by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Writing the Perfect Description for Your Book: http://ow.ly/B0slv @shalvatzis
Agents Behaving Badly: http://ow.ly/B0spj @jamesscottbell
No Excuse Writing: http://ow.ly/B20Al @dibator @SouthrnWritrMag
Self-Publishing: The Scenic Route: http://ow.ly/B20fK @eileengoudge Rewriting: Longer, Faster, Harder: http://ow.ly/B1ZiW @mooderino
Favorite Opening Lines/Paragraphs: http://ow.ly/B21kd @thejordache
7 Ways to Create Empathy for your Protagonist: http://ow.ly/B20pi @PamMingle
Surviving Grimdark: Fantasy for the Squeamish: http://ow.ly/B206Q @Philip_Overby
On Writing Horror: Short Stories vs. Novels: http://ow.ly/B1ZI8 @amazingstories0
Tips on Synopsis Writing – Basics: http://ow.ly/B20U3 @pepperbasham
Using Lifes Hardships to Make You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/B218u @AshleyRCarlson1
7 steps to developing a feature script you can shoot: http://ow.ly/B1Zqx @screencrafting @MichaelDiBiasio
Should you enter a writing competition? http://ow.ly/B1ZlK @standoutbooks
You Know Youre a Writer When You Procrastinate: … http://ow.ly/B200E @LynnHBlackburn
What is Crowdfunding And How Can It Work For Authors? http://ow.ly/B1ZTQ @pubslush
The Strongest Form of Characterization: http://ow.ly/B22MK @joebunting
How to Structure Your Reveals: http://ow.ly/B23RL @shalvatzis
Keep Your Characters Moving: http://ow.ly/B23sz @ava_jae
How to Keep your Story Moving and Your Character Believable: http://ow.ly/B23nj @beccapuglisi
An Unpredictable (and Fun) Trick to Keep Your Plots Unpredictable: http://ow.ly/B23xw @janice_hardy
Better With Age: Giving Elderly Characters the Spotlight: http://ow.ly/B237O @adearinthewoods
6 Marketing Tactics You Should Be Using: http://ow.ly/B0std @lukeofkondor @bang2write
The Opposite of Legacy: http://ow.ly/B0rMj @JAKonrath
A Conversation with Robert Falco, Translator: http://ow.ly/B0rYf @robert_falco @ReedsyHQ
Paperbacks Are Selling eBooks: http://ow.ly/B9fEk @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog
4 Ways To Edit Your Book Back on Track: http://ow.ly/B0sCl @carlywatters
Free Screenwriting Resource: Movie Story Types: http://ow.ly/B0tcL @gointothestory
Getting into the book’s action: http://ow.ly/B0tpX @glencstrathy
21st century book publicists: http://ow.ly/B0sJ6
On Agency Clauses: http://ow.ly/B0rTf @passivevoiceblg
Book Sales in a Slump? Here’s Help. http://ow.ly/B0tjJ @christinenolfi
When does giving the reader what they want turn into clickbait? It’’s complicated: http://ow.ly/B0rxf @mathewi
These romance writers ditched their publishers for ebooks–and made millions: http://ow.ly/B0siF @passivevoiceblg
Some indie authors are finding their Amazon Publishing titles in local bookstores: http://ow.ly/B6OPv @TheFutureBook @Porter_Anderson
Why Reading and Writing are a Collaboration: http://ow.ly/AX3GJ @DrewChial
30 Websites for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/AX49j @bookgal
Indie Authors: Using 99 Designs to Crowdsource a Cover: http://ow.ly/AX4Ty @sabsky
10 Ways To Look At Your Twitter Avatar: http://ow.ly/B6OE0 @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog
Should authors review other authors’ books? http://ow.ly/AX5mM @IndieAuthorALLi
Book aggregators and distributors: A short primer | http://ow.ly/AX4mi @selfpubbootcamp
How to Turn Your Print Book into a Digital File: http://ow.ly/AX4rB @byondpapr
The Wake-Up Call: What it Means to Be A Self-Published Writer: http://ow.ly/AX5bC @nickthacker
Is your main character you? How to tell – and how to widen your character repertoire: http://ow.ly/AX5wz @Roz_Morris
7 Proven Steps to Improve Your Writing Immediately: http://ow.ly/AX3u8 @nickbrodd
Format a Book in Word: Footnote, Index & Bibliography: http://ow.ly/AX4C2 @PubMyBook
How to Develop and Use a List of Your Readers: http://ow.ly/AX4g0 @jimhbs
Your Characters’ Names: Do You Know Why You Chose Them? http://ow.ly/AX3gC @KMWeiland
The Value of Indie Print: Necessity, Choices and Costs: http://ow.ly/AUUpM
21 Tips for Creating a Successful Writing Collaboration: http://ow.ly/AUUm5 @HelenSedwick
Today’s Publishing Nightmare: Drowning in Indie e-Books… and The Way Out: http://ow.ly/AUUxp @claudenougat
Writer Despair: http://ow.ly/AUUCu @jimchines
5 Things to Avoid for a Pristine Query Letter: http://ow.ly/AUUej @FrugalBookPromo
