by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Industry expert Jane Friedman is hosting a webinar on Friday, March 8 (it will be recorded, so you don’t have to watch it live) on ‘perfecting your author website, email newsletter, and social network’. I’ve heard Jane speak before and she’s incredibly knowledgeable (I’m not an affiliate…just a fan of Jane’s). The webinar is only $12 if you sign up before March 1. More information here.
- How to Cut Down on Your Business Expenses (for Writers and Creatives): @kikimojo
- Why Indie Authors Need Literary Executors & How to Appoint One: @maggieauthor @IndieAuthorALLI
- 7 Top Publisher Tips Authors Need To Be Awesome: @1JULIEANDERSON @BadRedheadMedia
- Voice Technologies For Authors: @bmetrock @thecreativepenn
- Writers’ Conferences for Newbies: How to Attend Your First Conference: by Billie Wade @write_practice
- London Book Fair Notes: Charles Clark Lecture; IPA Freedom To Publish @Porter_Anderson @HugoSetzer @jacksthomas
- Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names 2019 Ragazzi Award Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- British Book Awards Program Names Nine Bookshop Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- National Book Foundation’s Spring ‘NBF Presents’ Season: Expanded Programming: @Porter_Anderson
- Sweden’s Dorotea Bromberg Is London Book Fair’s Lifetime Achievement Laureate 2019: @Porter_Anderson @doroteabromberg
- Studying Stories as a Writer: @TyreanMartinson @TheIWSG
- Five Books About the Magical Post-Apocalypse: @ShaunBarger @tordotcom
- 10 Tips for Writing a Good Book Review: @_HannahHeath
- 7 Novels about Orphans: by Elizabeth Brooks @ElectricLit
- How to Create an Easy Habit of Daily Writing Without Willpower: @WritetoDone
- Why It’s Hard to Find Time to Write and How to Do it Anyway: @WriteNowCoach
- How to Boost Writing Productivity with Calendars or To-Do Lists: @colleen_m_story
- 21 ways to get out of the writing doldrums: @pubcoach
- 13 ways to prevent overwork from affecting your writing: @pubcoach
- “On the Excavation of My Desk”: @davidulin @lithub
- The Mirror World of the Dyslexic Novelist: @RodDuncan @tordotcom
- “How a Community Made Me a Better Writer”: @WriterMomLife @pbackwriter
- No One Cares But You: @DeanWesleySmith
- Writing and the Creative Life: Writing Sprints and Writing Walks: @GoIntoTheStory
- Make Time to Be Solitary: @hopeclark
- How 1 Author’s Mental Illness Affects Her Writing: @LisaLisax31
- When Is a Piece of Writing Finished? @BeingTheWriter @womenonwriting
- “How I Found Love One Literary Event at a Time”: @tajjaisen @lithub
- How to Say “I’m a Writer” and Mean It: @bethmarcel @lithub
- Analog Writing in the Digital World : @pauljessup @sfwa
- How Mental Health Can Affect Productivity (And What to do About it): @writingcookbook
- The Emotional Journey of Writing Fantasy: @_rachelhartman @tordotcom
- Eight Terrain Features for Fantasy Kingdoms to Fight Over: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Books Vs. Movies: Taking Out the Heart of “A Wrinkle in Time”: @CockeyedCaravan
- Why ‘Friends’ Has An Awesome Pilot (And What It Can Teach Writers): @Bang2write
- Want Authorly Superpowers? Build a Street Team: @AngelaAckerman
- A Simple Question for Better Book Marketing: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting
- 5 mistakes you’re making in your 60-second elevator speech: @gigirosenberg
- What are Loglines? 6 Tips to Write Strong Summaries: @nownovel
- 4 Tips For Authors in Public: How to Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen: @thDigitalReader @thecreativepenn
- How a Writer Can Put Power into a Point: @YvonneOrtega1 @EdieMelson
- Publishing Colleagues and Friends Remember Accessibility Advocate Robin Seaman: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Industry Notes: Podcasts at London Book Fair; Pew Research on Smartphones: @Porter_Anderson @jacksthomas
- Interview: Jessica Sänger on Weighing the EU’s Copyright Directive After Trilogue: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- What Is Public Domain? (And Why 2019 Is a Big Year): @bfrazjd @JaneFriedman
- Radish Originals: Seung-yoon Lee’s New Venture in Online Serials: @Porter_Anderson @bylineSY
- German Market Watches as Its Largest Wholesaler and Distributor KNV Struggles: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- In Brussels: A Focus on Francophone Independent Publishers: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Russian Book Publishers Say Paper Costs Are Limiting Production: by Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives
- Can I finish my five book series before querying? @Janet_Reid
- 5 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to an Agent or Editor: @tessaemilyhall
- How To Create Characters Using The Enneagram: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks
- A Master Class on Character — Interview with David Corbett (podcast): @DIYMFA
- Make Characters Unique with Layering: @JamiGold
- Character Type: Addict: @GoIntoTheStory
- A Lesson On Subtext from Mary Poppins: @writerashley
- 5 Ways Sylvia Plath Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
- How to Turn a Writing Prompt You Hate Into a Story You Love: @sarahstypos @write_practice
- Writing What You Don’t Believe: @davidcorbett_ca @WriterUnboxed
- Method Writing: @richardgthomas3
- Practical Steps to Improve Your Craft: @rsmonterusso @StoryGrid
- My Pet Peeves as a Reader – Slang in Writing: @Peter_Rey_
- 5 Ways to Create Writing Magic: @lilyionamac @DIYMFA
- How to Keep Your Book Relevant After Its Release: by Gary McPherson @WritersDigest
- Begin from the Middle: How to Start Your Story In Medias Res: by Paul Buchanan @WritersDigest
- Breaking The Fourth Wall: @writingandsuch
- On the Problems of Changing Style, Novel to Novel: @TJohnstonWriter @lithub
- Kill your darlings. No, but really. @KMcCaughrain
- Real Life Diagnostics: Is This Fight Scene Working? @Janice_Hardy
- But I Won’t Do That: Sex and Revisions: @bryngreenwood @WriterUnboxed
- The Editor’s Clinic: The Limits of Editing: by Dave King @WriterUnboxed
- 7 things to consider before you join a writing group: @TheLeighShulman
- Online Critique Groups: A Path to Better Writing, All from Your Comfy Couch: @meanwinniejean @RMFWriters
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Will tune in and listen to Jane then!
I always get so much out of all of her talks!
Such helpful links, as ever, Elizabeth. Interestingly, my eye was caught by one of the first ones – about appointing a literary executor. I hadn’t though much about that, but I can see the sense of it. Hmm…. It’s one of those decisions we don’t really think about, but perhaps should…
It’s a pain, but it’ll make things so much easier for any heirs! Also, notes about all the different platforms we’re publishing on, etc.