by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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10 Tricks to Get Your Writing Flowing: http://ow.ly/VvGa303Stk0 @MahinWriter
5 Quirks to Rock Your Middle Grade Character: http://ow.ly/XGXq303SxsC @RonEstrada
Ed-Tech, Publishing and Investment: http://ow.ly/ZLPn304doik @MarkPiesing @pubperspectives
5 Books Featuring Adventuring Parties: http://ow.ly/3wsi303TZRy @aptshadow @tordotcom
How to Find and Reach Influencers to Promote Your Book: http://ow.ly/DExW303TZnz @AngelaAckerman
Writing From the Antagonist’s Point of View: http://ow.ly/bc8W303TZIU @Janice_Hardy
5 key elements for every story: http://ow.ly/JCgS303TZgQ @JordanDane
Flash Fiction Endings: Possibilities: http://ow.ly/irr7303U0f2 @teddideppner
How to Persevere in Your Writing: http://ow.ly/zG06303U01H @bethklewis
6 Rules for Creating an Oral History: http://ow.ly/EEA2303U0jN by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain @lithub
4 Audio Apps Help You Engage with Your Audience: http://ow.ly/WBSe303TZLn @DeniseWakeman
Create A Simple Single-Author Boxed Set: http://ow.ly/2iS7303TZkU @mollygreene
Telegraphing, Foreshadowing: http://ow.ly/Kh9Y303TZAj @rachelnseigel
How to Use Layers to Create Rich Character Emotions: http://ow.ly/2K1C303TZEr @MarcyKennedy
Book Production Programs for Indie Publishers: http://ow.ly/zAWF303TZtf @JWManus
Finding Perfect Book Comps: http://ow.ly/zqH4303VNSF @RobinRWrites
Anne Carroll Moore, the NY librarian who changed children’s lit forever: http://ow.ly/9TlS303VMNs @magiciansbook
Develop the Story Idea for your Novel: http://ow.ly/YHoC304ig1L @lornafaith
New Universal Links from Draft2Digital: http://ow.ly/LsTz303VNb6 @kevintumlinson
Real Life Diagnostics: Sounding Like a Middle-Grade Voice: http://ow.ly/61K0303VMAZ @Janice_Hardy
How To Write An E-Book And Publish It On Amazon KDP: http://ow.ly/Gwwy303VMWY @DevinSchedule
How to Pick a Genre for Your Novel: http://ow.ly/TGvq304ifYB @lornafaith
Freelance Writing: Writing About Hardships and Sharing Weaknesses Results in 1 Writer’s Success: http://ow.ly/nHa3303StwS by Laura Yeager
UK intl. wholesaler on reach of English, currency exchange, and global transport: http://ow.ly/W7S8304dnLd @Porter_Anderson @Gardners
Having Trouble Writing? Try Writing Rituals: http://ow.ly/Ojsu303Sxh1 @katekrake
Transitions: http://ow.ly/vDPn303Sv05 @AlyciaMorales
7 tips to Going Pro as an Author Entrepreneur: http://ow.ly/RKUG303Sxl2 @SukhiJutla
How to Manage Your Writing: http://ow.ly/FgCs303Stpc @JanalynVoigt
5 Basic Focus Hacks for Writers: http://ow.ly/wPQI303Sxci @katekrake
5 Tips for Writing Romance: http://ow.ly/BvPI303StkY @ceciliaedits
How Good Copywriting Can Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/8hUA303Stoj @cksyme
2 activities lay the groundwork for becoming an intuitive writer: http://ow.ly/1dcY303StqL @JanalynVoigt
Why You Need a Call To Action on Every Social Media Post: http://ow.ly/RnEz303StnF @cksyme
Translation: Bodour Al Qasimi on a ‘New Impetus for Arab Publishing’ : http://ow.ly/ysjX304dnqX @Bodour @Porter_Anderson
10 Common Habits of Successful Published Authors: http://ow.ly/Bu4o303RsYd by John Cabrera
How to Embrace Imperfection as a Writer: http://ow.ly/ah10303RsV6 @lornafaith
10 Tricks to Get Your Writing Flowing: http://ow.ly/o1ji303RsOA @MahinWriter
