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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig


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A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq

3 Ways to Add Tension During Revisions: http://bit.ly/ZEwWAx @janice_hardy

What it Means When Someone Tries to Tell You THE Rules of Good Writing: http://bit.ly/XyUsM8 @io9

Stitching Your Scenes Together with Transitions: http://bit.ly/XXUObp @howtowriteshop

Shout Your Author Message… With a Whisper: http://bit.ly/XyUBPG @thehrgoddess

Options for Dilemmas in a Sequel: http://bit.ly/XXUUQm @kmweiland

3 ways your novel might carry unwanted junk: http://bit.ly/XXUYzG @dirtywhitecandy

The State of a Genre Title, 2013: http://bit.ly/XXV5er @scalzi

Digital Comics Are Getting Cheaper: http://bit.ly/XXVbCJ @PublishersWkly

How EBook Readers Shop And The Importance Of Sampling: http://bit.ly/XyVjMV @thecreativepenn

Plot Grids: http://bit.ly/XXVnC5 @KarenMusings

Yes, Past Tense Narrators Can Still Die: http://bit.ly/XyW0FZ @chihuahuazero

The Rules of Writing: http://bit.ly/XXVUEf

Stand-alones vs. series: http://bit.ly/XyWfkm @mistymassey

Improve Your Focus by Fidgeting: http://bit.ly/XXWdyT @lifehacker

Rethink Cover Design for a Small, Small World: http://bit.ly/XyWM5P @ElleLothlorien

Extensive vs. Minimal: What is Your World Building Coming To? http://bit.ly/XXWr99 @The_Drill99

Think Like a Publisher: Production and Scheduling: http://bit.ly/XyWWKz @deanwesleysmith

Simplifying the Story Question: http://bit.ly/XYD0Nu @SHalvatzis

The Table Theory of Characterization: http://bit.ly/XYD67C @RyanHowse

The case of the celibate detectives: http://bit.ly/XzYcNq @salon

What agents are doing these days: http://bit.ly/XYDtyY @rachellegardner

The 10 Worst Types of Critique Partnershttp://bit.ly/XYDIKt @donnacooner

Every Author Needs a Copyright Page: http://bit.ly/XYDRh5 @MyBookShepherd

5 Ways To Take Your Writing Farther: http://bit.ly/XzZ9pc @thecreativepenn

Penguin Art Director Giuseppe Castellano on his relationship with editorial: http://bit.ly/XzZp7t @pinocastellano

On writers’ power to move readers: http://bit.ly/XYEkjn @BeccaPuglisi

A homonym review: http://bit.ly/XzZYyf

Tips for correcting stilted dialogue: http://bit.ly/XA08Ws @LynDeeWalker

Challenges and choices facing self-pubbed authors: http://bit.ly/XA0hcj @livewritethrive

What 1 publisher looks for in translation projects and translation challenges in the US: http://bit.ly/XA0CvL @pubperspectives

Closing the Gap: Moving from Notebook to Story: http://bit.ly/XYJYSp @SJacksonRodgers

6 Ways to Evoke Emotion in Poetry and Prose: http://bit.ly/YgLj75 @AJWagoner

Description tips: http://bit.ly/VwtIhl @cockeyedcaravan

7 Tips for creating a PowerPoint Presentation: http://bit.ly/YgLsrf @nicolebasaraba

How SF Can Highlight Our Historical Bias: http://bit.ly/134Uijn @MattMitrovich

Improve Your Writing By Eliminating Redundancies: http://bit.ly/Xb2fjP @melissadonovan

Verbal Deprivation: http://bit.ly/YXRw8W @pprmint777

Scrivener and yWriter: why 1 writer uses neither: http://bit.ly/Xb2FXj @janelebak

10 tips for marketing your book release: http://bit.ly/YXRNsp+|+Duolit%29 @danasitar

When the Writing Life Finds You: http://bit.ly/YXRTQY

What’s Your Character Aiming For? http://bit.ly/Xb2YBs @AimeeLSalter

5 Edits to Strengthen Your Writing, Right Now: http://bit.ly/YXS2nl @janice_hardy

Bleak stories can be as consoling as self-help: http://bit.ly/YXXJlp @guardianbooks

Upside of Distraction: http://nyti.ms/Xb8qVd @nytimes

Who’s on your team? http://bit.ly/YXY8UH @JaelMchenry

English literature’s 50 key moments from Marlowe to JK Rowling: http://bit.ly/Xb8ELR @guardianbooks

Screenwriters’ roundtable: http://bit.ly/XIS2HM @gointothestory

10 mistakes 1 writer has made with his writing career: http://bit.ly/XFbSa0 @ajackwriting

How to Style Profanity: http://bit.ly/XISkhT @writing_tips

How To Use MailChimp–From Sign-Up To “Send”: http://bit.ly/XFcdtw @JeriWB @mollygreene

