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A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://bit.ly/nolbXq
9 Tips To Develop A Winning Blog Personality: http://bit.ly/Z4paNE @HeidiCohen
Should traditional biography be buried alongside Shakespeare’s breakfast? http://bit.ly/ZjkYYl @AlisonFlood
Tags, Traits And Tells: http://bit.ly/WsCSLS @woodwardkaren
How to Write a Story: http://bit.ly/WsCVY5 @stephengjones72
5 Keys Steps to Adding Depth to Your Fictional Relationships: http://bit.ly/WGrXsV @JordanDane
Spring Cleaning? 10 Tips for Writers: http://bit.ly/WsD6Tj @WritingFineLine
Worldbuilding Process: http://bit.ly/WsDiC2 @juliettewade
Breaking through writer’s block: http://bit.ly/WsDqBp @rxena77
Fall or Fly? http://bit.ly/WGsBGO @johnhartness
Are Email Interviews That Bad? Yes.http://bit.ly/WsDCAK @10000Words
Screenwriters Roundtable: http://bit.ly/WGt8IF @gointothestory
When characters go their own way: http://bit.ly/WsE0yZ
The Value of Taking a Productive Pause: http://bit.ly/WGtpeI @abmarkman
115 Words for “walks”: http://bit.ly/WsE9Te @gointothestory
Creating Intriguing Characters: http://bit.ly/WsEjKo @fcmalby
The hidden power of no: http://bit.ly/VGaMeV @RLLaFevers
Writing Authentic Crime: How To Get Away With Murder: http://bit.ly/XQi12t @GarryRodgers1
Are Self-Pub Books the New Slush Pile? http://bit.ly/XQi8uX @rachellegardner
Writing Effective Grief In Fiction: 5 Ideas For Writers: http://bit.ly/VGc7lV @denisejaden
An Experience in Translating a Self-Published Book: http://bit.ly/XQiv8E @selfpubreview
3 Quick Tips for Linking to External Blog Posts: http://bit.ly/XQjLZx @genelempp
How To Sell Ebooks: http://bit.ly/VGdQrd @jakonrath
Another 25 Reasons Your Submissions are Rejected: http://bit.ly/XQkbz8
Your Amazon Author Central page: http://bit.ly/W80Klw @bufocalvin
Feeling Overwhelmed? Social Media Can Make Us Crazy: http://bit.ly/W815Vn @kristenlambtx
AWP president addresses criticism of the conference:
http://bit.ly/ZKv84E @Porter_Anderson
http://bit.ly/ZKv84E @Porter_Anderson
Writing Organizations—Finding the perfect fit: http://bit.ly/ZivCgO @OrlyKonigLopez
10 Qualities of Successful Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/ZivIoH
Describing Character Reactions And Emotions: She Smiled, He Frowned: http://bit.ly/ZiAq5G @woodwardkaren
8 Tips For Approaching Editing Your Work: http://bit.ly/W85JCM @BryanThomasS
5 Facebook Marketing Tips for Authors: http://bit.ly/W85NTf @goblinwriter
How to Make Your Similes Sparkle: http://bit.ly/W85UOC @write_practice
5 Ways to Promote Your Words When You’re Not Feeling Worthy: http://bit.ly/ZiAOBb @wherewriterswin
A Critique of a Darker Opening: http://bit.ly/W863lb @janice_hardy
Plot Perseverance and Plodding: http://bit.ly/ZiAVwM @sarahahoyt
Writing the right story: http://bit.ly/ZiBcjc @juliekibler
Physical Attributes Entry: Stomach: http://bit.ly/W86wUl @angelaackerman
Write-Brained: The Neuroscience of Writing and Writer’s Block: http://bit.ly/ZiBqqA @robdyoungwrites
Screenwriter roundtable: http://bit.ly/W86ETY @gointothestory
The Storytelling Masters and Their Lessons: http://bit.ly/W86L1N @NightBirder
1984: George Orwell’s road to dystopia: http://bbc.in/W86Suj @BBCNewsMagazine
Dreaming up story ideas: http://bit.ly/ZiBRkK @kristinnador
Guy Kawasaki on budgeting for your book: http://bit.ly/ZiC3R7 @jasonboog
ISBNs For Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/W87akF @laurahoward78 @rippatton
4 Character Essentials: http://bit.ly/ZiCdI6 @josiskilpack
Great Character: The Bride (“Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & Vol. 2″): http://bit.ly/W87waZ @gointothestory
Used e-books: http://bit.ly/ZiCESA
Self-Pub and Trad Pub: Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds: http://bit.ly/15xS9fI @janefriedman @cjlyonswriter
How to Work on More Than One Book at a Time: http://bit.ly/W8nyl9 @jamesscottbell
Writing Rules and Fantasy: Mary Sues: http://bit.ly/ZiWqO6 @VickyThinks
How to Get Your ISBN: http://bit.ly/W8OyRJ @MyBookShepherd
Why Science Fiction Poetry is Embarrassingly Bad: http://bit.ly/ZjvxJC @AmazingStories0
10 Movies That Make Writing Look Incredibly Dangerous: http://bit.ly/ZjwlOW @flavorpill
