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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Mike Fleming worked with author and writing coach James
Scott Bell to offer an online, interactive, writing program to help make your
next novel great. It’s called “Knockout Novel” and you can learn more
about it at
Knockout Novel.com. Plus, all the data is stored in your Hiveword account
for easy access.  The program is due to launch tomorrow…Monday, April 8. 
A tip for avoiding info dumping: http://bit.ly/Yrsp2k
@DonMcNair1 
Industry reaction to Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads: http://bit.ly/10jCcGK @Porter_Anderson @ThadMcIlroy @leslieNYT @robspillman
Self-publishing is the future — and great for writers: http://bit.ly/ZaqJWJ
@salon @hughhowey
Authors in the B&N-S&S Crossfire: http://bit.ly/13OMq7e
@Porter_Anderson @Bookgirl96 @MJRose
Twitter tips for new users: http://bit.ly/Zftxst
@Victoria_Writes @williamblackmon
Sorry, Your Buddies Won’t Buy Your Book: http://bit.ly/Z5419b
@talkingwriting @dcbiddle
A free directory of cover
designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Use a Mood Board to Boost
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/X4KMvp @DIYMFA
Why writers should be on
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/168V0eE @DIYMFA
Breaking into International
Markets: http://bit.ly/108rC2T
Starting A Story In The
Middle: http://bit.ly/11DNJEA @mooderino
How to Revise for a
Stronger Theme: http://bit.ly/11EkMF3
@jamigold
Science Fiction Romance – A
Niche Before Its Time? http://bit.ly/14qDTqD
@amazingstories0
Author As Innovator: The
Future of Publishing is Story, Not Technology: http://bit.ly/11Ell1E
@danblank
Subtitling for
screenwriters: http://bit.ly/11EB4xx
Blogging a book–your
content plan: http://bit.ly/14qP3vm
@ninaamir
A writer reports on her
experience with an independent press: http://bit.ly/11EBp3q
@Wordstrumpet @PatrickRwrites
Screenwriting: examples of
voice-over narration and flashbacks that.. just don’t work: http://bit.ly/YRihvi @gointothestory
Just Kill Someone Already
(Upping the Stakes): http://bit.ly/YcAQi2
Gifting Your Professional
Network w/ Amazon eBooks: http://bit.ly/YcB7Bp
Why Critiquing Others Helps
You: http://bit.ly/YcEsjV @ava_jae
Writing Description in Your
Novel: http://bit.ly/YcEzvQ @jeanoram
Did Agatha Christie Have a
Formula for Success? http://bit.ly/YRruUv
@KMWeiland @becke_martin
Creative Writing Prompts:
Dig Deep into Character: http://bit.ly/YcEMiM
@howtowriteshop
4 Techniques To Mix Fantasy
With Realism: http://bit.ly/YcENTV
@write_practice
Tips for organizing a book
club: http://bit.ly/YcEWqs
Compromising with our
internal editor: http://bit.ly/YRrPGF
@YAHighway
How to Begin a Short Story:
http://bit.ly/YRrWSK @amazingstories0
@Sales_Source
Plot, Story and Tension: http://bit.ly/YcFw7E @woodwardkaren
Strong Active Verbs: Your
Writing’s Backbone: http://bit.ly/YRs8Bm
@lindasclare
The writer’s guide to
kissing: http://bit.ly/YcFQ6j
@CuriosityQuills
How Live Readings Can Help
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/YRsiZo
@LaNovakAuthor
Introduction to Online
Advertising for Authors: http://bit.ly/YcFZXa
The Trouble with In Medias
Res: http://bit.ly/YdoBlc @kristenlambtx
For the writer who means to
journal–5 online journaling tools: http://bit.ly/Ydpv17
@lifehackorg
Why Taking a Risk at a
Writer’s Conference Is a Good Thing: http://bit.ly/Ydsc2A
How @JaneFriedman Got a
6-Figure Twitter Following (and Why It Doesn’t Matter): http://bit.ly/WWjMNy
Prepositional confusion: http://bit.ly/ZVcKaC @aliciarasley
How to Write a Killer
Scene: http://bit.ly/ZEioka @jeanoram
5 Ways to Write More
Effectively: http://bit.ly/ZVcVT3 @fcmalby
Hiring an illustrator for
your novel: http://bit.ly/YErv51 @kenebake
How do you promote your
self-published book? http://bit.ly/11NK9nK
@pattyjansen
How to get a great cover
design – when you don’t know what it should be: http://bit.ly/YErTQP
@dirtywhitecandy
Is original writing always
better? http://bit.ly/11NKqap @BufoCalvin
Use a Timeline to Develop
