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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Jailhouse deaths in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/11aqTzH
@mkinberg

Downsides to using pseudonyms: http://bit.ly/12fX3Pb
@spunkonastick

Tackling a first draft: http://bit.ly/11TiCic
@JoannaShupe

Both publishers and authors should tone down rhetoric,
anger: http://bit.ly/ZH0Br2 @Porter_Anderson @DavidGaughran @timdavies1998

There’s No Such Thing as Good Writing: http://bit.ly/11xF0iv
@theAtlantic @joefassler @craignova

When our stories give off unintended implications
(regarding race, misogyny, etc.) http://bit.ly/18wX0C2 @PAShortt

Falling out of love with writing: http://bit.ly/192KHdl
@billycoffey @RachelleGardner @Porter_Anderson

Chick-lit will survive – but don’t count all female
authors in: http://bit.ly/18wwDMo @KatyFBrand

3 useful additions to your mystery: http://bit.ly/18wGhic
@lindasclare

The mounting pressure on authors to write faster: http://bit.ly/1ac7btW
@Porter_Anderson @cjlyonswriter @jamesscottbell

How to Lengthen Your Nonfiction Book When You Feel Like
You’ve Said Everything: http://bit.ly/18JZGMM @jevonbolden

Ways to Announce That You’re a Successful, Unpublished
Writer (And Have The World Agree): http://bit.ly/17bCS8b @grubwriters

The Secret Recipe for Writing a Perfect
Pitch: http://bit.ly/16D7PSj @kristenlambtx

Blurb etiquette: http://bit.ly/14nBkAE @rachellegardner

How to Approach a Literary Agent: http://bit.ly/16D7WNC @bubblecow

The Writer’s Vices: http://bit.ly/14nBw2H @storydepartment

4 Ways to Improve Your Prose: http://bit.ly/16D89QW

5 Tips to Help You Make Your Deadline: http://bit.ly/14nBPKW @writersdigest

What You Stand to Gain from Sharing Your
Dirty Laundry: http://bit.ly/16D8d3k

5 Things Indie Authors Do Very Well: http://bit.ly/14nC2O5 @alisonbav

The daily routine of Sylvia Plath: http://bit.ly/16D8nHO @Explorer

Revision tips: http://bit.ly/16D8wen @amsmibert
@LeagueWriters

Interactive novels: pretty but pretty
exhausting: http://bit.ly/16DbKyy
@guardianbooks

Tips for Twitter and ways to keep it from
driving us crazy: http://bit.ly/14nHfFJ
@kristenlambtx

Uncomfortable Social Media: http://bit.ly/14nHkcq @jgetzler

Does Your Website Reflect Where You Are
in Your Career? http://bit.ly/16DbU99
@hostbaby

Boundary setting for sensitives and
writers: http://bit.ly/14nHzV9 @jennaavery

Editing Tips and Tricks: http://bit.ly/16DbYWz @bethrevis

Managing Critique in Writing Workshops: http://bit.ly/14nHSz6 @BTMargins

Planning Your Marketing as You Write Your
Novel: http://bit.ly/14nI4yi @dineenmiller
@livewritethrive

5 Authors Who Prove It’s Never Too Late
To Start Writing: http://bit.ly/16Dcd3P
@kimber_regator

How Many Books Would You Have To Write To
Quit Your Job? http://bit.ly/14nIdSu
@woodwardkaren

What Batman Can Teach You About
Proofreading: http://bit.ly/16DcfZq

Getting the Most out of Smashwords: http://bit.ly/16DcmUW @AuthorKSBrooks

The Most Important Thing Literary Agents
Owe Their Clients: http://bit.ly/14nIzZ9
@jamesscottbell

Heroes Should Ascend, Not Descend: http://bit.ly/16DcuDO @cockeyedcaravan

Story breakdown: Sense and Sensibility: http://bit.ly/14nJ4Tb

How Paradoxes Deepen Character: http://bit.ly/16DcKmq @shalvatzis

5 Principles for Dialogue That Delivers: http://bit.ly/16DcP9F @mythicscribes

The Author Exploitation Business: http://bit.ly/14nJqcj @davidgaughran

Stress for writers: http://bit.ly/17fY107

The importance of instilling a need to
read: http://bit.ly/16Ddjwg
@JDLiteracyTrust @telegraph

