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blogging, networking

Working on your website or blog?

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How to make your website:

http://www.websitecreationworkshop.com/2015/041515-webinar

How to blog:

https://lorelle.wordpress.com/classes-and-workshops/wordpress-school/

Where to blog:

wordpress.com http://www.websitecreationworkshop.com/blog/wordpress-tips/wordpress-com-vs-org/

What to blog:

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/postaday/ebook-grow-traffic/

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/postaday/ebook-photography-101/

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/post-slugs/

http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2013/06/4-basic-website-questions-every-landing.html#.VEiQSxZ0aF9

http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=14aa1ed268746f2f95111e155&id=4ac51ee94b&e=debe365ea4

http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2013/12/blog-post-template-8-standard_9.html#.VEiTvBZ0aF9

dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/platforms-are-overrated/

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/engaging-followers/

Bring readers to your blog:

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/grow-your-blog-audience

character, inspiration, plot, point of view, senses, story structure, Writing

Story Mechanics

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Perspective:

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2015/02/4-tips-for-handling-multiple.html

Character:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/10/planting-minor-characters-with-purpose.html

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2014/09/bring-your-characters-to-life-with.html

Detail:

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/descriptive-writing/

http://www.copyblogger.com/damn-good-sentences/

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2013/11/use-seven-senses-to-spark-your-writing.html

Plot and story arc:

http://storyfix.com/the-irrefutable-algebra-of-story

http://storyfix.com/easy-approach-story-building-bedtime-story-model

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/plotting-with-save-cat-beat-sheet.html

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/plotting-with-heros-journey.html

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/how-to-plot-with-three-act-structure.html

http://storyfix.com/value-pantsing

Polish:

http://storyfix.com/fiction-writers-definition-criteria-concept

Book design, Critiquing, Editing, epublishing, format, ISBN, publishing, self-publishing

Self-pub, e-pub and more

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Looking for a publisher?

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2015/06/what-i-learned-about-writing-from.html

Need more writing groups?

http://www.meetup.com/Hillsboro-Creative-Writing-Center-Meetup/

What about the cover, the title, the design?

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/04/how-to-choose-the-perfect-book-title/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/judging-book-cover-book-publicists-media-want-see-outside-book/

http://www.bookbaby.com/free-guide/amazon-keywords

http://indigoediting.com/August2015

ISBN information

https://www.createspace.com/Services/LCCNAssignment.jsp

http://booklife.com/publish/print/07/16/2014/the-indie-authors-guide-to-isbns.html

Self-Publishing & e-Publishing

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/00/00/71/54/24/89/7154248950.pdf

http://www.bookbaby.com/free-guide/self-publishing-boot-camp

http://www.bookbaby.com/free-guide/how-to-publish-ebook

http://bookarma.net/blog/manuscripts-ebooks-formatting-tips/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/leaving-bookbaby-was-the-best-decision-she-could-ever-make/

https://www.createspace.com/pub/l/services_pubessentials.do?rewrite=true

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/03/traditional-or-self-publishing/

Translation?

http://www.babelcube.com/

book blurb, marketing, networking, query letters, self-publishing, submission guidelines, Writing

Some marketing links

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Again, more old links as we clean up the site:

Need more book reviews?

http://randomwritingrants.com/2015/06/08/how-and-where-to-obtain-book-reviews-by-james-rose/

Deadlines and marketing:

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/07/a-book-publishing-timeline-for-holiday-sales/

Yes you can:

http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/3666

http://www.writermag.com/2014/10/17/non-traditional-book-launch/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/04/book-marketing-ideas/

Query Letters and Book Blurbs:

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/literary-agent-sound-off-query-letter-basics

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2014/03/11-essentials-of-good-query-letter.html

http://siamckye.blogspot.com/2015/01/beating-blurb-blues-part-one.html

Book videos:

http://blog.zazzle.com/2015/02/09/10-tips-video-posts/

When to market

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/04/5-ways-to-get-publicity-for-your-book-launch/

Book promotion, Social Media & Marketing:

http://www.bookbaby.com/free-guide/frugal-book-promoter

https://forums.createspace.com/en/community/community/resources/blog/2015/04/07/marketing-tip-follow-the-8020-rule-in-social-media

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/26-tips-improving-social-media-marketing/

http://bookarma.net/blog/author_platform/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/marketing-your-book-on-goodreads/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/marketing-your-book-on-goodreads/

https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/help

http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2014/07/28/book-marketing-on-social-media/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/07/seven-deadly-sins-of-book-promotion/

http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2013/04/your-author-online-platform-and-numbers.html#.U8a6srFA58E

http://www.authormedia.com/89-book-marketing-ideas-that-will-change-your-life/

genre, Research, resources, Writing

Genres, genres and more

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Here are some old links about writing genres:

Written any articles recently?

http://www.karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com/2014/09/content-marketing-just-how-fast-can-you.html

How long is a book?

