Interesting blog posts about writing – w/e June 10th, 2016

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

From Trad-Pub to Self-Pub–Tips and Observations (Elizabeth Spann Craig)
www.elizabethspanncraig.com/4457/from-trad-pub-to-self-pub-observations/


An Author’s Unique Voice (Mary Keeley)
www.booksandsuch.com/blog/authors-unique-voice/

An Important Notice on The Non-Compete Clause (Contracts/Dealbreakers) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) [Jon’s Pic of the Week]
www.kriswrites.com/2016/06/08/business-musings-an-important-notice-on-the-non-compete-clause-contractsdealbreakers/

The Truth About The Author Caste System (Natalie Whipple)
http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-truth-about-author-caste-system.html

3 Ways to Be More Productive When You Sit Down to Write (Ashley Gainer)
www.thewritelife.com/3-ways-more-productive/

What Happens After The First Draft (Joe Moore)
https://killzoneblog.com/2016/06/what-happens-after-the-first-draft.html

What Exactly Makes A Damn Good Story? (Chuck Wendig)
www.terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/06/07/what-exactly-makes-a-damn-good-story/

Querying: What to Leave Out (Rochelle Dean)
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2016/06/querying-what-to-leave-out.html

Dropping Threads (Mary Kole)
www.kidlit.com/2016/06/06/dropping-threads/

In Defence of Clichés (Jo Ebehardt)
www.writerunboxed.com/2016/06/04/in-defence-of-cliches/


If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2015, 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.