I've got a new blog post about dealing with clueless criticism. "Everybody's a Critic"at http://annerallen.blogspot.com/ Come on by and leave a comment. Anybody ever had some non-writer friend ask to read your WIP and trash it?

I have, actually. A couple of friends and teachers once trashed a non-fiction article I wrote. They were merciless about it and I was on the verge of tearing it up. And you know what? IT GOT PUBLISHED!

However, blogspot won't let me comment on your blog (a weird glitch) but I have added myself to your blog's followers

ReNu, thanks for following. I think it's easier to post a comment now, although I find I usually have to ask twice before they'll let even me in.

OK, Our Beloved Leader let me know I was being very uncool posting new threads all the time when they're all about one thing--my publishing blog. I’m amazingly ignorant about forums, but I do actually know something about the publishing biz.

Because I seem to have used up all my creativity and brain cells trying to master the art of blogging, I just call it ANNE R. ALLEN'S BLOG. There’s some helpful stuff in there. Really.

Here are links to the archives, as well as I can put them together. I don't know if I can make the links live. I tried to go through the little link icon, but it kept putting the links at the end of the post. You have no idea how hard this stuff is for old people.

Here are some Oldies but Goodies, going back to July :

BEWARE BOGUS LITERARY AGENTS (this one got personal approval from none other than the Query Shark herownself, Janet Reid.) http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/07/beware-bogus-literary-agents.html

DEALING WITH UNSOLICITED CRITICISM
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/07/everybodys-critic-dealing-with.html

5 TIPS ON HOW TO QUERY THE RIGHT AGENT
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/07/5-tips-on-how-to-query-right-agent.html

DO YOU NEED TO HIRE AN EDITOR?
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/08/do-you-need-to-hire-editor.html

13 REASONS WHY YOUR NOVEL QUERY WAS REJECTED (with apologies to Jay Asher whose phenomenal 13 REASONS WHY is still on the YA bestseller list. They guy lives in my town. I wish some of his success juju would waft my way.) http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/08/thirteen-reasons-why-your-novel-query.html

MEMOIR WRITING DOS AND DON’TS
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/09/memoir-writing-some-dos-and-donts.html

WHY TO WRITE MORE SHORT FICTION
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/09/oprah-picks-short-story-collection.html

10 DOS AND DON’TS FOR THAT NEXT WRITERS CONFERENCE
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/09/writers-conference-tips.html

ZOMBIES AND STEAMPUNK—WHAT’S HOT IN PUBLISHING http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombies-and-steampunk.html

WHAT’S NOT HOT
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/10/soft-markets-and-hard-sells.html
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The link archives look great Anne

Thanks Emily. and I love the idea of becoming an Agony Aunt for Writers.

Should you rewrite without a contract? More advice on publishing etiquette at Anne R. Allen's Blog http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/10/should-you-rewrite-without-contract.html

New Carina Press is open to unagented novelists--A new all-digital press is calling for submissions in almost all genres of adult fiction. Guidelines at my blog http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/11/carina-press-now-accepting-unagented.html#comments

Thanks for the heads up ann!!

There's a new genre in town! "New Adult" fiction. Do you write it? http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2009/11/do-you-write-new-adult-fiction.html