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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Have a great week.
The 1st literary interactive book app: http://bit.ly/HylhXa @Porter_Anderson @MirabilisDave @joningold

MS Word Trick: Combining Changes and Comments: http://bit.ly/HHKHq1 @jamigold
Agent Contract Expiration: http://bit.ly/HylYzv

Freelance Writing: 10 Tips to Better Interviews: http://bit.ly/Hym4qR @writersdigest

How to Finish Your Novel: http://bit.ly/Hym5v4 @write_practice

Write Your Book Even When You Feel Clueless: http://bit.ly/HHKVNI @originalimpulse

Potential blog content problems and how to fix them: http://bit.ly/HHL2ZL @problogger

Leading into a Scene vs. Including Backstory: http://bit.ly/Jcng20 @juliettewade

What Would “Insert YA Heroine Here” Do? http://bit.ly/HHLpU3 @mittenstrings

Add details to ground readers in your scene: http://bit.ly/HHLtTQ @juliemusil

A useful resource for describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman #writetip

Mini-ebooks–a home for articles that need a little room: http://bit.ly/IyB5we @annabaddeley

Will Hachette Be The First Big-6 Publisher To Drop DRM On E-Books? http://bit.ly/IyBgYs @laurahazardowen

5 things writers should know about being knocked out: http://bit.ly/HGiWII @ajackwriting

Write to Universal Acclaim? Not Likely: http://bit.ly/HGiZnZ @noveleditor

How to Write a Book When You’re Really, Really Busy: http://bit.ly/HGj7Uw @chucksambuchino

8 things 1 writer learned analyzing her yearly freelance writing expenses: http://bit.ly/HGjj66 @michellerafter

How to Scan Your Site for Free: http://bit.ly/HGjo9X @jasonboog

Why we should attend conferences and a list of upcoming US cons: http://bit.ly/HGjFK7 @msheatherwebb

Tips for hooks in book openings: http://bit.ly/HGupMY @PegEditors

Do Big Publishers Need Recognizable Consumer Brand Names? http://bit.ly/HGuvEv @passivevoiceblg

How to Fix a Flat (Novel Scene) in 3 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/IKNHNv @JulieWuAuthor

A Quiz About Compressing Accordion Sentences: http://bit.ly/IKOfTD @writing_tips

The Savvy Writer’s Guide to Simultaneous Submissions: http://bit.ly/IKOP3A @BTMargins

Identify your novel’s genre: http://bit.ly/IKOSfQ @rachellegardner

Discoverability and the New World of Book PR: http://bit.ly/IKPjaa @barbarahenricks @RustyShelton

The rejection resubmission: http://bit.ly/IKPEcJ @nicolamorgan

Art of the Genre: Top 10 Literary Sci-Fi/Fantasy Covers of the 1970s: http://bit.ly/IKPPoA

Adding a musical element to your worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/IKQ8j5 @fantasyfaction

Little Fixes to Improve Your Book: http://bit.ly/IKQhTN @maryannwrites

Creating Reality: The Pleasant Psychosis of Writing: http://bit.ly/IWICkn @BTMargins

Learning the writing craft over time: http://bit.ly/HJG4v7 @bob_mayer

Seeing the World through Your Character’s Eyes: http://bit.ly/HJG7Y7 @livewritethrive

Author Blogging 101: Widgets, Sidebars and You: http://bit.ly/IWIVvr @jfbookman

Movies about writers: http://bit.ly/IWIZLP @BTMargins

The Illusion of Writing: http://bit.ly/IWJmpE @Ravenrequiem13

Keep Your Unwavering Passion to Write: http://bit.ly/HJGtxN @evemariemont @4kidlit

Are your characters making misleading assumptions? http://bit.ly/HJGIsE @Janice_Hardy

Show, Don’t Tell: How Much of Your Story Is Implied? http://bit.ly/HJGL7P

Tips for A Better Book Presentation: http://bit.ly/HJGOAC @BTMargins

5 Principles for Using Facebook: http://bit.ly/HTkNMU @janefriedman

Women’s Fiction Format: http://bit.ly/HKlGu1 @pprmint777

Self-Editing Tips to Make Your Manuscript Ready For Publication: http://bit.ly/HEsYcY @WritersCoach