Fargo as Inspiration: Learn to Strengthen the Dialogue in Your Fiction: http://ow.ly/s8ur303RsVD @crisfreese
6 Steps to Build the Opening Scenes of Your Romance Novel: http://ow.ly/MlhL303RsUu @lornafaith
8 Ways William Shakespeare Can Make You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/x3MS303RsWI by Bob Hostetler @WritersDigest
The Word-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Writing: http://ow.ly/7pJZ303RsU2 @charityscraig
5 Scenes to Avoid In Your Novel: http://ow.ly/jhhr303Rt0i @Chris_Kokoski
The Reflection Method of 10X Story Magnification: http://ow.ly/6XBN303Rt1m @Chris_Kokoski
How to Use the Twitter Dashboard: http://ow.ly/RTze303RsPf by Kevin Ho @SMExaminer
Discovering Your Novel’s Hook: http://ow.ly/PDw5303RsQy @Janice_Hardy
3 Differences Between a Demographic and Your Market: http://ow.ly/PfoI303RsTn @carlywatters
UK’s Man Booker Prize Shortlist of 6 Books: http://ow.ly/wa43304dnCY @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
3 Lessons Learned about Realism from Mentor Texts: http://ow.ly/HKBq303QTh8 @VZauthor
4 Things to do Once the Conference is Over: http://ow.ly/L1Wu303QTPu @pattywrites
Great Scene: “The Wizard of Oz”: http://ow.ly/U0zD303QT68 @GoIntoTheStory
Learning From the Pro Writers without Stalking Them: http://ow.ly/RjXF303QTY1 @diannmills
10 Ways You May Be Hurting Your Online Platform: http://ow.ly/X9nU303QTII @EdieMelson
How to Find the Right Place for Your Incitinig Event: http://ow.ly/uNVh303QTyP@Janice_Hardy
9 Reasons Kids Need Comics and Graphic Novels: http://ow.ly/7s6Y303QTEb @EricDeanSeaton
The Power of Pinterest in Novel Promotion: http://ow.ly/Sqay303QTkq @diannmills
When a Beta Reader “Doesn’t Get” Your Novel: http://ow.ly/i5OZ303QTa1 @KelsieEngen
The Writer’s Workout: http://ow.ly/kA2Y303QTez by Vincent Mars
What Writing a Story Strip Taught 1 Writer: http://ow.ly/iR5P303QU0S @JerryBJenkins
Inciting Incidents: http://ow.ly/FkMk303QTvR @SPressfield
Practical Plotting: http://ow.ly/oTFL303U2mU @p2p_editor
Book Pricing Strategies to Boost Indie Authors’ Sales: http://ow.ly/bes1303PIi4 @Bookgal
Keeping Track of the Details in Your Story: http://ow.ly/i7gI303PI9v @Ava_Jae
ISBN Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About Barcodes: http://ow.ly/zCXv303PInd @rcutlerSpark
Selling Books in the Multi-Billion Dollar Gift Shop Market: http://ow.ly/6lAU303PJQC @bookmarketing
How Helpful are Free Translation Services to Indie Authors? http://ow.ly/9PM5303PIWX @keithyd6 @IndieAuthorALLI
Involving your family in your writing career: http://ow.ly/IkHp303PJdu @DebbieYoungBN
How Social Media Fits into Your Publicity Strategy: http://ow.ly/88bO303PIEJ @CaballoFrances
The Team Dynamic in Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/GxGP3047CRC @mkinberg
Cooking Up ‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ in Publishing: http://ow.ly/QbkN3047sJa @philexposed @pressfuturist @pubperspectives
Book Hangovers: http://ow.ly/U9es303PIcG @AshKrafton
7 Ways to Keep Social Media from Ruining Your Mood: http://ow.ly/vmMR303PIN9 @colleen_m_story
Book Discovery Sites Can Help You Find More Readers: http://ow.ly/4QcM303PItD @dre_cal
Should You Pay for a Publicist? http://ow.ly/dvs2303PIR4 @VoicetoStory @janefriedman
