by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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Small Presses and the Fight for Publicity: http://ow.ly/44Ho303NgGp @ilanaslightly @lithub
Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché : http://ow.ly/e876303NgdF by Odie Lindsey @lithub
How to work alone: http://ow.ly/xDP3303Ng9T @pubcoach
“One More for the River”: On Writing Challenges: http://ow.ly/jajc303NfYq @Literotaur
Increase tension in your novel: http://ow.ly/ohSO3045dMa @KelsieEngen
How to Legally Use Quotations in Your Book: http://ow.ly/qMmN303Igye @HelenSedwick @JFbookman
Tropes and Clichés in Epic Fantasy: Is It Time To Move On? http://ow.ly/WgMf303Ng7v @TOMunro
Who Gets to Decide What Counts as English? http://ow.ly/Jwkw303NgjQ @GabbyBellot @lithub
Publishing Contracts: Red Flags: http://ow.ly/OhC1303N8Gp by Angela Mackintosh
5 Ways to Keep Writing When Life Intervenes: http://ow.ly/HrfZ303N8K4 @jessicastrawser
8 Writing Tips from Authors who Won the Nobel: http://ow.ly/1Y7s303N8sa @nownovel
Want to Write for Magazines? Do This First: http://ow.ly/Fwpx303N8iy @Kristen_E_Pope
How To Make Your Characters Come Alive: http://ow.ly/nnyP303N8q4 @standoutbooks
6 Most Common Personality Traits of Successful Writers: http://ow.ly/waUR303N8Bi @BlossomTips
How to Build Memorable Monsters: http://ow.ly/n0fr303N8v6 @Jffelkins
Free Books and What to Do With Them: http://ow.ly/fCxL303N8o6 @jaelmchenry
Dialogue and Subtext: The Spoken and the Unspoken: http://ow.ly/AmMV303N8Su by Joni Fisher @WomenWriters
Writing a Novel Limited to the 483 Words Spoken by Ophelia: http://ow.ly/OUDQ303IgaE @ScottEsposito @paul_griffiths_ @lithub
Why 1 Author Loves Soap Operas (And How They Made Her a Better Writer): http://ow.ly/kvGz303IfNb @deborahcaryn @lithub
How to Beat Procrastination: http://ow.ly/WcoB303IdTz @Caroline_Webb_ @HarvardBiz
3 Reasons To Love Noir: http://ow.ly/puBv303ItBN @RobinStorey1
Bowker: 727.000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015: http://ow.ly/oXaw3043Lvn @BeatBarblan @Porter_Anderson
9 Tips for Entering A Writing Contest: http://ow.ly/sj2S3043gvl @joannaslan
Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age: http://ow.ly/ftXe303Ied9 @PerriKlass @nytimeswell
Embracing Technology and Arabic Culture, Lamsa App Gets Kids Reading: http://ow.ly/jhoL303YHL3 @Porter_Anderson @badrward
Twitter Cards for Authors: http://ow.ly/SRAF303It58 @zackheim
Sex and Dating: Now the Thinking Woman’s Subject: http://ow.ly/QK5F303IfYx by Casey Schwartz @nytimesbooks
Instagram for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/Wpmu303ItiM by Daley James Francis
52 Creative Writing Worksheets: http://ow.ly/X8Oo303IdNM @EvaDeverell
Syncing Scrivener Files Between Computers Using Dropbox: http://ow.ly/QpvG303Ie7v @Figures @FantasyFaction
Do Goodreads Giveaways Work? http://ow.ly/1Dk7303ItvL @JMNeyGrimm
Think your #writing isn’t good enough? Dealing with your fears: http://ow.ly/kg15303IgDG @DeborahJay2
What Do Your Reading Habits Reveal About Your Personality? http://ow.ly/hbOL303YhiH @lithub
A Former Literary Agent on Plotting: http://ow.ly/NnHQ303FO72 @p2p_editor
6 Bad Arguments Against Social Justice in Spec Fiction: http://ow.ly/tTAt303FO3g @mythcreants by Oren Ashkenazi
