by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Do it yourself? 10 tips for beginners
from top self-publishing sites: http://bit.ly/1cjWzKD
@darlawrites
from top self-publishing sites: http://bit.ly/1cjWzKD
@darlawrites
Indie Author Organizations for Publicity:
http://bit.ly/1cjWNRV @cateartios
http://bit.ly/1cjWNRV @cateartios
How Genre Labeling Keeps Some Books from
Being Discovered: http://bit.ly/18KPmkz
Being Discovered: http://bit.ly/18KPmkz
Writing, Art and Outlining: http://bit.ly/1cjXkmZ @fcmalby
7 Reasons You Should Have a Songwriting
Process: http://bit.ly/18KPu3k @usasong
Process: http://bit.ly/18KPu3k @usasong
How to Develop a Daily Writing Habit: http://bit.ly/18KPRep @rfwilliford
How to Keep Writing When You’re Scared of
Failure: http://bit.ly/1cjYgrm @diymfa
Failure: http://bit.ly/1cjYgrm @diymfa
How to be found on the internet: http://bit.ly/18KQODr @CarrieCuinn
Improving your odds of getting published:
http://bit.ly/1cjZByu @storyfix
http://bit.ly/1cjZByu @storyfix
Give your character a lie: http://bit.ly/1cjZRO4 @bethvogt
Reviews – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly:
http://bit.ly/1ck02ZH @maryannwrites
http://bit.ly/1ck02ZH @maryannwrites
Retired and Writing: http://bit.ly/15tHuCz
The outlaw hero: http://bit.ly/18PJx8T @NykiBlatchley
3 Types of Headings: http://bit.ly/15tIdDN @writing_tips
The Truth About Having Time to Create: http://bit.ly/18PKGNv @JeffreyDavis108
An author rounds up the most memorable
criticism of her career: http://bit.ly/18PLemI
@AdriennedeWolfe
criticism of her career: http://bit.ly/18PLemI
@AdriennedeWolfe
Adaptations: Passionate, Not Precious: http://bit.ly/15tJvyF @jtjarzemsky
What to expect when going to a writing
conference: http://bit.ly/13plQjr @JenTalty
conference: http://bit.ly/13plQjr @JenTalty
10 Free (or Mostly Free) Book Launch
Strategies: http://bit.ly/13pm2iD @bookbaby
Strategies: http://bit.ly/13pm2iD @bookbaby
New Literary Forms for Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/1edoQR7 @ornaross
Building your author platform–Goodreads:
http://bit.ly/1edp0rL @tonyriches
http://bit.ly/1edp0rL @tonyriches
Help with show, don’t tell: http://bit.ly/1edpzlp @BridgetMcKenna
Screenwriting – Character Outlining: http://bit.ly/13pn0vb
11 Tips On How To Become A Better Writer:
http://bit.ly/1edpPkx @woodwardkaren
http://bit.ly/1edpPkx @woodwardkaren
Maybe You *Shouldn’t* Be a Freelance
Writer: http://bit.ly/1edqen1 @danasitar
Writer: http://bit.ly/1edqen1 @danasitar
On Error-Correction and Formative
Fictions: http://bit.ly/13poA09
Fictions: http://bit.ly/13poA09
4 More Things Published Authors Know: http://bit.ly/1edrM08
4 ways to be a polite screenwriter: http://bit.ly/1edrVRb @Bambookiller
4 Ways Images Can Inspire Writing: http://bit.ly/1edsdI0
Proof Copies: Do You REALLY need them? http://bit.ly/13pq5eN
Tips for designing and formatting ebooks:
http://bit.ly/13pqf5T @pubmybook
http://bit.ly/13pqf5T @pubmybook
How to Connect With More Readers in Just
5 Minutes: http://bit.ly/1edsACa @duolit
5 Minutes: http://bit.ly/1edsACa @duolit
2 things an agent isn’t: http://bit.ly/14nZC44 @JanetKGrant
10 Never-Fail Ideas for Twitter Updates: http://bit.ly/14MbXrA @EdieMelson
Dig deep and get to the heart of a
character by asking ‘why’: http://bit.ly/14nZQYL
@livewritethrive
character by asking ‘why’: http://bit.ly/14nZQYL
@livewritethrive
How to Craft a Happy Ending: http://bit.ly/14McGsY @waynesmom
5 Lies Writers Tell Themselves: http://bit.ly/13bks0l @losapala
The horrors of self-promotion: http://bit.ly/13FULVv @SeanBeaudoin
Does publishing need *more* gatekeepers? http://bit.ly/19LRPhF @Porter_Anderson
