by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Writing a Great Proposal in 8 (Not Particularly) Easy Steps: http://ow.ly/yO2yT @literaryeric
Writing Under The Influence of Music: http://ow.ly/yO2uI @mcmuhlenkamp
The Backstory Battle: http://ow.ly/yO2Zg @AnthonyEhlers
Character Change: http://ow.ly/yO31c @HeatherJacksonW
7 Ways to Tighten Your Prose: http://ow.ly/z3Scx @DanKoboldt
The Latest Trends in the Indie Author Market [Smart Set]: http://ow.ly/z3SiQ @JaneFriedman
If Strangers Talked to Everybody like They Talk to Writers: http://ow.ly/yPXxF @ElectricLit @TheLincoln
Protecting your literary estate: http://ow.ly/yPXNG @junglereds
How many characters are too many? http://ow.ly/yPXjj @gaelynnwoods
Negative, Continuous, and Passive Forms of Subjunctive Mood: http://ow.ly/yPXMi @CSLakin
The Building of a Setting: http://ow.ly/yPXKt @biljanalikic
39 Things to Remember While Struggling to Build Your Writing Career: http://ow.ly/yPXFX @writerplatform
Presence on the Page: What It Is, and What It Isn’t: http://ow.ly/yPXsj @manzanitafire
Occupational Hazards for Writers: http://ow.ly/yPXIP @Kathy_Crowley
Describing the physical attributes of your characters: http://ow.ly/yO1zz From Clever Girl Helps
How to Write Fat Books: http://ow.ly/yO23d @brainpicker
5 Ways to Put More GO Into Your Goal Setting: http://ow.ly/z3tOP @Jenpens2 Write_Tomorrow
3 Twitter Basics You Probably Don’t Know About: http://ow.ly/yO26e @loriculwell @BadRedheadMedia
The New Top-Down Approach: http://ow.ly/yO2wd @hughhowey
Tips for Pulling Off a Reading: http://ow.ly/z3IVC
How Scrivener Helped 1 Writer Organize All His Writing: http://ow.ly/yO2kH @kingthor
Writers Conferences – Worth the Expense? http://ow.ly/yO2tu @novelrocket
How to Spot a Scam | Indies Unlimited http://ow.ly/yO34V
How To Think Like Your Agent – That Book Sold HOW MANY Copies? http://ow.ly/yO1PU @literaryeric
A look at how crime fiction writers depict characters dealing with loss: http://ow.ly/z2KmC @mkinberg
Can an Author Co-Op Work For You? http://ow.ly/yO28G @Wiseink
Elizabeth Gilbert on writing: http://ow.ly/yO2NW @GilbertLiz @galleycat
11-Step Guide to Writing a Scene from Screenwriter @johnaugust: http://ow.ly/yO2V7 @nofilmschool
Write a Sizzling Modern Adaptation of a Classic Story: http://ow.ly/yO1xp @epbure
A Writer’s Working Vacation: http://ow.ly/yMmZh @cathychall
Start With a Change, Not Just Action: http://ow.ly/yMmVZ @jodimeadows
The Highs and Lows of Writing : http://ow.ly/yMnzD @CarolineSandon @womenwriters
Estimating Kindle Sales From Amazon Rankings: http://ow.ly/yMnt1 @Brandilyn
10 Tips to Promote a Book When the Author is MIA…or Dead: http://ow.ly/yMnlH @Rachelrooo @pubperspectives
Why Is Romance Reviled? http://ow.ly/z14q2 @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog @barbaraoneal
What Are Your Secondary Characters Good At? http://ow.ly/yMn3v @Janice_Hardy
The Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction: http://ow.ly/yMnBh @CSLakin
POV Shifts: http://ow.ly/yMnc2 @Ross_B_Lampert
Media Bias Against Self-Publishing: http://ow.ly/z0OPA @HughHowey
Online Marketing Mistakes: http://ow.ly/yMnp7 @storyrally
Overcoming the Sense of Failure as a Writer: http://ow.ly/yMn6j @LyndaRYoung
9 Self-Publishing Fiction Writers to Follow Today: http://ow.ly/z0lAs @storyrally @JFBookman
Authors’ incomes collapse to ‘abject’ levels (for trad. pub): http://ow.ly/z0lfw @alisonflood @guardianbooks
Why you should prioritize your author website over social media: http://ow.ly/yMnWD @chrisrobley @Bookbaby
