by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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Revising for Pacing: http://ow.ly/T8C53034ebt @p2p_editor
Communication in our story world: http://ow.ly/H3Po3034dSI by A.D. Shrum
10 Tricks for Getting Your Book Reviewed by a Book Blogger: http://ow.ly/bipZ3034e1i @sugarbeatbc @annerallen
3 Cases of Complicated Parenthetical Punctuation: http://ow.ly/Cy4Z3034dBX @writing_tips
12 Stages of Physical Intimacy: Info for Writers http://ow.ly/P7ih3034e82 @FionaQuinnBooks
Is Your Character Considering Suicide? Info for Writers: http://ow.ly/Rhvd3034dYH @FionaQuinnBooks
A Look at Plot Twists and Smoking Guns: http://ow.ly/MBh83036fvv @CSLakin
Common Structural Problems in Manuscripts: http://ow.ly/PJQU3036g7d @Book_Arch
3 Ways to Build a Better Plot: http://ow.ly/QaZA3036gKg @Janice_Hardy
Dealing in uncertainty, the essay may be the perfect form for our time: http://ow.ly/90HR3036gST @colindickey @latimesbooks
Sister act: female friendship in fiction from Woolf to Ferrante and Zadie Smith: http://ow.ly/HFPj3031Kcj @AlexClark3 @GuardianBooks
The Geek Writer: Using Technology to Self-Publish Your Novel: http://ow.ly/8idE3031KAb @ProWritingAid
9 Essential Social Media Platforms: http://ow.ly/ggTv3034dEs @Writers_Write
The Character/Plot Connection: http://ow.ly/NYky3034ee9 by Art Holcomb @storyfix
How to Run a Contest on Your Blog: http://ow.ly/eEzu3034dKu @DebraEckerling
Content Marketing Examples for Authors: Fiction & Nonfiction: http://ow.ly/MRI33034ekp @iconiContent @WritetoDone
How to Succeed as a Female Writer in TV & Film: http://ow.ly/NeW03031LpV @RosanneWelch @WritersDigest
Ted Hughes and Simon Armitage: How to get teenagers reading poetry: http://ow.ly/pC0h3031L3U @GuardianBooks
8 Tips on Writing Dual-Time Mysteries: http://ow.ly/raTp303o0Au @MKTodAuthor
5 things 1st-time authors should have in place on launch day: http://ow.ly/ZKgn303nZyT @stephfaris @MasonCanyon
The Benefits of Talking Through Your Scenes: http://ow.ly/Qdyr3031Lyf @Janice_Hardy
20 Comics to Read at the Beach This Summer: http://ow.ly/2wfY3031KXp @abrahamjoseph @vulture
10 Writers Who Did Quit Their Day Jobs: http://ow.ly/ZCuV3031KvQ @TheBookMaven @lithub
8 Ways to Make Your Story Boring: http://ow.ly/guvW3031KV8 @ProWritingAid
In Praise of Minor Literature: http://ow.ly/oY8V3031LgW by Matthew St. Ville Hunte @parisreview
5 Guerilla Tactics for Promoting Your Debut Novel: http://ow.ly/bZ0g3031Lv7 @manzanitafire
Of Thee I Read: The United States in Literature: http://ow.ly/sdkQ3031KrV @jennymedina @nytimesbooks
Warning Signs that You Landed a Bad Agent: http://ow.ly/TBH13031KD6 @katrinschumann @GrubWriters
What do readers want in a good, old-fashioned whodunnit? http://ow.ly/ido93031KRK @CalebPirtle
4 Classic Writing Techniques That Belong in the Past: http://ow.ly/bis23031KJR @DBlakeAuthor @mythcreants
Criticism in YA Can Come From Within: http://ow.ly/MzVZ302ZAuX @KimSabatini
Heists as elements of crime fiction: http://ow.ly/7fKs303jxwY @mkinberg
Sharjah Pub. aiming to form ‘a bridge between Arab cultures and with the rest of the world’: http://ow.ly/SWsQ303jyyZ @Porter_Anderson
3 Painless Ways to Exercise Your Writing Skills: http://ow.ly/rZTz302ZAZe @sarahvmusgrove
Affect Versus Effect: Quick and Dirty Tips: http://ow.ly/Se0C302ZAs1 @GrammarGirl
10 Steps to a Successful Book Launch: http://ow.ly/QfoX302ZB46 @msheatherwebb
How To Get into the ‘Flow State’ and Be a Productive Writer: http://ow.ly/CbdF302ZAzg @SukhiJutla
