by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Why Is The Media Ignoring Author Exploitation By Publishers? http://ow.ly/xsDMq @DavidGaughran
“Do I Have Writing Talent?” You’re Asking the Wrong Question: http://ow.ly/xmhxG @writerunboxed @suzannahwindsor
Editing Etiquette | The Steve Laube Agency: http://ow.ly/xmj9z
5 Ways to Get to Know Your Character: http://ow.ly/xmhME @Janice_Hardy
Book Clubs Mean Business http://ow.ly/xmiWI @NicholeBernier
3 Insights That Lead to Successful Publishing Careers: http://ow.ly/xmix9 @Janefriedman
5 Steps To Reading Critically: http://ow.ly/xmj14 @woodwardkaren
Self-publishing authors and literary agents – do they mix? http://ow.ly/xmi7u @Alison_Morton
15 Articles on Cover Design for Self-Publishers: http://ow.ly/xmhJz @jfbookman
Will the Hachette/Amazon Battle Encourage Authors to Self-Publish? http://ow.ly/xmi3d @Goodereader
Inside a Screenwriter’s Mind: ‘Vomit Drafts’ and ‘Land of Lost Scenes’: http://ow.ly/xmit7 @BAHjournalist
Melville had everything a young author could dream of. Then he wrote Moby-Dick and ruined everything: http://ow.ly/xmhPG @mental_floss
Things a writer wishes he knew about creating characters when he started writing: http://ow.ly/xmjpB @ChrisAndrewsAU
Marketing & Selling: The Same? http://ow.ly/xmic4
Writing Agreement # 1: Be Impeccable with Your Word: http://ow.ly/xmjBu @KCraftWriter
How to Use Reader Feedback to Improve Your Writing: http://ow.ly/xmjg8 @CKMacLeodwriter @CarlaJDouglas
10 Common Types of Writer’Â’s Block (and How to Overcome Them Quickly): http://ow.ly/xmhqt @NikkiWoods
How to structure your story: tips from Joseph Campbell’s mythology http://ow.ly/xmYGr @nownovel
Writers’ Anxiety: Less Prozac, More Presence http://ow.ly/xmZdZ @bentguy1 @writerunboxed
Creating Archetypal Characters: http://ow.ly/xmZfv @glencstrathy
So You Want to Write a Cocktail Book… http://ow.ly/xmYqH @dietsch @seriouseats
Writing Warfare in Fantasy: A Guide to the Battle Scene: http://ow.ly/xmYSW @mythicscribes
What It’s Like to Work for J.D. Salinger’s Agent: http://ow.ly/xmYyl @NewYorkObserver @kbsmoke
3 Times You Should Stop Writing: http://ow.ly/xmYmC @EmilyWenstrom
Should Authors Stick To One Genre? An Interview With Linda Gillard: http://ow.ly/xmZ8S @joannegphillips
Self-publishing is not revolutionary – it’s reactionary: http://ow.ly/xsDx3 @guardianbooks
Screenwriting: Why Joe Everyman is A Terrible Lead: http://ow.ly/xgJTS @DrewChial
Creating Stunning Character Arcs: The Resolution: http://ow.ly/xgJuf @kmweiland
Do Self-Publishing Authors Earn More? http://ow.ly/xgKqD @OrnaRoss
On Writing Secondary Characters: http://ow.ly/xgK8m @carlywatters
Simultaneous subplots: http://ow.ly/xgJ8N @vgrefer
Advice On Writing For Writers From Writers: http://ow.ly/xgKJu @NikkiWoods
4 Signs That You’re Not Writing Enough…and 4 Things You Can Do About It: http://ow.ly/xgK3p @naturithomas
The Tenured vs. Debut Author Report: http://ow.ly/xgJ5x @HughHowey @AuthorEarnings
The Straight Dope on Publishers Marketplace: http://ow.ly/xgJiO @literaticat
What’s in a Pen Name? http://ow.ly/xgJG2 @John_Wray @newyorker
Author Entrepreneur. Why Being An Indie Author Is A Great Business Model: http://ow.ly/xgJzE @thecreativepenn
Do Men Receive Bigger Book Advances Than Women? http://ow.ly/xgJcQ @JaneFriedman
Trigger Warnings and the Novelist’s Mind : http://ow.ly/xgJpD @jaycaspiankang @newyorker
15 Greatest Character Names In American Film History http://ow.ly/xgIYq @whatculture
Should Writers Compare Themselves to Other Writers? http://ow.ly/xgJwv @noveleditor
