by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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New Stuff:
There’s a new platform especially designed for writers wanting complete privacy with their pseudonym: Scrivinor (not to be confused with the writing app). Founder Dwight Jurling says, “Pen names in Scrivinor are not connected to real-world identities unless writers choose them to be.” He also states: “Scrivinor is an option for writers to self-publish for free, with no obligation.” A nice non-pen name related extra is the ability to collect groups of articles into books. Check out Scrivinor here.
Authors M.K Tod, Heather Burch, and Patricia Sands announce their 4th annual reader survey. The survey is designed to discover “reader preferences, habits, and attitudes.” You can take the survey here and share this link with others: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/68HL6F2
- Plot a Publishing Plan – Step One: @plotwhisperer
- A Niche Market Book Can Be a Plus: @SaveYourLifeMe @BookWorksNYC
- After Your Death, the Royalties Keep Coming, But Where Do They Go? : by Jane Marlow @WomenWriters
- The UK’s Society of Authors Releases Its Shortlists for the Authors’ Awards Slate: 2018 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Extend Their Partnership, Polling Attendees: @Porter_Anderson @BookExpoAmerica
- The 10th PEN Pinter Award 2018 Goes to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: @Porter_Anderson
- The Rebecca Swift Foundation’s New Women Poet’s Prize Opens for Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Gift of Writing Regularly: @Lgood67334 @WomenWriters
- How to Write a Book This Year: 10 Tips: @Belinda_Pollard
- Just Set a Start Date: @MegDowell
- 5 Things Learned By Writing Every Day For A Year: @DanBlank
- 5 Benefits of Writing Every Day: @lucy_m_benton @DIYMFA
- How to Fight Isolation When You Work From Home: by Michelle Woo @lifehacker
- Writing Rituals That Work: @Wordstrumpet
- How One Late-Blooming Author Turned a Publishing Fiasco into Hilarious Fiction: @annerallen @DebraEve
- Write What You (Don’t) Know: Graduate School, Research, and Writing a Novel: by Nishant Batsha @The_Millions
- Being a Confident Writer: Tips: @WritetoDone
- 9 Quotes About The Library As A Temple: @TomBlunt @SignatureReads
- How to Keep the Naysayers from Getting You Down: @colleen_m_story
- 5 Lessons Studying Sleight-of-Hand Can Teach You About Writing Suspense: @michael_kardos @WritersDigest
- Common Mistakes in Crime Fiction: Are You Murdering Your Cop Stories? @LeeLofland
- Recurring Antagonists in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
- Exposés as elements in crime fiction: @mkinberg
- Writing Sensual Romance 101: by Miranda Shepard
- Do Romance Authors Receive Worse Treatment from Publishers Than Anyone Else? @PassiveVoiceBlg
- Six Rules of Author Self-Promotion: @JMJauthor
- 10 Great Places to Promote Your Book Online: @ChrysFey @TheIWSG
- “5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Published My First Book”: @CaballoFrances
- 10 Marketing Techniques That Annoy Potential Readers: @NathanBransford
- Marketing Beyond Your Book Launch: @AnitaFreshFaith
- The key to book marketing: do what you’re best at: @NathanBransford
- 10 Ways Authors Can Grow a Facebook Group: @CaballoFrances
- Adding a Goodreads Widget to Your Facebook Page:
- Build Your Author Platform with Facebook Groups: @loishoffmanDE
- 9 Ways To Network And Get Yourself Noticed on Twitter: by Kate Peers @ProWritingAid
- How to Become a Bestseller with Money, Luck, or Work (Mostly Work): @cdetler @JaneFriedman
- How To Produce A Premium Journal: @JFbookman @thecreativepenn
- How To Write An Acknowledgment Your Readers Will Love: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks
- Reading in Virtual Reality: The Good And Not-So-Good: @AnAnteaterMaybe @BookRiot
- The Acknowledgment Dilemma: @MortonSGray @WomenWriters
- 17 Secrets of Audiobook Narrators: @micheledebczak @mental_floss
- Deadlines: A Call for Papers in Germany, for Translation Fund Applications in Scotland: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Covering the International Books Industry: A Discussion of Trends and Challenges: @Porter_Anderson @FabricePiault @BeyondTheBook
- Aleida and Jan Assmann To Receive the 2018 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Audiobooks in the Headlines: Wooing Guys in the UK, Winning Over Publishers in Canada: @Porter_Anderson @BookNet_Canada
- World Industry Organizations Condemn Bangladeshi Publisher Shahzahan Bachchu’s Murder:
- Industry Notes: Garréta, Ramadan Are Albertine Prize 2018 Winners; Guest Curators Are Named at Cheltenham: @Porter_Anderson
- What It Takes: How Acquisitions Editors Think: @StoryGrid
- Dear Editor: How Do I Write a Query Letter? @BookWorksBetty @BookWorksNYC
- 16 Query Tips From Agents: @WordDreams
- Keep your Characters Consistent: @jimdempsey
- Creating a Character: Tips: @themaltesetiger
- How To Make Sure Every Character Counts In Your Story: @ShanDitty
- The Dilemma of Too Many Characters in Your Novel: @diannmills
- How to Dump Info without Info-Dumping: @SeptCFawkes
- How (And Why) You Should Write An Ensemble Cast: @standoutbooks
- What is an Unreliable Narrator? @ReedsyHQ
- Writing with Emotion: @PBRWriter @RomanceUniv
- Five tips for writing good prose: @Roz_Morris
- Cause and Effect Story: Maximizing the Power of Cause and Effect in Your Writing: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
- Women Were Better Represented in Victorian Novels Than Modern Ones: @KatEschner @SmithsonianMag
- 5 Writing Tips for Punching up Fight Scenes: @JChaseNovelist
- Editing Poetry: Some Revisions on Editing by Nick Twemlow: @PoetryFound
- The 5 Stages of Editing Grief: @Julie_Glover
Thanks, as ever, for these links, Elizabeth. There are so many good ‘uns! One thing I notice as I look at these links, is how many different things writers have to do. It’s not just a matter of getting ideas and writing them down. There’s business, promo, and so on. And for authors who self-publish, there are all the details of getting a professionally-done book ‘out there.’ If I didn’t take it one thing at a time, I think the list would be too daunting.
It can seem really overwhelming. Making a list and working through all the steps slowly is a good way to manage it all.
New sites with new options every day!
Thanks for including this week’s IWSG post.
Another great post!
I’ll be curious to see the results of that reader poll.
Me too! I’ll post them here.