Welcome to this week's edition of Friday Features! Before you start clicking, some quick news: Friday Features will now be posted late Friday night or possibly on Saturday instead of Friday afternoon due to drastic changes in my personal schedule. Hope you don't mind! Remember you can always sign up for the free email updates and have these links waiting for you in your inbox whenever you're ready. As always, hope you enjoy and share!
Fun Stuff & Productivity Tips
5 Surprises About Self Publishing | Rachelle Gardner
A Day in the Life | A Room of My Own
Reading For Pleasure? Who Has the Time for That Anymore? | Author, Jody Hedlund
Indie Life - Self-Imposed Deadlines | Susan Kaye Quinn, Young Adult Author
My Writing Resolutions for 2013 | The Writer's Guide to E-Publishing
Done Is Better Than Perfect | Publetariat: For People Who Publish! |
How to Create a Weekly Schedule Using Google Calendar - Blogging with Amy
10 Ways for an ADD Writer to be OOH! SHINY!…Productive « Kristen Lamb's Blog
Finding the Time To Write | YA INDIE
Set Reachable Goals by Establishing Boundaries | Write It Sideways
Writing Goals for 2013 | The Write Practice
7 No-Pressure Techniques To Keep The Pressure On Your Writing | kristin nador writes anywhere
More Time to Write in 2013 | Mystery Writing is Murder
Comic: Writers’ Resolutions | Writer Unboxed
Writing Tips & Inspiration
When You Don’t Have a Cabin or a Dog but Are Still Called to Write | Goins, Writer
The Best Writing Book I’ve Ever Read | The Write Practice
4 Ways a Storyteller Learned to Write | Wordplay
New Adult Addiction | Finding Bliss
The Art of Ideas: How To Overcome Writer’s Block | Procrastinating Writers
9 Tips for Writing a Really Good “Shitty First Draft” |Writer Unboxed
Do You Want to Grow? | The Write Practice
5 Ways Dystopian Fiction May Surprise You | Writer Unboxed
Come On and Fail Already! | Transformational Editor
What to Do When Your Creative Writing Hits a Brick Wall :Writing Forward
Don’t Feed Your Discontent | Rachelle Gardner
Writing Tip #3–Talent is Cheaper than Table Salt « Kristen Lamb's Blog
The Cure to Resistance in Writing | Writability
13 New Year's Resolutions for Writers | Goins, Writer
13 Reasons to Keep Writing in 2013 | Author, Jody Hedlund
100 Common-Sense Ways to Write Better :Writing Forward
The Finishing Touches | Writer Unboxed
Can A Man Really Write Romance? | The Creative Penn
7 Big Issues I’ve Come Across Writing My Debut Novel | Publish Your Own Ebooks
Flash What? A Quick Look at Flash Fiction | Publetariat: For People Who Publish! |
How to strengthen a story idea « Nail Your Novel
Structuring Your Story’s Scenes, Pt. 5: Options for Disasters in a Scene | Wordplay
Physical Attribute Entry: Fingernails | The Bookshelf Muse
Revision & Editing Tips
When Should You Stop Revising? | The Other Side of the Story
Fifty Shades of Editing | QueryTracker Blog
Note to Self – Useful Editing Notes « Dreaming of Other Realms
Author Platform Tips
4 Steps to Better Blogging Time Management - Blogging with Amy
How to Build an Author Platform in 10 Hours a Week | The BookBaby Blog
What Makes a Strong Author's Visit—a Teacher's Perspective | The Bookshelf Muse
15 Common Twitter Questions | Author Media
Claim Google Authorship for Your WordPress Website in 3 Easy Steps | Copyblogger
How to Think of Blog Post Ideas | Writability
Solving a First-World Blogging Problem | Writer Unboxed
Blog Design for ROI Rule #6: KISS Headers, Navigation, and Sidebars : @ProBlogger
Why You Need a Seriously Fast Website | Copyblogger
Divide and Conquer: Building an Author Platform by Proxy | The Creative Penn
Book Marketing Tips
8 tips for talking about your book | Build Book Buzz
A Powerful Book Deserves Powerful Videos - The Savvy Book Marketer
More on Promo and Approaching Promo in 2013 | Mystery Writing is Murder
Parenting book author shares lessons learned about book publicity (Part 1) | Build Book Buzz
Websites, Mistakes, and Origin Stories with Laura Pepper Wu [Interview] — Self Publishing Team
Making Your Launch Day Count [Guest Post] — Self Publishing Team
50 Ways To Reach Your Reader #6: Newsletters & Mailing Lists | Successful Self-Publishing
5 Things Bad Radio Guests Do (And 7 Ways to Rock on Radio) | Jane Friedman
Don’t Make Your Book Launch Like a Trip to the Dentist | Writer Unboxed
Publishing News & Tips
Agent Secrets–Do Writers Need an Agent in the New Publishing Paradigm? « Kristen Lamb's Blog
The New World of Publishing: Counting Numbers | Dean Wesley Smith
E-books: Why Self-Publishing Will Be Preferred by Readers | Wise Ink
What Are Blurbs? Do I Need Them For My Book? | My Name Is Not Bob
Understanding Your Agent | Rachelle Gardner
So You've Got an Agent... Now What? | The Writers Alley
Screen resolutions of Apple devices [infographic] | Ebook Friendly
State Of Self-Publishing And 5 Things To Get Sorted For 2013 | The Creative Penn
Publishing with Createspace | Finding Bliss
Self-Publishing Costs: What is the Price of Publishing? • Ryan Casey
Reviews – What About Those Stars? | Publetariat: For People Who Publish! |
4 New Tools for E-Book Authors in 2013 | Wise Ink
Operation Full Distribution « Catherine, Caffeinated
Commodity Publishing, Self-Publishing and The Future of Fiction
2013 For Book Lovers | Moody Writing
When Success Blows By and Doesn't Stop for You | C. Hope Clark
The Facts vs. The Story You Tell Yourself | Rachelle Gardner
Online Book Reviews: Games People Play | Anne R. Allen's Blog
