Like many of its peers, the SPR blog exists to sell the goods of the parent web site (in this case, the questionable service of paid reviews). That said, the actual posts tend to be very informative, addressing writer-relevant topics such as pricing an indie book, sound SEO practices, and choosing the right keywords to sell a book on Kindle.
In tackling the question of what name to saddle a baby with (one which authors naming characters can relate to), the somewhat OCD, always entertaining “Wait But Why” blog offers extensive analysis of naming trends over the years. Make sure your teenage female lead doesn’t end up with a “Your Mom’s Friend’s Name” which happens “when lots of middle-aged people have a name that no young or old people have.”
A teacher and self-published author, Chris McMullen has spent several years creating an extensive repository of articles on book marketing, editing, cover design, Kindle Unlimited (as it pertains to authors) and more. His attention to detail is what you’d expect from a guy with a PhD in phenomenological high-energy physics.
A Cyclopean homage to the master of the macabre, this web site features its own weird fiction, plus analysis of H.P. Lovecraft’s work and influence, non-Euclidian podcasts, eldritch videos and more.
The Brain Pickings web site is a compendium of intelligent and in-depth writing on a variety of subjects. Picking through the site's content-packed section on writing will keep readers' neurons firing at full speed (best-case scenario: upwards of 200 Hz, according to the Internet).
