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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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And…I have a new release! Death at a Drop-In, a Myrtle Clover mystery, released last week.

The Alphabet in Crime Fiction: Scissors
and Other Sharp Objects: http://dld.bz/cMxJN
@mkinberg

Using Android’s Contacts to Store
Character Information: http://dld.bz/cMA3X
@clarissadraper

Common Style Issues for Writers: http://dld.bz/cMAKW @DianeKrause2

The 4 Cornerstones of Strong Characters: http://dld.bz/cMRmN @writingeekery

Are you marketing to readers or writers?
A reminder to ‘platform-out’: http://dld.bz/cMRuq
@Porter_Anderson @petermccarthy

The Readers Sound Off! How They Read,
What They Like and Where They Find Us: http://dld.bz/cMpGT
@marieforce

Be Consistent With Your Book and Your
Promo Plan: http://dld.bz/cMpHC
@behlerpublish

George R.R. Martin: The Real Iron Throne
& Boycotting Orson Scott Card: http://dld.bz/cMpHJ
@woodwardkaren

How to Evaluate Your Chapter Summaries
Prior to Writing Your Book: http://dld.bz/cMpHR
@ninaamir

Crime fiction–when detectives must
travel to solve a case: http://dld.bz/cMAuC
@mkinberg

Light a Fire Under Your Characters: http://dld.bz/cMpHT @noveleditor

4 Keys to Finding Time For Your Creative
Work: http://dld.bz/cMpHW @susankayequinn

The Most Important Kind of Edit a Book
Needs: http://dld.bz/cMpJc @jodyhedlund

Crafting the Nonfiction Book Cover: http://dld.bz/cMpTG @DebraEve @SusanShankin

How to Sell Ebooks: 5 Proven Tips: http://dld.bz/cMpUh @robeagar @DigiBookWorld

3 of Michael Connelly’s Favorite Bits of
Writing Advice: http://dld.bz/cMpU4
@writersdigest

Why 1 writer lawyered up against fan fic:
http://dld.bz/cMpUA @tobywneal
@PassiveVoiceBlg

Amazon Patents ‘DVD Extras’ for E-Books: http://dld.bz/cMpVN @strngwys

The Business of Screenwriting: Writing
Credits: http://dld.bz/cMpYj @gointothestory

How to stay motivated (podcast): http://dld.bz/cMpYt @chase_reeves

5 Stimulating Ideas to Spark Your
Creative Juices: http://dld.bz/cMpY4
@lizstrauss

The Brief Zine-Publishing Career of Mo
Willems: http://dld.bz/cMpY7 @jasonboog
@The_Pigeon

Getting to know readers: the new
accessibility: http://dld.bz/cMpYB @tobywneal

101+ Descriptive Words For Foods: http://dld.bz/cMpYU @kathytemean

When is it okay to stop reading a book? http://dld.bz/cMpZz @iainbroome

Why Self-Publishing Doesn’t Work – And
How It Can: http://dld.bz/cMpZC @yeomanis

Using the Subtext of Body Language in
Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMpZW
@AlienNextDoor

Where to begin your story: http://dld.bz/cM2hd @KMWeiland

Describe with Telling Details—Character: http://dld.bz/cM2h4 @ava_jae

Streamline Your Writing: Cut Out
“That”: http://dld.bz/cM2hH
@lindasclare

5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes
Wrong: http://dld.bz/cM2hP @yeomanis
@writeitsideways

Lack of Support For Your Creative Work: http://dld.bz/cM2hU @susankayequinn

Fixing info dump dialogue: http://dld.bz/cM2hX @JordanMcCollum

The Evolution of Process: http://dld.bz/cM2jd @Marie_Lu

Why We Should Read Introductions at the
End of the Book: http://dld.bz/cM2js
@galleycat

Strategies to work around Twitter’s
follower ceiling: http://dld.bz/cM2jy
@stevebuttry

Should we let a group reprint our blog
posts to help promote an e-book? http://dld.bz/cM2jD
@michellerafter

Writing as Compulsion: http://dld.bz/cM2jT @womenwriters @janmerry607

What Gets Preserved? http://dld.bz/cM6he @amazingstories0

Unpacking Bowker’s new market research
(“the ebook is here to stay”) : http://dld.bz/cM6j2
@Porter_Anderson @Bowker

Does Twitter Make Sense for Most Writers?
http://dld.bz/cM6mn @JaneFriedman

Facebook Graph Search Advice for Writers:
http://dld.bz/cM6mp @jasonboog

Organization: Tips for Dealing with
Overwhelm: http://dld.bz/cM6mH @GeneLempp

How To Get a Book Published: A
Step-by-Step Guide: http://dld.bz/cM6mX
@annerallen

Scams in Writing Contests: http://dld.bz/cM6nb @susanspann

How to write realistic dialogue using
subtexting (scroll down for post): http://dld.bz/cM6nW
@Brandilyn

