by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- J.K. Rowling’s Latest Advice Will Inspire You To Pick Up Your Pen And Write: @emmaoulton @bustle
- Don’t Let Logic Eclipse Your Creative Writing: @RosanneBane
- 50 Fictional Days Immortalized in Literature: @knownemily @lithub
- How to read more books: @ellekaplan
- The Best Bookstore in Every State: @lizsteelman @realsimple
- How 1 Writer Went From Scared Witless to Being a Published Author: @LauraJTong
- Reveal Hidden Writer’s Anxiety to Restore Creativity: @colleen_m_story
- Your Story Has Hit a Wall—What Now? @KristenLambTX
- 5 Tips for Turning Pro for Writers as Inspired by @SPressfield @lornafaith
- Is Your Fiction Big Enough? @jamesscottbell @WriterUnboxed
- “Ways I Learned to Love My Novel Again”: @CaitlinEJones
- Is an MFA in Creative Writing Worthwhile? 7 Writers Weigh In: @decorcione
- A 7-part podcast comedy on writing a novel: @Porter_Anderson @TheStoryPlant
- Including People in Your Writing Process: @Writestream
- Treating Your Writing Like A Full-Time Job: @Jen_328
- Unnamed main characters in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- Crime Writers: 9 Key Steps for a Successful Crime Scene Investigation: @JChaseNovelist
- Crime Writing: A Murder-Scene Checklist: @LeeLofland
- Open vs closed murder mysteries: @woodwardkaren
- How 1 Writer Hired and Collaborated with Illustrators: @caroleproman
- How 1 Indie Author Created Her Kids Book Series: @caroleproman
- How to Write a Limerick Infographic: @lwlindquist @tspoetry
- 10 Essential Terms for Poets (and Everyone Else): by Edward Hirsch @lithub
- Guide to Creating an Author Media Kit: @BuildYourBrandA
- Reasons Your Books Are Not Selling: @cksyme
- 3 Steps To Creating A Winning Sell Sheet For Your Book: @jckunzjr
- The art of the anti-blurb: @nevalalee
- Ways to support an author or illustrator (besides buying a book): @inkyelbows
- Comparing and Calculating IngramSpark and Amazon CreateSpace Author Royalty: @carlaking
- Your Author Strategy: 3 Steps to Launch Your Writing Career: @CarmenConnects @annerallen
- Feeling Invisible on Facebook? How’s Your Organic Reach? @KristenLambTX
- 4 Tips for Successful Social Media Contests: @JDScherer @SMExaminer
- Social media is a long-term investment for your writing career: @Roz_Morris
- Streamline Your Social Media Life With These 9 Tips: @EdieMelson
- How to Write the Perfect Pinterest Bio: @MarshaIngrao
- Why Novellas are Making a Comeback (and 5 Posts for Novella-Writers): @aliventures
- Email Newsletters: A Writer’s Best Friend: @chris_shultz81
- The UK’s Publishers Association Takes Its Stand: ‘No Tax on Books’ @stevelotinga @Porter_Anderson
- 2017 Global Ebook Report: As Many Stories as Markets: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart
- Palestine Festival of Literature Marks Its First Decade: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Reading Launches Qidian Platform for an International Audience: @Porter_Anderson
- A Publisher Is France’s Minister of Culture: @Porter_Anderson
- The “Unlikable” Characters We Love: @booksabound @BNSciFi
- 7 Tips to Creating Likable Characters: @Brianna_daSilva
- The 9 Things Your Main Character Needs From You: @10MinNovelists
- Dynamic Character: How to Write a Compelling Protagonist: @ReedsyHQ
- Co-Writing a Novel: @JasonMHough
- Middles and Scenes: @JAHuss
- Writing Captivity Scenes: @RayneHall
- How Exposition Breaks Empathy: @p2p_editor
- 5 ways to get your characters (and you) through adversity: by Fae Rowen
- Elevate Your “Genre” Book or Screenplay: @patverducci
- Using Story Structure to Plot: @Janice_Hardy
- 4 Methods for Developing Any Idea Into a Great Story: @ESimsAuthor @JaneFriedman
- Options for Approaching Self-Editing: @katiemccoach
- 7 Strategies for Revising Your Novel: by Lisa Preston @WritersDigest
- 4 Common Copy Editing Issues to Watch For: @Julie_Glover
- Encouraging Reluctant/Dyslexic Readers: @ela_lourenco
- 5 Signs Your Story Is Ableist: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- 7 Hitchcockian Secrets To Writing Amazing Suspense: @TonyLeeMoral
- Show, Don’t Tell: How to Inject Drama Into Your Writing: @sarahannjuckes
- Time Check: A Way to Build Story Tension: @Chris_Kokoski
- 5 Worldbuilding Mistakes Even Enthusiasts Make: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- Why ‘worldbuilding’ is the most overrated and overused concept in fiction: @TheLincoln
- @ShadowAuthor @LawrenceBlock Like you, I don’t have any info on that. Is this for self-pub or querying? You could h…
- @ShadowAuthor @LawrenceBlock I’d probably skip footnotes for fiction (although House of Leaves used them effectivel…
- @ShadowAuthor @LawrenceBlock Sorry! It was the ‘novel’ that threw https://t.co/B5RvwggFvz could skip it or not (I’v…
- A top resource/blog for writers: @JodyHedlund ‘s blog: https://t.co/n0eQauj2RL https://t.co/3nPqFye7k6
I do feel invisible on Facebook. Wait, that’s because I’m not on Facebook. Mystery solved!
Thanks for all the links.
That explains a lot! :)
Hope you have a great week!
Thanks, as ever, Elizabeth, for these great links. I have to admit that promo is something I really need to work on a little more. It’s good that there are several links on that topic this time. It’s a good kick in the rear to think about it.
Hardly anyone enjoys it, but it’s so important! Good luck with your promo efforts. :)
No tax on books? Lucky them.
Wouldn’t that be great?
Thanks, Elizabeth! Love the one from Bell on “Big” fiction–great tips there as always–and the Exeter post (via Chesson) on back cover copy was timely for me.
Bell always writes really helpful posts. And I liked the extensive post Chesson did, too.