How to Build Your Readership: http://ow.ly/hcce303FO9s @Lindasclare
Writing sprint? How about a writing walk? http://ow.ly/1mMS303FNZa @GoIntoTheStory
Crime fiction: police detectives who get too close to a case: http://ow.ly/gURc303U1Z3 @mkinberg
Craft Books for Pantsers: http://ow.ly/asWV303FNTm @PBRWriter
Trad Pub’s 2016 Struggles Outlined in The Hot Sheet (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/cePd3040XBK
Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: Interview with @ken_quek http://ow.ly/GpmA303YHs4 @Porter_Anderson
Tips for Beginnings and Endings: http://ow.ly/4atb303FOo3 @JenniferAlLee
Conferences: Advancing Your Writing Career: http://ow.ly/v1Bi303FOkG @RobinCaroll
Lessons from Bad Books: http://ow.ly/T7Gj303FOh5 by Tara Dugan @The_Millions
4 Ways to Create Believable Urban Fantasy: http://ow.ly/jrFo303FNXE @finesarah @WritersDigest
Using humor in environmental writing: http://ow.ly/qLyF303FObZ by Melissa Hart @TheWriterMag
5 Things for Writers to Look for in a Day Job: http://ow.ly/yBwI303FO0Z @zenaldehyde @WritersDigest
Writing About Online Bullying: http://ow.ly/s3gU303FNUU @GalitBreen @WomenWriters
How old was Hamlet? http://ow.ly/IzCf303OQVo @profrhodrilewis @TheTLS
The mysteries of the least-known Bronte sister: http://ow.ly/w6um303OQKh @laura_june @thehairpin
ARCs for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/YiVm303ECV2 @DebbieYoungBN
The pantsing vs plotting debate: http://ow.ly/sZJN303EDcr @AkileshAyyar @The_Millions
7 Easy Ways to Connect with Readers: http://ow.ly/8o7O303ED0y by David Villalva
Spoiler Alerts: Any Story Worth Telling Doesn’t Need Them: http://ow.ly/LQiW303YgK6 @jrc2666 @lithub
5 Tips for Writing Narrative Nonfiction: http://ow.ly/iZYp303ECSl @ceciliaedits
5 Ways to Restore Tension: http://ow.ly/MSqn303ECT6 by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Arctic settings in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/jiCd303U1To @mkinberg
The UK Publishers Association Issues a Brexit ‘Manifesto’ of Priorities: http://ow.ly/RVmD303YHjh @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Publishing Opportunity: The 2016 IWSG Anthology Contest: http://ow.ly/jJk0303YFhJ @TheIWSG
How to Write a Horror Story: 6 Tips: http://ow.ly/v49a303ED9f @nownovel
The Unprocrastination Challenge for September: http://ow.ly/wAbu303YrYf @zen_habits
Writing a Military Romance: http://ow.ly/7Ej9303ED84 @HeatherlyBelle
Using Backstory in Chapter 1 Without Adding Backstory: http://ow.ly/1qwN303ED6u @ZoeMMcCarthy
Why Your Story Needs Real Stakes: http://ow.ly/rtfl303ECZp @Je55ieMullin5 @YAtopia_blog
The Complete Guide to Repurposing Online Content: http://ow.ly/VzeL303ED59 @HelloMorganTimm
Blog or Plotting tips, tricks, and templates: http://ow.ly/WavZ303DG3V @kseniaanske
Testing the Waters: What to Do When You Don’t Like Anything: http://ow.ly/28yx303DGwf @MelissaFOlson @tordotcom
Toxic friendships in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/Deqp303U1OE @mkinberg
How to Stay Organized During a Revision: http://ow.ly/tGiW303VOlf @Janice_Hardy @AngelaAckerman
Why Can’t Irish Writers Escape the Sea? http://ow.ly/dk4C303DGkS @Creative_Career
9 Ways to Market a Book After the New Release Buzz Dies Down: http://ow.ly/O1be303DG6P @DianaUrban