Developing a Strong Third-Person Voice: http://bit.ly/1esIpFi @JodieRennerEd
Bezos purchases the Post–and analysts
weigh in: http://bit.ly/133hXlV
@Porter_Anderson @mathewi @koxinga21
weigh in: http://bit.ly/133hXlV
@Porter_Anderson @mathewi @koxinga21
Fear and loathing at the bookstore: http://bit.ly/133yRkc @Porter_Anderson
@juderogers
@juderogers
How to Make Adverbs Work for You: http://bit.ly/14o1ARY @janice_hardy
3 pillars of fiction: http://bit.ly/14MfNRI @KatiaRaina1
What Not to Think About When You’re
Writing: http://bit.ly/14o1Yjq
Writing: http://bit.ly/14o1Yjq
What Zombies Can Teach Us about Writing: http://bit.ly/14MgmuS @lyndaryoung
Your Career in Indie Screenwriting: http://bit.ly/14o28Y4 @scriptmag @jeffrichards
NA, YA & MG book reviewers: http://bit.ly/14MgU3T @SA_Larsen
10 Simple Tips for Self-Editing: http://bit.ly/14o2HB7 @melissadonovan
Writing is rewriting: http://bit.ly/14MhKxp @shalvatzis
Freelancers–query writing is just as
important as the paid content you deliver: http://bit.ly/14o2U7c
@TiceWrites
important as the paid content you deliver: http://bit.ly/14o2U7c
@TiceWrites
Revisiting Our Writing Resolutions: http://bit.ly/14Mihzq @DeniseVegaBooks
Using Satan as a character: http://bit.ly/13biJId @LouMorgan
Genre mashups: http://bit.ly/148QZar @mikemartinez72
No More Excuses: Find An Editing Partner:
http://bit.ly/13biYTD
http://bit.ly/13biYTD
Are you hoarding your writing? http://bit.ly/148Rd1v @LaurieEpps2
Why characters are the heart of your
novel – & how you can write them effectively: http://bit.ly/13bj9hS @NailYourNovel
novel – & how you can write them effectively: http://bit.ly/13bj9hS @NailYourNovel
Writing Blind, a Creative Force: http://bit.ly/148RNMI @blindspothannah
@womenwriters
@womenwriters
You just sold your book! Now what? http://bit.ly/13bjMrN
Female Friendships in Fiction: http://bit.ly/148ScyC @RileyRedgate
@writeangleblog
@writeangleblog
Secrets Your Inner Critic Would Kill to
Keep: http://bit.ly/148SuWf @losapala
Keep: http://bit.ly/148SuWf @losapala
3 Ways to Turn Blog Failure Into Success:
http://bit.ly/148UGgg @jfbookman
http://bit.ly/148UGgg @jfbookman
To Swag or Not to Swag? http://bit.ly/13bmcXl @JeannieLin
The Real Problem with Mythology in
Television: http://bit.ly/148USfD @LBGale
Television: http://bit.ly/148USfD @LBGale
What is Neo-Noir Fiction? http://bit.ly/13bmAVE @litreactor @wickerkat
How To Pitch Your Book to Online Outlets:
http://bit.ly/Hrvhzo @jasonboog @galleycat
http://bit.ly/Hrvhzo @jasonboog @galleycat
The writing challenge that knows you have
a life: http://bit.ly/19EEJ5v #ROW80
a life: http://bit.ly/19EEJ5v #ROW80
That Second Look at Your First Draft: http://bit.ly/1ejLpUi @elspethwrites
6 Common Myths about Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/19EF3Bk @bookmarketer
How to Develop Characters Intuitively: http://bit.ly/1ejLSGf @losapala
Is This Too Erudite For Modern Readers? http://bit.ly/19EFdc1 @Peculiar
Is it Fair for Authors to Review Other
Authors? Do We Ruin the Magic? http://bit.ly/135sPOl
@KristenLambTX
Authors? Do We Ruin the Magic? http://bit.ly/135sPOl
@KristenLambTX
Writing Scenes You Haven’t Seen: http://bit.ly/13IfZFk @PatrickRwrites
Eliminating “thought verbs”
from our writing: http://bit.ly/193eClZ
@Porter_Anderson @chuckpalahniuk
from our writing: http://bit.ly/193eClZ
@Porter_Anderson @chuckpalahniuk
Free Print Book Resource for Authors: http://bit.ly/14jL16Q @bookbaby @JFBookman
Genre Fiction and Digital Publishing: A
Marriage Made in Heaven: http://bit.ly/193fase
@DennisAbrams2 @Pubperspectives
Marriage Made in Heaven: http://bit.ly/193fase
@DennisAbrams2 @Pubperspectives
Tips for a Series Bible: http://bit.ly/193fh73 @jemifraser
@writeangleblog