Social media: what to put ‘out there’: http://ow.ly/Mx8E302ZAQ1 @jodimeadows
How to create an effective website: http://ow.ly/z1YK302ZL9t @DanBlank
Adding wonder into your manuscript: http://ow.ly/aP9K302ZAK4 @DonMaass
7 Forms of Emphasis in Writing: http://ow.ly/3M0p302ZAql @writing_tips
5 Ways to Make People Hate a Hero: http://ow.ly/XvaQ302ZAwG @mythcreants by Chris Winkle
How Spotify Can Make You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/5y72302ZAi3 @MahinWriter
Adding Subtext with Dialogue Cues: http://ow.ly/gkTc302ZB5a @MargieLawson
Authors on Short Stories, Novellas, and Write for Hire: http://ow.ly/8N3G302ZANB
After Years of Contention, Israel’s National Library Gains Kafka Collection: http://ow.ly/7fCm303jytk @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives
Creating Believable Characters: http://ow.ly/BpKE303jxrz @jerdipego @annerallen
Revive a scene with verbs: http://ow.ly/WF3r302Zsfg @NovelEditor
You’ve Published Your First Story in a Pro Magazine…Now What? http://ow.ly/R4AO302Zse0 @chris_shultz81
Decoding Brazil’s Beleaguered Publishing Market: http://ow.ly/WH5L303jyjQ @Porter_Anderson @sextante @pubperspectives
5 Steps to a Killer Book Talk: http://ow.ly/IFxE302Zsoi @katrap40
Theme As the Engine Of Plot: http://ow.ly/CbzB302ZsiJ @AnthonyEhlers
How to Write a Romantic Novel for All Genre Lovers: http://ow.ly/vh0E302ZsKS @nownovel
Narrative Distance and Deep POV: http://ow.ly/JcCt302ZshJ @NovelEditor
Heroes, Heroines, and Anti-ones: Too http://ow.ly/wRa0302Zsqm @Margo_L_Dill
Why You Should Stop Selling Your Book (and Do Something Better): http://ow.ly/XVGQ302Zstd @AP_Fuchs
10 Steps to an Unputdownable Book: http://ow.ly/GDxh302ZsHj @nownovel
12 Questions to Ask Your Character about the Setting She Is In: http://ow.ly/f1Kf302Zsni @CSLakin
Blog to Book: What You Should Consider: http://ow.ly/sBWY302ZsIZ @ZoeMMcCarthy
Exercise on Character and Story Development: http://ow.ly/kWsE303iNgO @Roz_Morris
“When Are You Going To Write for Adults?” http://ow.ly/CKy2302Zsks @joypreble
Rejection isn’t Failure: http://ow.ly/K7WK302XkOk @tamsinsilver
10 eye-opening tips to add impact to your storytelling: http://ow.ly/yXgQ303iNcr @Roz_Morris
Learning The Ropes As A Hybrid Author: http://ow.ly/ozUL302XjX2 @katieorourke78 @WomenWriters
The Fading ‘Romance of Publishing’: http://ow.ly/xQUj303eYgQ @pressfuturist @leenanorms @pubperspectives
What Makes Zombie Stories So Popular: http://ow.ly/aD3r302Xkoq @DBlakeAuthor
How to Use a Photo Shoot for Character Development: http://ow.ly/SjyS302XfhF @hodgeswriter
Burn after Reading: On Writerly Self-Immolation: http://ow.ly/Yr2S302Xfpu @nickripatrazone @The_Millions
Story Structure Case Study of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”: http://ow.ly/fX4A302XkqW @kylieday0
The Difference Between Character Habits And Quirks: http://ow.ly/c8rO302Xf2M @paulawynne
How to Tap into Your Passion Every Time You Write: http://ow.ly/kNdr302XkTb @CSLakin
128 Words Writers Can Use Instead of ‘Very’ : http://ow.ly/M1fw302Xf88 @WhereWritersWin
Dialogue and Subtext: The Spoken and the Unspoken: http://ow.ly/MX7O302XjMM @WomenWriters by Joni M. Fisher
10 medical SF/F novels: http://ow.ly/ysgm302Xk8L @tordotcom by Stubby the Rocket
How to Find and Reach Influencers to Promote Your Book: http://ow.ly/DhvX302UWUH @AngelaAckerman
President Obama’s Summer Reading List: http://ow.ly/QdXV303gsb8 @SCBegley @TIME
Poland’s Sonia Draga on the short shelf life of Polish books and 3 other points of concern: http://ow.ly/hDJM303eY4J @Porter_Anderson
