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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine(developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Celebrity Memoirs Are Awful. Here Are 4 Ways to Fix Them:  http://ow.ly/uDyRU @PhilEdwardsInc

“Building an Author Platform Wore Me Out”:  http://ow.ly/uRabn @jillkemerer

How Much ‘Discussion’ Are Publishers Ready to Have? http://ow.ly/uR9XE @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog

The Novel in Real Time :  http://ow.ly/uDyvH @newyorker @dbezmozgis

Character Motivation: What is Her True Journey? http://ow.ly/uDyvf @plotwhispererContinue reading

The Danger of Getting Ahead of Ourselves

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigIMG_3076

Sometimes (rarely), a book flies along as I write it.  The words come automatically into my head and I type quickly to get them down.  The book I’m writing now is like that.  I’m probably at least a couple of weeks ahead of schedule on it.

As soon as I realized that if I continued at the pace I’m working that I could finish the book at least a month early, I started getting in my own way.  I thought, “Then I can start working on the book that I said would come out in fall—maybe get it out in summer, instead.  Then I can work on the next book that I was hoping to get out by January and move it up to October.  Maybe then I can…” Continue reading

Whales, Mermaids and Your Publishing Long-Tail

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by Greg Strandberg, @gpstberg

Authors come in two types: whales and mermaids.

Whales have been at this game called publishing for some time and know the tips and tricks. Mermaids, however, are new to these waters, and often feeling like they’ll drown in them.

So which of these creatures are you, and what can be done about it? Let’s explore both, as well as how you can master your publishing long-tail.Continue reading

Maintaining Momentum as We Write

Motivation and the Writing Life, Writing Tips

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigpool_break

I was sitting with the other parents watching my daughter’s horseback riding lesson when one of the moms there asked me if I was always inspired when I write each day.

I always hesitate when I answer this question.  It sounds awful to say that I’m rarely inspired when I write.  For me, it’s more of a discipline.  Aside from those wonderful, feverish moments when I’m scrabbling around in my pocketbook for paper and a pencil because a fabulous idea hit me…I’m just sitting down and focusing on creating a story, inspiration free.Continue reading

Twitterific Writing Links

Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigBlog

Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine(developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

The Art of Writing Tension:  http://ow.ly/unjhr @sjaejones

How to write a novel:  http://ow.ly/unir7 @tannerc

Writing—So Easy a Caveman Can Do It: http://ow.ly/uniqV @kristenlambtx

‘How Amazon Saved My Life’:  http://ow.ly/unja3 @JessicaPark24 @pubslush

YA Dystopia Recipe:  http://ow.ly/unjqm @BonnieCalhounContinue reading

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