Interesting blog posts about writing – w/e October 9th, 2015

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

Why Book PR Needs Lead Time. Lots of it. (Sharon Bially)
www.writerunboxed.com/2015/10/09/why-book-pr-needs-lead-time-lots-of-it/

Four Tips on Adding a New Twist to an Old Plot (Janice Hardy)
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/04/you-look-familiar-four-tips-on-adding.html

Writing the Cozy Mystery–Common Pitfalls (Elizabeth Spann Craig)
www.elizabethspanncraig.com/3407/writing-the-cozy-mystery-common-pitfalls/

Polishing the All-Important First Fives (Riki Cleveland)
https://litreactor.com/columns/polishing-the-all-important-first-fives

The Unspoken Pinch Point: Your Climax (David Villalva)
www.storyfix.com/the-unspoken-pinch-point-your-climax

NaNoWriMo is Coming: 5 Tips for Preparing to Write Your Novel (Anita Evensen)
www.thewritelife.com/5-tips-for-preparing-to-write-your-novel/

Do It Right, Write Plotless Reviews (Peter Derk)
https://litreactor.com/columns/do-it-right-write-plotless-reviews

It’s All About People (Wendy Lawton)
www.booksandsuch.com/blog/its-all-about-people/

Why Skipping Writing Conventions Hurts Your Career (Nicole Dieker)
www.thewritelife.com/skipping-writing-conventions-hurts-your-career/

Pressure, Perception, and Probability: The Holy Trinity That Stymies the New Writer (Grace Wynter)
www.writerunboxed.com/2015/10/05/pressure-perception-and-probability-the-holy-trinity-that-stymies-the-new-writer/



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.