The Week in Links 5/5/17: The Dark Tower, The Defenders, Harry Potter

Welcome to the weekly roundup of links for fantasy, sci-fi, horror readers and writers.

Book Marketing and Branding
A quarter of the world’s population now uses Facebook every month

How to Use Infographics to Successfully Promote Your Book

How to Legally Use Images in Your Social Media Marketing

Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi

JK Rowling Apologizes For Killing Snape

Stranger Things’ second season is going to be much darker, scarier
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s five different credits scenes, explained

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opens on Broadway next April

Game of Thrones spinoffs in development at HBO

STAR WARS Characters Sing Smash Mouth’s “All Star” in an Inexplicably Funny Mashup

‘The Dark Tower’ trailer has finally descended upon us

The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of May 2017

Writing, Publishing and Bookishness

5 Pieces of Advice for Wannabe Writers
5 Great Creative Writing Tips (Which I Never Follow)
The Best New Manga of May 2017

Bad Writing Habits and How to Break Them

Nerdy

THE DEFENDERS Trailer Rallies the Team for Ass-Kicking and WisecracksDarksiders 3 Announced With Trailer and First Info
Google has fixed the massive Google Docs phishing attack

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Headed To PS4, Xbox One, And PC - Report

Amazon's Anime Strike Offers Downloadable Episodes, Free Monthly Manga Volumes

Photography and Design
How to Make an Animated GIF: A Guide for Marketers

How to Photograph in the Harsh Midday Sun

How to design an email CTA that converts

Walkthrough: How to Edit a Landscape Photo in Lightroom and Photoshop

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