Are Your Adjectives Powerful? http://ow.ly/8kBY303DGbA @ProWritingAid
Use a Spreadsheet to Outline Your Novel: http://ow.ly/VlJT303DG0M @TJMoss11 @WritersDigest
Making a Living Writing: http://ow.ly/zJsl303DGrd @hopeclark
The Medium is the Message: How We Read and How It Affects Us: http://ow.ly/LhcG303DGia @_johnbradley
The Monstrous Words Lurking in Your Language: http://ow.ly/7iLN303DGsH by Chi Luu @JSTOR_Daily
How to Write Coincidence the Right Way: http://ow.ly/OPMA303DGnP @AliceMattison1 @lithub
Is Your Story Not Making Any Sense? http://ow.ly/6DIr303DG8K @patverducci
The Contagion of Diagnosis: http://ow.ly/z1dV303DGxj @KristinDombek @nplusonemag
5 Reasons Writers Should Move to Columbus, OH: http://ow.ly/OD1Y303AJPc @AnnieMcGreevy @lithub
How to Write Great Loglines: http://ow.ly/J8ik303AKci @briannehogan
Why Writers Should Be Curious About People: http://ow.ly/umOg303AK8e @annkroeker
6 Tips For Cleaning Up Your Dirty Words (Grammatically, Of Course): http://ow.ly/JXWi303AKff @espressoeditor
The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre: http://ow.ly/toYx303AJDp by Pamela Burger @JSTOR_Daily
4 Ways to Make Space in Your Brain to Create: http://ow.ly/qkU5303AJZJ @molliewest @fosslien @livequiet
Writing Duel Scenes: http://ow.ly/ajSl303AKy1 @RayneHall
Who Am I: Writer or Bookseller? http://ow.ly/I5yB303AJc4 @BenjaminRybeck
How To Perfect Your Writing Style: http://ow.ly/pGud303AKEe @misfitalexa
The Bedrock of Character Development: http://ow.ly/Q2Wz303AKvl @barbaraoneal
How to Set Clear Writing Goals: http://ow.ly/nQLi303AKro @SukhiJutla
There’s No Secret to Writing About People Who Don’t Look Like You: Empathy as Craft: http://ow.ly/gBbo303AIN5 @brandonrambles
5 Twitter Tips for Publishers and Writers: http://ow.ly/ybuP303Rt89 @Porter_Anderson @IngramSpark
The Gothic Secrets Every Steampunk Writer Should Know: http://ow.ly/Yf4s303zm4r @standoutbooks
A Predictive Text Generator for Internet Fanfiction: http://ow.ly/QEbB303zmkv @velocciraptor
6 Tips for Making It Small in Hollywood. Or Anywhere. http://ow.ly/YDjI303PTkQ @birbigs @nytimes
24 Most Controversial Books of All Time: http://ow.ly/Uoei303zmgh by Nicholas Politan @ElectricLit
Speaker Beats That Can Ruin a Manuscript: http://ow.ly/Dj3f303zmnu @AndreaMerrell
Starting a Writing Business: http://ow.ly/KRKR303zm9t @Rachel_Aaron
7 Ways To Stop Your Brain From Crashing When You Need It Most: http://ow.ly/weX1303zmty @colleen_m_story
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Oh, what a great question in that link, Elizabeth! Writer or bookseller! I think authors end up being both, and it can be a challenge. Thanks, as always for these great links.
Margot–It sure is! Hope you have a great week. :)
Cleaning up dirty words. Yes, my mind went there…
Alex–An intriguing title, for sure! :)
Thank you for including me on your list, Elizabeth! It’s nice to know I’m useful for something! Haha!
Daley–You certainly are! Thanks for being a helpful resource for writers.
Thanks so much for including one of my posts on here! :-) I’m flattered to be with such fantastic company! (And thanks for the GREAT list of articles to check out. I now have my to-read list for the week!)
Great post, Kelsie! Hope you have a happy week. :)
Another great curated list – thanks, Elizabeth.