10 Great Posts: Friday Link Roundup: 9/21/12

Here's some of the best posts I found this week:

1. Good article on writing description.  
2. Secrets of a Great Pitch. 
3. Revision Checklist by Talia Vance. This is a detailed, informative look at one writer's revision process. 
4. Six Magic Words that Always Get Clicks
5. When to Tell instead of Show. You should "show" most of the time, but there are times when some "telling" is necessary in order to get the full impact of what's been shown, or about to be shown.
6. The Power of Reaction. 
7. Why Can't my YA Novel be over 100,000 Words? The author details some very good reasons that apply to other genres as well. 
8. It Just Got Real (Shannon Messenger). I love this post by Shannon, who is not only launching a YA series, but a MG series. From the size of her advances, her publishers have HIGH HOPES for her writing career. As Shannon, who has worked so incredibly hard to be where she is today (and it's only just the beginning), says, "It just got real." Woohoo, Shannon.
9. Tips and Tricks for Sideloading E-books from Susan Quinn. Useful information on how to load your WIP into your Kindle. I read another article on it this week that talked about how valuable it is to read your book on your Kindle, but the other author didn't explain how to do it. Susan does. Also how to load it on your Nook and IPad, IPhone.
10. How to Be Free of Frustration by Steve Pavlina. Ever get frustrated? I sure do. This isn't the most most succinct article I've ever read on the subject, but it's pretty good. Lest you go to his blog and decide he must be a crackpot, his blog has over 21,000 subscribers. (Of course, 21,000 people could be deceived.) If this article doesn't do it for you, some of his others might. I've found a good number of them to be helpful.