by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- 6 SFF Characters That Tend Towards Lawful Good: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- 8 Crime Novels Featuring Intense Female Friendship: @adeleparks @CrimeReads
- 8 Stories About How Your Family Can Mess You Up: by Mandeliene Smith @ElectricLit
- Six Standalone Fantasy Novels that Stand Out: @ChristophGolden @timlebbon @tordotcom
- Five Books That Deal with What Comes after World-Changing Shenanigans: @ek_johnston @tordotcom
- How to Read More: @austinkleon
- How to Create Your Self-Publishing Production Schedule: @laina_turner
- How To Do Anything in 15 Minutes: @laina_turner
- 10 Specialty Bookstores That Are Definitely Worth a Visit: @knownemily @lithub
- 4 Ways to Waste Time (and How They Can Help Your Writing): @FinishedPages @womenonwriting
- Should You Quit Your Current Writing Project? @PSHoffmanAuthor @WritersDigest
- 7 Ways to Write a Novel with Confidence: @Roz_Morris @IngramSpark
- How to Tackle NaNoWriMo or Other Writing Sprints With Clinical Depression: by Andrea Tomé @NaNoWriMo
- Writing Tips: Finding Your Perfect Niche In Fiction: by Edwin McRae @thecreativepenn
- Four Ways to Protect Your Creative Brain: @besscozby @DIYMFA
- Give Yourself Permission to Write: @lornafaith
- “Why I Was Finally Able to Write About My Husband”: by Judy Goldman @lithub
- Memoir Writing: 7 Questions to Help you Get Past the Surface and Deepen Reflection: @writingthrulife
- Crime fiction in which houses are characters, themselves: @mkinberg
- Focusing in on Different Households in Mysteries: @mkinberg
- Cozy Mystery Writing: Suspect Interviews:
- Putting the Heart in Science Fiction: An Analysis of the Screenplay ‘Her’: @DustinGrinnell @WritersDigest
- 7 Sci-Fi Twitter Feeds to Follow: @melanippee
- Online Catalogs: Are They Worth the Money? @JohnDoppler
- 5 Tips To Spice Up Your Amazon Author Pages: @ChrysFey @thecreativepenn
- 4 Common Amazon Book Marketing Complaints Demystified: @Bookgal
- Publishing Far and Wide to Sharpen Your Skills, Thicken Your Skin: @AlyConnerBrown
- Unexpected Bestsellers: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives
- ‘Feminist Fairy Tales’: Authors Talk About Writing ‘Other Kinds of Books’: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Using Templates to Save Time:
- Understanding Audiobook Production: @ktsetsi @RichMillerVO @JaneFriedman
- Industry Notes: ‘The Mueller Report’ Already Is a ‘No. 1 Bestseller’ on Amazon: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Greenhill Books Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Real-Life ‘Great Escape’: @rogertagholm @pubperspectives
- European Parliament Votes in Favor of Controversial Copyright Directive: @Porter_Anderson @doctorow
- Report: Spanish-Language Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Sales Grow: @Porter_Anderson @javiercelaya
- Polish Legislation Could Equalize VAT on Ebooks and Print by June 1: @jaroslawadamows @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers for February: ‘Paid-For Content’ in the Chinese Market: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Frankfurt’s Juergen Boos on the International Perspective: ‘It’s Always Changing’: @Porter_Anderson @comm_cationista
- In Québec: New Report Cites Uptick for Book Sales; Booksellers Debate Selling Backlist: @lukaesque @pubperspectives
- 7 Things Your Character Is Hiding: @KMWeiland
- Character Creation in Literature — A Simple Principle: @Peter_Rey_
- Common writing mistakes and how to avoid them: @AuthorMarilene
- Six Mistakes That Can Kill a Great Plot: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Tips for Writing an Adopted Character: @VictoriaGHowell
- Tips for Avoiding Reporter Syndrome: @ml_keller
- 7 Tips for Using Story Writing to Raise Awareness for a Cause: @_HannahHeath
- 12 Reasons You’re Not Getting Any Better at This Whole Writing Thing: @MegDowell
- Look Forward, Not Backward, to Pull the Reader In: @SeptCFawkes
- Parenting Advice, Elevator Pitches, and the Essential Heart of Story: @KAMcCleary @WriterUnboxed
- Layering Is The Secret To Crafting A Stronger Plot: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks
- How to Love (Not Hate) Critiques: @KelsieEngen
- Sitting with Discomfort: Negotiating Difficult Critiques: @TashaSeegmiller
- How Writing a Series Boosts Your Author Career: @ZaraAltair @ProWritingAid
- Why You Should Be Writing in a Series: by Tom Ashford @pbackwriter
- Productivity Apps for Writers: @AuthorMarilene
- 10 Literary Podcasts all Writers Should Listen To: @cleemckenzie
- An easy way to hear your writing aloud: @pubcoach
- 6 Top Tips to Build Writing Focus with Pavlov and Pomodoros: @derekralston
- Ways to Beef Up Conflict & Mystery – First Page Critique: @JordanDane @killzoneauthors
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Another batch of good ones!
Thanks for coming by, Alex!
These are great links, as ever, Elizabeth. Lots of interesting publishing news this time, which I’m glad you included. I think it’s important to try to be aware of what’s going on in the larger publishing world.
And there’s always lots going on! Hope you have a great week, Margot. :)
Great list of links to share with other writers. Thanks!
Thanks so much for coming by!