How 1 writer got her writing groove back:
http://bit.ly/14nL9P5 @KSElliott_Shark

The fractured writer: http://bit.ly/16DdVSQ @sarahahoyt

Changing the Image of Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/14nLzEU @IPPYmag @tpersun

An analysis of a book’s beginning: http://bit.ly/14nLFwf @janice_hardy

Get One Link To Your Book In All
International Amazon Stores: http://bit.ly/17SpSnO

A screenwriter on a scene he’d written
for Cheers (and a joke that fell flat at the time): http://bit.ly/11zoNIj @KenLevine

The Dos and Don’ts of Dialect: http://bit.ly/11zoWLI @KMWeiland

Agent stalking: http://bit.ly/17SqCcG and a response from the
stalkee: http://bit.ly/17Sqz0t @literaticat
@StinaLL

Chuck Wendig On Finding Your Voice: http://bit.ly/11zpbGw @woodwardkaren

So Bad They’re Good: Sympathizing with
the Bad Guy: http://bit.ly/17SrQod @quippy
@crimehq

Why is the hero or heroine so often the
least interesting character in the book? http://bit.ly/17SI3d5
@melissadonovan

Bad Revision, in 3 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/17SIeoX @victoriamixon

10 things you can do with a Kindle–10
things you can’t: http://bit.ly/11zxmTx and
http://bit.ly/11zxn9L @AuthorKatherine

Build a better blog: Resources to start
with: http://bit.ly/17SITGN @amytschubert

10 Ways to Find Inspiration for Fantasy
Writing: http://bit.ly/11zxxho @The_Drill99

Atmosphere in a Southern Gothic: http://bit.ly/11zxQcf @MartinaABoone
@tessagratton

Lessons From a Book Signing: http://bit.ly/17SKfRN

Greek myth in Game of Thrones: http://bit.ly/11zyg2l @DelReySpectra

3 lessons for writers to learn from
marketers: http://bit.ly/17SKQ6d

10 Essential Neo-Noir Authors: http://bit.ly/17SL0dP @flavorwire

Writer’s groups: http://bit.ly/17SLlNB @CuriosityQuills

Using Fantasy Agent Responses as a
Writing Tool: http://bit.ly/11zyGpi
@juliabucks

Trying out Authorgraph.com to digitally
sign & doodle autographs: http://bit.ly/17SP25L
@inkyelbows

A review of commas: http://bit.ly/11zArmw @BryanThomasS

Top 20 Picture Book Agents: 171 Sales: http://bit.ly/17kOPaD @fictionnotes

How to Use Pinterest Analytics: 6 Metrics
Worth Measuring: http://bit.ly/1aZrV5L
@smexaminer

Classification Necessary: Problems with
Horror Films: http://bit.ly/1aZsj4e

Character arc: http://bit.ly/1aZsw7A

Character Archetypes 101: The Explorer: http://bit.ly/17kPkBr @jeanniecampbell

Energize your writing with verbs: http://bit.ly/1aZsFIi @write_practice

Write Tight: http://bit.ly/1aZsLQb @EarlStaggs

Creating likeable characters: http://bit.ly/17kPBV2 @sdwriter

How to Pitch an Agent in Person: http://bit.ly/15AhzrT @carlywatters

All about New Adult lit: http://bit.ly/15AhJ2G @wordforteens

Write, Learn, Revise, Rinse, Repeat: http://bit.ly/15Ai8Sv @atrueblood5

Freelancers–how to master a query
letter: http://bit.ly/12sdglA @LFormichelli

How to Stay Focused in a World of
Distraction: http://bit.ly/15Ait7I @CarlaYoung

10 Great Commencement Speeches by
Writers: http://bit.ly/12sdnh8 @bookriot
@JoshACorman

The Complexity of the Creative
Personality: http://bit.ly/15Aj6hQ
@PsychCentral @DouglasEby

