In addition to the normal blog posts and videos that I normally mention in TSM’s Weekly Recommendations, I figured I’d also throw in a bonus announcement. Fantasy Scroll Magazine is hosting a cover art contest and it pays. Artists can win up to $700! You can find more information HERE.

Two articles by Janice Hardy:

This first one looks at the pros and cons of hiring a copy editor for your novel and whether its possible to do it yourself:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/01/red-ink-in-trenches-copyeditors.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+janicehardy%2FPUtE+%28Fiction+University%29

This second article looks at how to set your goals for your author business plan:
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/01/creating-author-business-plan-setting.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+janicehardy%2FPUtE+%28Fiction+University%29

Patrick Ross writes about using extended metaphors in your writing in part one of his extended metaphor series:
https://artistsroad.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/using-extended-metaphors-in-your-writing-part-one/

Charlotte Dixon discusses writer self-care in this first part of her Guide to the Care and Tending of Writers:
http://www.wordstrumpet.com/2015/01/a-guide-to-the-care-and-tending-of-writers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WordStrumpet+%28Word+Strumpet%29

Jann Alexander discusses how to start writing when you suddenly want to do anything but write. I know we’ve all been there:
http://austindetails.me/2015/02/02/how-to-start/?utm_content=buffer15c1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

A podcast on finding the right editor for your novel: