by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Writing to market – Why It can backfire: @Peter_Rey_
- Why & How to Build a Book Project Plan: by John Wagner-Stafford of @IngeniumBooks @IndieAuthorALLI
- Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2019 Opens at India’s Jaipur Festival: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Bart van Es’ Biography ‘The Cut Out Girl’ Named Costa Book of the Year: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Reactions as Man Booker Prize Loses Sponsorship from Man Group: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Wales’ International Dylan Thomas Prize Announces Its 2019 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @dylanthomprize
- ‘Canada Reads’ 2019 Names Its Books and Their Celebrity Defenders: @Porter_Anderson @StandUpAli
- London Book Fair 2019 Charity: BAFTA Kids Roadshow With Place2Be: @Porter_Anderson @BAFTA @Place2Be
- British Book Awards Program Names More Than 65 Judges for 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How to Plan Your Novels for 2019: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid
- A Goal-Checking Trick for Plotting Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy
- Easy Steps to Succeed in Book Writing Plan: by Kristen Ford @WritetoDone
- February is Good for 28-day Challenges: @austinkleon
- Don’t discard. Keep all your pieces in play. @austinkleon
- Writing and the Subconscious: Summoning Your Muse: @RuthHarrisBooks
- 5 Groundbreaking Urban Fantasies With Unusual Settings: @mercedeslackey @tordotcom
- 7 Books That Helped 1 Writer Survive 2018: @gaileyfrey @tordotcom
- Five Classic SF Novels of Anthropogenic Climate Change: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- What Does Immersing Yourself in a Book Do To Your Brain? @MaryanneWolf_ @lithub
- 7 Anthologies to Broaden Your Perspective: @bookbento @jrc2666
- Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling: @GoIntoTheStory
- 8 Modern Classics Of Rural Noir: by Keith Scribner @CrimeReads
- Tips for Starting a Book Club: @MaddieDayAuthor
- Time to Schedule Your Writing Life Tune-up: @annkroeker
- How to Practise Mindfulness in Your Writing: by Lisa Ferland @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Create a Playlist on YouTube to Listen to When Writing: @lidywilks
- Tales from an Idea Hoarder: @FinishedPages @womenonwriting
- Did Hemingway say “write drunk, edit sober”? Nope—he preferred writing sober: @JessZafarris @WritersDigest
- 10 Tips to Help You Build a Writing Tribe: @_HannahHeath
- Do We Actually Know What Shakespeare Looked Like? by James Hunt @mental_floss
- 7 Ways to Take Advantage of the Bullet Journal Method: by Alvin Ward @mental_floss
- Morality and the Modern Writer: @ClareLangleyH @killzoneauthors
- A Slow and Steady Writing Pace Leads to Published Books:
- Should You Write What You Know? @TheRyanLanz
- Want to Write Your Life Story But Don’t Care to publish? Consider Legacy Writing: @writingthrulife
- Technology as a Generational Disruptor in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
- Crime Writing: Details About a Cop’s Life to Make Your Novel More Realistic: @LeeLofland
- The Delicate Art of Creating Misleading Crime Scenes in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
- Does Your Biography for Young People Have a Character Through-Line? @mbrockenbrough @scbwi
- How Writers Use Curiosity, Creativity, and Craft to Write Good Nonfiction: @dhemley @NinaAmir
- 5 Things Obi-Wan Kenobi Should Have Told Luke Skywalker (Instead of LIES): @use_theforce_em @tordotcom
- Screenwriting: Anatomy of a Scene: Adding Layers in ‘All The President’s Men’: @swankmotron @scriptmag
- How Much Creative Risk Should Screenwriters Take? by Alexander Robb @CreativeScreen
- Script To Screen: “Lost In Translation”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Great Scene: “Magnolia”: @GoIntoTheStory
- 7 Ways To Make Your Blog Shine: @evy_mann
- Is the New WordPress Format Stressing You Out? @Julie_Glover
- 5 Tips for Collecting New Readers and Connections: @KatyKauffman28 @EdieMelson
- Identifying Your Ideal Reader (Podcast): @valerie_francis @timgrahl
- Why Recommending (other) Books is an A-Game Book Promotion Strategy for 2019: @Bookgal
- What Authors Should Know About MS Sway: @WordDreams
- Crafting an Anthology from Beginning to End (Podcast): @carodonahue @DIYMFA
- Here are the Biggest Fiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years: @knownemily @lithub
- Top Ten Reasons to be in an Anthology: @TheIWSG @AlexJCavanaugh
- Creating Large Print Books: @Ellen__Jacobson
- Industry Notes: NetGalley Advanced’ Publishers; ALTA Prize Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Five Tips to Promote Yourself as a Newbie Freelance Writer: by Abhishek Talreja @hopeclark
- Russian Booksellers Say Online Retail Competition Is Gaining Fast: by Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives
- Issues and Debate at India’s 2019 Jaipur Bookmark Program: Freedom to Publish: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 150+ Useful Character Quirks (Plus a Few Clichés to Avoid): @ReedsyHQ
- Fight, Flight, or Freeze? Psyche 101 for Writers: @beccapuglisi
- How to Develop Your Novel’s Theme: @Janice_Hardy
- Introduction to Metaphors: How To Use Metaphors Correctly: @TCKPublishing
- Story Grid Genre: What You Need to Know Write Better Stories: @DavidHSafford @write_practice
- Five Dualities That Can Replace Good and Evil: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- Grammar Purity is One Big Ponzi Scheme: @GrammarUnder @lithub
- ‘Stationery’ Versus ‘Stationary’: @GrammarGirl
- Tips for Revising Your Novel: @SnowflakeGuy
- How to Self-Edit a Manuscript for Language: @JeriWB
- How to Edit Your Character: @tishmartin1416
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I have to check out The Princess Bride beat sheet!
I had a feeling that one would speak to you!
As always, thanks for the links, Elizabeth. Lots of good ones this time on keeping sane, etc., as a writer. I always find those useful, not least because it’s a reminder that it’s not just me… ;-)
I know what you mean! Always helpful to have tips for dealing with the writing life. :)