The Complicated Relationship Between
Horror and Video Games: http://bit.ly/15AjlJy
@GamerGirlTay

Life cycle of a novel: http://bit.ly/12seihA @amazingstories0

Pinterest Tip: How to Shape-Shift and
Frame Images: http://bit.ly/15AmAki
@bloggingbistro

Writing meaningful dialogue: http://bit.ly/12sd9Xk @scriptmag

Character Archetypes 101: The Explorer: http://bit.ly/17kPkBr @jeanniecampbell

Do writers need agents? http://bit.ly/12sev4f @CMKaufman

Launching a Blog Is Easier Than You
Think: http://bit.ly/15An4XH @jeffgoins

Non-compete clauses: http://bit.ly/12sfpOk @passivevoiceblg

25 Helpful Writerly and Twitter Terms: http://bit.ly/15AqCcz @ava_jae

Why use simple words? Because it’s easier
to control connotations. http://bit.ly/12sfxx2
@juliettewade

The asterisk: http://bit.ly/12sfAZT @justinedell

Plot Structure Chart: http://bit.ly/15Arm14 @carrieryan

Writing is a Humiliation Banquet: http://bit.ly/12sfKjU @SaraMTaber

Your book in one sentence: http://bit.ly/15ArHAU @mooderino

5 Ways To Stay Motivated in Your Writing
Career: http://bit.ly/13FDhJS @bookbaby

Straying From the Party Line: Casablanca:
http://bit.ly/13FDv3N @cockeyedcaravan

8 Must Have Elements in Your Newsletter’s
Subscriber Welcome: http://bit.ly/13FK8mD
@karencv

How to Create Tension Through
Misdirection: http://bit.ly/18Ww4uP
@writersdigest

Author Beware: Self-Publishing Book Scams
Abound: http://bit.ly/13FKnhy @janvbear

8 Places to Get Inspired Online: http://bit.ly/13FKx8y @emilywenstrom

How To Maximize Your Word Count And Write
More Every Day {Lang.}: http://bit.ly/13FKF7X
@chuckwendig

Are Tense Shifts Advisable? http://bit.ly/13FKMAD @writing_tips

What Do Authors Have in Common with
Orchestra Conductors? http://bit.ly/13FM8LB
@fcmalby

The staleness of historical romance: http://bit.ly/13FMkuk @dearauthor

Social Media for Writers: A Kool-Aid
Drinking Cult? http://bit.ly/13FMuBS
@jodyhedlund

Screenwriters–how to be serious about
your writing career: http://bit.ly/13FMEJF

How Long Does it Take to Edit a Novel? http://bit.ly/13FMLF1 @patbertram

8 ways to take the pain out of writing
slideshows: http://bit.ly/18WBgyJ
@MichelleRafter

5 Ways to Get Your Book into Bookstores: http://bit.ly/18WBplL @bookmarketer

7 Types of Plots: The Quest: http://bit.ly/13FN2HU @write_practice

Is your query trying to tell you
something about your manuscript? http://bit.ly/17q3IIT
@RC_Lewis

Flexing your verbs: http://bit.ly/18PO2fQ @woodwardkaren

How To Get Over A Destructive Critique: http://bit.ly/18ZJ2aV @woodwardkaren

No, E-book Sales Are Not Declining: http://bit.ly/12UBnWs @nathanbransford

Creating a catastrophe plan for our
writing: http://bit.ly/ZqJFat @bob_mayer

Does your picture book premise have
power? A checklist: http://bit.ly/ZqKwI5
@jeanreidy

Rags to Riches plots: http://bit.ly/10Korjb @write_practice

How Retailers Fight Back Against Shoppers
Who Use Them As Showrooms: http://bit.ly/13ncVNI
@RWW @TheTechScribe