Avoiding the Tar Pits of Fiction: http://ow.ly/AUUAl @jamesscottbell
Want to Write Better Dialogue? Break the Rules: http://ow.ly/AUTUV @write_practice
Why One Bestselling Author Decided To Start Self-Publishing: http://ow.ly/AUTXW @karentraviss
10 rules for writers: http://ow.ly/AUU7l @latimes
Don’t Let ‘Play-It-Safers’ Talk You Out Of Writing: http://ow.ly/AUUsV @adderworld
Pros And Cons Of Exclusivity with Amazon KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited: http://ow.ly/AUTR6 @thecreativepenn
Should All Your Minor Characters Have Arcs? http://ow.ly/AUUjr @KMWeiland
Character Voice Consistency: http://ow.ly/AUjk4 @AmberSkyeF
De-Stress Your Writing Life: Writing a Personalized Pep Talk: http://ow.ly/AUj5S @jessbaverstock
A Protagonist who doesn’t have a backstory? http://ow.ly/AUiWA @gointothestory
Advice for new memoir writers: http://ow.ly/AUjfR @tspoetry
Writing 3-Dimensional Characters: http://ow.ly/AUjbd @stdennard
15 Best Brainstorming And Mind-Mapping Tech Tools For Every Creative Mind http://ow.ly/AUj02 @lifehackorg
Your Ending Shouldn’t Make Your “Point”: http://ow.ly/AUiYh @cockeyedcaravan
Copyrights and Copywrongs: http://ow.ly/AUjcx @AuthorMelindaC
5 Powerful Writing Techniques That Bring Stories to Life: http://ow.ly/AUj7I @Nimpentoad
6 Questions to Ask Before Publicizing Your Book: http://ow.ly/AUjhH @utexaspublicist
Hyphenation and tech terms: http://ow.ly/AUj6z @CSLakin
Songwriting Tip: The Most Important Thing Is Everything: http://ow.ly/AUiXH @usasong
Serials–pricing, release schedules, finding readers: http://ow.ly/AUj8v @ClaraKensie
Your Novel’s Language: How Can You Beat the Blah? http://ow.ly/AW4n8 from Jack Smith
New Types of Author Events: http://ow.ly/AUhgy @agentsavant
5 Elements of a Writer’s Website: http://ow.ly/AUhav @WritersEdit
Why Your Writing Habits Are Stifling Your Creative Potential: http://ow.ly/AUgKX @amshofner
17 Services to Tweet a Book | Self-Publishing Review http://ow.ly/AUgsg @selfpubreview
On the Many Dreams of Writing: http://ow.ly/AUh6U @writerunboxed
Marketing Advice from a Publishing Pro: @JaneFriedman Shares Her Best Tips: http://ow.ly/AXeNg @CaballoFrances
Twitter Chats for Writers: http://ow.ly/AUgwM @K8Tilton
Secondary character scene stealers in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/AW509 @mkinberg
Self-Publishing and Writer Organizations: http://ow.ly/AUgVP @NMamatas @ElectricLit
How Writing and Gardening Overlaps: http://ow.ly/AUgly @womenwriters
A Day in the Life of an Acquiring Editor: http://ow.ly/AUgmR @TerriBischoff
5 tips to trim your writing: http://ow.ly/AW4gE @jemifraser @WriteAngleBlog
Using Split Screen for Editing: http://ow.ly/AUgPh
Writing with Scrivener Quick Tip: Using Word Count To Keep Motivated: http://ow.ly/AW32s @clarissadraper
Got writers block? Try this little trick. http://ow.ly/AUgC9
Maybe it’s time to rethink the relationship between intelligence and creativity: http://ow.ly/AUgyE @tannerc
The creative art of selling a book by its cover: http://ow.ly/ASD57 @mendelsund @NYTimes @xanalter
How to plot a character-driven story: http://ow.ly/ASCrL @glencstrathy
Back cover copy tips: http://ow.ly/ASCHl @woodwardkaren
8 Issues In Author Ethics: http://ow.ly/AVdo6 @janesteen @Porter_Anderson
The Magic Trick to Landing an Agent at a Conference (Hint: No Magic Involved): http://ow.ly/ASCPD @writerunboxed
What to do Before You’re Published: http://ow.ly/ASCKQ @JulieMusil
The Ultimate Guide to Working with Beta Readers: http://ow.ly/ASCJB @amshofner
Caught several of those this week – another great list!
Thanks, Alex! Hope you have a happy week.
Usually a lurker, Elizabeth, but just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you doing this list every week.
Kirk–Thanks so much for saying so and for visiting the blog–I appreciate it!
There are so many good ones here I hardly know where to start. Thank you for the list!
Sue–Thanks for coming by! Have a great week.
Elizabeth – As always, such a useful visit to Writing 101 :-) :-). I love the fact that there are a lot expert links this week from publishers, editors and the like. Time to do some homework…
Margot–Lots of experts weighing in this week, for sure!
Wow, wow, wow! So many helpful goodies. Thanks, Elizabeth!
Thanks for coming by, Julie!