by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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I’m spotlighting another conference for writers this week: the 2nd Annual Write This Way Indie Author Fest in Dallas, Texas. The event is free to the public and free participating authors. The goal is to inspire literacy, as well as provide a platform for authors to be of service to the community. The Future Author Contest encourages young writers ages 12 and older to write the book they have dreamed of writing.
- The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World: @Porter_Anderson @michielams
- Viewpoints From the Children’s Books Salon: Trends, Concerns, and Publishing Pride: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @EvyTillman
- Lose the Guilt: You Don’t Have to Write Every Day: @RuthanneReid
- 1 Writer Assesses Her 2017 Goals and Makes New Ones for 2018: @AuthorSAT
- Writing is Writing, From ‘Seinfeld’ To Historical Fiction: by Lawrence H. Levy @SignatureReads
- A Good Walk May be The Best Writing Exercise: by Scott McCormick @BookBaby
- Slow: Meandering Reader Ahead: @Julie_Glover
- So You Want to Read Sword and Planet Fiction: Here’s Where to Start: @mattstaggs @unboundworlds
- How to Use The Force to Write Your Novel: @SnowflakeGuy
- How to Overcome Inner Challenges to Become a Successful Writer: @Daniel_Chidiac
- Why You Should Name Your Artistic Nemesis: @AnnieNeugebauer @LitReactor
- Writing and the Creative Life: Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time: @GoIntoTheStory
- Writing five minutes a day for a year equals a book: @AlexSokoloff
- 10 Ways to Find More Time to Write: @WritersCoach
- The Writers’ Journey: Newbie to Mastery: @KristenLambTX
- How to Boost Focus & Productivity with a Writing Space Makeover: @colleen_m_story
- 3 Simple Ways to Overcome the Challenges of Working from Home: @JustKimClark
- Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? @JamesTateHill
- At What Age Should a Writer Stop Writing? @GainesSteven @booktrib
- Don’t Let Your Dream Die With You: @deborahdeetales
- Write Everything: @SRaffelock @storyfix
- 10 Incredible Writing Superpowers: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest
- Things You Should Never Say To A Writer On A First Date (comic): @inkyelbows
- Why Should You Journal? @laina_turner
- Distance Legal Systems in Sci-fi: @DanKoboldt
- Adventure Awaits: A Brief History of Space Opera: @HairEverywhere_
- The 10 Best Pairings in the History of Film and Pop Culture: @JonDLand @BookTrib
- 25 Mistakes That Send Your Screenplay To The Trash: @Bang2write
- How to Find Your 1,000 True Fans and Make a Living as an Artist: @TCKPublishing @JeffGoins
- What to remember when you’re discouraged about connecting with readers: @DanBlank
- 5 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Reader Engagement: @Bookgal
- Best Book Marketing Advice for Authors: The Best of 2017: @JaneFriedman
- Is December Good for Releasing the 12th Book in a Series? A Workaround: via @elizabethscraig
- Understanding ‘Also Boughts’: @DavidGaughran
- 5 Tips on When and Where to Promote Your Book: @tmccauley_nyc @LitReactor
- How to Set Up Facebook Groups for Pages: @thekristihines
- 7 Ways Instagram helps authors find readers: @LakotaGrace
- Creating a Social Media Calendar: @10MinNovelists
- Agent Laurie McLean’s Publishing Predictions for 2018: @agentsavant @annerallen
- “How is the political climate in the US affecting the sales of socially relevant books?” @Porter_Anderson @_secondstory
- Publishing Wide: Selling Ebooks And Print Books Direct From Your Author Website: @thecreativepenn
- The Audie Awards Finalists Are Announced, Amid Louder Competition for Audiobook Rights: @Porter_Anderson
- Interview With James Chao, Director, Taipei International Book Exhibition @Porter_Anderson
- Industry Notes: In France, Arab Comics; In the US, Scholastic’s Nonfiction: @Porter_Anderson
- Man Booker Prize for Fiction Pressured to “Reimpose a ‘Ban on American Writers’” @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize
- Italian Publishers and Frankfurter Buchmesse: Frankfurt Fellows Event: @Porter_Anderson
- Submitting Your Novel: Key Tips for Success: @nownovel @rockingbooks
- How to Stand Out in the Slush Pile 101: @SeptCFawkes
- Copyright Infringement By the Internet Archive (and What You Can Do About It): @victoriastrauss
- 3 quick thoughts about copyright: @austinkleon
- Do Your Characters Have the Right Flaws? @Janice_Hardy
- How to Use Acting Techniques When Writing a Character’s Emotional Journey: @WarnerLoughlin
- How to construct interesting and compelling characters for your stories: @SHalvatzis
- Creating fully developed fictional characters (that are not secretly you): @SusanPerabo @TheWriterMag
- Making Readers Care About Your Story: @Janice_Hardy
- 5 Reader Questions to Avoid: by Dawn Field @DIYMFA
- Tips to Include Pets in Fiction: @SueColetta1
- How to write an unreliable narrator: @ArlenePrunkl
- How seriously should you take readability statistics? @pubcoach
- Should I Use a Prologue for My Book? @MoonlightingWri
- When A Character Does Something You Dislike: @AuthorSAT
The top writing links from last week are on Twitterific: Click To Tweet
Two for science fiction today and one is by Dan! Awesome.
And a great post by him!
At what age should a writer stop writing? When he or she is dead I imagine.
That was the most popular answer on Twitter!
As always, Elizabeth, this is a great set of links – thanks. I’m especially happy to see some links about promo and the business side of writing. When you get caught up in the technical side of getting a book ready to launch, it’s easy to forget those business things. But you can’t.
Unfortunately, business is a big part of writing these days! But ultimately worth it. Have a great week!