Hello! This is week 20 of Friday Finds! Friday Finds is basically “the place where you will get all your fandom related news (that means book news and their movies news) and your writing/blogging news”. If you want more info, and you want to see all the other weeks’ news, click here. Now let’s get this show on the road! Here are all the Friday Finds of this week, from last Saturday to today.
Writing/Blogging News:
- Book Marketing: How to Sell Your Book in Independent Bookstores
- #BlogHer15: Experts Among Us Voices of the Year Submissions Are Open!
- Voices of the Year (VOTY) Frequently Asked Questions
- Why Fan Fiction Is The Future of Publishing
- 25 Quick WordPress Tips Beginners May Miss
- Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Creates a Video With Social Media Tips For Authors
- Why Authors need a Book Trailer!
- What Is The Right Chapter Length?
- How to Get More out of Wattpad: 6 Authors Share Their Best Practices
- Tracking Interest in Your Books – The Easy Way
- Fit to Write: 9 Tips for Becoming a Healthier, More Productive Author
- Ultimate List of Sites to Promote Your Free eBook
- The 8-Step Marketing Plan for Harper Lee’s New Novel
- A Quick Lesson About Publishers, Imprints, CreateSpace, and Bowker
- 4 reasons why your novel’s dialogue sounds awkward or stilted
- 10 Websites You Need To Create Awesome Author Stuff!
- 7 Great Ways to Promote Your eBook
- 8 Tips From Literary Agents
- Frances’ Forum (7): Your fanfiction sucks– and here’s why
- 10 Ways for Authors to Get Better Engagement on Twitter
Fandom News:
- Lauren Oliver’s ‘Panic’ Is Headed to the Big Screen, and the Author Herself Is Writing the Screenplay
- Cover Reveal: ‘Curiosity House’ by Lauren Oliver
- February 2015 YA Releases
- See the first two covers in Cassandra Clare’s Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy e-series
- Captain America 3: Robert Downey Jr. Made ‘Civil War’ Possible
- ‘The Flash’ Movie’s Ezra Miller on Playing the Character Long-Term
- Can The Fantastic Four & X-Men Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe Too?
- Marvel Crossover Movies Likely But ‘Not Anytime Soon’
- ‘Spider-Man’ Is Officially Joining The Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Marvel’s Phase 3 Release Dates Shift For ‘Spider-Man’
- Lily James and Richard Madden Talk Characters in CINDERELLA Featurette
- Disney’s Cinderella Will Be Released In IMAX
- Someone Put Snape’s Scenes In Chronological Order And It Will Make You Feel Things
- Cover reveal: Entertainment Weekly shares first two covers of ‘Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy’
- ‘Lego Movie’ sequel to feature more female characters and ‘female stuff’
- DIVERGENT: 15 New Character Stills from INSURGENT
- DOCTOR WHO, WALL-E LEGO Play Sets Announced
- Luke Mitchell Joins MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Plus The Midseason Return Trailer
- HUNGER GAMES Exhibition Coming to NYC Summer 2015
- THE 100 Star Devon Bostick To Narrate First TALES FROM THE SHADOWHUNTER ACADEMY Novella
- Milo Ventimiglia Joins GOTHAM As Series Original Villain, The Ogre
- Watch The GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX Trailer
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 to Film Soon, New Cast Members Added
- Cover of GO SET A WATCHMAN, Harper Lee’s New Novel
- DC ANNOUNCES NEW TITLES IN HOPES TO INCREASE DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
- Mockingjay—Part 2 to get IMAX 3D release
- Universal Hires Author Lauren Oliver to Adapt Her Own Book ‘Panic’ (Exclusive)
- ryan gosling might be the beast to emma watson’s beauty
- The Official Sherlock Convention: The Game is ON!
- The Cast for TNT’s Teen Titans Has No Teens, Looks Great Anyway
- Your New ‘Avengers’ Team is All Female, and It’s Been a Long Time Coming
- The Daredevil Teaser Has Made Us Forget Ol’ Ben Whatshisname
- Cover Reveal: ICE LIKE FIRE by Sara Raasch
Bonus:
- 10 Second Reviews
- Giveaway! Signed Copy of “The Witch of Napoli”
- In Honor of @TheDUFF – We’re Giving You A $50 Visa Card and More!
- Valentine’s Day Blog Hop—45 Romance Paperbacks up for Grabs!
- If You Want People to Promote YOU – Then Be Willing to Give
- You Have To See These Classic Characters DRAWN AS ROBOTS!
- Doctor Who, Star Wars, And More Get Artistic Dr. Seuss Makeovers
- What We Would Change If We Rebooted These Recent Sci-Fi and Fantasy Flops (That Could be GREAT with a Little Help)
- Dos and Dont’s to Multitasking While Reading
- Our Favorite Fictional Characters Share Their New Year’s Resolutions
- Fandoms We Would be Simultaneously Happy and Frightened to Meet in a Dark Alley
- CALLING ALL WIZARDS AND/OR SPARKLERS: What Would YOUR Horcrux Be?
- The Fandom Book Club Begins February 16! Vote For Its Official Name!
- #KateNeedsHelp
- Critical Linking: February 7, 2015
- First Reads
- WAIT, I’M EXCITED ABOUT DC TITLES?!?
- Watch Jennifer Lawrence Hilariously Tempt Fate Way High Up In The Air On The Set Of ‘Mockingjay’: Exclusive
- What’s Your RED QUEEN Power? Take the Quiz!
- Countdowns
- WIN A COPY of Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art“!
Well, I hope you guys liked that! Tell me your thoughts on week 20 – and tell me what you think about the feature itself – in the comments below! Thank you, have a great day/night, and tata for now!
Avid Reader 