Dash Your Way Out of Procrastination: http://ow.ly/yMo2V @99u
Good-bye Confusing Subplot, Hello Book Contract: http://ow.ly/yMnJ9 @Margo_L_Dill
How to Write a Great Book Proposal: http://ow.ly/yIwHZ @lindasclare
How to Fit Writing Into Your Life: 6 Tips: http://ow.ly/yIwCE @Natasha_Lester
Ed McBain: 7 Ways To Write A Crime Story: http://ow.ly/yIvUp @woodwardkaren
Navigating a New Season in Your Writing Life: http://ow.ly/yIvwN @JuliaReffner
Writing yourself a pen name: http://ow.ly/yIwmS @guardianbooks
Head-hopping, explained: http://ow.ly/yIvQz @Wordstrumpet
Know Your Novel’s Characters: 3 Easy Strategies: http://ow.ly/yIwTT @lindasclare
5 Factors For A Great Book Cover: http://ow.ly/yIvbt @selfpubreview
Character Habits: http://ow.ly/yIv7d @noveleditor
Why We Write: Giving Voice to the Ineffable: http://ow.ly/yIvjZ @BTMargins @kimtriedman
How to Tell if Your Protagonist Needs a Better Goal: http://ow.ly/yIvGG @kmweiland
Cliffhangers: How to Keep Your Reader Reading: http://ow.ly/yIww0 @Wiseink
Playwriting vs Novel writing: http://ow.ly/yIw6a @Ctmannino
How to Use Layers to Show Intense Emotions: http://ow.ly/yIvE5 @jamigold
12 Essential Steps from Story Idea to Publish-Ready Novel: http://ow.ly/yIvot @JodieRennerEd
Consistency Checker: A Free Proofreading Tool: http://ow.ly/yIv1b @CKmacleodwriter
“But”, “therefore”, “and so”’ keep conflict in your plot http://ow.ly/yIwcJ @nownovel
Plotter or Pantser: —Who Says You Have to Choose? http://ow.ly/yIvKe @LitCentralOC
UK author income survey: Another publishing bombshell: http://ow.ly/yW06m @Porter_Anderson @TheFutureBook
“Is it my query or my sample pages?” Why you’re not getting full manuscript requests: http://ow.ly/yFsIh @carlywatters
14 Tips to Surviving Your Book Signing: http://ow.ly/yFsFa @StinaLL
Adventures in Author Readings: http://ow.ly/yFsB9 @DeborahJRoss
How to speak publisher: F is for Feedback: http://ow.ly/yFxku @annerooney
When Authors Turn On Authors: http://ow.ly/yVv2X @ChuckWendig @JAKonrath @Porter_Anderson
Showing, Not Telling, in an Opening Scene: http://ow.ly/yFxu3 @janice_hardy
The Escalation of Complications: http://ow.ly/yFt7Y @mooderino
Act out to create vivid scenes: http://ow.ly/yFt0H @onewildword
5 Brilliant Business Lessons From Motley Crue: http://ow.ly/yFxDd @joshrottenberg @FastCompany
Strengthening Your Character Through Personal Relationships: http://ow.ly/yFx1w @enderawiggin
Lessons From @jamesscottbell : Characters That Jump Off The Page: http://ow.ly/yFsy0 @angelaackerman
Discomfort vs. Discomfiture: http://ow.ly/yFx73 @writing_tips
Avoiding Common Punctuation Errors: http://ow.ly/yFsao
Don’t Use Five-Dollar Words: http://ow.ly/yFt3v @Jen_328
The Danger of Political Correctness for Diverse Books: http://ow.ly/yFsjk @jamigold
Secrets to a Good Logline: http://ow.ly/yFsMX @Kid_Lit
Your Novelty Picture Book: http://ow.ly/yFtcZ
Recap of online #FutureChat debate–dueling open letters: http://ow.ly/yVrMK @Porter_Anderson
7 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Self-Publishing Company: http://ow.ly/yCRXS @HelenSedwick
A New York Editor and Author Goes Indie: http://ow.ly/yCSny
How Soon Do We Need to Show Genre in Our Novels? http://ow.ly/yCQOY @janice_hardy
6 Things to Consider When Writing Promotional Copy for Your Book: http://ow.ly/yCUHy
5 Creativity Lessons from Hall of Fame Inventors: http://ow.ly/yRTTi @PatrickRwrites
Write Nonfiction: How to Become an Instant Expert: http://ow.ly/yCR0w @angee
10 Tips to Make Your Cozy Mystery Sell: http://ow.ly/yCVjJ @NancyJCohen
