by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (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.
I’ll be back blogging on Friday–taking a day off tomorrow for Labor Day. :)
Finding the Right Critique Partner: 6-Step Checklist: http://ow.ly/vjIh303uOZ2 @KMWeiland
Roxane Gay With Advice For Aspiring Writers: http://ow.ly/M4qW303uPik @rgay @bustle @gayonabudget
The Most Neglected Resource for Reviews: YouTube: http://ow.ly/s3nU303uOn0 @AndyPeloquin
6 Ways to Vet Freelance Editors: http://ow.ly/gqyC303uOBK by Maya Rock @JaneFriedman
Editorial Assessments: Finding Music in the Noise: http://ow.ly/6gJ6303uOUh @RFaithEditorial
Breathe! The Copyeditor Has Your Back http://ow.ly/8QDa303uOGK @Dario_Ciriello
Draft2Digital Test Drive for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/K98e303PK40 @stapilus
Finishing That Endless Manuscript: http://ow.ly/KYQM303uOWI @Philip_Overby
ARCs for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/6H7n303PKcU @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI
Why Plot Flaws Happen: It’s About Problem Solving: http://ow.ly/yUjf303uPra @AJHumpage
All You Need to Grow Your Email List http://ow.ly/clP9303uOvH @EmilyWenstrom
Intl. Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor, PEN America’s Focus on Muslim-Americans: http://ow.ly/cvYV303O4Qa @Porter_Anderson
Dos and Don’ts of Writing About the Disabled: http://ow.ly/dKl8303wecB @nicolaz @lithub
Fixing the First Page: http://ow.ly/VTQu303x9HT @Ava_Jae
How To Find Your Author Voice: http://ow.ly/TUhI303xafU @Roz_Morris @thecreativepenn
All about episodic writing: http://ow.ly/mlBe303xa5C @inkylinks
How to Incorporate Flashbacks into a Story: http://ow.ly/UcIo303xa1m @nownovel
Bring characters to life even if you don’t like them: http://ow.ly/jqsS303x9YZ @patriciaauthor
How To Create Memorable Characters: 8 Little-Known Sleights of Hand: http://ow.ly/nXtG303xabZ @Yeomanis
How to Make Connections and Boost Your Writing Career: http://ow.ly/JSCr303x9MB @RachelleReaCobb
4 Truths and 4 Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know: http://ow.ly/TtFI303xaka @FlorenceOsmund
Plan a DIY Writing Retreat: http://ow.ly/m8WK303x9TF @Kristen_E_Pope
9 Lessons Learned About Writing From Weight Training: http://ow.ly/89JE303x9VI @SukhiJutla
Managing Deadline Stress: http://ow.ly/5T2X303x9Kh @kcraftwriter
Layering a Subplot into Your Novel: http://ow.ly/hykE303xanf @CSLakin
Creativity: How to Keep a Zibaldone, the 14th Century’s Answer to Tumblr: http://ow.ly/Nw09303PT4V @cjgiaimo @atlasobscura
The Case for Podcasting (As a Writer): http://ow.ly/3Naq303zm6v @monicamclark
5 Steps to Surviving Your Copy Edit: http://ow.ly/rEVS303zmr5 @jessicastrawser
10 Dos and Don’ts of Query Letters: http://ow.ly/kBA7303zmbL @MissConstance21
A Definition of Author Platform: http://ow.ly/S1fo303zm2t @JaneFriedman
How To Be A Good Beta Reader: http://ow.ly/ovVj303uP5c @fiedawn @BookBaby
Are Publishers Failing Poland’s Digital Readership? http://ow.ly/SvBF303O4yX @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
How to get a book trailer made for $30: http://ow.ly/gRAz303uOqF @Creativindie
Going Wide – Gaining Traction on non-Amazon Vendors: http://ow.ly/wMP4303uOz0 @AngelaQuarles
German Publishers’ Petition Protests Media Constraints in Turkey http://ow.ly/Nrlx303O4q0 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Top Tip for Setting Descriptions: http://ow.ly/er5p303zp8v @jamesscottbell
Adding Subtext with Dialogue Cues: http://ow.ly/pS02303zp5E @MargieLawson
Help with story transitions: http://ow.ly/F6IU303zp1k @AlyciaMorales
Podcast Interview With Trade-and-Self-Pub Author Elizabeth Craig: http://ow.ly/WoFx303OIvY (Thanks @InkyBites !)