@writeangleblog
The Impact Character: http://bit.ly/14jMrhw @glencstrathy
Do you know a good rejection when you see
one? http://bit.ly/14jNKNH @EdieMelson
one? http://bit.ly/14jNKNH @EdieMelson
10 Essential Neo-Noir Authors: http://bit.ly/14jPEOn @wickerkat
7 Rules for Dialogue: http://bit.ly/193h6ko @advicetowriters
5 Tips For Curing Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/14jR1wi @jeanoram
On Writing Risks, and the Safety Net: http://bit.ly/193hEXv @KatZhang
The Magical Midpoint Moment: http://bit.ly/14jRFdi @jamesscottbell
5 Ways to Support Your Favorite Authors: http://bit.ly/193hNdq @ava_jae
The Marketing Questionnaire: http://bit.ly/19NRevN @kcraftwriter
What J.K. Rowling’s pseudonymous novel
says about commercial success: http://bit.ly/1esNUUz
@nathanbransford
says about commercial success: http://bit.ly/1esNUUz
@nathanbransford
Top 7 Strategies for Blog Marketing: http://bit.ly/16vgTEi @JFBookman
8 Online Productivity Tools For Writers: http://bit.ly/19OjluM @thecreativepenn
Alternative story structures: http://bit.ly/19OkAu7 @ingridsundberg
The How and Why of Author Newsletters: http://bit.ly/16vjSwF @steenaholmes
5 Ways to Limit Your Character’s Options
– and Make Your Story Better: http://bit.ly/19OkQcn
@mooderino
– and Make Your Story Better: http://bit.ly/19OkQcn
@mooderino
Writing is rewriting–style: http://bit.ly/16vkeDu @shalvatzis
AmazonCrossing Publishes More Books in
Translation than Anyone Else (In 2013. Probably.): http://bit.ly/19Olfvn @chadwpost
Translation than Anyone Else (In 2013. Probably.): http://bit.ly/19Olfvn @chadwpost
How To Improve Your Writing In Your
Sleep: http://bit.ly/19Olruy @writersrelief
Sleep: http://bit.ly/19Olruy @writersrelief
The cross-pollination of reality and
fiction: http://bit.ly/1bfjENb @cwrenpress
fiction: http://bit.ly/1bfjENb @cwrenpress
5 Literary Magazines That Restore 1
Writer’s Faith in Publishing: http://bit.ly/133r8CM
@writerscramp1
Writer’s Faith in Publishing: http://bit.ly/133r8CM
@writerscramp1
Over-Researching Your Writing: http://bit.ly/13QPOcG @PeterSaintClair
5 Quotes to Plot Your Novel By: http://bit.ly/133xdiz @fictionnotes
Words and phrases that may be bloating or
weakening your writing: http://bit.ly/1496hIq
@BridgetMcKenna
weakening your writing: http://bit.ly/1496hIq
@BridgetMcKenna
An Easy Tip for Developing Story Ideas: http://bit.ly/133xJNH @janice_hardy
Ideas for promoting your self-pubbed
book: http://bit.ly/1497nUk @JCMells
book: http://bit.ly/1497nUk @JCMells
How to Sell More Books By Optimizing Your
Metadata: http://bit.ly/133yrKR
@thecreativepenn @JaneFriedman
Metadata: http://bit.ly/133yrKR
@thecreativepenn @JaneFriedman
Crowdsource Your Self-Publishing Project
without Asking for Money: http://bit.ly/16BLMXK
@livewritethrive @danasitar
without Asking for Money: http://bit.ly/16BLMXK
@livewritethrive @danasitar
The Establishing Shot & Your Novel: http://bit.ly/16GUd61 @ashkrafton
4 Tips for Worldbuilding Success: http://bit.ly/16BM6Wz @kcrosswriting
5 Tips to Effective Dialogue: http://bit.ly/XzkXON @MaloneEditorial
33 Unusual Tips To Being A Better Writer:
http://bit.ly/16BNs3E @thoughtcatalog
http://bit.ly/16BNs3E @thoughtcatalog
Human Eyes on the Manuscript: http://bit.ly/16GVWs4 @authorterryo
How to Successfully Self-Publish a Kindle
eBook: http://bit.ly/16BNvwc @jeffgoins
eBook: http://bit.ly/16BNvwc @jeffgoins
Elizabeth – Thanks, as ever, for taking the time to gather all these links. It means a lot to all of us :-).
Margot–Thanks for coming by!
Just what can zombies teach us? Now I’m curious…
Wow, wow, wow. I could read these all day. Thanks so much!
Wow! Thanks for the great links, and for linking back to mine! :)