Blogs that made me stop: 8 October 2012—Part 4:

And here are the last of the blog entries that made me stop on my catch up day earlier this month:

• Lindsay Buroker on leaving an agent and choosing to self-publish with Kendra Highley: http://www.lindsayburoker.com/interviews-success-stories/leaving-an-agent-and-choosing-to-self-publis-kendra-highley/
• Lindsay Buroker on her self-publishing thoughts after selling 50,000 works: http://www.lindsayburoker.com/amazon-kindle-sales/my-self-publishing-thoughts-after-50000-ebook-sales/
• Lindsay Buroker on marketing opportunities on Wattpad: http://www.lindsayburoker.com/book-marketing/can-posting-stories-on-wattpad-help-you-sell-books/
• JA Marlow on Smashwords distribution and formats: http://jamarlow.com/2012/09/clarifying-smashwords-file-formats-and-distribution-channels/
• JA Marlow on finding inspiration in blob spam: http://jamarlow.com/2012/10/plot-bunny-spam-comments/
• How to Successfully Self-Publish on reaching readers without self-promotion by Orna Ross: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/blog/how-writers-can-reach-readers-without-self-promotion/
• How to Successfully Self-Publish on the importance of resizing images by the Alliance of Independent Authors Admin: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/blog/resize-your-images/
• The Creative Penn on self-publishing and marketing by Joanna Penn and Catherine Ryan Howard: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/09/28/self-printed-self-publishing/
• The Creative Penn on creating memorable characters by Joanna Penn: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/10/01/characters
• The Creative Penn on dialogue mistakes by Joanna Penn: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/10/04/dialogue-mistakes
• The Zombie Bible on Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore: http://zombiebible.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/coming-october-16.html
• The Zombie Bible on Stant Litore by Stant Litore: http://zombiebible.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/stant-litore.html
• The Zombie Bible on why Stant wrote about zombies using the bible as a reference point by Stant Litore: http://zombiebible.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/why-zombie-bible.html
• Nicola Morgan on mistaken identity: http://www.nicolamorgan.com/heartsong-blog/deja-vu/
• Writers in the Storm on using clichés effectively by Margie Lawson: http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/ax-your-cliches-why-and-how/
• Writers in the Storm on writing motivations—love or money by Shannon Donnelly: http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/do-you-write-for-love-or-money-or-both/
• Writers in the Storm on incorporating the history in your story without turning it into a lecture by Lyn Horner: http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/writerstrong-writing-historical-romance-not-history-lessons/
• Writer Unboxed on pitches by Jael McHenry: http://writerunboxed.com/2012/10/01/show-me-the-baby/
• Writer Unboxed on defining 21^st-century literature with Donald Maas: http://writerunboxed.com/2012/10/03/take-5-donald-maass-on-his-new-book-writing-21st-century-fiction-high-impact-techniques-for-exceptional-storytelling/