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/long-book-standard-word-counts-genre/

Writing short pieces:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/keep-it-short/

http://alittlebirdtweets.com/flash-fiction-4/

Contests?

timberlinereview.com/submissions

http://www.inkitt.com/

For poets:

• Creating Poetry: How to Self-Prompt Poems
• Re-Creating Poetry: How to Revise Poems
• Asian Poetic Forms
• Contemporary Poetic Forms
• French Poetic Forms
• More Contemporary Poetic Forms
• Build an Audience for Your Poetry

http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/3469

http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/list-of-50-poetic-forms-for-poets

For novelists:

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/11/novel-writing-inspiration-for-the-middle-of-nanowrimo/

http://indigoediting.com/November2014.html

http://www.wattpad.com/4667955-bad-ways-to-start-a-novel

http://storyfix.com/epidemic-systemic-sabotage-via-brainwashing-aspiring-novelists

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-steps-to-creating-a-flexible-outline-for-any-story

https://forums.createspace.com/en/community/community/resources/blog/2014/09/24/how-to-write-without-a-plan

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/writing-tips/

For children’s book authors:

http://www.ripplegrovepress.com/contact/

http://www.highlightsfoundation.org/212/harold-underdown/

https://kdp.amazon.com/kids

Research for non-fiction writers:

http://www.kindlepost.com/2014/10/guest-post-by-charles-finch-author-of-the-charles-lenox-mysteries-.html

What other writers do

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/02/opposite-writing-habits-famous-authors/ 

Editing

Editing Tips

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More old links…

Finding better words

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/trialover/

Editing

http://karencioffiwritingforchildren.com/2015/05/10/make-a-good-story-worthy-of-the-gatekeeper/

http://storyfix.com/writing-successful-fiction-dont-know-trumps-know

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/two-new-free-ebooks/

Tools

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/04/online-tools-that-help-you-check-your-writing/

https://autocrit.clickfunnels.com/SecretDownloadThankYouwOffer

contracts

The Writers Life

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Cleaning up some old posts. This one contains links on the writer’s life.

What does success look like?

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/545-how-the-girl-on-the-train-became-a-runaway-success

Taxes?

http://janefriedman.com/2014/06/18/author-taxes/

Your brain

http://indigoediting.com/April2015

Read your writing aloud

http://thrillofthequill.toastmastersclubs.org/

Need to revitalize your novel?

http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/2015/06/01/writing-quick-read/

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/06/7-ways-an-algorithm-can-help-you-write-a-better-novel/

Want to take a writing course (could cost real money though)?

http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/product/whats-in-your-story-world/

Book design, Editing, genre, Guest Speakers, inspiration, Minutes, publishing, self-publishing, Writing

Minutes 201601

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Twenty four people attended on January 17th to hear local author Marcia Coffey Turnquist tell us about writing, publishing, marketing, and everything in-between. Marcia’s first novel, the God of Sno Cone Blue is available at Barnes and Noble (store and online) or http://www.amazon.com/God-Sno-Cone-Blue/dp/0991637437/ on Amazon. Continue reading Minutes 201601 →

Links

Some interesting writing links

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(Self) Publishing trends – find out more about almost everything here: http://www.writtenwordmedia.com/2016/01/25/10-trends-publishing-indie-author-needs-know/

Are you making excuses not to write? http://blog.bookbaby.com/2016/01/stop-making-excuses-and-write-a-book/

How to write that enticing book blurb: http://blog.bookbaby.com/2016/01/writing-a-book-description-that-isnt-a-bore/   http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/11/focus-on-your-books-back-cover/

Worried about writing and taxes? http://formswift.com/independent-contractor-guide

Can you market online?  http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/2016/01/05/9-time-saving-tips-for-social-medi/

Were you in the journal? Claim your Amazon author page:  https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/home

Want to enter a  FREE poetry contest? https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free

Willamette Writers members can submit FREE to the Timberline Review: http://timberlinereview.com/

Lots of good tools, including a reverse dictionary: http://storyfix.com/the-finest-digital-tools-that-turn-you-into-a-better-writer

Diagram your way to a better sentence: http://parts-of-speech.info/

 

publishing, self-publishing

Want to Self-Publish?

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CoverWe’re a pretty eclectic group of writers, and some of us have already self-published, with varying amounts of success – including self-publishing our journal. D-i-y sounds such an attractive option once you realize how little you’ll earn (or sell) with a small publisher, and how small your chance of landing a big publisher is. But how do you do it? More importantly, how do you self-publish effectively?

Nancy Woods spoke to our group once and offers many interesting classes. Coming soon is one on being your own publisher. Could we be our own publisher? Would we want to be? Could you be yours?

If you want to learn some serious stuff about how and why to self-publish, this might be the place to go. See http://nancy-woods.com/classes/ for details – it’s at the top of the page, costs $50, and takes place on Saturday Jan 30th.

Thank you Jean for letting us know about this.