by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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New Stuff:
Mystery writer Margot Kinberg is planning a special salute to women writers for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2019. For more information on how to participate, check out this post on writer Sue Coletta’s site.
Thanks to Madeleine D’Este for our interview at Write Through the Roof, where we discussed outlining, influences for my mystery writing, and tips for developing a writing habit: On iTunes: https://buff.ly/2ILPeNb On Stitcher: https://buff.ly/2Ap1VVp
And thanks to Kelly Santana-Banks for hosting me at her blog last week. I share my top-8 tools for writers.
- Business: Over Capitalization and Hamster Wheels: @KristineRusch
- How to Shift From Hobby Writer to Pro Writer (Podcast): @Honoree @createastorylov
- How Traditionally Published Authors Can Repackage and Self-Publish Their Backlist: @jesslourey @JaneFriedman
- Diversifying as an Author: @SpunkOnAStick
- The Ins-and-Outs of Contests and Your Book: @FrugalBookPromo
- How to Refocus Your Author Business: @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Prevent Amazon From Deleting Your Reviews: @IolaGoulton @BadRedheadMedia
- Rejection Proofing a Book Signing: @JohnGilstrap
- Setting a New Record for Applicants, Frankfurt Names 2018 Fellows: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Hay Festival Arequipa Program Mixes Journalism, Politics, Art: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Forward Prize Names Its 2018 Winners in Its 27th Annual Round of Poetry Honors: @Porter_Anderson @Danez_Smif
- The Markets 2018: Frankfurt’s Agenda-Setting Conference Follows the Money: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2018 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @ManBookerPrize
- 12 Tips to Survive a Book Festival: @LindaKSienkwicz
- A Voice From Frankfurt’s Invitation Program: Shkupi Publisher Azam Dauti: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Four Lessons Learned About Writing by Reading: @NadanessSobhi @KathySteinemann
- Reading as a Writer: On Marginalia: @austinkleon
- The Dos and Don’ts of Supporting Your Local Library: @Kristen_Arnett @lithub
- 9 Best Characters in Literature Inspired by Real People: @Keith_Rice1 @SignatureReads
- The Story of a Bear of Very Little Brain: by Mari Ness @tordotcom
- The Art of the Heist: by David Gordon @CrimeReads
- The Most Daring Imposters in Fiction: @louise_candlish @CrimeReads
- A Reading List About Small Towns Where Everyone Has Something To Hide: by Jon McGregor @ElectricLit
- Thanks to @madeleine_deste for interviewing me on writing habits, cozy mysteries, and outlining:
- Ways To Write: Writing Weekend: @GoIntoTheStory
- Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators: @asymmetricinfo @TheAtlantic
- Overcoming Writer’s Block with Automatic Transcription: @theindiepubmag
- The Connection Between Rest and Word Count: @LynnHBlackburn @EdieMelson
- 5 Steps to Shift from Intention to Taking Action for Writers: @lornafaith
- Losing Your North Star: @JohnJKelley @WriterUnboxed
- Filtering fact through fiction: by Jack Smith @TheWriterMag
- The Latest on Alcohol Consumption: Good for Writers or Not? @colleen_m_story
- Writing Pitfalls: Doubt and Discouragement: @AndreaWriterlea
- Short-form Fiction and Poetry as a Means of Healing: @danie2life @IndieAuthorALLI
- Tips for a Healthy Writing Life: @donsimko @colleen_m_story
- The Rise and Fall of the English Sentence: @soldonlanguage @NautilusMag
- “How Completely Misunderstanding Henry James Helped Me Survive High School”: @Ceillie_Keane @ElectricLit
- What Motherhood Has (and Hasn’t) Changed About My Writing: @kristanhoffman @WriterUnboxed
- When Writing is Your Job, Researching Trauma Can Be a Workplace Hazard: @jenniferdown @lithub
- How Storytelling Heals: @FarahColette @JSTOR_Daily
- Women Writers are Making Plans for a Special Salute on International Women’s Day Mar. 8, 2019: @mkinberg @SueColetta1
- 5 Ways to Use Writing as Therapy: by Sierra Delarosa @DIYMFA
- What It Takes: The Loser’s Journey Revisited: @CallieOettinger @SPressfield