Tips for better dialogue: http://bit.ly/XISDcI @americanediting

The Peril of the Contemporary: http://bit.ly/XFcBrM @MykeCole

Intelligent Science Fiction: http://bit.ly/XIUbDv @PeterCawdron @SciInMyFi

Keep the Plot Taut: http://bit.ly/XFecOj @Lindasclare

When we defend romance reading as escapism, the critics win: http://bit.ly/XFesNl @dearauthor

Marketing Idea: Developing a Song Playlist for Your Novel: http://bit.ly/XIUOgr @KathyLynnHarris

Considerations for worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/XFeWTz @Figures

How To Write Perfect Press Releases: http://bit.ly/XIVsKO @thecreativepenn @rule17

When should you look for another agent? http://bit.ly/XIVCBN @breeogden

5 Things That Should Be On Every Writer’s Bucket List: http://bit.ly/XFfJDY @danasitar

Crossroads: Romance – More Powerful than You Could Possibly Imagine: http://bit.ly/WvKEza @KgElfland2ndCuz

Forcing readers to like characters–admiration: http://bit.ly/13tgXGB @mooderino

A writer shares revision examples from her own work: http://bit.ly/Y4vJeU @rebeccaberto

Screenwriter roundtable: http://bit.ly/13uGqzC @gointothestory

Top 10 Mythical Creatures: http://bit.ly/Y4vOzj @smashinglists

The Way Publishers Create Marketing Copy is Stranger Than Fiction: http://bit.ly/13uGEXs @digibookworld

A sf/f writer experiments in literary thinking: http://bit.ly/Y4w01x @juliettewade

What to Do When You’re Hit With Heavy Editing: http://bit.ly/13uGNtV @TiceWrites

A look at a classic horror novel: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House: http://bit.ly/Y4w8Oo

The Real Cost of Ebooks for Libraries: http://bit.ly/13uH6oy @digibookworld

Good Writing: Using The Senses: http://bit.ly/Y4wk0g @woodwardkaren

Tips for writing loglines: http://bit.ly/13uHfsb @Julie_Gray

4 Reasons Not to Compare Yourself with Other Writers: http://bit.ly/Y4xf0F @LyndaRYoung

Brainstorming: scenes: http://bit.ly/13uIR5d

Organizations Building Diversity in Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/13uJ1JD @DeborahJRoss

Forcing Readers To Like Characters: Admiration: http://bit.ly/13tgXGB @mooderino

Tips for talking to book clubs: http://bit.ly/13uJkUU @Lit_Gal

Tips for exploring and exploiting your relationship with your characters: http://bit.ly/Y4xCbv @donmaass

Building Character – The Art of Genuine Interactions: http://bit.ly/13uJz2h @Fictorians

How 1 writer multi-tasks her projects: http://bit.ly/Y4xI2Q @jillkemerer

Tips for finding music to write by: http://bit.ly/13uJITr @JulieEshbaugh

Storytelling in the graphic form: http://bit.ly/Y4xPvl @ghostfinder

6 Ways to connect with other writers: http://bit.ly/13uJYSg @charmaineclancy

Writing Tip: Maximize Your Excitement: http://bit.ly/XjVU5B @ava_jae

7 Little-Known Strategies To Get Your Deadbeat Blog Working For You: http://bit.ly/ZeCvB2 @problogger

Staying Motivated: The Accountability Factor: http://bit.ly/XjW0Kw @howtowriteshop

Awaiting judgment: http://bit.ly/ZeCNrD @mikemartinez72

Identify Your Novel’s Plot Points: http://bit.ly/XjWbWc @Lindasclare

The Football of Story: http://bit.ly/ZeD1yU @storyfix

For the busy writer: 10 Essential Email Habits: http://bit.ly/13AkOlk @leobabauta

Is anyone still querying? http://bit.ly/15rXYu8 @CreepyQueryGirl

An editor urges writers to dig deeper: http://bit.ly/13Al03Y @behlerpublish

5 tips for writing humor: http://bit.ly/15rYad4 @fictionnotes

5 Cases of Premature Reference: http://bit.ly/13All6J @writing_tips

One Million Words Of Crap And Other Wisdom: http://bit.ly/15rYxEh @YAHighway

On the Interbook Indecision: http://bit.ly/13Als2b @KgElfland2ndCuz

Critiquing loglines: http://bit.ly/15rYHvC @thestorydepartment

Being Social Can Bring Extra Promotion: http://bit.ly/13AlC9T @rltheauthor

Tips for improving dialogue: http://bit.ly/15rYOXT @americanediting

Essential Characteristics of a Thriller Hero: http://bit.ly/13AlOWx @JodieRennerEd

Writers–get up and move: http://bit.ly/15rZ2OH @InkyBites

Drawing the Reader in through Character Emotion: http://bit.ly/13Am08q @BeccaPuglisi