How to Include the Five Senses Without
Falling into the Telling Trap: http://dld.bz/cM6pf
@MarcyKennedy @Janice_Hardy

A Pantser’s Guide to Beat Sheets: http://dld.bz/cM6p4 @jamigold

Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone: http://dld.bz/cM6pD @diymfa @wendyluwrites

7 Ways to Write Better Blog Posts: http://dld.bz/cM6pE @aliventures

Hidden In Front Of Everyone’s Eyes – Our
Own Potential: http://dld.bz/cM6pQ @danblank

Hell With What Sells: http://dld.bz/cM6pX @chuckwendig (lang)

Great Character: Neytiri
(“Avatar”): http://dld.bz/cM8ad
@gointothestory

Michael Connelly on the No. 1 Key to
Writing a Series: http://dld.bz/cM8an
@writersdigest

5 Successful Marketing Strategies For
Fiction Authors: http://dld.bz/cM6ex
@thecreativepenn @passivevoiceblg

How Do You Balance Work and Writing? http://dld.bz/cM8gN @LAMysteryWriter

Taxes 101 for Authors: http://dld.bz/cM8gT @susanspann

Bowker on who buys what: http://dld.bz/cM8hs @Porter_Anderson @Bowker

They Don’t Buy Your Book because it’s
Good: http://dld.bz/cM8xW @junglereds @PJNunn

3 Ways to Fill an Empty Bio: http://dld.bz/cM8yF @lydia_sharp

Why people stop reading books: http://dld.bz/cM8yH @speechwriterguy

Low cost options for getting editing help
if you can’t afford an editor: http://dld.bz/cM8zc
@nailyournovel

How to Write a Novel Readers Won’t Put
Down: http://dld.bz/cM8zm @jamesscottbell

Crowdsourced Editing: The Future of
Self-Publishing? http://dld.bz/cM8zp
@nickthacker @KMWeiland

The Easiest Way to Make FaceBook Timeline
Cover Photos: http://dld.bz/cM8zQ
@lifehackorg

Making a book trailer–tools and tips: http://dld.bz/cM82j

A Writer’s Magic Bakery: Selling your
short stories again (and again, and again…): http://dld.bz/cM82r
@smithwritr

A look at the New Adult genre: http://dld.bz/cM82x

Writerisms Ten: http://dld.bz/cM82B

The Pixar Theory: http://dld.bz/cM82J @JonNegroni

10 Scariest Monsters in Children’s
Stories: http://dld.bz/cM83m @SmashingLists

Too many characters in a novel? One
solution: http://dld.bz/cMA5k @medwardsbooks

“Agent-Assisted Publishing”: An
Interrupted Debate: http://dld.bz/cMA5n
@Porter_Anderson

Elizabeth George’s Writing Process: From
Idea to First Draft: http://dld.bz/cMA5x

Indiana Jones and the Great Test of
Character: http://dld.bz/cMA5T @fictorians

Polishing your manuscript…1 writer’s
suggestions: http://dld.bz/cMA6j @j_sandford
@authorterryo

Why 1 agent rejects manuscripts: http://dld.bz/cMA6u @rachellegardner

Be Clever to Be Riveting: http://dld.bz/cMA64 @livewritethrive

The Hazards Of Reading Our Old
Manuscripts: http://dld.bz/cMA85

What Makes Beautiful Writing Beautiful? http://dld.bz/cMA88 @joebunting

Writing satisfying endings: http://dld.bz/cMA8A

Story Maps: http://dld.bz/cMA8C
@shalvatzis

How Star Trek Helps Us with Showing
Rather than Telling: http://dld.bz/cMA8T
@MarcyKennedy

Market to Readers, Not Writers: http://dld.bz/cMA9w @LissyWrites

The Fifty Shades of Grey Effect: http://dld.bz/cMA9A @JanetKGrant

What Is a “Literary Change
Agent”? And What’s Ethical? http://dld.bz/cMA9E
@Porter_Anderson

When authors spam: http://dld.bz/cMA9Q @EdieMelson

A Character’s Mental State: http://dld.bz/cMA9W @ingridsundberg

Write With Confidence: http://dld.bz/cMCwj

Create a major direction list for your
writing and life goals: http://dld.bz/cMCwu
@TiceWrites

A Beginning Meditation Guide for Writers:
http://dld.bz/cMCw2 @ollinmorales

Suspect your category, but know your
story: http://dld.bz/cMCwA @byobrooks

The Essence of Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMCxc

Starting freelance writing? The first 5
things you need to do: http://dld.bz/cMCxk