The Trouble With Adverbs: http://bit.ly/ZjwCRQ @woodwardkaren
Who should read your unpublished work? http://bit.ly/W8PKUY @rachellegardner
A Way To End Ebook Piracy? http://bit.ly/Zjx0zC
Using Ebook Covers to Brand an Author Across Genres: http://bit.ly/Zjxd62 @ddscottromcom
Ebook cover critiques: http://bit.ly/ZldhzD @jfbookman
Tips for writing subplots: http://bit.ly/16dzOFl @gointothesstory
9 Reasons Authors Still Choose Traditional Publishing: http://bit.ly/ZldKli @melissadonovan
5 things 1 self-pubbed writer has learned so far: http://bit.ly/16dzXbL @livewritethrive @SeanYeagerAdv
How to build a storyworld based on character: http://bit.ly/Zle1Vr @Onidroid
Breaking the Literary Atrophy: http://bit.ly/16dAeLN @chicklitgurrl71
How To Write More And Create A Daily Writing Habit: http://bit.ly/ZlejM7 @thecreativepenn
Classic Characters Whose Flaws Make Them Great: http://bit.ly/16dAp9N @BenClayborne
Details and Description—Getting the Facts Right: http://bit.ly/ZleuqG @noveleditor
Every Author Needs a Copyright Page: http://bit.ly/XYDRh5 @MyBookShepherd
Keep the Plot Taut: http://bit.ly/XFecOj @Lindasclare
Forcing readers to like characters–admiration: http://bit.ly/13tgXGB @mooderino
Think Like a Publisher 2013: Return on Investment: http://bit.ly/16dAFFV @deanwesleysmith
Translation Rights: http://bit.ly/ZleQ0o
Review on gerunds: http://bit.ly/16dAWZn @writing_tips
Tips for writing loglines: http://bit.ly/16dB8If @SHalvatzis
How Twitter lists help writers: http://bit.ly/Zlfawe @ninabadzin
5 Principles of Creativity: http://bit.ly/16dBmiB @Digitaltonto
10 modern horror masterpieces: http://bit.ly/Zlfn2t
Expertise vs. Humility – A Blogger’s Battle Royale? http://bit.ly/16dBxub
Bookkeeping for writers: http://bit.ly/16dBBKj @bob_brooke
Screenwriters’ roundtable: http://bit.ly/ZlfBa2 @gointothestory
The math of writing fast: http://bit.ly/lIVgw0 @deanwesleysmith
How to Build a Platform before You Finish Your Book: http://bit.ly/XYrXbc @grubwriters
Thomas Edison, Power-Napper: The Great Inventor on Sleep & Creative Success: http://bit.ly/YRx2hm @brainpicker
How to Use What Ifs While Revising: http://bit.ly/XYs46w @ava_jae
What 1 writer wishes he’d known about writing: http://bit.ly/YRxbBE @2bwriters
Tips for dumping info dumps: http://bit.ly/XYsrOn @CompulsionReads
Six sentence story planning for pantsers: http://bit.ly/YRxw7e @ajackwriting
Why Hunter S. Thompson Would’ve Loved Author Rank: http://bit.ly/XYsSbD @copyblogger
5 Ways to Revise Poems: http://bit.ly/YRxZWU @robertleebrewer
Promise of the Premise: http://bit.ly/XYtjmd @carrieryan
Five Ways to Use YouTube to Promote Your Book: http://bit.ly/XYtmhY @wherewriterswin
Rejection slip scrapbook: http://bit.ly/YRylwX @amazingstories0
Losing Sight of the Target: http://bit.ly/XYtwpm @StinaLL
Tips for dealing with rejection: http://bit.ly/YRysbD @angelaackerman
A dialogue exercise: http://bit.ly/YRyAbj @biljanalikic
English as a Foreign Language: http://bit.ly/XYtRbP
As Barnes & Noble shrinks, small bookstores are born: http://lat.ms/Zxgwrt @latimesbooks
Writing male characters–their reactions to grief: http://bit.ly/14LbLtP @lkblackburne
Plotting and Crafting Action Scenes: http://bit.ly/Zxhe83
Create a Table of Contents to Help Your Readers Navigate Your Book: http://bit.ly/15HpJiB @ninaamir
Successfully self-pubbed authors share 10 tips for finding more readers: http://bit.ly/12HBsA3 @LauraPepWu
The Aftermath of the Agency Model: http://bit.ly/12HBzM1 @pubperspectives
When you’re told your story concept isn’t “big enough”: http://bit.ly/12HBJ5S @Julie_Gray
6 Publishing Trends That Benefit Readers & Authors: http://bit.ly/12HBU18 @mollygreene @tobywneal
3 Easy Ways to Better Dialogue: http://bit.ly/12HC1K9 @lindasclare
The Most Important Quality In Best Selling Authors: http://bit.ly/12HClZj @jodyhedlund
Want to write a book? Thoughts for starting out: http://bit.ly/15HqtEq @4YALit
Analyzing Story Structure: http://bit.ly/15HqxnB @woodwardkaren
Bad news for blog readers–Google Reader
to shutter on July 1: http://bit.ly/16uISpr @Porter_Anderson
@dcseifert @mmasnick
to shutter on July 1: http://bit.ly/16uISpr @Porter_Anderson
@dcseifert @mmasnick
How to Write a Character From Start to Finish: http://bit.ly/12HCyvt @BrianKlems
