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By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
 
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back.
Gardening can make you a
better writer: http://bit.ly/132mXrb
@pronounced_ing
Theories of Productivity
for Writers: http://bit.ly/10LArGy
@charmaineclancy
6 Reasons Google+ Beats
Facebook for Author Platform Building: http://bit.ly/11XIQRZ
@janefriedman
Start Collecting People: http://bit.ly/10LB1Ed @wendylawton
First or Third Person:
Which Point of View Is Best? http://bit.ly/11XJ8Z9
@jodyhedlund
Do Fans Really Own Fan
Fiction? http://bit.ly/10LBaYj @hoodedu
@theatlantic
Building tension: http://bit.ly/11XJjne @Janet_Reid
Are the genre wars won? http://bit.ly/17zMvxA @tordotcom
12 Get-Serious Questions
for Writers: http://bit.ly/15BIgdP @12Most
@kdbelmonte
Books for the Creative
Mind: http://bit.ly/17zMN7I @PsychCentral
Literary Talent vs. Story
Talent: http://bit.ly/15BID8j
@ingridsundberg
A Writer’s Toolbox–5 Tips
To Landing That Interview: http://bit.ly/17zNbmv
@LisaHallWilson @angelaackerman
How to Format an eBook for
Kindle: http://bit.ly/15BJh5H
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5 things every work-at-home
parent needs: http://bit.ly/17zNuxU
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publishing success: http://bit.ly/15BJwOc
@bookbaby
Marcus Aurelius’s One
Question to Beat Procrastination, Whining, and Struggle: http://bit.ly/17zNPR8 @theatlantic
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The myth of plateauing
e-book sales: http://bit.ly/15BJZ2U
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Pitch Even If You Always Take The Stairs: http://bit.ly/17zO6DG
@jennifermalone
Why What Others Are Doing
Isn’t Working for You: http://bit.ly/14prdMT
@jeffgoins @KimanziC
Freelancing–Why Writing
For Free is Better Than Writing for $20: http://bit.ly/10RBdSa
@ticewrites
3 Quick Ways to Perk Up
Your Email Marketing Efforts: http://bit.ly/14prwqR
@copyblogger
Interactive Fiction
Authoring Tools: http://bit.ly/14prJKJ
@matty_gibbon
How to Write a Book
Proposal for Your Blogged Book: http://bit.ly/10RBy7C
@ninaamir
Is your blog representative
of who you are personally and as a writer? http://bit.ly/16zbGfa
@marygkeeley
Inserting Images in
Scrivener: http://bit.ly/14XfFTE
@Gwen_Hernandez
When *not* to market your
book: http://bit.ly/14XfNlV @BTMargins
@annbauerwriter
Tips for Making Video Blog
Posts: http://bit.ly/16zbSLn @meghancward
On writing about real
people: http://bit.ly/16zcd0G @tanisrideout
Find the meanings of words
you’re not sure of before you use them in your writing: http://bit.ly/16zclgE @ZiggyKinsella
5 writing habits that might
be tripping you up: http://bit.ly/14Xguvt
20 Reasons to Write Your
Nonfiction Book Now: http://bit.ly/14XgRGp
@NinaAmir
Fairy Tales–The Handless
Maiden and Forest Sanctuary: http://bit.ly/16zcSPM
@terriwindling
How to Identify People by
Name in Your Story: http://bit.ly/14Xh1xq
@writing_tips
Passive marketing: http://bit.ly/16zcZKZ
Avoid Repeaters Like These:
http://bit.ly/1210rrh @lynnettelabelle
Are Reviews TOO Subjective
to be Worthwhile? http://bit.ly/17CUnhH
@jodyhedlund
The changing playing field
of publishing: http://bit.ly/1210vaw
@kristinerusch
7 Ways Friends Can Support
Your Book (and How To Ask For Their Help): http://bit.ly/17CUDxo
@bookmarketer
Writing Books for Children
– Traditional Submissions: http://bit.ly/1210RxW
@karencv
Writing Your Memoir, If It
Feels Right: http://bit.ly/17CUQ3x
@kathypooler @SouthrnWritrMag
25 tips for handling
multiple writing projects: http://bit.ly/17CUSsg
@ajackwriting
