- Cheryl Reif Writes: What’s Weighing You Down: Improving one aspect of your life can help improve everything else.
- Help! I Need a Publisher!: Publishers are in it to make money - get over it: And you want food on the table too.
- TalkToYoUniverse: What's in a "strong female character"?: Patience, consideration for others, and persistence.
- Mystery Writing is Murder: Why One Traditionally-Published Author is Now Choosing Self-Publishing—by Jessica Park: An actually thoughtful post of an author who New York screwed over.
Tuesday:
- edittorent: Want to be an editor when you grow up? :): It requires more than a knack at editing.
- YA Indie: My Experience with BookRooster, a book review service: Looks expensive, but it might be worth looking at the other side of it.
- The Other Side of the Story: Guest Author Sherry Thomas: The Writing of Boys: Only four points, but those points are effective.
- Rebecca Kiel: Is your character stressed?: With a list of most stressful to less stressful.
Wednesday:
- Rachelle Gardner: Are Agents Running Scared?: They shouldn't be—if they're staying with the times.
- Courage 2 Create: The Obsessed Writer’s Guide To Crawling Your Way Back To Sanity: This is also an useful post for writers with the opposite problem.
- YA Indie: You know you're a self-publisher when ...: An oldie, but an amusing one.
- Kristen Lamb's Blog: Big Six Publishing is Dead–Welcome the Massive Three: One person's thoughts on why traditional publishing is going to bite the dust soon.
Thursday:
- Suite T: Writing for Kids from a Faith-Based Perspective: An interesting look into religious fiction.
- The Write Practice: 5 Tips to Trap Your Characters: A guest post by me who likes digging a hole, shoving your character into it, and watching them climb out.