Going Wide: Leaving Amazon Select: http://ow.ly/YlEq303zory @mollygreene
Making social media work for you: http://ow.ly/vaUH303OChQ @Roz_Morris
How Great Amazon Book Descriptions Help Authors Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/98Tg303zon4 @Bookgal
Facebook Ads: The Complete, Always-Updated Guide: http://ow.ly/pZZz303zofM @kevanlee @buffer
Why Did the Jessup Correctional Institute Cancel a Writer’s Book Club? http://ow.ly/P3v8303Ngyp @MikitaBrottman
Compiling an ARC Team, Obtaining Reviews, and Publishing More Often: http://ow.ly/lwMa303zo7M @AnnaHackett @GoblinWriter
The Dangerous Myth of Authenticity: http://ow.ly/o97c303r8Ed by C. B. George @lithub
Being Seymour Glass: Why 1 Author Borrowed a Name from Salinger: http://ow.ly/WwIW303r8jw @parisreview @rjhernandeznyc
Using Poetry and Fiction to Encourage Experiments in Nonfic: http://ow.ly/n2g4303r8cS @ChelseaHodson @CatapultStory
So. Africa’s Bridge Books: ‘Link Publishers With Readers’: http://ow.ly/j8O4303r7VR @DennisAbrams2
Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much? http://ow.ly/MWlS303r7Pg @KatherineTowler @lithub
10 Writing Mistakes That Give Readers Heartburn: http://ow.ly/jnOE303zoYe @ZoeMMcCarthy
Choosing Your Path: Writers’ Groups, Self-Publishing and More: http://ow.ly/cpeS303qB0z by Sue Bradford Edwards
How to Spot (& Avoid) “Pay to Play” Publishing Contracts: http://ow.ly/Panf303qAPT @RMFWriters @SusanSpann
Your Book in 5 Words or Fewer: Your Title: http://ow.ly/8QwT303qAXP @KayKeppler
Why authors should read their work in public: http://ow.ly/aUiZ303qB3y @IndieAuthorALLI
Using Amazon Categories, Themes, and Keywords to Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/TsVq303qB63 @Bookgal @IndieAuthorALLI
How to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting: http://ow.ly/dKz9303qBcx @tessaemilyhall
Revision: Kill Your Darlings, and Some Trees: http://ow.ly/y7xp303qAWd @ecmyers
5 Valuable Insights for Self-Publishing Authors: http://ow.ly/Bj9e303qATe @CSLakin
The 5 Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Seeking Book Reviews: http://ow.ly/BEWQ303qAUZ @CSLakin
9 Simple Steps to Start a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in Fewer than 15 Minutes: http://ow.ly/gAZ7303qARG @lornafaith
Worldbuilding Tips from the UK Editor of The Martian: http://ow.ly/J3Wg303qALu @mjcr @ReedsyHQ
Memoir writing worksheets: http://ow.ly/uwwS303qAGI @EvaDeverell
Italian Teenagers Receive a ‘Culture Bonus’ to Read and Engage in the Arts: http://ow.ly/4z6q303EPZT @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives
9 Lessons Learned About Writing From Walking 100km In A Weekend: http://ow.ly/pn13303oikM @thecreativepenn
Ad Stacking, Writing Habits, Boxsets And Motivation Through The Tough Times: http://ow.ly/vYZi303oip3 @thecreativepenn
Story Structure Case Study of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: http://ow.ly/QHq1303oiea @kylieday0
7 Point Story Structure Case Study of The Hunger Games: http://ow.ly/3fWh303oihC @kylieday0
Editing’s Eternal Verities: http://ow.ly/uNVP303oixE by Dave King
The Evolution of Relationships: http://ow.ly/iXoM303ojk0 @Kid_Lit
Description: The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP: http://ow.ly/ebXV303ojG7 @KristenLambTX
Story Beginnings: Do You Have Context? http://ow.ly/kZGm303oiDt @JamiGold
10 eye-opening tips to add impact to your storytelling: http://ow.ly/41P2303ojfE @Roz_Morris
