Interesting blog posts about writing - w/e August 23rd, 2013

[jongibbs]

Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last week:

Career Writers (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
http://kriswrites.com/2013/08/21/the-business-rusch-career-writers/

Who Is On Your Team? (Allison Winn Scotch)
http://writerunboxed.com/2013/08/21/who-is-on-your-team/

What the Trope?! (M. B. Mulhall)
http://keystrokesandwordcounts.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/what-the-trope/

When do you give up or start over? (Juliette Wade)
http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2013/08/ttyu-retro-when-do-you-give-up-or-start.html

Protecting Yourself From Plagiarism (Carolyn Kaufman)
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2013/08/protecting-yourself-from-plagiarism.html

I Didn't Sign Up For This (Rachelle Gardner) http://www.rachellegardner.com/2013/08/i-didnt-sign-up-for-this/

Author Platform: To Build, or Not To Build (Jim Harrington)
http://www.everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog/author-platform-to-build-or-not-to-build/

Too Social for Comfort: How to Build an Online Presence and Stay Safe (Natalie Sylvester)
http://writerunboxed.com/2013/08/18/too-social-for-comfort-how-to-build-an-online-presence-and-stay-safe/

Write Emails that Get the Response You Need (Rachelle Gardner)
http://www.rachellegardner.com/2013/08/write-emails-that-get-the-response-you-need/

If you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2012, and last week’s list.

If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time).  Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.