Your Story: http://bit.ly/YEskLb
@luannschindler
What it takes to hit the
top of your genre chart at Amazon: http://bit.ly/11NLvPt
@Bob_Mayer
13 Questions to Ask
Yourself about Your Opening Chapter: http://bit.ly/11NLElZ
@annerallen
Structuring Your Story’s
Scenes: Frequently Asked Questions: http://bit.ly/YEtpmf
@kmweiland
Tips for an inexpensive
book launch party: http://bit.ly/11NM5Nc
@aishahmacgill
What 1 writer learned from
creating a book trailer: http://bit.ly/YEtYfA
@danasitar
How 1 writer doubled her
daily word count: http://bit.ly/11NMLlI
@IndiaDrummond
How to Edit Your Novel With
Efficiency: http://bit.ly/YEuLx4 @jeanoram
10 cover design tips for
print covers: http://bit.ly/YEv7Uo
Tips for writing cover
copy: http://bit.ly/11NNIdR @JMNeyGrimm
2 Proven Ways To Write With
Confidence: http://bit.ly/10hVkmb
Tips for getting your book
reviewed: http://bit.ly/13BRY4Y
@MariaZannini
From spark to story: How
books get started: http://bit.ly/10hVvhb
5 Reasons Traditional
Authors Are Going Indie: http://bit.ly/13BS9NM
@wiseink
10 Best Chrome Extensions
for Authors: http://bit.ly/13BSiAF
@AuthorMedia
Don’t publish crap: http://bit.ly/10hVREG @annerooney
A closer look at Noir: http://bit.ly/13BSBLV @ApexBookCompany
You didn’t
“trend” … and other subtle Twitter confusions: http://bit.ly/10hWmOZ @sarah_nicolas
How writing is like
gardening: http://bit.ly/10hWAWq @danabate
5 Rules of Writing
Flashbacks: http://bit.ly/13BThB2
@melissadonovan
5 Reasons to Write A Short
Story: http://bit.ly/10hWMF1
8 Ways to Edit Suspense
& Pace into Your Finished Manuscript: http://bit.ly/13BTsfF
@JordanDane
Binge reading and
publishing: http://bit.ly/10hWUnZ
@kristinerusch
How to Get the Most Out of
a Writing Class: http://bit.ly/YyrgW4
@michelledseaton
Developing
Scenes–revisiting the plot arc: http://bit.ly/11og5Ta
@DeeWhiteauthor
The Imitation Game: The
Sincerest Form of…. Becoming a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/ZsHOen
@WyattGBessing
Tweet Not Your Query,
Author: http://bit.ly/14BHVwu
@BloomsburyPress
Studies in flashback:
“Once Upon a Time in the West”: http://bit.ly/ZsJsfT
@gointothestory
Will Write for Food: The
Digital Freelance Journalist Dilemma: http://bit.ly/14BKkqW
@10000words
All about the ampersand: http://bit.ly/ZsJyUR @sixrevisions
How to book a writer’s
conference: http://bit.ly/14BKyhE
@wherewriterswin
Enemies of the Art–Having a
Thin Skin: http://bit.ly/ZsJHI0
@kristenlambtx
To Drama or Not to Drama: http://bit.ly/14BKG0K @Julie_Gray
The Business of
Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs: http://bit.ly/ZsJKU2 @gointothestory
Avoid Flowery Language and
Kill Your Darlings: http://bit.ly/14BKOxk
@americanediting
What Facebook’s New Feed
Will Mean For Authors: http://bit.ly/14BKQoU
@authormedia
When Visibility Doesn’t
Lead To Book Sales: http://bit.ly/ZsJTHh
@davidgaughran
Best Practices for Putting
Together Your Digital Book: http://bit.ly/14BL7If
@bibliocrunch @PaulSalvette
10 Dirty Fighting Tricks to
Spice Up Your Fight Scenes: http://bit.ly/ZsK0CD
@ajackwriting
The Story Milestones… and
Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/14BLgLZ @storyfix
The Perfectly Balanced
Story: http://bit.ly/ZsK4lU @mooderino
5 Top Legal Issues for
Authors and Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/174ZeVP
@JFBookman @Saving4Someday
Tips from a ghostwriter for
getting more clients: http://bit.ly/XO7jYd
@byRozMorris
Calling Your Manuscript
Finished (For Now): http://bit.ly/174ZrID
@rachellegardner
Facebook: Should We Use a
Profile or a Page? http://bit.ly/174Zy7g
@jamigold @LisaHallWilson
LGBTQ characters in SFF: http://bit.ly/XO7HGg @tordotcom @karinacooper
Setting: Using Instant
Recognition: http://bit.ly/174ZOTF
Naming schemes for fantasy
writing: http://bit.ly/XO7VNA @MorganKeyes
Improve your Dialogue by
Studying Plays: http://bit.ly/174ZXX7
Thoughts on epic fantasy: http://bit.ly/XO82sB
Crime fiction author
@Brad_Parks on introducing a sexual relationship to his popular series: http://bit.ly/1750jgl @JungleReds
How bookstore windows can
