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.
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.
Industry reaction to Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads: http://bit.ly/10jCcGK @Porter_Anderson @ThadMcIlroy @leslieNYT @robspillman
A free directory of cover
designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
Use a Mood Board to Boost
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/X4KMvp @DIYMFA
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/X4KMvp @DIYMFA
Why writers should be on
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/168V0eE @DIYMFA
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/168V0eE @DIYMFA
Breaking into International
Markets: http://bit.ly/108rC2T
Markets: http://bit.ly/108rC2T
Starting A Story In The
Middle: http://bit.ly/11DNJEA @mooderino
Middle: http://bit.ly/11DNJEA @mooderino
Author As Innovator: The
Future of Publishing is Story, Not Technology: http://bit.ly/11Ell1E
@danblank
Future of Publishing is Story, Not Technology: http://bit.ly/11Ell1E
@danblank
Subtitling for
screenwriters: http://bit.ly/11EB4xx
screenwriters: http://bit.ly/11EB4xx
A writer reports on her
experience with an independent press: http://bit.ly/11EBp3q
@Wordstrumpet @PatrickRwrites
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
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
(Upping the Stakes): http://bit.ly/YcAQi2
Gifting Your Professional
Network w/ Amazon eBooks: http://bit.ly/YcB7Bp
Network w/ Amazon eBooks: http://bit.ly/YcB7Bp
Why Critiquing Others Helps
You: http://bit.ly/YcEsjV @ava_jae
You: http://bit.ly/YcEsjV @ava_jae
Writing Description in Your
Novel: http://bit.ly/YcEzvQ @jeanoram
Novel: http://bit.ly/YcEzvQ @jeanoram
Tips for organizing a book
club: http://bit.ly/YcEWqs
club: http://bit.ly/YcEWqs
Plot, Story and Tension: http://bit.ly/YcFw7E @woodwardkaren
Introduction to Online
Advertising for Authors: http://bit.ly/YcFZXa
Advertising for Authors: http://bit.ly/YcFZXa
The Trouble with In Medias
Res: http://bit.ly/YdoBlc @kristenlambtx
Res: http://bit.ly/YdoBlc @kristenlambtx
Why Taking a Risk at a
Writer’s Conference Is a Good Thing: http://bit.ly/Ydsc2A
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
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
Scene: http://bit.ly/ZEioka @jeanoram
5 Ways to Write More
Effectively: http://bit.ly/ZVcVT3 @fcmalby
Effectively: http://bit.ly/ZVcVT3 @fcmalby
Hiring an illustrator for
your novel: http://bit.ly/YErv51 @kenebake
your novel: http://bit.ly/YErv51 @kenebake
How to get a great cover
design – when you don’t know what it should be: http://bit.ly/YErTQP
@dirtywhitecandy
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
better? http://bit.ly/11NKqap @BufoCalvin
How to Edit Your Novel With
Efficiency: http://bit.ly/YEuLx4 @jeanoram
Efficiency: http://bit.ly/YEuLx4 @jeanoram
10 cover design tips for
print covers: http://bit.ly/YEv7Uo
print covers: http://bit.ly/YEv7Uo
Tips for writing cover
copy: http://bit.ly/11NNIdR @JMNeyGrimm
copy: http://bit.ly/11NNIdR @JMNeyGrimm
2 Proven Ways To Write With
Confidence: http://bit.ly/10hVkmb
Confidence: http://bit.ly/10hVkmb
From spark to story: How
books get started: http://bit.ly/10hVvhb
books get started: http://bit.ly/10hVvhb
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
“trend” … and other subtle Twitter confusions: http://bit.ly/10hWmOZ @sarah_nicolas
How writing is like
gardening: http://bit.ly/10hWAWq @danabate
gardening: http://bit.ly/10hWAWq @danabate
5 Reasons to Write A Short
Story: http://bit.ly/10hWMF1
Story: http://bit.ly/10hWMF1
The Imitation Game: The
Sincerest Form of…. Becoming a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/ZsHOen
@WyattGBessing
Sincerest Form of…. Becoming a Better Writer: http://bit.ly/ZsHOen
@WyattGBessing
All about the ampersand: http://bit.ly/ZsJyUR @sixrevisions
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
Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs: http://bit.ly/ZsJKU2 @gointothestory
Best Practices for Putting
Together Your Digital Book: http://bit.ly/14BL7If
@bibliocrunch @PaulSalvette
Together Your Digital Book: http://bit.ly/14BL7If
@bibliocrunch @PaulSalvette
The Story Milestones… and
Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/14BLgLZ @storyfix
Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/14BLgLZ @storyfix
The Perfectly Balanced
Story: http://bit.ly/ZsK4lU @mooderino
Story: http://bit.ly/ZsK4lU @mooderino
5 Top Legal Issues for
Authors and Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/174ZeVP
@JFBookman @Saving4Someday
Authors and Self-Publishers: http://bit.ly/174ZeVP
@JFBookman @Saving4Someday
LGBTQ characters in SFF: http://bit.ly/XO7HGg @tordotcom @karinacooper
Setting: Using Instant
Recognition: http://bit.ly/174ZOTF
Recognition: http://bit.ly/174ZOTF
Naming schemes for fantasy
writing: http://bit.ly/XO7VNA @MorganKeyes
writing: http://bit.ly/XO7VNA @MorganKeyes
Improve your Dialogue by
Studying Plays: http://bit.ly/174ZXX7
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
@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
drive book sales–and fuel a digital campaign: http://bit.ly/XO8uqA
@pubperspectives
What Worries Publishers
Most? http://bit.ly/107HX7S @bmorrissey
Most? http://bit.ly/107HX7S @bmorrissey
Clearing the clutter from
our sentences: http://bit.ly/13JT5zB
our sentences: http://bit.ly/13JT5zB
Plotting? Keep digging
deeper and “imagine beyond what is safe”: http://bit.ly/10rAPEM @noveleditor
deeper and “imagine beyond what is safe”: http://bit.ly/10rAPEM @noveleditor
Language and fantasy: http://bit.ly/10rBp5B @VioletteMalan
Pitch vs. query: http://bit.ly/10rBExj @atrueblood5
Physical Attribute Entry:
Hair: http://bit.ly/10rBHcC @beccapuglisi
Hair: http://bit.ly/10rBHcC @beccapuglisi
Adjusting the Picture for
Clarity: http://bit.ly/10rBRka @novelrocket
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
to Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/10rC4Uo
How To Find Out Everything
You Need To Know About Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/YTAo82
@cathryanhoward
You Need To Know About Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/YTAo82
@cathryanhoward
5 beliefs about Twitter: http://bit.ly/10xUaEp @AnnieNeugebauer.
Trimming costs in case book
sales drop off: http://bit.ly/YTEpt7
sales drop off: http://bit.ly/YTEpt7
The Benefits of Running a
Goodreads Ad: http://bit.ly/YTIcXe @jeanoram
Goodreads Ad: http://bit.ly/YTIcXe @jeanoram
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.
Great links. What does it take to hit the top of one’s genre list on Amazon? A little bit of luck!
Thanks for coming by!
As usual–the best overview of what’s out there in the writing blogosphere. Thanks much for including my post on self-editing!