Creating Sizzling Conflict Between Hero and Heroine: http://ow.ly/foZx302UWMc @lansi26
How to Create a Website That Works in 10 Easy Steps: http://ow.ly/Or8E302UUxt @Bookgal @BookWorksNYC
Does Fiction Actually Make Us More Empathetic? http://ow.ly/DFbf302UTUk by Miguel Conde @lithub
#Wordmongering and How it Made One Writing Career Possible: http://ow.ly/zwSv303f3eu @MonicaMarieV for @allieburkebooks
10 steps to writing a book: 100 writing tips: http://ow.ly/fqpp302UUMS @nownovel
Nuns who leave convents behind as an element in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/p9x5303eXAU @mkinberg
1 Writer’s Reasons for Self-Publishing http://ow.ly/3pvJ302UURt @lucindafwhitney
Writing For Digital Publication: The 3 Things You Need To Know: http://ow.ly/e51n302UUIG @standoutbooks
6 Easy Steps to Planning Out Your Novel: http://ow.ly/QmQB302UXxr @LMacNaughton
Poetry in contemporary art: http://ow.ly/f6Pf302UTOV @newinquiry @dwpenny
Use Pinterest to Boost Your Website’s SEO: http://ow.ly/DuFA302UUsB @CaballoFrances @BookWorksNYC
Delay the Gratification of Launching Your Book: http://ow.ly/7HkI302UUuO from Fix My Story
115 words for ‘walks’ and 90 words for ‘looks’: http://ow.ly/UQFg302UX8R @GoIntoTheStory
The Process of Editing: 4 Versions of a Paragraph: http://ow.ly/wydp303eWVj @Book_Arch @TheIWSG
10 Low-Cost Ways To Market Your Book: http://ow.ly/j2uo302RAO9 @jckunzjr
Indie Success M. Louisa Locke With Tips for Writers: http://ow.ly/Qmm5303dGBV @mlouisalocke @IndieAuthorALLI
Getting a Big Name to Write Your Book’s Foreword: http://ow.ly/2JS4302RARd @jckunzjr
Let Go of Perfectionism: http://ow.ly/M3zR303b4PD @woodwardkaren
International Publishing Notes: Canada, Turkey, UK, USA: http://ow.ly/1dhV303aWyv @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
3 Things a Writer Stopped Doing That Got Him Writing Again: http://ow.ly/EJbb302RB24 @J_ToddScott @writersdigest
4 Places to Find Your Best Story Conflict: http://ow.ly/3GLP302RAM5 @KMWeiland
Book Cover Redesign as Marketing Tool: http://ow.ly/igut302RAK6 @AlexandervonNes
5 Top Benefits Of Being An Older Writer: http://ow.ly/bAPN302RBll @RobinStorey1
4 Truths and 4 Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know: http://ow.ly/xnY9302RAYK @FlorenceOsmund
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Another great list!
Thanks, Alex!
I’m a Pinterest junkie, so I’m hopping over to that one about increasing your book’s SEO right now.
Diane–I know *so* many people who love that site. I only use it for recipes!
Thanks, as ever, Elizabeth, for these great links. There are so many this time on good marketing tips for launching books and making the most of sites. It’s always useful to have that information, and a lot of the ideas are fairly straightforward to accomplish.
Margot–They are..we just need to set aside time to do them (not always an easy task!)
I found the link on “Inside Citrix – Lessons Learned” to be a very interesting look at publishing a complex work of non-fiction with lots of graphics and diagrams. It was an eye opening look at how the other half lives for me, a strictly fiction writer…for now. Thank you for including it.
Anne–Oh good! Glad you enjoyed it…I also found it really interesting and it tweaked my interest in non-fic (although when I could ever find the time, I’m not sure…)
Hi Elizabeth – thanks for including my 8 tips in your Twitterrific list :-) I’ll have to check out some of the others!
Mary–Thanks for your great post!