Advertising for Indie Authors : http://ow.ly/yCXOi @SeeleyJamesAuth
The State of Self-Publishing: http://ow.ly/yCVhG @HughHowey
Which courses should I take to become a writer? http://ow.ly/yCUFm @roz_morris
How 1 Writer Got Published in the New York Times On Her First Try: http://ow.ly/yCUzQ @GillespieKarin
4 Tips for Setting Up Your International Amazon Author Central Pages: http://ow.ly/yCV1x @MarcyKennedy
Story Structure: the Second Plot Point: http://ow.ly/yCV9z @inkybites
How Your Blog Helps Your Books Take Off: http://ow.ly/yCRfG @111publishing
5 Surprising Ways Regret Can Deepen Your Hero’s Arc: http://ow.ly/yCUV9 @writingeekery
Jim Butcher On How To Write A Suspenseful Story Climax: http://ow.ly/yCQRc @woodwardkaren
Query Letters: How to Get an Agent to Beg to Read More: http://ow.ly/yCUPO @WriterlyTweets @SDWriters
Self-Publishing a Second Time: http://ow.ly/yziZc @kristenelisephd @lcharnes
8 Essentials Tips for a Successful Book Reading by a Self-Published Author: http://ow.ly/yzj1W @judy_croome
Finding the Editor Who’s Right for You: http://ow.ly/yzhXR @WritingRefinery
Assessing your writing goals at mid-year and not where you want to be? Camp NaNoWriMo is 1 option: http://ow.ly/yPXat @NaNoWriMo
25 more ideas for daily blog posts http://ow.ly/yzibN @michellerafter
Effort alone isn’t enough: http://ow.ly/yzi74 from David Cain
Why shortcuts short circuit writing: http://ow.ly/yzj5z @stephenwoodfin
Another Look at the Subjunctive Mood: http://ow.ly/yzjyH @CSLakin
1 Writer’s Journey to Becoming an Optimist: http://ow.ly/yzhVm @PaulaAltenburg
Where to start? This is an impressive list. And I’m not kidding. I really don’t know where to start. Thanks for so many promising links.
Chris
Thanks, Christine!
I know what you mean–these links are in a variety of topics. Some are writing craft which obviously are relevant for forever. Some are industry news, which are probably good to catch up on on a weekly basis (but industry news changes so quickly). You’ll be able to tell from the links that I’m about a month back on my RSS feed (many posts on the writing craft were written in mid-June) while the news ones are in a separate RSS feed of mine, very current, and are linked to that day/day after on Twitter. So…news first? (Anything by Porter Anderson, for example).
Some good ones! And cool, found Howey’s site.
Alex–He has a great site–terrific guy to follow.
I love these, as always. I get all your tweets during the week because I follow you.
Thanks! And thanks for following.
Occupational hazards of being a writer followed by one on writing fat books – LOL! Just don’t be a fat writer writing fat books, right?
Diane–It’s hard with such a sedentary job!
Oh, so much for information! Now that I’ve indie published, it’s amazing how much more I’m focused on those posts. I’m thankful for writers (like you!) who share what they’ve learned along the way. It helps newbies like me :)
Julie–I know what you mean! Me too. :) I still throw the trad pub posts out there for those who are choosing that path–although the indie/self-pub posts frequently seem a good deal more interesting. Fresher insights, etc.
And thanks! I appreciate your coming by.
Elizabeth – I love coming here for my Writing 101 Class :-) . Thanks as ever for these links. So many this week on making plots more interesting and adding to them. I know they’ll be useful. All that and rock music, too! ;-)
Margot–The Motley Crue link. :) Yes, I couldn’t resist sticking that one in there…