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…to Be Published: http://bit.ly/12HCE6x @BoydMorrison
Tips for finding coffee shops that will let you sit and write for a while: http://bit.ly/12HCQmf @halophoenix @lifehacker
Tips for creating great characters: http://bit.ly/15HqSql @HookedOnNoir
Writing Gender-Specific Dialogue: http://bit.ly/12HD6BB @writersdigest
Discovery is Publishers’ Problem; Readers are Doing Just Fine: http://bit.ly/15Hr0WN @glecharles
How to deal with your moments of despair as a writer: http://bit.ly/12HDgsH @ajackwriting
“‘Used Ebooks’ Hurts My Brain”: http://bit.ly/15HQ6oE @readingape
10 tips for drawing readers to your website: http://bit.ly/12IiY2e @authormedia
A look at the school and library marketing part of the industry: http://bit.ly/12IjbSY @alexbracken
Enemies of the art–failure to focus: http://bit.ly/15HQp2D @kristenlambTX
Is “Discoverability” Even A Problem? http://bit.ly/15HWVXm @bsandusky
Awkwardly charming: Thomas Hardy and the strangeness of bad writing that is somehow good: http://slate.me/12IuJFU @slate
5 Unexpected Tips For Self-Pubbed Authors to Find Success: http://bit.ly/XkG39i @digibookworld
Recipe for a Successful Synopsis: http://bit.ly/14PsQmb @jamigold
Is Your Agent an Asset? http://bit.ly/XkGAbh @behlerpublish
3 Tips for Strengthening Narrative Descriptions: http://bit.ly/14Pt7FU @lkhillbooks
FREE Books: Bane or Boon? http://bit.ly/XkH0OR @SusanKayeQuinn
8 Ways To Fix Online Review Systems: http://bit.ly/14PtBvN @scottmarlowe
What is Wattpad? And how can it help me as a self-published author? http://bit.ly/YpaK6J @bibliocrunch
5 Questions to Ask When Writing Content: http://bit.ly/13QQdjl @jeffbullas
5 Steps to Boost eBook Sales – Listening to Readers: http://huff.to/YpaW61 @markcoker
Why self-publishing authors should think “foreign rights” from the outset: http://bit.ly/13QQiDu @SueCollier
Tips for Twitter newbies: http://bit.ly/13QQMti @blurbisaverb @teconklin
How to write a novel: http://bit.ly/13QR03A @salon @carytennis
Supernatural Horror In Literature: http://bit.ly/Ypc7lS @amazingstories0
Don’t be Afraid of Embarrassing Your Grandmother: http://bit.ly/13QR837 @americanediting
On Writing, Christopher Walken and Finding Your ‘Wild Thing’: http://bit.ly/13QRcji @JudyLeeDunn
6 Tips To Creating A Writing Partnership That Works: http://bit.ly/Ypce0V @goodinaroom
Boost Creativity and Enhance Your Sleep with These Lucid Dreaming Techniques: http://bit.ly/YpcgpB @lifehacker
Building a Street Team: http://bit.ly/XI6rId @EArroyo5 @janice_hardy
3 Quick Ways to Find Hidden Guest Blogging Opportunities: http://bit.ly/XI6vaJ @copyblogger
The Modifier Zone: http://bit.ly/YanIpY @jgetzler
Did Amazon Change Algorithms to Protect Their Readers? The 10,000 Gatekeepers of KDP Select: http://bit.ly/15HpBjc @edwrobertson
Random House ebook imprints with ‘predatory’ contracts: http://bit.ly/YpavZr @Porter_Anderson @JamesScottBell @VictoriaStrauss
How to use email to preview your eBook files on an iPad: http://bit.ly/13QSuLo @bibliocrunch @miralsattar
Traditional mystery writers–make the
amateur sleuth’s involvement believable: http://bit.ly/ZKTBGQ
@sharonwhopkins
amateur sleuth’s involvement believable: http://bit.ly/ZKTBGQ
@sharonwhopkins
Elizabeth – Oh, these are great links, for which thanks as always. I really am interested in the one about saying ‘no,’ and I see a few about making characters more interesting. I can learn from those, for sure!
Need the one about story ideas!
Thank you, Elizabeth. I found the one about Thomas Edison and sleep fascinating.
I look forward to coming here every Sunday morning.
As usual, the best link round-up for writers on the Web! I’m so grateful for your hard work.
Alex–It was a good one!
Clarissa–I think the Edison one was my favorite! I always run a sleep deficit, so loved that story. Thanks so much for coming by each week!
Margot–I need to learn how to say no, myself! I can do it by email easily, phone less-easily, and in person…I have a really hard time saying no.
Anne–Thanks so much, Anne! And thanks for being offering such great resources for writers on your blog!
Oooh, I know what I’m reading this afternoon! Thanks, Elizabeth :)