The fully-developed book premise: http://bit.ly/HKlT04 @donmaass

Tips for reading novel excerpts: http://bit.ly/HLzPaJ @beth_barany

Overwriting–areas to edit: http://bit.ly/INXUJ3 @TaliaVance

Is Pinterest Traffic Worthless? http://bit.ly/HLA2uk @nestguy

Tips for finding an agent, from an agent: http://bit.ly/HLAfh5 @luciennediver

Signs Your Character Is Wasting His Potential: http://bit.ly/IOlkOx @KMWeiland

8 tips for guest posting: http://bit.ly/HJdZDr @duolit

Crushes and chemistry: http://bit.ly/HJe9uu @Kid_Lit

An agent asks, “Bitter or Misunderstood?” http://bit.ly/HJerl6 @bookendsjessica

Why Writing Through Resistance is Essential: http://bit.ly/IVJESj @ava_jae

16 Kindle Lending Library Titles Were Bestsellers In March: http://bit.ly/IVJKt6 @ebooknewser

Turning Your Twitter Followers into Readers: http://bit.ly/IVKsqs @pushingsocial

Profanity in worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/IVKzCn @juliettewade

When Books Mattered: http://nyti.ms/IE0J2S @NYTMetro

16 of the Top 100 Best-Selling Paid Kindle Books in March Are Exclusive to the Kindle Store: http://bit.ly/HF0m3s @PassiveVoiceBlg

Why Small Publishers Fail: http://bit.ly/IE10CN @victoriastrauss

Meditate, don’t caffeinate: http://bit.ly/IE1bhi @misfitsmascara

Tips for writing effective dialogue: http://bit.ly/HF0Ia5 @writersdigest

Success in fiction writing is 50% practice and 50% persistence. Talent is optional: http://bit.ly/IN8oNE @Yeomanis

Where to Find Ideas For Novels Or Short Stories: http://bit.ly/HL1MhU @writersdigest

11 Revision Questions: http://bit.ly/HL1W95 @fictionnotes

9 ways to upset an editor: http://bit.ly/HL2eMU @jameslsutter

Being a tax-wise author, parts 1 & 2 (for US writers, but possible deductions for others): http://bit.ly/HL2njx , http://bit.ly/HL2prK

Plan the Story, Meet Your Characters. http://bit.ly/J1YWFe @christi_craig

Reading in Public: 3 Steps to Captivate Your Audience: http://bit.ly/J1Zg6Z @DIYMFA

Tips for writing suspense: http://bit.ly/J1ZyL1 @stacygreen26 @nicolebasaraba

Tips for writing convincing male characters: http://bit.ly/J20oYh @BooksForABuck

Inspiration from a cryptic text: http://bit.ly/J20I9o @GeneLempp

20 Rules About Subject-Verb Agreement: http://bit.ly/IWD9xk @writing_tips

Writing Lessons from the Newsroom: http://bit.ly/IWDHn1 @torcon

Writing for the YA market–writing what’s hot: http://bit.ly/IWEcNR

Scrivener review: http://bit.ly/IWEnZA @ajackwriting

Balancing story and prose: http://bit.ly/IWEJzl @katieganshert @rachellegardner

Write Because You Love It: http://bit.ly/IWER1L @jodyhedlund

How To Balance Dialogue and Description: http://bit.ly/IWF84T @serbaughman

Tips for submitting short stories (especially for SF/F writers): http://bit.ly/IWFM29 @amsmibert

What beta readers are and ideas for finding them: http://bit.ly/HYkyPk @jamigold

An agent says you can’t turn one genre into another to try and sell the story: http://bit.ly/HYmpDT @greyhausagency

Explaining show, don’t tell: http://bit.ly/HYmAiB @V_Rossibooks

What booksellers really mean when asked for recommendations: http://bit.ly/HYmXcW @deadwhiteguys

3 Reasons to Write Stream of Consciousness Narrative: http://bit.ly/HYnbkd

Why editors won’t be excited if you want to write “a little of this and a little of that”: http://bit.ly/HHY2dd @behlerpublish

Google wants to mobilize your Web site – for free: http://bit.ly/HHYk3O @kfitchard

Discipline of Writing. Writing as a Discipline. http://bit.ly/HHYE2w @LavChintapalli @womenwriters

Elements of a Great Suspense Story: http://bit.ly/HHYU1j @ChynnaLaird

Crime fiction–when sleuths must work with government employees for info: http://bit.ly/J0u8pl @mkinberg

The power of manipulation in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/I6GMjv @mkinberg

Inspiration from a cryptic text: http://bit.ly/J20I9o @GeneLempp

Why Small Publishers Fail: http://bit.ly/IE10CN @victoriastrauss

When Books Mattered: http://nyti.ms/IE0J2S

Is Pinterest Traffic Worthless? http://bit.ly/HLA2uk @nestguy

5 Principles for Using Facebook: http://bit.ly/HTkNMU @janefriedman

20 Verbs Smothered by “Be”s: http://bit.ly/IQWifN @writing_tips

An agent says you can’t turn one genre into another to try and sell the story: http://bit.ly/HYmpDT @greyhausagency