Know Your Genre: Tips and Secrets from the Experts for Writing Bestselling Genre Fiction: http://ow.ly/xgK0R @RuthHarrisBooks
“Dying Clues” in Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/xqGOX @mkinberg
How To Market A 99 Cent Ebook Sale On The Cheap: http://ow.ly/xn6iy @mollygreene
Beyond the shoot-em-up: how gaming got killer stories: http://ow.ly/xeEAB @SimonParkin
10 English Words And Phrases That Folks Use Incorrectly: http://ow.ly/xeE4d
Symbols for Writers: the Snake: http://ow.ly/xeL6u @CherylRWrites
Tips For Writing Action http://ow.ly/xeENw @joecraiguk
What to do when you feel out of touch with your creative energy: http://ow.ly/xeDX4 @gointothestory
How to Make Word Behave Like Scrivener http://ow.ly/xeLfB @byondpapr
Owning Our Words: Gatekeepers and Gender in Children’s Books http://ow.ly/xeEtf @KateMessner
Alice Hoffman: 5 tips to help you write your novel : http://ow.ly/xeKEz @salon
When to Consult a Medical Expert for Our Writing: http://ow.ly/xeKz8 @JordynRedwood
The War Of Art: http://ow.ly/xeLaj @write_practice
The internet isn’t harming our love of ‘deep reading’, it’s cultivating it: http://ow.ly/xeEIT @stevenpoole
Writers Sometimes Make Up a New Word. Here Are Some of the Best: http://ow.ly/xeEnN @bluepencil2
The three ages of becoming a writer: http://ow.ly/xeKZX @roz_morris
‘I am not accessible’ : http://ow.ly/xeKQh @haleshannon
7 Tips for Writing Better Sex Scenes: http://ow.ly/xeLyr @wordsprof
Some Hollywood Advice for Shakespeare: http://ow.ly/xeE9T @kaskew
Walking Away from the Stress of the Big Release: http://ow.ly/xmEDf
9 Poems To Change Your Mind About Poetry: http://ow.ly/xbKDo @_RobbieBlair_
Do your characters exist beyond FADE OUT? http://ow.ly/xbKvq @gointothestory
The retailer-publisher chill: http://ow.ly/xmdQF @Porter_Anderson @DavidGaughran @author_sullivan
Author Tips and Tricks: http://ow.ly/xbL91 @AuthorKSBrooks
How To Pick The Right Genre For Your Novel (And Why Your Sales Depend On It): http://ow.ly/xbKrN @writetodone
Despair, Depression– Give up or Fight back? http://ow.ly/xbKMy @SR_McKade
How Not to Begin Your Novel: http://ow.ly/xbLCg @jawlitagent
Help with accents and dialects: http://ow.ly/xbM6y
Underlying themes in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/xmcDj @mkinberg
Treating Your Writing Like A Full-Time Job: http://ow.ly/xbLqV @Jen_328
10 Truths for Self-publishers: http://ow.ly/xbKZi @AP_Fuchs
Using Photographs to Tell Your Story: http://ow.ly/xbKTL @cateartios
8 tips to get the most out of attending a writers’ conference: http://ow.ly/xbMmd @michellerafter
What Makes a Good Book Marketer? http://ow.ly/xbKm2 @selfpubreview
The Writer’s Force – A Word on Depression: http://ow.ly/wXLOg @MikkiKells
How to Show a Character’s Internal Journey: http://ow.ly/wXL9v @jamigold
7 Famous Authors Who Were First Published After 50: http://ow.ly/wXL0L @phildiederich
Nonfiction: How to Write Good Sales Copy for the Back of Your Book: http://ow.ly/x9xg8 @NonfictionAssoc
The 15 Principles Of Highly Successful Authors: http://ow.ly/x9vgb @thatwritergirl
How To Write A Terrific Murder Mystery: http://ow.ly/x9u8Y @woodwardkaren
Nonfiction: How to Write a Competitive Title Analysis: http://ow.ly/x9vjG @NinaAmir
How to Use a Sprint Journal: http://ow.ly/x9wXM @ramonadef
Sentence Writing 101 – Excision: http://ow.ly/x9v0r @Massim0Marin0
Tips for stripped-down writing: http://ow.ly/x9vsB @NakedEditor
Publishing: Rules are Rules (except when they aren’t) http://ow.ly/x9vIi @rchazzchute
