Interesting blog posts about writing – w/e July 17th 2015

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

How to Start a Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers (Susan Shain)
www.thewritelife.com/how-to-start-a-blog/

In Our CyberVillage: So Much Anger (Porter Anderson)
www.writerunboxed.com/2015/07/17/in-our-cybervillage-square-why-not-ask-first/

Productivity Methods for Writers (George Cotronis)
https://litreactor.com/columns/productivity-methods-for-writers

What Traditionally-Published And Indie Authors Can Learn (gasp) FROM EACH OTHER (Melissa F. Olson)
https://litreactor.com/columns/what-traditionally-published-and-indie-authors-can-learn-gasp-from-each-other

How to Use Writing Prompts to Become a Better Writer (Emily Wenstrom)
www.thewritelife.com/how-to-use-writing-prompts/

Creating an Author Business Plan: Our Marketing Plan (Marcy Kennedy)
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/07/creating-author-business-plan-our.html

Using Pinterest to Market Children’s Picture Books (Darcy Pattison)
www.janefriedman.com/2015/07/16/pinterest-market-childrens-books/

Business Musings: Fighting the Wrong War (Kristine Katherine Rusch)
www.kriswrites.com/2015/07/15/business-musings-fighting-the-wrong-war/

Don’t Speak: The Power of What’s Left Unsaid When Crafting Dialogue (Bonnie Randall)
www.blog.janicehardy.com/2015/07/dont-speak-power-of-whats-left-unsaid.html

The Introvert’s Guide to Conferences (Rachelle Gardner)
www.booksandsuch.com/blog/introverts-guide-conferences/

A Post for the New, Unsure, Intimidated First-time Novelist (Larry Brooks)
www.storyfix.com/a-post-for-the-new-intimidated-unsure-first-time-novelist

The Line Between Self-Promotion and Spam (Annie Neugebauer)
www.writerunboxed.com/2015/07/11/ask-annie-the-line-between-self-promotion-and-spam/ Jon’s Pick of the Week



If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2014, 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.