Thirsty Thursday Blog Round-Up

It’s that time of the week where we take a look at the best advice and articles from the blogosphere.

On Writing

The Writing Rules Are Just Tools — Rachelle Gardner

Most Common Mistakes Series: How You May Be Killing Your Story’s Tension — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

How to Choose a POV Character — Writability (Ava Jae)

Four Ways to Stay Sane When Writing a Novel — DuoLit (Guest Ryan Casey)

The Moment That Makes or Breaks Your Story — StoryFix (Larry Brooks)

Don’t Forget the Dialogue — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

Confusing Words — Rachelle Gardner

Plot and Story Structure – More Lessons from ThrillerFest — DIY MFA (Gabriela Pereira)

Details in Setting: 3 Steps to Write Somewhere You’ve Never Been — Pub(lishing) Crawl (Amie Kaufman)

Engaging Openings — QueryTracker (Jane Lebak)

How to Breathe New Life into Your Writing: the Magic of Metaphor — The Write Practice (Joe Bunting)

The Secret Weapon of Crafting Effective Heroes — StoryFix (Larry Brooks)

Tips for Finding your Writing Voice — Mystery Writing is Murder (Guest Josephine Carr)

Dialogue Tag Misconceptions — Labelle’s Writing on the Wall (Lynnette Labelle)

What’s the Purpose of Your Scene? — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

After The First Draft: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 — Moody Writing (Mooderino)

On Publishing & Agents

Why Do Agents Blog? — Books & Such (Janet Kobobel Grant)

E publishing: Where Do I START? — Alexandra Sokoloff

The New Publishing Paradigm, Part One: It’s Not about eBook vs. Print and The New Publishing Paradigm, Part Two: What Value Do Publishers Add? — Beach Reads with Bite (Jami Gold)

On Social Media

Putting the “Social” Back in Social Media — Jody Hedlund

Advice for Authors: Create a Twitter Profile that Sells — The Writer’s Edge (Paula Margulies)

Working with Tabs on Author Facebook Fan Pages — How to Write (Lori Devoti)

How to Build the Writing Platform of Your Dreams Using Social Media — Write to Done (Guest Nick Thacker)

Writers, Why It’s Time to Renew Your Love Affair with Pinterest — Kristen Lamb

Want Private Inspiration Boards? Alternatives to Pinterest — Roni Loren

On Blogging

WANA Commons–Beautiful Blog Images without the Worry — Kristen Lamb

How To Get Great Photos For Your Blog Without Breaking Copyright Laws — Kristin Nador

Blog Images Made Easy: Tips From a Non-Graphic Artist — August McLaughlin

The Principle of Fair Use and Image Usage for Bloggers — Dear Author (Jane Litte)

5 Hollywood Sequel Tricks to Turn Your Sizzling Blog Post into a Series — Judy Lee Dunn

15 Fill-In-the-Blank Blog Ideas for Every Authorpreneur — Wise, Ink.

A Beginner’s Guide To Blogging — Courage 2 Create (Ollin Morales)

‘Do What You Said You Would Do’: 3 Blog Post Headline Fails — Judy Lee Dunn

On Reading

On Reading and Learning from Books — Writability (Ava Jae)

35 Modern Words Recently Added to the Dictionary — Mental Floss (Lucas Reilly)

Books you need to read before the movies come out — TimesUnion.com (C.J. Lais)

Your E-reader is Watching You — Nathan Bransford

A flowchart which will help you decode dystopia — eBookFriendly.com (Erin Bowman)

Other Useful Stuff Too

25 Ways to Survive as a Creative Person — Terrible Minds (Chuck Wendig)

Is Your Character Stagnating? — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

Storyboarding 101 — The Writer’s Alley (Julia M. Reffner)

TTYU Retro: “Foot assignments” – how idioms and metaphors bring your world to life — TalkToYoUniverse (Juliette Wade)

Unlocking Your Great Future—5 Keys to Writing Success — Kristen Lamb

Tips on Subtext ~ What Is It REALLY? — Writers in the Storm Blog (Guest Shannon Donnelly)

Why Your Hero Needs a Yappy Sidekick — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

WHICH VS. THAT — Writer’s Digest (Brian Klems)

Write about what makes you angry — Alexandra Sokoloff

The Top Ten Query Mistakes — Rachelle Gardner

5 Reasons to Write Your Scenes in Order (and 3 Not to) — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

23 Fiction Writing Ideas That Will Revitalize Your Story — Writing Forward (Melissa Donovan)

TTYU Retro: Considering Chapter Titles? — TalkToYoUniverse (Juliette Wade)

Improve Your Character Instantly: Just Add a Ghost — Wordplay (K.M. Weiland)

That’s it for this week! Have any links to share? Leave them in the comments and I’ll add them to next week’s link list!