2 Plot Tips for Tying Character Motivation to Theme: http://ow.ly/x9uKZ @plotwhisperer
BEA’s new Author Hub schedule: http://ow.ly/xjcLY @Porter_Anderson #BEA14
15 Things to Know About Book Events: http://ow.ly/x9uss @jennymilchman @btmargins
The Psychological Benefits of Writing: http://ow.ly/x9woE @GregoryCiotti
The Subplot – Not Second Place, but Side by Side: http://ow.ly/x9vAI @AnthonyEhlers
How music affects your productivity: http://ow.ly/x8VjV @GregoryCiotti
Why do we write? http://ow.ly/x9u4a @momentumbooks
How to Be a More Concise Writer: http://ow.ly/x9wgZ @ErinMFeldman
The Author’s Public Face: http://ow.ly/x9v8u @megmims
Amazon v Hachette: Don’t Believe The Spin: http://ow.ly/xgIUF @DavidGaughran
Author Platform: Here’s What All the Fuss Is About: http://ow.ly/x6Llq @thewritelife
Tips for Cleaning up a Manuscript: http://ow.ly/x6LfN @noveleditor
Is Dialogue Really That Important? http://ow.ly/x6LbJ @screencrafting
How to handle disagreements with your editor: http://ow.ly/x6I0L @rachellegardner
Who is Goliath in Publishing? http://ow.ly/x6JBK @HughHowey
The Responsibilities of a Small Press Author: http://ow.ly/x6J58 @AlyConnerBrown
3 Things to Know About Exposition & Telling: http://ow.ly/x6J8h @victoriamixon
5 Things Filmmakers Should Stop Doing Right Now: http://ow.ly/x6IhI @vidandfilmmaker
Product Review: Scrivener: http://ow.ly/x6Luv @chris_shultz81
When can novelists break the rules? http://ow.ly/x6IVV @wendylawton
Working a Paranormal Element into Mysteries: http://ow.ly/xgzYk @MarsaliTaylor
7 Free-to-Enter National Writing Competitions: http://ow.ly/x6JKo @writersdigest
What tools did famous authors use to write their popular books? http://ow.ly/x6Iq0 @chrisrobley
Out of the Woods: http://ow.ly/x6JU5 @Kathy_Crowley
Good Online Author Etiquette for Blogging, Twitter, Comments: http://ow.ly/xg2n1 @alexjcavanaugh
5 Techniques To Develop Your Short Story Into A Novel: http://ow.ly/x6LEG @writersrelief
Embracing The Imperfect with Annie Lammott: http://ow.ly/x6JXF @ornaross
5 Lessons In Creativity And Crime Writing From Jo Nesbo: http://ow.ly/x6Jm9 @fastcompany @JessGrose
Book Boss Jane Friedman Talks Tech, Ebooks and Why Content Still Rules: http://ow.ly/x6Ixs @JaneORIM @forbes
Keys to Revising Your Script for 1st Time Screenwriters: http://ow.ly/x2X81 @screencrafting
Don’t Ever Do It For the Money: A Conversation with an Agent: http://ow.ly/x2XmG @EdanL
Writer’s Resource: Create a calendar (with moon phases) for any month in history: http://ow.ly/xfdyx @sarawhitford
Story Arc in a Nutshell http://ow.ly/x37KX @lihauthor
Will the Agency Model Survive? http://ow.ly/x2XCz @passivevoiceblg @PublishersWkly
How To Write a Book from Start to Finish: http://ow.ly/x2XGR @joebunting
An Agent on Posting your work for online crits: http://ow.ly/x2XXk @janet_reid
Elizabeth – Thanks, as ever, for these links. I’m really interested in the set of links here that address the different aspects of the e-revolution in reading and writing.
Margot–It’s an interesting topic…and a great one for us to all keep on top of, too. Thanks for coming by!
Wow, so many great links this week. I just sat her for an hour reading through some great posts. Another interesting one from Author Earnings. Thanks, Elizabeth!
Julie–That’s a fascinating post, isn’t it? Love how Hugh Howey is shining a light on that area.
Oh, and the one from Anne Lamott about imperfections made me laugh! Awesome stuff.
I loved that one, too! :)
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