Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

The Risks of Offering a Freebie: http://ow.ly/Vvx0q @jamigold

How to Trust Your Writing: 3 Tips from Renowned Novelists:  http://ow.ly/V6Xeh @MandyCorine

10 Lessons from #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter http://ow.ly/Vvx6V @Andrea_Dunlop

4 Tips for People Who Want to Write for Children:  http://ow.ly/V6Wng by Sue Bradford Edwards               Continue reading

Boosting Sales For a Book

Business of Writing

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigfile1761306949777

Writers sometimes ask me, usually anxiously,  what they can do to help boost sales. Inevitably, they have only one book published.

I know when I was just traditionally-published I had that underlying feeling that I should be doing more for my book.  That I was leaning too much on Penguin and they weren’t, actually, even doing all that much for sales.

As a self-published author, I think this feeling is magnified. After all, we’re 100% responsible for sales.

And I hate that anyone giving advice about sales sounds like a broken record, but…I think the  standard advice is sound.

Things we can do to try and improve sales:Continue reading

Tracking Our Recurring Storylines

Writing Tips

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigblog1

One of the things I forgot to mention in my “Time Savers for Writers” post was storyline-tracking for series writers. This is different from a series bible. My series bible has lists that include detailed character descriptions (down to birthdays, favorite foods, aversion to cats, and addresses) and setting information. This is more of tracking recurring motifs/elements/conventions in our stories.  Our own tropes for our books.

I almost hesitate to mention this because tropes are sort of an odd area for series writers.  But I’ve been surprised to find how much readers care about them.  I’ve accidentally—and occasionally purposefully—left out recurring storylines/conventions/gags from stories. And I’ve gotten dinged in reader reviews and sometimes via direct emails from readers for doing so.Continue reading

Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific, Writing Tips

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

This week I’ve got a special deal for my blog readers, offered from Bibliocrunch.  They’ve just launched their Author Academy and my blog readers have the chance to win 5 course passes (valued at $119 each): 


Using Beats in Writing: http://ow.ly/UV1sS  @writerstarr

3 Tools to Help Part Time Writers Work Smarter:  http://ow.ly/UV3Rp @fictionnotes

5 Ways to Build a Flimsy Villain:  http://ow.ly/UV3Nz  @pmillhouse

On the Hidden Life of Marginalia:  http://ow.ly/UV3bh @BelaborThePoint

@ParisReview’s Lorin Stein on the Power of Ambiguity in Fiction:  http://ow.ly/UV34T @joefassler               Continue reading

Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific, Writing Tips

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Happy Thanksgiving to my blog readers in the States! I’m taking the rest of the week off to spend time with family. See you again next Sunday. :)

Use Cadence in Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/UE2Zs @MargieLawson

Writing About Love: Ditch the Cliches & Turn Up the Heat:  http://ow.ly/UE3gG @kristenlambtx

Rick Riordan cheers end of book covers that ‘whitewash’ his black hero:  http://ow.ly/UV3Zh @alisonflood @guardianbooks         Continue reading

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