Orphan Works: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Weighs In: http://bit.ly/15rZfS2 @victoriastrauss

Why Do Authors Choose Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing? http://bit.ly/13AmgUR @digibookworld

Romance in Urban Fantasy – Keeping it Real: http://bit.ly/15rZoVE @sfsignal

Collaborative Writing: http://bit.ly/13AmAmD @bluemaven

Script To Screen: “The Insider”: http://bit.ly/15rZA7h @gointothestory

31 Simple Ways for Writers to Maximize Efficiency in a Home Office: http://bit.ly/U06r5f @lifehackorg

Words that aren’t actually approved words: http://bit.ly/YmORc6 @writing_tips

Worldbuilding and Plot: http://bit.ly/WmAZuR @davidbcoe

How to Find Your Creative Sweet Spot: http://bit.ly/WmCf0X @emilywenstrom

What it Means When Someone Tries to Tell You THE Rules of Good Writing: http://bit.ly/XyUsM8 @io9

How to Write Non-Fiction & Keep Your Friends: http://bit.ly/Z3JK0T @write_practice

Self-Publishing: Prioritizing Fast, Cheap, and Good: http://bit.ly/Zjeetr @jamigold

Ideas about the future of bookselling: http://bit.ly/Z4gMOl @MikeShatzkin

The Business of Screenwriting: Bidding War: http://bit.ly/Zjew3E @gointothestory

Traditional Publishing by the Numbers: http://bit.ly/Z4hiM4 @passivevoiceblg

What writers need to know about the business of writing: http://bit.ly/Z4hwmz @kristinerusch

Writing a realistic plea bargain scene: http://bit.ly/Z4i9fK @DADiaries

How To Use Stereotypes In Writing Fiction: http://bit.ly/Z4itv0 @VeronicaSicoe

9 Essential Apps for Writers: http://bit.ly/Z4iWNO

The Opening Hook of a Book: Is It Important or Not? http://bit.ly/ZjgvVw @jodyhedlund

Why Children Hold The Key To Your Future As An Author: http://bit.ly/ZjgG39 @jonathangunson

Types of conflict in fiction: http://bit.ly/Zjh9CD @SarahAveryBooks

Promoting for the reluctant promoter: http://bit.ly/Z4oB6H+|+Duolit%29 @duolit

12 tenets that guide 1 pro writer: http://bit.ly/ZjkKjV @katrinschumann

Eliminate Deadline Stress: http://bit.ly/Z4oZlC @RealLifeE

10 Ways Readers Can Help Authors: http://bit.ly/ZjkRvS @scottmarlowe

100 stock photo and art websites: http://bit.ly/Zecxxx

Data points for the NYT Review of books–which pubs got full reviews this week and in which genres: http://bit.ly/VtT65Z

Online journalism today–pay issues and controversies: http://bit.ly/W81CXi @JaneFriedman @nate_thayer @alexismadrigal @Porter_Anderson

5 Tips for Handling Details in Our Stories: http://bit.ly/Vu38UG @authorterryo

Did Amazon Just Kill a Golden Goose? http://bit.ly/VvrkWM @geoburke

A preview of the AWP con, #AWP13, beginning Thursday: http://bit.ly/Z4uz7A @Porter_Anderson

What Barnes & Noble’s Tra­vails May Mean. Or not. http://bit.ly/WGtZJt @Porter_Anderson @eoinpurcell

Women Writers’ issues well-covered at upcoming AWP con: http://bit.ly/W7HsNl @Porter_Anderson

5 Steps to a Great Product Description: http://bit.ly/W8P9mt @annerallen @mredwards

Missing person themes in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/13KwW3d @mkinberg

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

9 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergMarch 10, 2013

    Elizabeth – As always, these are great links! I’m looking forward to seeing how other writers approach the multi-tasking problem and I see there’s one about standalones/series, too. Both look really interesting!

  2. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 10, 2013

    Is there a way to style profanity? Need to check that one out.

  3. Clarissa DraperMarch 10, 2013

    Thank you so much for these!

  4. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsMarch 10, 2013

    Thanks for coming by, y’all! (And Alex…there is! But I’ve given up on profanity in my books…temporarily, anyway.) :)

  5. Karen WoodwardMarch 11, 2013

    Hi Elizabeth, thanks for all the wonderful links! :-)

  6. Roland D. YeomansMarch 11, 2013

    Thanks for the links. And thanks for tweeting about my post on how to break through writer’s block. Have a great new week. :-)

  7. Dana SitarMarch 11, 2013

    Thanks for the mention! Awesome list of resources — I’ll be sure to share :)

  8. Nigel MitchellMarch 11, 2013

    This is a really great list. I feel like I could spend a week reading all of these. Wonderful resource

  9. Julie MusilMarch 12, 2013

    You are such a gem. Thank you so much!

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