authors Attack.

Janet Kobobel Grant wrote How Covers Can Go Wrong and What to Do About It.

Eric wrote Book Sales Demystified.

Jessica Faust wrote about what agents/editors mean when they say they're looking for a unique or different book.

Rachelle Gardner wrote 10 Things Editors Look for in Nonfiction.

Thomas Umstattd wrote 6 Things Readers Want from Your Author Website and How to Avoid Lame Author Portraits.

An article on Microgeist discusses 10 Crucial Basics For Driving Blog Traffic.

Tim Ferriss gives 8 Blogging Tips.

And, if you want to know how Twitter users get icons into their tweets, go to TwitterKeys.

Writing, Revising, and Marketing

Rachelle Gardner gave advice on creating your Elevator Pitch.

Jennifer Fulwiler wrote How to Build Traffic on Your Blog, Part 2

Alan Rinzler wrote Choosing a freelance editor: What you need to know.

On Hatrack, we're discussing articles and such on medical research that might help with writing a Sci-Fi story.