by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- A Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel: by Georgina Roy @writingtipsoasi
- 5 Suggestions for People Thinking about Writing a Book: @DaniPettrey
- Would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey @WriterUnboxed
- How to Generate a Story Idea: @CockeyedCaravan
- Mine Your Relationships for Writing Material: @FinishedPages
- Background Noise: The Netflix Category Every Writer Desperately Needs: @GiveMeYourTeeth
- 6 Space Operas That Explore the Comedic Side of the Cosmos: @TetsuoKaneda
- Beyond Everything, Everything: Best Teen Romance Novels: @Keith_Rice1
- What Reading Picture Books Can Teach You About Writing Novels: @MEBond_writer
- An Incomplete Guide to Literary References in Twin Peaks: @knownemily
- ‘A Crash Course in YA Taught Me How To Write’: @katherine_heiny @lithub
- Get in the Habit of Making Time to Write: @CSLakin
- Survival Pack or How to Keep Writing No Matter What: @jmunroemartin
- Writing Exercise #12: Working Backward: @ShanDitty @GoTeenWriters
- Filling Up That Uninspired Empty Feeling: @10MinNovelists
- 5 Ways to Keep Your Writing Moving Forward: @terrywhalin
- The ergonomics of writing: by Dorothy Grant
- The Writing Workshop That Runs Itself: @bendolnickbooks@lithub
- When Your Hometown is the Last Place to Accept Who You Are: @KaitGetsLit
- Everyday chaos. Just another day in the genesis of a book: @Roz_Morris
- What’s your writing psychology? @beprolifiko
- Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming: @neilhimself
- 6 Cheap(er) Cities Where It’s Great to be a Freelance Writer: @ElenTurner
- If You’re Successful, Lots of People Ask for Your Help. Who Deserves It? @JaneFriedman
- Seaside settings in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- Outlining a Murder Mystery: @woodwardkaren
- Crime Writing: 6 Mind-Blowing Forensic Advancements: @SueColetta1
- White collar crime in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- Diaries and memoirs in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- I Love Dick Co-Creator @Sarah_Gubbins : Collaboration,Spontaneity, Overcoming Self-Censor: @deepspacenine
- 10 Unpredictable Ingredients that Turn Books into Successful Movies: @Bang2write
- Sell More Books with Less Marketing: @CaballoFrances
- The Secret Promo Power of Obscure Media Outlets: @sharonbially @WriterUnboxed
- What’s in it for Your Readers When you Spam Them? Nothing. How to Do Better Now: @BadRedheadMedia
- New to Book Publicity? Go Local First: @PublicityHound
- Expand your audience exponentially with smart Goodreads marketing: by Kate Sullivan @sandrabeckwith
- Aerio for Selling And Promoting Your Favorite Books: @WhereWritersWin
- Preparing your Goodreads marketing timeline: @cincindypat
- Subsidiary rights: @111publishing
- 21 Magazines That Pay for Travel Writing: @EricaVerrillo
- Open Road Maps Big Newsletter Numbers, New Marketing for Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Art And Business of Bookbinding: @lisa_van_pelt @thecreativepenn
- New Life for Italy’s Baldini & Castoldi: La Nave di Teseo’s Latest Acquisition: @Porter_Anderson
- South Korea’s Ridibooks Raises $20 Million; Quarto Distributes Zest Books: @Porter_Anderson @ZestBooks
- A UK Comics Publisher Sees ‘Lots of Opportunities’: @Porter_Anderson
- UNESCO Names Sharjah World Book Capital 2019: @Porter_Anderson @IrinaBokova
- ‘Booksellers are alarmed about geo-blocking and its potential effects on ebook sales’: @Porter_Anderson
- Acquisitions: Germany’s MVB Buys Pubnet and PubEasy: @Porter_Anderson @rschild
- Memorable Author Screw-Ups: @crazyauthorgirl
- 5 Tips When Self-Publishing Your Book: @LisaKayePresley
- Parts of a Book: The Basic Anatomy of Book Design: @JuiceTom
- How a Cartoonist-for-Hire Can Get Your Book’s Point Across: @cartoonistfakes @reedsyhq
- 9 Simple Steps to Create a Book Cover Using Canva: @lornafaith
- 42 Character Development Questions: by Johannes Cena
- Writing Tips: Creating Believable Characters: @grace_writelife @thecreativepenn