Ads Aren’t a Brand and Promotion Isn’t Platform: http://ow.ly/u61y303PHqy @KristenLambTX
Ron Rash on Writing to Bring Out the Dead: http://ow.ly/zZI83049dwD @lithub
The Rule of Cool and the Audience’s Suspension of Disbelief: http://ow.ly/X3xi303PHcQ @Rachel_Aaron
Jonathan Safran Foer on his writing day and struggles: http://ow.ly/LJiP303OMxZ @jonnyfoer @GuardianBooks
Authors including ‘trigger warnings’ for their book to indicate disturbing content: http://ow.ly/CNSy3047IwN @Porter_Anderson
Beware of attention residue when you’re writing: http://ow.ly/Pgg63047xBL @pubcoach
On Becoming a Translator: 4 Points for Getting Started http://ow.ly/1JbU3047sqS by Lena Prisner @pubperspectives
9 ways to ensure dialogue works in your story: http://ow.ly/Vb1J3047rfp @rachaeldthomas @jemifraser
Finished Your First Novel? What Do You Do Now? http://ow.ly/dfzj303ONqs @annerallen
Ebook Anatomy: Inside the Black Box: http://ow.ly/5b66303ONo5 @dkudler
Make a Series Bible Using Excel: http://ow.ly/HWjS3047D7u @HeidiHormel @TheIWSG
Author Ãlvaro Enrigue Sees a ‘Globalization of Latin American Writers’ http://ow.ly/E6aW3047t26 @AlvaroEnrigue by Adam Critchley
How to Promote Your Latest Work With a Blog: http://ow.ly/eW1m303PHwA by Matt Banner @mythicscribes
How to Be Active on Social Media without Losing Your Mind: http://ow.ly/3OHR303PH9S @kikimojo
Where to Find Ideas for Your Novel: http://ow.ly/4hu4303PH67 @Janice_Hardy
2 Goodreads Features to Try: http://ow.ly/Z3sC303PHYr @K8Tilton @CaballoFrances
Yoast: Your Complete WordPress SEO Toolkit: http://ow.ly/lfOj303ONyy by Jim Stewart
4 tips for subtle exposition from @DavidHSafford: http://ow.ly/Lvyk3047mPT
Conflict of Interest? Agents and Editors With Their Own Books: http://ow.ly/Kpg1303ONrW @Kid_Lit
5 Key Ingredients of Young Adult Novels: http://ow.ly/bVnM3047qKz @katiemccoach
7 Ways to De-clutter Your Writing and Your Life: http://ow.ly/kjW5303OBPJ @ElawReads
7 Rules for Writing Fantastic Dialogue: http://ow.ly/Kq7r303OBLx @nownovel
Emotional Wound Entry for Writers: Being Bullied: http://ow.ly/2A8E303OBJA @AngelaAckerman
Pros and cons of sharing our work in progress: http://ow.ly/Gkys303OC2B @JamiGold
8 Ways to Recognize Helpful Criticism (and How to Ignore the Rest): http://ow.ly/nI3y303OBW8 @ElawReads
8 Steps to Writing a Coherent Novel: http://ow.ly/LJfh303OBEH @mmhoffman14
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Interesting looking links – I’m looking forward to checking them out. Thank you!
Casey–Thanks for dropping by!
These are such excellent links, as ever, Elizabeth; thanks. And I like it that there are several this time on getting one’s writing started – getting it to flow. Sometimes it’s not that we don’t have good ideas. It’s that we need to get the proverbial juices flowing. Nice to have some ‘tricks of the trade’ for that.
Margot–It’s so important, isn’t it, to get into that writing routine. I think, once that daily routine is established, it’s almost like a muscle memory and takes a lot less effort.
Fargo as inspiration – I believe it! Great show.
Alex–One I still need to watch! I’ve seen the film quite a few times. Hope you have a good week!
My post tomorrow at the IWSG covers one way to kill an online platform. I’ll see what that one site lists. Ten ways is probably a conservative number.
Diane–I’ll look forward to your post!