Finishing That Endless Manuscript: http://ow.ly/l5l2303ojK6 @Philip_Overby
What to Put Into Your Story So a Great Pitch Comes Out: http://ow.ly/hIvs303ojdn @ZoeMMcCarthy
8 More Ways to Make Money Off Your Novel: Personal Essay Prompts: http://ow.ly/ZqIl303oi9k @StoriesColors
International Industry Notes: World’s Largest Publishers: http://ow.ly/5MmM303FKFf @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Organizing a Second Draft with Notecards: http://ow.ly/LL4x303l5vT @AllieLarkin
How to Plot If You Hate Plotting: http://ow.ly/ciga303l4C2 @brianawrites
How Tiny Goals Changed 1 Writer’s Life: http://ow.ly/C4NN303l5Az @shauntagrimes
Traditional Publishing Takes Less Time? The Myth: http://ow.ly/lFx3303l5Su @DeanWesleySmith
Tips for better query letters: http://ow.ly/myG8303FLys @Michelle4Laughs @TheIWSG
UK’s Publishers Assoc. Reports on China Journals (‘China funding 20 new Eng-lang. journals a year’) http://ow.ly/ekVh303DFQ8 @Porter_Anderson
7 Ways Besides Sales to Make Money Off your Novel: http://ow.ly/weEQ303l4Po @NicolaJaneWrite
6 Key Scenes to Write a Terrifying Villain: http://ow.ly/RcOq303l5Zg @Jffelkins
Requirements needed for a writer to make a living writing only short fiction: http://ow.ly/NFcZ303l5NX @DeanWesleySmith
How to Get Your Characters to Connect: http://ow.ly/7Unz303l4He @Ava_Jae
Storytelling: An Exercise In Empathy: http://ow.ly/y2eq303l4Mn @LizLazzara
Using popups for newsletter signups: http://ow.ly/8K5o303l5Kw @JaneFriedman
14 Vital Questions That Will Improve Your Blog Post: http://ow.ly/zCBV303l610 @standoutbooks
How to Plan Writing Time into Your Week: With Downloadable Spreadsheet: http://ow.ly/QZoL303l5E5 @aliventures
Starting a New Authors’ Group: http://ow.ly/LXXs303jxIu @MairiNorris
Canada’s Shelfie Partners with Germany’s De Gruyter in Ebook Bundling: http://ow.ly/oFAM303DFLk @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
A writer reviews the Passion Planner: http://ow.ly/qSEv303jxU1 @Strachanlinda
Ingénue Tropes in Classic Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/ji1h303jxn2 @mkinberg
How to Use Facebook to Reach Niche Readers: http://ow.ly/o5uI303jxgK @BarbMorgenroth
How Novelists Can Work Plot Twists into Their Stories: http://ow.ly/zNBe303jy3n @CSLakin
Tips for books that are too long or too short: http://ow.ly/bruB303jxci @RuthHarrisBooks
3 Strategies for Combining Sentences: http://ow.ly/X1sT303jxFA @writing_tips
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Another great list. Thanks for including the IWSG’s post!
Alex–It was a great post!
You had a podcast interview – wonderful!
Diane–I enjoyed it! Fun talk with Jennifer.
As always, Elizabeth, such a great list of links :-) . And how nice that you included one about planning a writing retreat. I’ve been toying with the idea of doing that for a while. I haven’t done that in a a long time – about time I thought about it again…
Margot–A good way to get a lot done!
Some good pointers on plot flaws and inconcistency in AJ’s post. Looking forward to listening to your podcast interview with Jennifer, too. Thanks for mentioning us again together with these stellar resources for writers.
Bridget–Thanks and hope you have a great week!
Thanks for the list – I’m curious about the popup one! :)
Jemi–A good one to check out!
So many! I could spend all day here. Off to read a few of these.
Crystal–Thanks for coming by!