by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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I had a new release last week. :) A Body in the Trunk, Myrtle Clover book 12, released on Tuesday.
- Stop Doubling Down on a Failing Promo Strategy: by Brian Jud
- 2018 children’s book trends: Scholastic Book Clubs editors make top predictions: @mbarrett_NY @Scholastic
- Multipotentialite Writers: Do Diverse Interests Help or Hurt Their Careers? @tobywneal
- Improve Your Novel By Writing a Screenplay: @JocelynRish @MartinaABoone
- 5 Nursery Rhyme Origins to Spark Your Next Story: @MelanieMarttila
- 8 Surprising Literary Easter Eggs: @NonFictioness @mentalfloss
- Galileo, who died on this day in 1642, on why we read: @brainpicker
- 3 Benefits of Reading Non-Fiction: @rsmollisonread
- Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Magical Objects: @MzzS36019 @ElectricLit
- The Opportunity to Create: @DanBlank
- To Write, Stop Thinking: @GoIntoTheStory
- Growth Mindset for Writers: @SloanTamar
- Try Out a (Part-Time) Standing Desk In 2018 With These Discounted Risers: @shepmcallister @KinjaDeals
- 15 Famous Authors Who Were Published After 40: @EricaVerrillo
- How I Used Writing to Survive (Or: Writing Despite Illness): by Audrey Berger Welz @JaneFriedman
- How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries: @knownemily
- 5 Movies about Writers: @metcalfwriter
- Winter Rest: @barbaraoneal
- 7 ways writers can be more productive when sick: @pubcoach
- How a Writer Relaxes: @lindasmolkin
- Writing About Alcohol Brought 1 Writer Back from the Brink of Addiction: @GreatBooIsUp @lithub
- 5 Famous Writers Who Stood Up To Write: @writingroutines
- How to Pull Off a One-Day Writing Retreat: @RDCwrites @RMFWriters
- Single-Tasking for Productivity:
- Why Writers Need Those “Never Again” Moments: @colleen_m_story
- 5 Eye Care Tips for Writers: by Reza Hassanirad @DIYMFA
- Crime writing: 10 things cops should never do (and 10 things they should): @LeeLofland
- Crime Writing: Building Characters Using Everyday Items Found Around the House: @LeeLofland
- Quilting, Corgis, Barbeque and Murder with Elizabeth Craig: @ArtConnectsUs
- 6 Tips for Writing a Great Police Procedural: @carriesmithnyc @WritersDigest
- The Unknown Enemy as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
- 7 Tips to Increase Your Odds of Placing in Poetry Contests: @AnnieNeugebauer
- 10 Reasons for a Prose Writer to do a Poetry Course: @emma_darwin
- Promote Your Own Way: @FrugalBookPromo @TheIWSG
- How to Sell More Books as a New Author: @drsanford77 @bookworthy
- How the Right Preorder Strategy Can Build a Book’s Platform: @cherylbradshaw @BookBub
- 3 alternatives to Goodreads Giveaways: @Wogahn
- ‘Operation You,’ an AR and VR-Enhanced Children’s Book Series: @Porter_Anderson
- 3 Shameless Book Promotion Tips For Your Next Release: @EmilyWenstrom
- A New Report for 2018 on a Fragmented Publishing Software Market: @Porter_Anderson
- Man Booker Prize for Fiction Adds New Eligibility for Irish Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize
- Writing And Selling Radio Plays And Audio Dramas: @pulpbooks @thecreativepenn
- F+W Media Executives Make Abruptly Announced Exit Which Staffers Learn About in Memo: @Porter_Anderson
- Two PEN Chapters, and Penguin Random House’s Buy of Rodale: @Porter_Anderson
- A Different Direction in Denmark: Palatium Pivots Into Publishing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- New Year, New Deal: Cengage Rolls Out An Unlimited Subscription: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The German Book Trailer Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- European Publishing Trends: 2016 Stable Amid Pound Sterling Slump: @Porter_Anderson
- What Should Be on Your Page One? Here’s a Checklist: @HankPRyan
- Jumping into the story as quickly as possible: @CalebPirtle
- Writing Characters to Life: @Lindasclare
- How to Find Your Character’s Motivation: @kristen_kieffer
- Character Wounds and Emotions: The Danger of Digging Too Deep: @beccapuglisi @LiveWriteThrive
- 6 Key Traits for Writing the Contemporary Literary Heroine: by Stacey Tucker
- Why We Need More Thematically-Pertinent Female Protagonists: @KMWeiland
- 10 Steps to Creating Memorable Heroes: @Bang2write
- What To Do When You’re Afraid Your Book Is Preachy: @StephMorrill
- 5 Ways to Save Your Character From a Drowning Story: @NicoleBlades
- 5 common fiction writing mistakes: @KarenCV
- How to Use Allusion Like a Master Storyteller: @hodgeswriter
- How To Use Foreshadowing With Confidence: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
- Selling Sprawl: The Case for Expansive Storytelling: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
- Three Ways to Show Instead of Tell: @A_K_Perry @DIYMFA
- 4 Ways to Prevent Formulaic Story Structure: @KMWeiland
- Anne Rice on Writing Technique: @A_WritersStudio
- How to Tell If Your Story Needs a Resolution: @SaraL_Writer
- The Difference Between Heroes and Villains: @SPressfield
- 8 Tips for Writing Arguments: @_HannahHeath
- The Freedom of Placeholder Words in First Drafts: @Janice_Hardy
- The Annotation Project: Gone Girl: @CockeyedCaravan
- How and Why to Edit an Anthology: Addressing the Naysayers: by Margot Kahn @JaneFriedman
- Dual Timeline Tips & Tricks: @HannahMMcKinnon
- How to Create Interesting Subplots that Move Your Story Forward: @TheRightMargin
- How To Avoid Plotting Hell And Save Writing Hours: @Bang2write
- Improve Your Writing By Thinking Like a Copywriter: @AmyPennza
- 3 tips for being brutal during revisions: @JAZarins
- Why You Need to Step Away from Your Manuscript: @ShanDitty @GoTeenWriters
- Before the Bookmobile: When Librarians Rode on Horseback to Deliver Books to Rural Americans During the Great Depression: @jdmagness @openculture
- The (Urban) Legend of Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Story: “For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn.” : by Josh Jones @openculture
Congratulations on the book release!
Thanks for including Carol’s article at the IWSG.
Thanks, Alex!
Another great IWSG piece. :)
I’m loving the emails. That was a great addition.
Congrats on the new book.
That was Mike’s idea! Glad it’s working so well. :)
And thank you!
As always, Elizabeth, I appreciate these great links. Glad to see some about pre-writing, too. I think that’s a part of the writing process that it’s easy to forget. But it does matter. And pre-writing, I’ve found, makes the actual writing process easier.
Very true. The more pre-writing I do, the quicker the actual writing process goes.
Congrats on your book release. Thanks for all the great links. I’ll have to check out the one on a fantasy map. Would be useful to know how to do since I write fantasy.
I’ve always admired those great fantasy maps. I’ve even toyed with the idea of having one for my Myrtle series (although it really makes no sense!)
Love the name of the book. Reminds me of the time friends asked where my wife was. I said she was tied up. They asked me to be more specific so I said she was in the trunk. I still laugh when I thin of the looks on their faces.
http://www.stephentremp.com
Too funny! Your friends must have been baffled. :) Have a great week!
Elizabeth, what a great list of writing links. A lot of them I already read, but there are some I haven’t heard of before. Thanks for sharing!
And, thanks for including my link in ‘common mistakes’. I’m honored!
Thanks for coming by, Karen, and for being a resource for writers!