drive book sales–and fuel a digital campaign: http://bit.ly/XO8uqA
@pubperspectives
Weapons, Fighting, and
Battles in Worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/1750uZa
@juliettewade
An agent on the future of
publishing: http://bit.ly/XO8yXo
@rachellegardner
How to Build an Online
Audience: http://bit.ly/1750zfA
@manon_eileen
The importance of a sense
of play to our writing: http://bit.ly/XO8MxT
@RLLaFevers
Ebook Boxed Set Tips and
How Tos: http://bit.ly/1750V5R
@ddscottromcom
How to Get the Most Out of
a Writing Class: http://bit.ly/YyrgW4
@michelledseaton
How Busy People Can Find
More Time for Reading: http://bit.ly/11CFadq
@jodyhedlund
What Worries Publishers
Most? http://bit.ly/107HX7S @bmorrissey
5 areas you need to learn
to write better copy: http://bit.ly/10ryNVf
@ntaylor1981
Clearing the clutter from
our sentences: http://bit.ly/13JT5zB
The Art of Collaborating
and its Rewards (or Tribulations): http://bit.ly/10rAv8Z
@mariesetiawan
Plotting? Keep digging
deeper and “imagine beyond what is safe”: http://bit.ly/10rAPEM @noveleditor
5 Things Children Teach Us
About Writing: http://bit.ly/ZKsICX
@KMWeiland
Plotting – the Mamma Mia
lessons: http://bit.ly/13JUshH
@dirtywhitecandy
Why no deal is better than
a bad deal: http://bit.ly/10rBeHf
@ajackwriting
Not so freely free:
Amazon’s 20K/80% vision: http://bit.ly/13JUypI
@bufocalvin
Language and fantasy: http://bit.ly/10rBp5B @VioletteMalan
Why Not to Register
Copyright for Unpublished Work: http://bit.ly/13JURkb
@victoriastrauss
Pitch vs. query: http://bit.ly/10rBExj @atrueblood5
How to style profanity in
your prose: http://bit.ly/13JV5rE#
@PRDaily
Physical Attribute Entry:
Hair: http://bit.ly/10rBHcC @beccapuglisi
Overcoming Challenges To
Write And Publish A Book: http://bit.ly/13JVmuE
@thecreativepenn @IwinBook
Adjusting the Picture for
Clarity: http://bit.ly/10rBRka @novelrocket
Writing for Middle Grade: http://bit.ly/13JVz0Q @ToniKerr_Writer
10 Ideas for using QR Codes
to Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/10rC4Uo
3 sites to find a critique
partner: http://bit.ly/13JVZ7A
@ThereDraftAgain
How to Know if a Contest is
Right For You: http://bit.ly/10rCiep
@CupidsLC @MissDahlELama
Grammar ‘errors’ you don’t
need to worry about: http://bit.ly/13JWAGb
@passivevoiceblg
Manuscript formatting and
prep screencasts: http://bit.ly/10rCrOY
@andrewkarre
Book Promotion — What’s
Working at Amazon in 2013? http://bit.ly/10xREOD
@goblinwriter
How To Find Out Everything
You Need To Know About Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/YTAo82
@cathryanhoward
Great Scene: “The
Exorcist”: http://bit.ly/10xTPSc
@gointothestory
Using Plot to Reveal
Character Transformation: http://bit.ly/YTDh8Y
@mythicscribes
Don’t Make Writing About
Yourself: http://bit.ly/10xTXBe
@write_practice
Creating an Evocative Mood
in a Memoir: http://bit.ly/YTDs46
@janice_hardy
5 beliefs about Twitter: http://bit.ly/10xUaEp @AnnieNeugebauer.
Trimming costs in case book
sales drop off: http://bit.ly/YTEpt7
6 Makeover Tips: How to
Bring a Book Back from the Doldrums: http://bit.ly/10xURgT
@markcoker
The Benefits of Running a
Goodreads Ad: http://bit.ly/YTIcXe @jeanoram
How Game of Thrones
Improved a Literary Author’s Writing: http://bit.ly/10zP7lz
@magdalenaball
8 pics and videos that
describe what DRM is about: http://bit.ly/11ot4Cp
@namenick

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

4 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergApril 7, 2013

    Elizabeth – Wow! So much of everything here, from fight scenes to self-promo and a lot in between. These are, as ever, great links. Thanks.

  2. Alex J. CavanaughApril 7, 2013

    Great links. What does it take to hit the top of one’s genre list on Amazon? A little bit of luck!

  3. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsApril 7, 2013

    Thanks for coming by!

  4. Anne R. AllenApril 7, 2013

    As usual–the best overview of what’s out there in the writing blogosphere. Thanks much for including my post on self-editing!

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