The best posts I’ve read in this week on writing and social media, a fun video … and two giveaways.
Writing
KM Weiland at Helping Writers Become Authors has an excellent post on the differences between scenes and chapters: 7 Questions You Have About Scenes vs. Chapters
And Joanna Penn, on 7 Steps to Writing Your First Novel
(Hmm. There must be something significant about the number seven.)
Social Media
Two articles on social media this week, both from Social Media Examiner.
First, Twitter has introduced something called Twitter Cards. Here’s how to use them: Using Twitter Cards for Business
Second, a detailed guide to using Medium–which I don’t use, but now I’m wondering if I should! What do you think? Here’s the guide: Medium for Business
Thought
Yes, many of us feel we’re becoming overwhelmed by social media … and that’s not always a good thing. In I Used to Be A Human Being, Andrew Sullivan muses on his social media journey, from non-user to addict to recovery. This is a long article. Very long. So long I gave up halfway through, which I suspect partly defeats the purpose of the article. Or perhaps it reinforces the fact we’ve become a planet of skimmers rather than readers.
Fun
And for a bit of fun … 17 British accents in just five minutes:
Giveaways
I’m also currently running two giveaways, partly to test out the KingSumo WordPress plugin I’ve recently purchased. It comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so I want to see if it’s worth it! Check out the giveaways, then come back and tell me what you think in the comments.
One Kindle copy of My Hope Next Door by Tammy L Gray.
Click here to enter the giveaway (ends 5 October)
Click here to read my review of My Hope Next Door
One Kindle copy of An Aussie Summer Christmas novella collection
Click here to enter the giveaway (ends 10 October)
Click here to read my review of An Aussie Summer Christmas
Relz Reviews
And if you’re really in the mood to score some free Christian fiction, head over to Relz Reviewz, where uber-blogger Rel is celebrating her ten-year anniversary of blogging with a heap of giveaways.
