Queries, publishing, and learning how to write

Kristin Nelson wrote So-N-So Recommended Me about mentioning referrals in your query letter.

Jessica Faust wrote about Re-Pitching Agents.

Nathan Bransford wrote about Re-querying an agent.

Moonrat wrote about royalties, advances, and rights sales.

Rachelle Gardner wrote How Do You Learn to Write?

Hatrack River Writers Workshop has a post going about reality mistakes in books and movies.

More Social Networking Links

Leah Jones wrote a great article about There's theory behind that there Twitter about why Twitter is an effective way to social network.

Mr. Tweet wrote a post about Twitter called How to Use Hashtags.

A great Twitter search engine is Twazzup. And a great URL shortener service is tr.im.

Jennifer Van Grove shared HOW TO: Exchange Business Cards With Twitter @Replies.

James Mallinson wrote The Fine Art Of Balancing Your Twitter Conversations.

Ari Herzog wrote about 6 Twitter Search Services Compared.

Writing Tips and Publishing Answers

GenReality wrote a post on Mistaking Action for Plot.

Writer's Digest has an article on 5 Easy Tips to Strengthen Your Scenes.

Kimberly Davis wrote Character in Fiction.


Moonrat wrote what's safe to syndicate online? about how much of your story it's safe to post online without losing electronic rights.

Kristin Nelson wrote about how agents submit manuscripts to editors.

Dana Lynn Smith wrote 7 Common Mistakes Authors Make in Social Marketing.

Victoria Strauss wrote about Agent for a Day.

Queries and Pitch Sessons

Kristin Nelson wrote Get Specific Names about telling your agent which publishers you've previously submitted your query to.

Janet Reid wrote Pitch sessions suck, it's true; yet, you can make them worse on big no-no's when pitching your manuscript.

Writing and Query Letters

Rachelle Gardner wrote Anatomy of a Winning Query.

Therese Walsh wrote Help for a query hater on writing query letters.

Rakesh Satyal wrote about Finding Time to Write.

The Professor wrote 10 Ways to Become a Better Writer which contains a number of excellent links for free books, free writing courses, links for research, and so on.

Publicity, Writing, and Query Letters

Colleen Lindsay wrote about the differences between publicity and marketing and How to work effectively with your publicist.

The Rejecter wrote The Death of a Contract about how a publishing contract signed by both parties can still be severed.

Toni McGee Causey wrote How Do You Know When To Quit?

Chuck Dixon wrote about Stupid Gun Mistakes EVERY Writer Makes.

Jane Friedman wrote about Avoiding Red-Flag Mistakes on Your First Page.

Rachelle Gardner wrote about Giving Reasons for Rejections.

Jessica Faust wrote more on when to stop submitting a Query Letter.

Nathan Gransford wrote about Be An Agent for a Day: The Results!!

Writing and Promotion

Author Matthew Cheney wrote If Only I'd Known: Writing Advice to My Younger Self.

Holt Uncensored wrote about Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do).

Shrinking Violet Promotions wrote about Worst Advice for Introverts.

Michelle McLean wrote about Research Tips: How to Find Your Information Without Losing Your Mind.

Lots of Links on Lots of Topics

Rachelle Gardner wrote on What Your Query Says About You and 10 Things to Expect from an Agent.

Kristin Nelson wrote about The Pain Merchants Title Saga, Guest Blog: Janice’s Editor Donna Bray On The Pain Merchants Title Change, Janice Hardy's Query Pitch, and linked to an inspiring video she called Know no limitation.

Sarah talks a bit about marketing and publicity at a publisher.

Yen describes the difference: Advertising vs. publicity.

Allison Winn Scotch wrote about the reasons To Tweet or Not to Tweet…

Shrinking Violet Promotions wrote about Workshop Proposals for giving workshops at conferences and such.

Jessica Faust wrote about Earning Royalties.

randfish wrote about 21 Tips to Earn Links and Tweets to Your Blog Post.

Agents and Writers

Alexander McCall Smith on the intense personal relationships readers form with characters and the ways that complicates the lives of authors.

The Ultimate Guide for Everything Twitter.

Jessica Faust has an Authorpass and Agentpass Day where she talks about what she appreciates from an author.

Publicity and Writing

Nathan Bransford wrote On Conflict in stories.

Jessica Faust wrote on What Can Authors Do to Sell Books.

Charlotte Abbott wrote about To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Twitter Basics for Publishers and Authors about promoting books in 140 characters or less.

Kristin Nelson wrote You’ve Got Google Questions? Authors Guild Has Got Answers.

Randy Ray wrote about 50 Useful Blogs for Writers.

Jay Lake started a blog discussion asking published writers How many rejections have you had?