by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- What type of editor do you need? by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors
- Piracy, Plagiarism, and Impersonation: @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI
- 21 Ways to Network with Other Writers: @WritersCoach
- Co-Writing a book with a loved one: @clairescobie @IndieAuthorALLI
- Writing to Publish, or Spinning Your Wheels? @AnnalisaParent
- 1 Writer Tanked When Producing Her Memoir into an Audiobook: @LizbethMeredith
- The Business of Tracking Lit Mag Submissions: @AaronGilbreath
- Tips for Writer’s Conference Attendees: @cathychall @womenonwriting
- Nigerian Publishers and IPA Hold Seminar in Lagos in Progress and Piracy: @Porter_Anderson @npaonline @rasmedpu
- PEN Afrikaans Launches Translation Funding, Two Deadlines This Year: @Porter_Anderson @BettinaWyngaard @pubperspectives
- Writing and the Creative Life: Is the key to creativity “unlearning”? @GoIntoTheStory
- A Writer’s Guide to Infinite Ideas: by Rainey Hall @RMFWriters
- Stumped for Story Ideas? Try This One Tip: @monicamclark
- How to Lose Weight While Writing: @colleen_m_story
- “PEN America takes on the problems writers face in online harassment with a new guide for protection”: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rejections, Tragedy, Caregiving—What Resilience Means to this Writer: @LindaOsmundson @colleen_m_story
- 10 Killer Tips for Beating Writer’s Solitude: @VickieM_author
- A Writer with Imposter Syndrome: @AuthorSAT
- Paul Gauguin’s Advice on Overcoming Rejection, Breaking Free of Public Opinion, and Staying True to One’s Creative Vision: @brainpicker
- Three Core Elements of 1 Writer’s Home Office: @jonathanballcom
- The Agony and the Ecstasy of Taking Author Photos: by Tom Rachman @lithub
- Creating a minimalist workspace: @zen_habits @unclutterer
- What is Fantasy, Exactly? by Juliet Marillier @WriterUnboxed
- Building Better Magic Systems: When Fantasy Fails: @davidfarland
- Creating a fantasy map: making your fantasy world real: @Magpie_Richie @SchmidtJesper
- Crafting the Perfect Setting for Noir: @Brendan_Duffy @CrimeReads
- The cozy mystery antagonist: @LauraDiSilverio
- Prison escapes as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- 6 treatments for a sickly blog: @LouiseHarnby
- Does a Fiction Author Need a Blog? @annerallen @RomanceUniv
- 4 Ways You Can Make Time to Blog Right Now: @BadRedheadMedia
- Writing Articles to Market Your Books: @LindaGilden @EdieMelson
- 11 Ways to Promote Preorder Books that Drive Real Results: @ThereseWalsh
- How to plan a successful DIY book tour: @byJenAMiller @TheWriterMag
- BookBub for Authors Who Don’t Run Ads:
- Can Slick Marketing Sell Bad Books? @jamesscottbell
- The Best Way to Promote a Book on Bargain Booksy: @WrittenWordM
- 5 Promotion Tips for Small Press and Self Published Authors: @JaceyCockrobin @LitReactor
- What Are “Also Boughts”? And How Can They Help You Sell More Books? @ricwol
- Collaborative Digital Marketing: @LPOBryan @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Better Visibility: @LinkedInSpeaker @SMExaminer
- How to Identify Social Media Influencers and Collaborate on Campaigns: @SproutAlexYork @SproutSocial
- How to Build a Facebook Ad Funnel: @Mike_Stelzner @SMExaminer
- Blockchain for books – technology advances in publishing: @JosefPublica @IndieAuthorALLI
- Lots of Spanish speakers in the US, but not so much of a book market for Spanish books: @MikeShatzkin
- Stockholm Librarian Elisabet Risberg on Arabic Books in Sweden: @Porter_Anderson @Bokstigen
- Initial North American Roald Dahl Licensing Rights Announced in London: @Porter_Anderson
- “With more than 905,000 reads @wattpad to date…author Kara Barbieri’s ‘Permafrost’ trilogy could be the next…YA bestseller”: @Porter_Anderson @PandeanPanic
- Industry Notes: Amazon Prime ‘Book Box’ for Children, Unicorn Acquires Ronquillo’s ‘Spellbound’: @Porter_Anderson @fatimaronquillo
- Inhabiting Our Scenes: Information Versus Experience: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman
- Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey
- Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Real Estate Agent: @AngelaAckerman
- Character Flaws: Key Types of Lovable Imperfections: @nownovel
- Creating Characters: 6 Points to Get You Started: @TheWritingNook
- Protagonists and Point of View (podcast): @chloekbenjamin @DIYMFA
- Everything You’ll Ever Need For Writing Great Heroes: @Bang2write
- Purple Prose: What it is, How it Works, How to Get Rid of it: @SeptCFawkes
- 5 Reasons Readers Give Up On Books And How To Avoid Them: by Rebecca Langley
- 6 Important Writing Reminders From The Shape Of Water: @Bang2write
- Analyzing a Masterwork: Knife of Never Letting Go: @rsmonterusso @StoryGrid
- Four Lessons From Colson Whitehead: @AlpertMark @killzoneauthors
- The Annotation Project: A Game of Thrones: @CockeyedCaravan
- 10 Success Tips from J.K. Rowling: @JennyHansenCA
- What’s the Emotional Core of Your Character? @Janice_Hardy
- What Is Cinematic Perspective? When to Write It (and When to Avoid It): @TCKPublishing
- How to Turn Real Events from Your Life into a Work of Fiction: @emilybelden @WritersDigest
- On Writing Dark Stories: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
- Writing About Death, Dying, And Grief: @spiritualmd @thecreativepenn
- 5 Ways to Take Risks With Your Writing: @KMWeiland
- How to Write a Story from the Ending: Twisted Path to Mind-Blowing End: @KristenLambTX
- Using Character Motivations in Plot Chains: @ml_keller @plotwhisperer
- The Waypoint Writer — A Flexible Way to Plan a Story: by Rose Andrews @mythicscribes
- 9 Ways to Use a Colon: A No-Fear Guide to Correct Colon Usage: @TCKPublishing
- 5 Functions of Quotation Marks: @writing_tips
A lot of creativity articles today!
Welcome back, Elizabeth.
Thanks, Alex! :)
These are all great links, as ever, Elizabeth. I especially like the fact that there are a lot on staying creative and a lot on promo. Not everyone thinks about writers as business/promo people, but we have to do that, too! It’s not always an easy balance…
So true! Probably rarely an easy balance. But such an important part of the business now.
There are so many of those I have marked to read.
Some good stuff this week!
My favorite tweet of the week. Cheers, Elizabeth!
~ Cleo (Alice)
Thanks so much, Cleo!