Who and whom: http://bit.ly/IYFNnp @missedperiods

How to purchase ISBNs in the USA: http://bit.ly/IYG35I @woodwardkaren

The taxman and the artist: http://bit.ly/IYGnl4

How 1 author handled writing an emotionally troubled protagonist: http://bit.ly/IYGU6j @kcraftwriter

Amazon Lets Authors Spy on Readers: http://bit.ly/IYHb9y @writersdigest

Tips for writing a synopsis: http://bit.ly/IYHr8r @nicolamorgan

How 1 writer reworked a 1st chapter: http://bit.ly/IYHNfj @DaveThomeWriter

How to Create Characters that Fascinate: http://bit.ly/IarQko @WriterThesaurus

4 Tips on Adding a New Twist to an Old Plot: http://bit.ly/IarXN0 @janice_hardy

Social Networking—Take Time to get Your Feet Wet: http://bit.ly/Ias4Im @novelrocket

3 Possibilities for Defeating Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/IasgaB @CDRosales

Answers to Book Discount Questions: http://bit.ly/HW7quT @jfbookman

4 Important Character Concerns: http://bit.ly/HW7zhS @vigorio

5 Effective Book Marketing Strategies: http://bit.ly/JbYnVN @KarinaFabian

The Writer’s Life is Full of Second Chances: http://bit.ly/JbYCQq @RLLaFevers

Combating Confusion: http://bit.ly/JbYJLX @BretBallou

Patience Is a Writer’s Most Important Virtue: http://bit.ly/JbYVL4 @jeffgoins

Writing Advice from C.S. Lewis: http://bit.ly/HXlOTy @passivevoiceblg

Being habitually creative requires far more than original thinking: http://bit.ly/HXlWCp @JeffreyDavis108

Does One Book a Writer Make? http://bit.ly/HXm3hm @bob_brooke

21% Of Adults Have Read An eBook In The Last Year: Pew Research: http://bit.ly/HXm8lf @ebooknewser

Top 5 Tips to Maximize Your Writing Conference: http://bit.ly/HXmpEH @kristenlambTX

Grammar Today: Rigid Rules or Rhetorical Choices? http://bit.ly/HXmvMz @pubperspectives

How The Wall Street Journal Uses Pinterest: http://bit.ly/HXmCI4 @10000words

Plot Fixer – Part I: Your Premise Isn’t Compelling: http://bit.ly/HXmIPR @karalennox

How to boost the number of your friends on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/IFBPwF @PublicityHound

DRM is crushing indie booksellers online: http://bit.ly/Jlm81j

The Importance of Persistence: http://bit.ly/Jlpmlt @thecreativepenn

Don’t Just Create “On Demand,” Create For You: http://bit.ly/Jlptxl

Industry in collapse: The strain is showing: http://bit.ly/IAQFVc @Porter_Anderson @RachelleGardner

How much lead-in time do you really need before your story’s inciting incident? http://bit.ly/JWpmmZ

Traditional mystery writing–tips for delaying the body’s discovery: http://bit.ly/IcSpEt
@camillelaguire

Guidelines for story length: http://bit.ly/IcTtpG @noveleditor

Get to your inciting incident or call to action as soon as possible: http://bit.ly/IcTCcB @AlexSokoloff

Common logical mistakes to avoid: http://bit.ly/IcTLwH @readingape

Why Poetry Should Be More Playful: http://bit.ly/IcTUjI @hoodedu @theatlantic

How To Properly Harvest Your Very Best Ideas: http://bit.ly/IcTXfu @write_practice

Open Letter to Friends of Authors: http://bit.ly/IcU0YL @fictionnotes

Thoughts on using flashbacks: http://bit.ly/Idxzqk

Writing religion into speculative fiction: http://bit.ly/IdxJxZ @sarahahoyt

12 Myths About Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/IdxP8P @annerallen

Story structure–the midpoint: http://bit.ly/IdxUcD @KMWeiland

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.

6 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergApril 22, 2012

    Elizabeth – These are great links as ever. How you find the time to continue to do this I have no idea…

  2. Alex J. CavanaughApril 22, 2012

    I keep forgetting to mention your blogfest – I’ll do it tomorrow!

  3. Jemi FraserApril 22, 2012

    Thanks for the list :)

  4. Leslie RoseApril 24, 2012

    Where to start? I think I’ll close my eyes and click – they all look tasty.

  5. Julie MusilApril 24, 2012

    Man oh man!! So many awesome links. Thanks so much for all you do.

  6. Reetta RaitanenApril 25, 2012

    Thank you, Elizabeth. You are the queen of mashups. So many helpful links.

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