by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Writing for Voice First Devices: @Talks2Bots @TheIWSG
- Tips for Easier Writing and Promo: Know Your Genre and Write in Series:
- Profit Spikes in Short Bursts of Time: Small Projects Writers Should Pursue: @OPA_Authors @WritersDigest
- Nancy Drew – Immortal Female Detective: @burke_writer @killzoneauthors
- Literary Disco on the Enduring Genius of Jane Austen: @LiteraryDisco @lithub
- 5 Recent Novels That Blend Sci-Fi and Horror: @McFlyCahill90 @BNBuzz
- There Is No Wrong Way To Write A Book: @aminahmae
- Embracing the Delete Key: @DIYMFA @8thcirclepress
- What to Say If Friends Ask You to Ghostwrite their Memoir: @jlynchauthor @IndieAuthorALLI
- The One Thing Writers Miss When Trying to Improve: @colleen_m_story
- Writing While Under the Influence of Emotions: @DawnEndria @WomenWriters
- What’s your author persona? How to be yourself online–only better: @annerallen
- Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Antarctica … and a manifesto for maverick creatives: @Roz_Morris
- The Pros and Cons of Experimenting: @JamiGold
- Writing At Ninety Six: by Eugenia Lovett West @WomenWriters
- One Writer’s New Social Media Promise: @RoniLoren
- The Five Stages of Becoming a Novelist: @mythcreants
- Make Life Easier By Keeping Writing Files Organized:
- 6 Destructive Thoughts That Stop You from Writing: @brotzel_fiction @LiveWriteThrive
- Is Anybody Out There? One Writer on the Purgatory of Submission: @GlenCadigan @The_Millions
- Have horror movies made a monster out of the older woman? @clarisselou @Independent
- Writing Horror Using All Five Senses: @repokempt @LitReactor
- Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense: @alafairburke @CrimeReads
- Tips on Writing Believable Conspiracies for Thriller Fiction: @JordanDane @killzoneauthors
- Alexander McCall Smith is Turning Scandi-Noir on Its Head: by Camille LeBlanc @CrimeReads
- How They Write A Script: Paul Schrader: @GoIntoTheStory
- How They Write A Script: David Lynch: @GoIntoTheStory
- Writing Realistic Teenagers in YA: @jlturchin
- Young Adult is a Confusing Term: @alissagrosso
- YA Outside the Lines: @PattyBlount
- Must-Have Graphic Design Elements for Your Blog: @KarenBanes
- Blogging: About Categories and Tags: @crsmihai
- 6 Ways To Collaborate With Other Indie Authors For Better Marketing (And More): by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
- Marketing Strategies to Improve Book Sales: @SusanNealYoga @EdieMelson
- The Indie Writer Book Launch Guide: @IndieReader
- What Does Your Online Activity Say About You? @RachelleGardner
- How to use IFTTT (If This, Then That) with Twitter: @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire
- How to Cross-Post to Instagram From Your Facebook Page: @jenns_trends @SMExaminer
- 10 Tips for Using Social Media and Avoiding the “Cesspool”: @annerallen
- 9 Free Things Every Author Can Do To Boost Their Visibility On Social Media: @eevijones @pbackwriter
- Dora Salamba: Aspects of Piracy Facing Malawi’s Copyright Society: @Porter_Anderson @DMakwinja @pubperspectives
- IPA’s Hugo Setzer to Africa’s Publishers at Nairobi: ‘We Need You’ | @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @Kenyapublishers
- Nigerian Entrepreneurs Chidi and Chika Nwaogu: Monetizing Creative Content | @Porter_Anderson @wearepubliseer @ChidiNwaogu5 @IntPublishers @Kenyapublishers
- Publishing Scotland Translation Fund Taking Applications: @Porter_Anderson @PublishScotland
- Kenya’s Tonee Ndungu of Kytabu: ‘Enriching Curriculum Content’: @Porter_Anderson @ToneeNdungu
- Frankfurt Audio Summit Features Spotify’s Michael Krause: @Porter_Anderson @mkstreaming @pubperspectives
- Kenya Publishers Association’s Lawrence Njagi at Nairobi: ‘African Languages’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi to IPA’s Africa Seminar: ‘Everyone Is Equally Responsible’: @Porter_Anderson via @pubperspectives
- A New Agent on What She’s Looking For And a Query Critique Giveaway: @Kerstin_Wolf @NatalieIAguirre
- 8 Query Letter Don’ts: @KMAllan_writer
- Writing Effective First Lines: @daciamarnold @RMFWriters
- Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey @WriterUnboxed
- 10 Tips For Writing Dialogue: Character Voice (Video): @AuthorMarilene
- Action beats and how you use them in fiction: @LouiseHarnby
- John Green describes his fictional role model: @pubcoach
- 3 Ways Martin Amis Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
- Raise Your Novel’s Stakes by Narrowing the Focus: @Janice_Hardy
- How to Create an External Plot Journey by Developing the Internal Plot Journey (Podcast): @tessaemilyhall
- “5 Ways Playwriting Improved My Fiction”: @sharon0884 @10minnovelist
- Why Writing Yourself Into a Corner Can Improve Your Writing: @hale_scott @thecreativepenn
- 12 Self-Editing Tips: @CherylProWriter
- Mixed Metaphors – Don’t Let Them Sneak into Stories: @ZoeMMcCarthy
The IWSG article is the first one! I thought the Voice First idea was really interesting. It really could be the next reading wave.
It was fascinating! I’m always interested in reading what’s coming next in publishing.
Thanks, as always, Elizabeth, for these helpful links. There are several here about developing characters that interest me. I’m on the second draft of my WIP now, and one thing I need to work on is giving my characters a little more realistic depth. Nice to see some ideas there.
Congratulations on your progress! That’s great that you’re on your 2nd draft.
Lots to check out. There are a few names on here who always have such great info for everyone. Love how generous the writing community is with knowledge!
It’s always nice to have so many free resources (and good ones) to find help!
Thanks for sharing all these fantastic links. There are so many I want to check out. The ones on writing a mystery sound especially good because I want to try my hand at that some day. And I appreciate you including my agent spotlight interview as one of them.
Thanks for being a resource for writers, Natalie!