By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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The challenges trad pubs
face and their silence while dealing with them: http://bit.ly/15BGFEQ
@barryeisler @molbarton @Porter_Anderson
face and their silence while dealing with them: http://bit.ly/15BGFEQ
@barryeisler @molbarton @Porter_Anderson
Trains in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/16z8TT3 @mkinberg
Financing Fan Fiction: http://bit.ly/16zdrJ9 @eoinpurcell
@Porter_Anderson
@Porter_Anderson
The changing world of
literary criticism–http://bit.ly/1506Qs8 @Porter_Anderson @silvermanjacob 4
Fiction Felonies that Make Your Plot Unbelievable: http://bit.ly/1aoEfz9 @MarcyKennedy
literary criticism–http://bit.ly/1506Qs8 @Porter_Anderson @silvermanjacob 4
Fiction Felonies that Make Your Plot Unbelievable: http://bit.ly/1aoEfz9 @MarcyKennedy
Letting go of scarcity thinking: http://bit.ly/11IIIoB @rachellegardner
Tips for finding an agent: http://bit.ly/1aoFu17 @yeomanis
@writeitsideways
@writeitsideways
Writing romantic relationships–the
disoriented/disorganized attachment style: http://bit.ly/11IJLox
@FaeRowen
disoriented/disorganized attachment style: http://bit.ly/11IJLox
@FaeRowen
Character Archetypes 101: The Lover: http://bit.ly/11IJQsl @jeanniecampbell
Novel length and novel size: http://bit.ly/1aoGhiI @VeronicaSicoe
Trusting Your Own Work: http://bit.ly/11IKaqR @stdennard
Do Not Exhaust the Reader: http://bit.ly/1aoGum6 @katieganshert
Dealing with Mental Exhaustion: http://bit.ly/11ITpY5 @Author_DFarland
Self-Publishing: It’s Not for Everyone: http://bit.ly/12H6fwi @ava_jae
The Shape of a Story: http://bit.ly/12H6vv9 @tabithaolson
A query’s revision and critique: http://bit.ly/15gfUWz @YAStands
1 writer’s year of writing faster: http://bit.ly/15gghjP @blurbisaverb
@SarahPinneo
@SarahPinneo
ISBN Advice for Self-Published Authors: http://bit.ly/15gglAc @galleycat
Why Every Freelancer Should Get Screwed
Over Once (But Never Again): http://bit.ly/12H7Nq7
@nickdaws @DaleyJFrancis
Over Once (But Never Again): http://bit.ly/12H7Nq7
@nickdaws @DaleyJFrancis
How Young is a Young Adult? http://bit.ly/12H8UpI @amazingstories0
Writing a Page-Turner: http://bit.ly/15ghXde @shalvatzis
3 Things To Know Before You Publish: http://bit.ly/12H99RB @diymfa
5 Things Indie Authors Do Very Well: http://bit.ly/12H9rrL @IndieReader @alisonbav
Specific Genre Structures: Comedy: http://bit.ly/15giLia @cockeyedcaravan
13 blog post blunders to avoid: http://bit.ly/15gqoVN @writerplatform
Why Fiction Writers Should Read Poetry: http://bit.ly/12HgAYZ @lucasallenhunt
Tips for running a book contest: http://bit.ly/12HgNvc @nickthacker
10 Ways to Bring New Life to Old Blog
Posts: http://bit.ly/15gsSn8 @patflynn
Posts: http://bit.ly/15gsSn8 @patflynn
Nonfiction–Why a Competitive Analysis
Improves Your Book’s Chances of Success: http://bit.ly/15gtxoG
@ninaamir
Improves Your Book’s Chances of Success: http://bit.ly/15gtxoG
@ninaamir
What’s your excuse? http://bit.ly/12HhKUo @cjlyonswriter
How to add a Facebook badge to your
blog’s sidebar: http://bit.ly/15guyNl
blog’s sidebar: http://bit.ly/15guyNl
How To Do Your Own eBook Distribution: http://bit.ly/12HibOk @NewShelvesBooks
Telling It Like It Is With Our Writing: http://nyti.ms/12HiubW @nytimes
21 Platform Building Insights from
Authors and Experts Who Excel at It: http://bit.ly/15gyEFs
@writerplatform
Authors and Experts Who Excel at It: http://bit.ly/15gyEFs
@writerplatform
Anatomy Of A Successful Kickstarter
Campaign (And What You Should Know Before Launching Yours): http://bit.ly/12HlncO @tomsbiketrip