A Two-Year MFA in Writing
Reading List in One Post: http://bit.ly/12113NN
@PatrickRwrites
Elements of successful
fiction (and making time to write): http://bit.ly/17CV7U5
@JimHarris28
Put a more modern spin on a
Cinderella story: http://bit.ly/1211kQM
@mooderino
Tips for blog post
planning: http://bit.ly/17CVf66
How To Be More Objective
About Your Own Writing: http://bit.ly/1211xDB
@WritersRelief
The Pace of Productivity
and How to Master Your Creative Routine: http://bit.ly/17CVrCm
@brainpicker
3 Ways Serials Can Improve
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/17CVz4H
@susankayequinn
How to Use Hyphens: http://bit.ly/1211R5b @grammargirl
How to manage large casts
of characters: http://bit.ly/17CWguX
@Rachel_Aaron
A Series of Shots for Quick
Action: http://bit.ly/17CWqCG
@livewritethrive
Why Your Protagonist Might
Not Always Be Your Hero: http://bit.ly/1212mfu
@kmweiland
The Modern Writing-School
Paradox: More Students, Fewer Jobs, More Glory: http://bit.ly/17CWNNB
@theatlantic @Jon_Reiner
The 4 Roles of Creativity:
Explorer, Artist, Judge, Warrior: http://bit.ly/1212LhY
@99u
Yes, We Really Do Judge
Books by Their Covers: http://bit.ly/17CXoPg
@IndieReader
The care and feeding of
your imagination: http://bit.ly/1212YSx
@wendypmiller
How To Set Goals Without
Screwing It Up: http://bit.ly/17CXMx6
What to Write in the
“Bio” Section Of Your Query Letter: http://bit.ly/1213aRC
@ChuckSambuchino
LinkedIn for Writers: http://bit.ly/17CY5YH @JanalynVoigt
Overwriting: http://bit.ly/10WreLm @AimeeLSalter
On-site book research: http://bit.ly/15GYfr8 @nancyjcohen
A Short Introduction to
Speed Writing: http://bit.ly/10WrxG0
@FreelanceSw
Are You Ready to Contact an
Agent? Take This Short Quiz and Find Out: http://bit.ly/15GYIK1
When To Let The Reader Into
The Character’s Head: http://bit.ly/15H02wm
@mooderino
Depression and Writing: http://bit.ly/10WD8VE @gingersjohnson
Who, Whom, Whoever,
Whomever – How to Decide Which is Right: http://bit.ly/10WDnA3
@nickdaws
Can Screenwriting Contests
Advance Your Career? http://bit.ly/17FXpBU
@MarioOMoreno37
9 Types of Functional
Variation in Grammar: http://bit.ly/14xX7qD
@writing_tips
5 Easy Ways to Publicize
and Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/17FXAgK
@mpnye
Is there still a role for
the commercial publisher? http://bit.ly/14xXph2
@ScottTheWriter
New trends in ebook
pricing: http://bit.ly/17FXMwo
@laurahazardowen
Anne Rice’s Advice On
Writing: http://bit.ly/14xXDEX
@woodwardkaren
5 Ways to Develop a Book
Idea: http://bit.ly/17FY2vg @BrianKlems
Surviving in publishing–an
epic publishing saga: http://bit.ly/14xYlSC
@dancinghorse
Remember to follow these
internet rules via lit. agent @rachellkent http://bit.ly/17FZqhr
Tips for better blog posts:
http://bit.ly/14xZBFq
9 opportunities to promote
your book: http://bit.ly/17FZP3o
@PublicityHound
9 Rules for a Simpler Day: http://bit.ly/14xZSIp @LeoBabauta
What Can Writers Learn From
Actor Interviews? http://bit.ly/17FZYE6
@jeannevb
How to speak publisher: F
is for frontispiece: http://bit.ly/14y0IoD
@annerooney
5 Sound Bite Mistakes That
Will Lose You Freelance Clients: http://bit.ly/17G0wtw
@soundbitesiren
9 Tips on Becoming a More
Creative and Productive Writer: http://bit.ly/14y15zv
@copyblogger
4 tips for writing
antiheroes: http://bit.ly/17G0ZvV
@standoutbooks
The Difference Between
Idea, Premise, and Plot: http://bit.ly/14y1tOi
@Janice_Hardy
14 Blog or Website
Essentials for Writers: http://bit.ly/17G15DT
@jillkemerer
5 Ways to Find the Right
Freelance Book Editor: http://bit.ly/14y1AJN
@stacyennis
Proactive vs. reactive
characters: http://bit.ly/11SjzsQ