- 5 Steps to Better Character Development: @JeremyJmenefee
- The Craft of Character Development: @aimiekrunyan
- When Readers Don’t Believe Our Writing: @JamiGold
- How to write badly: when fiction turns into friction: @Peter_Rey_
- Macmillan Partners With Binc on Bookselling Diversity Scholarships: @Porter_Anderson
- How to write better LGBT characters: @daisy_and_me
- The Importance of an Origin Scene: @LisaCron
- Writing the Truth: @Lindasclare
- Tracking Time in Your Novel: @PBRWriter
- 5 Reasons To Draw Your Story World Map: @NatePhilbrick
- Writing Short for Novel Writers: @Lindasclare
- 3 Tips For Writing Great Chapters: @theladygreer
- 5 Reasons to Consider Using an Omniscient Narrator: @CSLakin
- Choosing the Right Narrative Tense/POV: @MikalebRoehrig
- One novelist’s research journey: @clairecameron @amyshearn
- Google Maps: The Best Writing Tool that No One Knows About: @CamilleDiMaio @WriterUnboxed
- 3 Common Weapons Mistakes Writers Make – And How to Fix Them: @benjaminsobieck
- What Does a Copy Editor Do? And Do I Need An Editor? @BrynDonovan
- Clear Step-By-Step Guide to Editing for Self-Publishers: @rachel5bartee @WhereWritersWin
- What Is Stylistic and Substantive Editing? @words_cindy
- The Rewriting Process: by Liam J. Cross
- What It’s Actually Like to Work With a Book Editor: @batwood
- 5 Ways to Spot the Wrong Proofreader: @ProofreadJulia
- Make Setting Meaningful: @KayKeppler
- How Much Description Is Too Much? @HookedOnNoir
- How Much Character Description Does Your Story Need? @hodgeswriter
- Filter words and phrases to avoid: @KathySteinemann @annerallen
- Strengthen Your Verbs and Your Writing: @le_sterling
Another great list!
Have a great Fourth of July, Elizabeth.
Same to you, Alex!
I’ve been getting the emails from Reedsy on Amazon ads. It’s on my list to go through the information today.
It’s interesting stuff. If you have luck with it, let me know. I’m not usually an ad person, but I’m open to trying nearly anything once.
I look forward to this list all week. I know I’ve been MIA from social media for a while (my kids dad died) he had cancer, but we thought we had more time with him. He was only 50. The last six months have been grueling and painful for my family. So, while I haven’t made much of an online appearance, I stil look forward to and read just about every single one of your recommended weekly links. I haven’t had the time to leave personal comments or to even write on my own blog. I’ve seldom had time to write at all. It’s been hard preparing my children for their dad’s death. So many people consider it a blessing to know when a family member is going to die. They believe it gives you such a wonderful opportunity to make sure you leave no words left unsaid and that the person dying has time to take care of all lose ends – financially and emotionally. I suppose that’s true, but it’s a catch 22, because you also mourn their death long before they die and then again when they die. When someone dies suddenly you only mourn once. I guess it’s a trade off. You get a benefit and detriment with both. Either way, death is death and losing someone you love is so hard. Sorry for all that. I just wanted to let you know that through all my sadness, grief and unbearable months, I looked forward to your weekly posts as a way of temporarily taking my mind off the agonizing pain we were all enduring. So, thank you again for the hard work you put into your weekly Twitterrific posts.
Melissa @
Sugar Crime Scene
That’s way too young to die. I’m so sorry…I can’t imagine how tough that was to handle as a parent. I’d never thought of knowing about a death in advance as losing the loved one more than once–that makes so much sense and would be so heart-wrenching.
I’m so glad that the weekly roundups offered you a brief respite from your pain. Sending you hugs and best wishes for your writing.
Wow. What a list! Thank you for including me.
Thanks for being a great resource for writers!