Campaign (And What You Should Know Before Launching Yours): http://bit.ly/12HlncO @tomsbiketrip
How to Sell to Libraries: http://bit.ly/15gzFgs @BookMarketer
Traumatizing Your Characters: Factors
That Determine “Severity” of the Trauma: http://bit.ly/12HI3tt @finesarah
That Determine “Severity” of the Trauma: http://bit.ly/12HI3tt @finesarah
Tips for deepening character: http://bit.ly/15h2g5j @candygourlay
@cliffmcnish
@cliffmcnish
Getting Readers to Fill In Your
Character’s Blanks: http://bit.ly/12HIGDt
@dirtywhitecandy @kmweiland
Character’s Blanks: http://bit.ly/12HIGDt
@dirtywhitecandy @kmweiland
Thoughts on Creative
Adaptations–challenges, risks, reasons to attempt one: http://bit.ly/12HIUup @denisedesigns
Adaptations–challenges, risks, reasons to attempt one: http://bit.ly/12HIUup @denisedesigns
The Sensitive, Passionate Story: http://bit.ly/15h6JoE @livewritethrive
Embrace Creative Collaboration: http://bit.ly/15h6Xfx @denisedesigns
Why Your Library May Not Have the E-Book
You Want: http://bit.ly/12HM5lB
You Want: http://bit.ly/12HM5lB
100+ Websites That Pay Writers: http://bit.ly/15h7uOK @ticewrites
How to use GIMP for design: http://bit.ly/12HSPjx , http://bit.ly/12HSPjB , http://bit.ly/12HSPjD , http://bit.ly/12HSPjF @clarissadraper
Blog tours and how to screw them up: http://bit.ly/15heDyn and http://bit.ly/15heD1f @EmilyMah
What You Need to Know about Book Piracy: http://bit.ly/19gyAts @passivevoiceblg
The Age of the Empowered Writer: http://bit.ly/11XwbBR @SusanKayeQuinn
Getting pecked to death: Are critique
groups worth it? http://bit.ly/19gyKRz
groups worth it? http://bit.ly/19gyKRz
To be great, strive to be ordinary: http://bit.ly/11Xwn41 @esimsauthor
11 Compound Word Errors to Avoid: http://bit.ly/19gyTEz @copyblogger
Cultivate Reader Interest Through
Unexpected Emotions: http://bit.ly/19gyWAa
@angelaackerman @donmaass
Unexpected Emotions: http://bit.ly/19gyWAa
@angelaackerman @donmaass
7 Secrets to Writing Persuasive Back
Cover Sales Copy: http://bit.ly/11XwwnW
@caseydemchak @jfbookman
Cover Sales Copy: http://bit.ly/11XwwnW
@caseydemchak @jfbookman
7 Things Readers Notice When Picking Up A
Book: http://bit.ly/11XxHnk
Book: http://bit.ly/11XxHnk
What Are the Real Costs of
Self-Publishing? Wrong Question: http://bit.ly/11XxPmV
@JWManus @PassiveVoiceBlg
Self-Publishing? Wrong Question: http://bit.ly/11XxPmV
@JWManus @PassiveVoiceBlg
10 Immutable Laws for the Literary Agent:
http://bit.ly/16eHoht @wendylawton
http://bit.ly/16eHoht @wendylawton
The Many Definitions of Plot: http://bit.ly/12I4f70 @ingridsundberg
Songwriting–horror themes in heavy metal
music: http://bit.ly/12I5pzn @BubblewsBlog
music: http://bit.ly/12I5pzn @BubblewsBlog
Influences: How to Control Yours: http://bit.ly/16eIGcu @emilywenstrom
Ebook formatting: Tag and Restore Italics
in Word: http://bit.ly/12I5Jhi @JWManus
in Word: http://bit.ly/12I5Jhi @JWManus
Should authors read their own reviews? http://bit.ly/19gO0Or @rachellegardner
5 Stages of Editorial Letters: http://bit.ly/10wJTNV @cafecliche
Think Like a Bookseller–On Turns, and
Returns: http://bit.ly/10wJZ89 @literaticat
Returns: http://bit.ly/10wJZ89 @literaticat
10 Ways to Evaluate Fiction Markets: http://bit.ly/16g5PeB @wickerkat
Rules of grammar? Writers need good
judgment…the rules are only guidelines: http://bit.ly/10wKyyT
@GrammarGirl
judgment…the rules are only guidelines: http://bit.ly/10wKyyT
@GrammarGirl
How winning a literary prize can change
your life: http://bit.ly/16g69Kr
your life: http://bit.ly/16g69Kr
How to Set Up a Free WordPress.com Blog