Your Website is Outdated
Because: http://bit.ly/17HDnqJ @hostbaby
Why Google Plus is
Essential for Authors: http://bit.ly/11SjOnA
@bookmarketer
Traditional Publishing And
Their March to the Future: http://bit.ly/17HDxhH
@deanwesleysmith
Thoughts on Parenting a
Writer: http://bit.ly/15dagnX @mollybackes
Letting go of scarcity
thinking: http://bit.ly/11IIIoB
@rachellegardner
Booksellers finding success
through a leaner ordering method that helps eliminate returns: http://bit.ly/16veQkE @kristinerusch
Things a scene needs: http://bit.ly/19gzI08 @mooderino
How to create a style sheet
for your manuscript: http://bit.ly/17HEd6M
@rachellegardner
Traumatizing Your
Characters: Intrusive Recollection: http://bit.ly/11SksBG
@finesarah
Don’t Dumb down Your
Characters to Make Your Plot Work: http://bit.ly/17HEoz6
@americanediting
Buy Some Fresh Eyes: Let
Your Novel Rest: http://bit.ly/11SkARC
@lindasclare
How Would You Make the
Movie of Your Book? http://bit.ly/17HEEy1
@janice_hardy
Songwriting–horror themes
in heavy metal music: http://bit.ly/12I5pzn
@BubblewsBlog
Managing Your Facebook
Privacy: http://bit.ly/11SkWYo @lifehackorg
Nourishing the Self by
Finding the Time to Write: http://bit.ly/11Sl4qT
@SarahHackley @womenwriters
Most Common Mistakes: A
Surefire Sign You’re Over-Explaining: http://bit.ly/17HFjQ7
@KMWeiland
Tips for writing faster: http://bit.ly/11SlzRR @michellerafter
7 Things to Know about
Getting Your Author-Published Book into Libraries: http://bit.ly/17HFU4a @SusanWAlbert
9 Master Class Twitter
Tips: http://bit.ly/11SlX2T
@pubperspectives @BrandYou
A Psychological Self-Help
Tool for Fiction Writers: http://bit.ly/17HGhvu
@writerunboxed
Character Building Tips for
Writers: http://bit.ly/17HGuPv @jeanoram
Character Archetypes: The
Creator: http://bit.ly/11Smm5j
@jeanniecampbell
9 Ways to Write Smarter,
Not Harder: http://bit.ly/17HGZJp
@carlywatters
Is the Character Me? Yes!
And, no! http://bit.ly/17HH3sG @jeffcohen
The importance of finishing
our writing: http://bit.ly/11SmIJ1
The Verminous Hazards of
Research: http://bit.ly/17HHnYq
@womenwriters @berylkingston
The Locomotive in Science
Fiction Literature: http://bit.ly/11SyF1x
@clarkesworld
Yoga for Writers: http://bit.ly/11SyKCi
Tips for being a better
blog guest: http://bit.ly/17HUdpx
The Five Times Treatment: http://bit.ly/17HUitp @womenonwriting
Complications Of
Storytelling: http://bit.ly/11Sz9Vg
@mooderino
Increasing your enthusiasm
for writing: http://bit.ly/11SA3RM
@pyrosama
What Should You Expect from
a Freelance Editor? http://bit.ly/11SA7AZ
@ThereseWalsh
Tags & Traits:
Characterization And Building Empathy: http://bit.ly/17HVNaL
@woodwardkaren
10 Stupid Writer Tricks
(That Might Actually Work): {language}: http://bit.ly/11SAg7s
@chuckwendig
Publishers know their
audience–but variety might sell, too: http://bit.ly/11SAoUD
@museinks
25 Things You Should Know
About Young Adult Fiction: http://bit.ly/10q5ULT
@chuckwendig
Tips for Researching When
Writing: http://bit.ly/16FD4Iv
What Makes Writing Fun: http://bit.ly/10q67yT @deanwesleysmith
@woodwardkaren
25 Types of Author Tweets
(with examples): http://bit.ly/16FDizo
@duolit
Why it’s Good to Rush to
Get Published: http://bit.ly/16FDui0
@lyndaryoung
4 Lessons for Independent
Authors: http://bit.ly/16FDDlq @chrisrobley
7 Things to Understand
Before Traditionally Publishing Your Book: http://bit.ly/10q6Qjl
@ninaamir
When you’re character’s
observing: http://bit.ly/10q6Tvw
@JordanMcCollum
12 tips for getting past
writer’s block: http://bit.ly/16FEaDW
@12most
Writing a great scene: http://bit.ly/16FEkve
“Deepening in” to
a scene of oppression: http://bit.ly/10q7u0s