Does a good query equal a good novel? http://bit.ly/18ZNfvj @SharonBayliss

3 YA Sub-Genres That Should Exist: http://bit.ly/13nd1Fk @BooksAreMyBFs @bookriot

Pay Closer Attention To YouTube: http://bit.ly/18ZNPcq @mitchjoel

What makes a good book adaptation? http://bit.ly/13ndeIq @guardianbooks
@alanyuhas

How to Make a Video with Google Hangouts:
http://bit.ly/13ndyqO @freelanceswitch

Why steampunk cons can be confusing for
genre authors: http://bit.ly/18ZOPxl

5 tropes 1 writer likes: http://bit.ly/18ZOURC @mistymassey

Just keep writing: http://bit.ly/18ZPnTY @YAStands

The most incongruous book covers of all
time: http://bit.ly/12fZtgC @guardianbooks

The 24 types of journal entry when
Journaling for Creativity: http://bit.ly/12ga5w0
@J4Creativity

How To Write Whether You Feel Like it Or
Not: http://bit.ly/11RLbwF @joebunting

Where to find cover artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren

How Prog Rock Influenced Writers: http://bit.ly/11TnlAA @galleycat

Self-pub insights from a Q&A with a
successful MG author: http://bit.ly/ZH2eVD
@diymfa @EricDelaBarre

Driving your Young Adult Novel’s Plot: http://bit.ly/11Tny70 @howtowriteshop

Write Hot, Edit Cold? It’s Still Great
Advice: http://bit.ly/ZH2rbv @noveleditor

The Year of The Bookstore: http://bit.ly/ZH2vYU @kristinerusch

Publishers Should Empower Authors to Sell
Their Own E-books: http://bit.ly/11TnSme
@nathanbransford

Wills in Author Estate Planning: http://bit.ly/ZH2HqT @susanspann

What House-Sitting Teaches You About
Writing: http://bit.ly/11To0Cb @KMWeiland
@JessBaverstock

Sustaining Your Creativity During Fiction
Withdrawals: http://bit.ly/11ToqbK
@jessbaverstock @vgrefer

Did Your Project Stall? http://bit.ly/ZH3c4k @jillkemerer

The end of the print run: http://bit.ly/11TowQF @deanwesleysmith

Revealing your story’s ending in your
synopsis: http://bit.ly/11ToCrs
@Dear_Editor

Finding DIY Authors: http://bit.ly/11TJ4bF @heroesnhearts

Fantasy Meets Crime Fiction: http://bit.ly/11TJleE @crimehq

6 tips for better tweeting: http://bit.ly/11TJrmC @mybookshepherd

An agent on copyright: http://bit.ly/ZHn5rV @Janet_Reid

Pulitzer Prize: huge sales neither
required nor guaranteed: http://bit.ly/11TJFdv
@csmonitor

Putting Passion in the Pages: http://bit.ly/11TJO0r @livewritethrive

How the Act of Writing Changes Your
Ideas: http://bit.ly/ZHnpqI @JessBaverstock

9 agents tell what they’re looking for: http://bit.ly/11TK2EL @MartinaABoone

8 Comments

Alex J. CavanaughJune 16, 2013

What Batman can teach me about proofreading? That I have to read!
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsJune 16, 2013

Alex–A popular post last week. :)
Thanks for coming by.
Margot KinbergJune 16, 2013

Elizabeth – There’s so much good stuff here! I’m not sure where to begin actually.. I will have to check out the link about evaluating one’s website, definitely. I always think that’s so important for today’s writers.
Jemi FraserJune 17, 2013

Definitely have to check out Batman’s proofreading tips!
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsJune 16, 2013

Margot–I think so, too. Nice to have a home base for readers on the web.
Julie MusilJune 17, 2013

So many goodies! Thanks so much, Elizabeth.

I hope your hubby had a nice father’s day!
Hilary Melton-ButcherJune 17, 2013

Hi Elizabeth .. I must try and work out how you get started with Twitter in a similar way to the way you operate .. obviously small to start with!

I love that you put all these out .. and it’s a good reference point for me .. cheers Hilary
jenna angleJune 27, 2013

It’s Very Interesting. Enjoy it’s reading

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