(A Blogging Beginner’s Guide): http://bit.ly/16g6jBn
@FreelanceSW
(A Blogging Beginner’s Guide): http://bit.ly/16g6jBn
@FreelanceSW
Mystery vs. Suspense: The 8 Keys: http://bit.ly/16g6sVm @IndelibleWriter
@watched1
@watched1
Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain
@EMCastellan
@EMCastellan
Leading Readers By the Hand: Navigating
Ebooks: http://bit.ly/16g6T27 @jwmanus
Ebooks: http://bit.ly/16g6T27 @jwmanus
Writing Fiction: Bring Your Characters To
Life: http://bit.ly/10wLu69
@thecreativepenn @dirtywhitecandy
Life: http://bit.ly/10wLu69
@thecreativepenn @dirtywhitecandy
Saying no to an editor: http://bit.ly/16g73X5 @fictionnotes
When Agents Wave the Red Flag: http://bit.ly/10wLS4H @MissDahlELama
The Benefits of a Standing Desk: http://bit.ly/16g7lgL @liakeyes
Time, insecurity and other woes: http://bit.ly/1465Gc0 @matty_gibbon
Dealing With Bad Reviews: http://bit.ly/180c4Hf @colbymarshall
After readers have figured out the
whodunit in crime fic, is there still incentive to keep reading? http://bit.ly/1466v4u @mkinberg
whodunit in crime fic, is there still incentive to keep reading? http://bit.ly/1466v4u @mkinberg
The Many Bromances of Neil Gaiman: http://bit.ly/1467d1I @tordotcom @RyancBritt
Cutting subplots: http://bit.ly/180cHAE @plotwhisperer
Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book: http://bit.ly/1467th3
Tips for growing your blog readership: http://bit.ly/1467FNo @juliegray
10 Benefits of Reading: http://bit.ly/180dVMp @lifehackorg
6 tips for your own stay-at-home writing
retreat: http://bit.ly/1469R7r @beth_barany
retreat: http://bit.ly/1469R7r @beth_barany
7 Steps to Proofreading Like a Pro: http://bit.ly/146a76x @problogger
Where to find cover artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren
Publishers Should Empower Authors to Sell
Their Own E-books: http://bit.ly/11TnSme
@nathanbransford
Their Own E-books: http://bit.ly/11TnSme
@nathanbransford
Self-pubbed authors change their covers
for better sales: http://bit.ly/12bZywn
@MsBessieBell @ByRozMorris @Porter_Anderson
for better sales: http://bit.ly/12bZywn
@MsBessieBell @ByRozMorris @Porter_Anderson
12 Compelling Reasons Writers Should
Blog: http://bit.ly/180elT3 @12most
Blog: http://bit.ly/180elT3 @12most
Crime Scenes: The Dos And Don’ts: http://bit.ly/146aUo5 @LeeLofland
Deconstructing Horror: Shaky Hands (the
Homemade Hand-Held Camera Look): http://bit.ly/180ePII
@amazingstories0
Homemade Hand-Held Camera Look): http://bit.ly/180ePII
@amazingstories0
Game Writing–The Decline of
Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
1 writer’s greatest fear: http://bit.ly/146o2JG @karenzach @billycoffey
4 Tips For Dealing With Difficult People
on Social Media: http://bit.ly/146ooA9
@BadRedheadMedia @loriculwell
on Social Media: http://bit.ly/146ooA9
@BadRedheadMedia @loriculwell
Trust Your Process: http://bit.ly/180lliD @SmackDabBlog
7 reasons you might need an agent: http://bit.ly/146oUht @ninaamir
9 facts about life that 1 writer has
learned from writing about death: http://bit.ly/146pdcc
@danasitar
learned from writing about death: http://bit.ly/146pdcc
@danasitar
Pitching To Understaffed Media: http://bit.ly/180lNxw
Those “Toxic” Ebook Royalties: http://bit.ly/16zdEvW @Harkaway @DeFiore
@Porter_Anderson
@Porter_Anderson
Life was pure chaos last week so I’m going to use these to do some catching up – thanks! :)
Some good ones about blogs today.
Elizabeth – Once again, a fabulous set of links! Thanks
Thanks for coming by, y’all!
You know what? We have some super smart writing friends in our community. Thanks so much for gathering all these great posts.