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Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:


A Tale of Two Royalty Statements (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

The New World: Publishing: Killing Your Sales One Shot at a Time (Dean Wesley Smith)
By way of Kat Vinson (aka ladysaotome)

Different Strokes (Seanan McGuire aka seanan_mcguire)

Writing Female Characters (Jim C. Hines)

Show Visceral Reactions First (Maryann Miller)

8 Tips for Promoting Your Book Online (Rachelle Gardner)

5 Ways for New Writers to Gain Press Attention (Jakob Drud aka jakobdrud)

The Red Flags of Writing Contests (C. Hope Clark)

What to Tell Agents While on Submission (Mary Kole)

5 Writing Tips from Chelsea Cain (Chelsea Cain)
By way of April Henry (aka aprilhenry)


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2011, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.