- The Writer’s Real Enemies: @jaelmchenry
- 5 Essential Character Traits For Ourselves, Not Our Creations: @JoshuaIsard @LitReactor
- From Creepypasta to Doubleday: @1000Vultures
- This Is the Year I’m Going to Write Alongside My Students: @LannyBall
- Screenwriting: Great Scene: “Kramer vs. Kramer”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Metaphors For Screenwriters: Overcoming Resistance, Doubt and Motivational Droughts: @ByJessicaHinds @CreativeScreen
- Writing a spec episode: Character: @BittrScrptReadr
- Tips for Better Blog Commenting: @kevinjduncan @smartbloggerhq
- 10 Formatting Tips for Blogging: @Writers_Write
- 5 ways to promote your book long after the launch: @sandrabeckwith
- 8 Online Reputation Management Tips for Writers: @recovreputation
- 11 Ways to Simplify Your (book promotion) Life: @Bookgal
- Conduct an audit of your author platform: @DanBlank
- Making Social Media Easy: Where to Focus Your Attention: @EdieMelson
- 3 Updates Your Author Website Needs Now: @lauriedennison
- How to Create an Awesome Author Website: @alyssa__holly
- Bob Woodward Book Fear: Largest Pre-Order in Simon & Schuster History: @Porter_Anderson @simonschuster
- Rights Roundup: Ten Titles Turning Deals Ahead of Frankfurter Buchmesse: @Porter_Anderson
- Interview: Dmitry Glukhovsky on the ‘Dubious Reality’ of Putin’s Russia: @Porter_Anderson @glukhovsky
- Books to Film: Patrick deWitt on Seeing His ‘Sisters Brothers’ on Screen: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Two Book Series from Kids Can Press to Launch on TV Next Fall: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Industry Notes: 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales; PRH Names New CFO: @Porter_Anderson
- The 13 Most Common Self-Publishing Mistakes to Avoid: by Lauren Bailey @JaneFriedman
- How to Create Books for Free: The Thrifty Author’s Guide: by David Safford @write_practice
- Self-Pub: 12 Avoidable Rookie Errors: @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI
- Why Choose Indie Publishing? @itshelendarling @DIYMFA
- 9 Literary Agents Share Their Best Tips for Getting Published Today: @crisfreese @WritersDigest
- How to Write a Book Proposal: @joebunting
- Adding Dimension to Characters: 10 Sly Character Development Techniques: @PartWild @WritersDigest
- What is a Flat Character? (And How to Fix One): @ReedsyHQ
- The Three Cardinal Sins Of Writing: @TheMerryWriter
- 12 Common Mistakes Editors are Sick of Seeing: @PS_Hoffman
- The Difference Between Flashback and Backstory: @WriteToSell
- Why Backstory Should Be The Scar Tissue Of Your Book: @Writers_Write
- 8 Podcasts Perfect to Help You Improve Your Writing: @the_writing_pal
- The Art of Writing Intimacy: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson
- What Do You Want to Say and Where Are You Going? @lwrondeau @ZoeMMcCarthy
- “Write a Sentence as Clean as a Bone” And Other Advice from James Baldwin: @knownemily @lithub
- How to Get the Most From Writing Advice: by Billie Wade @write_practice
- When You’ve Written Too Short:
- Mastering Point of View: @HankPRyan @CareerAuthors
- Developing Voices for Different Point of View Characters: @Janice_Hardy
- Writing Perfect Prose: @davidfarland
- 10 Grammar Software Tools and Punctuation Checkers: @TCKPublishing
- The Long Draft: Do You Have One Manuscript, or Two? @Janice_Hardy
- 3 Simple Ways To Level Up Your Prose: @TheMerryWriter
- On Saying: Finding the Language to Describe Chronic Pain: @ummleora @The_Millions
The top writing links from last week are on Twitterific: Click To Tweet
I’ll have to listen to your interview then!
Thanks! It was fun. Madeleine is in Australia and we were dealing with a 14 hour time difference! We somehow made it work. :)
Thanks so much, Elizabeth, for mentioning the project I’m doing for International Women’s Day! I appreciate your support. And thanks for those great links, too, as ever. I always learn from my Sunday morning Writing course…
Thanks for organizing such a worthwhile project!
You were busy last week.
Thank you for featuring my diversifying article.
You made such an important point! Happy to share.