@juliettewade
Writing Books for Children
– From Contract to Sales to a Writing Career: http://bit.ly/15QyBjV
@karencv
Scriptwriting (horror): The
New French Extremity: An Endeavour into Excessive Violence: http://bit.ly/1aWvP20 @the_artifice
@__Jameswalker
Would you pay readers back
for reading your book? http://bit.ly/15Qz4CB
@galleycat
Plagiarism: http://bit.ly/1aWw39u @MBTPonderers
Writing Dialogue for
Novels: Tips for Cursing: http://bit.ly/15Qzmt3
@AdriennedeWolfe
With a serial, EVERY scene
is an important scene: http://bit.ly/1aWwikP
@CamilleLaGuire
10 promo tips: http://bit.ly/1aWA4e6 @ethanfreak
Neil Gaiman on “Why
Fiction is Dangerous”: http://bit.ly/1cyWfVA
@tordotcom
Hashtag creation tips: http://bit.ly/1aWAfpQ @bookmarketer
The Real Reason Coffee
Shops Boost Productivity: http://bit.ly/1cyWG2k
@davidburkus
Dealing With Perfectionism
As A Writer: http://bit.ly/1aWAn8N
@VeronicaSicoe
What Is Horror? http://bit.ly/1cyWZu5 @annieneugebauer
1 author explains his
picture book process: http://bit.ly/1aWAxwI
@writersdigest
4 Changes to English So
Subtle We Hardly Notice They’re Happening: http://bit.ly/1cyXBzD
How to read more blogs in
less time: http://bit.ly/1aWAUHR
@rachellegardner
7 ways to make sure your
ideas don’t take off: http://bit.ly/1aWAYY6
@lifehackorg
De-Deifying Agents: http://bit.ly/1cyY98Q @CharleeVale
@writeangleblog
Hooking the Reader: The
Character Investment: http://bit.ly/1aWB7L2
@kayedacus
Is There a Place for Style
in Genre Fiction? http://bit.ly/1cyYqZi
Race, Identity, and
Writing: http://bit.ly/15QRKST
@Kathy_Crowley
How to escape a schedule
and write: http://bit.ly/1aWGLg8
@emilywenstrom
5 apps for writing and
blogging: http://bit.ly/15QS0RK
@michellerafter
Worldbuilding–families: http://bit.ly/1aWGOIZ @juliettewade
Dealing with commas and
adjectives: http://bit.ly/1aWGXvP
@RayRhamey
A Book Club Guide To
Discussing Short Story Collections: http://bit.ly/1aWH7n2
@BTMargins
The Successful Children’s
Writer: Many Eggs, Many Baskets: http://bit.ly/15QSEPb
@cbiclubhouse
3 things 1 writer has
learned in the past 5 years: http://bit.ly/1aWHYEj
@dorothydreyer
1 writer’s struggle with
deadlines: http://bit.ly/1aWI7HO
@mstiefvater
Uncomfortable Truths: Five
Authors Who Do Not Live Up To Their Mythology: http://bit.ly/15QUtM0
@cathinnorway
6 Tips for Finding the
Courage to Write: http://bit.ly/15QUNu0
@QuipsAndTips
Writing to Trends: http://bit.ly/1aWJciK @SaraBLarson
@cvaldezmiller
3 writers on writing and
creativity: http://bit.ly/15QVZO4

Elizabeth Spann Craig

View posts by Elizabeth Spann Craig
Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

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8 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergJuly 21, 2013

    Elizabeth – So nice to see you back!! And thanks for these great links.

  2. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 21, 2013

    Welcome back! Quite a list today.

  3. Clarissa DraperJuly 21, 2013

    Thanks for these awesome links.

  4. j wellingJuly 21, 2013

    Yeaaaaaaa! Muppet wave!

    Glad you are back.

  5. L. Diane WolfeJuly 21, 2013

    Happy to have you back to blogging. Thank you for another supply of links.

  6. Anne R. AllenJuly 21, 2013

    Welcome back! Hope you had some great offline regeneration time.

  7. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsJuly 21, 2013

    Thanks! :) Had a nice break, but it’s good to be back.

  8. UnknownJuly 22, 2013

    Welcome back!
    Your tweeting and links are such a help to writers. Thanks also for including a few BTM posts.

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