Are Your ISBNs Legit? http://dld.bz/cMCxz @mybookshepherd

How to Write about a Time of
Anticipation: http://dld.bz/cMCx2 @joebunting

How to Punctuate Descriptions of Colors: http://dld.bz/cMCx4 @writing_tips

Where 1 writer gets her ideas: http://dld.bz/cMCx8 @tobywneal

Covers that Wow: http://dld.bz/cMCx9 @MariaZannini

How To Start Writing That Next Book and
Not Lose The Excitement: http://dld.bz/cMCxM
@cleemckenzie

The wow factor: http://dld.bz/cMCy5

Do You Need a Literary Executor? http://dld.bz/cMCyC @susanspann

Is It Fair Use? 7 Questions to Ask Before
Using Copyrighted Material: http://dld.bz/cMCyW
@janefriedman

How to Edit in Passes: http://dld.bz/cMCzb @ava_jae

Is Modern Poetry Too Complicated For
Modern Readers? http://dld.bz/cMC2X

Avoiding perfectionism: http://dld.bz/cMC2Z @brandenbarnett

Why computer games aren’t like novels —
but should interest novelists anyway: http://dld.bz/cMC3n

Screwing Up On Purpose: The Beauty of The
Deliberate Mistake: http://dld.bz/cMC3t
@jmcaddell

The link between depression and
creativity, and how it can be good for you: http://dld.bz/cMC32
@tannerc

6 Popular Tumblrs That Landed Book Deals:
http://dld.bz/cMC35

Self publishing and perpetual editing: http://dld.bz/cMC3D @JordanMcCollum

Organizing screenwriting projects: http://dld.bz/cMCSy @scriptmag @jeannevb

How Scholastic Sells Literacy To
Generations Of New Readers: http://dld.bz/cMCS9
@npr

Why Barnes & Noble Is Good for
Amazon: http://dld.bz/cMCSQ @carr2n
@passivevoiceblg

7 Essential Online Book Marketing Tips
from the Front Lines: http://dld.bz/cMCSS
@ticewrites

How To Email Your List: http://dld.bz/cMCSX

10 Things to Remember When Writing a
Legal Thriller: http://dld.bz/cMCTc
@writersdigest @ZacharyPetit

63 Character Emotions to Explore: http://dld.bz/cMCTj @fictionnotes

42 Writing Tips From J.A. Konrath: http://dld.bz/cMCTu @JAKonrath

7 Horrifying Ailments Named After
Literary Characters: http://dld.bz/cMCTS
@kimber_regator

A Perfect Plot In 6 Easy Steps: http://dld.bz/cMCTY @woodwardkaren

9 Inspirational Bits of Advice From Anne
Rice, Catherine Coulter, David Morrell and Others: http://dld.bz/cMCUg
@writersdigest @ZacharyPetit

22 Rules of Storytelling: http://dld.bz/cMCU8

Bringing Personal Experience Into Your
Writing: http://dld.bz/cMCUT @timscribe
@thecreativepenn

The Oxford comma: http://dld.bz/cMCVb

25 Things To Know About Your Story’s
Stakes: http://dld.bz/cMCVh @chuckwendig
(lang)

Who Got Cultural Studies In My Fandom? http://dld.bz/cMCVp @amazingstories0

Death and writing–what’s the connection?
http://dld.bz/cMCVM @BTMargins
@LaurHarrington

On writing better endings: http://dld.bz/cMRn2 @janelebak

Plotting and pantsing…either will work:
http://dld.bz/cMRn4 @ca_london

Finding Time to Write: Old-School
Technology Saves the Day: http://dld.bz/cMRn6
@Christi_Craig

Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules for Writing
Fiction: http://dld.bz/cMRn8 @gretchenrubin

Increasing Your Email Subscribers: http://dld.bz/cMRnB @blogherald

There’s only one requirement for being a
writer—do you meet it? http://dld.bz/cMRnF
@ava_jae

Pricing Low Vs. Pricing High: How Much
Should You Charge for Your Ebook? http://dld.bz/cMRnN
@freelanceswitch

All about advances: http://dld.bz/cMRqj @stevelaubeagent

A revealing
interview with writer Lee Child: http://dld.bz/cMREb

6 Comments

Kenda TurnerAugust 18, 2013

Thank you! Always find a wealth of good stuff here :-)
Margot KinbergAugust 18, 2013

Elizabeth – Thanks as ever for this treasure trove. Must check out that post on getting support for creativity. And that post about Tumblr (something I’ve not tried yet!). And….
Alex J. CavanaughAugust 18, 2013

I see some good ones today! Will explore after church this afternoon.
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsAugust 18, 2013

Alex–Hope you enjoy your service1

Kenda–Thanks so much for coming by.

Margot–Oh, Tumblr! For some reason, Tumblr confuses me. I’ve tried, though…
L. Diane WolfeAugust 18, 2013

I didn’t know there was a Twitter ceiling. Not that I’m in danger of hitting it anytime soon.
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsAugust 18, 2013

Diane–I think it’s more of a follower to following ratio, but I hear they’ll freeze up your ability to follow others until it gets back in whack.

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