Fill-Me-In-Friday: Best Writing Links of the Week!

Hey y'all! Hope everyone has had a great week. I'm sure it's been a hectic one for everybody with Christmas coming up. So, in case you missed your web surfing time, I've rounded up the best links of the week that I've come across. Hope you enjoy!

On Writing/Publishing:

Does Blogging Sell Books? - 3 Marketing Strategies Every Author Can (and Should) Use by Roberta Trahan

How Much Time Should Writers Devote to Social Media? by Jody Hedlund

The Inevitable Identity Crisis That Happens After Publication by Jody Hedlund

Social Networking's Salad Days Are Ending (basically about how we're hitting the saturation point with types of social networking) by Deep Tech

The Big Mistake of Author Websites and Blogs by Jane Friedman

How Social Media Can Change Your Life by Jane Friedman

How NOT to Blog: Beginning Blogging for Authors Part 2 by Anne R. Allen

The Darkness Within (on personal attacks and hate campaigns from the public about what you write) by Ann Aguirre at Writer Unboxed

Sara Megibow Sells Romance -What Newbie Mistakes Have I Made As an Agent? at Romance University

Why I Stopped Looking at the Numbers by Shelli Johnson

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth - a very honest post by Elana Johnson about things after her debut

My Top 5 Ways of Dealing With Reviews by Michelle Davidson Argyle

Why Writers Must Make Themselves Easy to Contact by Chuck Sambuchino at Writer Unboxed

Starting From Scratch: A Writer's Guide to Blogging by Jeff Goins


For Gits and Shiggles:

Virginity Cliches in Romances at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Baby Seal Breaks Into House and Curls Up on Sofa  via Gawker  (cuteness overload, OMG)


Because It's Worth Watching:

YA Author Maggie Stiefvater on How Bad Teens Become Famous People 

(about the dangers of labeling kids found via Dawn Alexander's blog)

What You Missed on the Author Blog:

Boyfriend of the Week: Robert Downey, Jr

What You May Have Missed Here:

5 Dialogue Mistakes You Can Fix Right Now

by Ashley March

The Single Best Piece of Query Writing Advice I've Ever Heard

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Alright, that's all I have. What were some of your favorite links of the week? Feel free to list them in the comments. Have a great weekend!


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