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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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I’m spotlighting an upcoming conference for mystery writers (wish I could make it, but I have a conflict).  SleuthFest 2018 will take place in Boca Raton, Florida, on March 1-4 at the Embassy Suites. It’s an intensive four-day conference featuring writing workshops, social events, and pitch sessions.  The conference includes four tracks of workshops, presentations, and panels on the craft of writing, business, traditional and self-publishing, marketing, and forensics. In addition, top literary agents and editors will be available to hear pitches from aspiring writers, offer troubleshooting sessions, and manuscript critiques.  Speakers include Andrew Gross, Hallie Ephron, and Hank Phillippi Ryan. To Register:  www.sleuthfest.com.

Business / Miscellaneous


Reverse Engineer Your Editorial Calendar: @annkroeker


Image and Backup Your Computer: @WordDreams


Business / Taxes


6 Ways Writers Can Prepare for Tax Season: by Kristen Pope @thewritelife


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Censorship in the Arab World: Debating Its Impact at a Conference in Tunisia: @Porter_Anderson


On Piracy and the Myth of ‘Free Content’ : @Porter_Anderson @JoseBorghino

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


A Book Launch Plan for First-Time Authors Without an Online Presence: @JaneFriedman


Top 5 Tips Launch Your First Book: @JAHuss


Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


What Setting Small Goals Is Costing You: @MichaelHyatt


8 common mistakes to avoid when setting your 2018 goals: @beprolifiko


5 rules for setting a writing goal you’ll stick to: @beprolifiko


2 Questions Every Writer Should Ask (Instead of Writing Resolutions): @weems503 @write_practice


3 Steps to Complete Your Writing Goals in the New Year: @hodgeswriter


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


3 Rules For Creating Art That Matters: @StephMorrill


Ways to write every day even when your muse is off shopping: @SurfCityJames


3 Common Writing Problems and How to Solve Them: @kikimojo


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


10 Books on Technology Run Amok: @KEITH_RICE1 @SignatureReads


The Favorite Literary Work of Every Country Visualized on a World Map: @tedmills @openculture by BackForward24


7 Curiouser and Curiouser Retellings of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: @tordotcom @nataliezutter


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


What’s on Your Writer’s ‘I Did It List’ for 2017? @LisaRomeo


3 Creativity Tips To Help You To Write A Book: @angee


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly


3 Ways Writers can Overcome Procrastination: @lornafaith


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


Roz Morris, Self-publishing Success Story: @Roz_Morris @IndieAuthorALLI


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


Literary Holidays You Should Add To Your Calendar: by Natalee Cruz @ElectricLit


The 8 Best Writing Retreats That Won’t Break the Bank: @smbucklin @ElectricLit


On Quitting: @KristineRusch


“What Does Your Husband Think of Your Novel?” @jamiequatro @parisreview


18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently: @GoIntoTheStory


5 Things About Being a Writer:


Writers: Your Number One Enemy Is Your Ego: @victorialandis1


What to Give Yourself This Year: @KAMcCleary @WriterUnboxed


Genres / Horror


How to build suspense in a story: @Peter_Rey_


Genres / Memoir


Writing a Memoir vs. Novelizing Your Life: @JoanLJackson @WritersDigest


Genres / Miscellaneous


10 Tips for Writing Christian Fantasy: @_HannahHeath


Genres / Mystery


Behind-the-scene influencers as elements in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Non-Fiction


A Few Reasons to Self-Publish Your Nonfiction Book: @WritersCoach


Genres / Romance


The 3 Golden Rules Of Writing An Amazing Romance: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks


Genres / Short Stories


What Does It Take for a Short Story to Go Viral? @ElectricLit


Promo / Blogging


How to deliver your blog posts automatically via MailChimp: @LouiseHarnby


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


Why Even New Writers Need to Prepare an Author Bio: @annerallen


How to Pick a Best-selling Title for Your Book: @BryanJCollins


Promo / Miscellaneous


Presenting Your Book Cover (in a Media Kit): @BuildYourBrandA


Top 5 Tips for Hosting a Giveaway: @BlairBabylon


Tip sheets and advice for creating them: @Bookgal


3 Steps to Increase your Discoverability: by Bryan Oettel @CareerAuthors


How to Tame the Social Media Beast: @cksyme @annerallen


Promo / Social Media Tips


YouTube Boosts the ISNI Identifier: Creators Standing Out From the Crowd: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Miscellaneous


How Indie Presses Are Elevating the Publishing World: @jbakernyc @RMoralesKearns @lcheuk @ForestAvePress


Does Your Book Pass the “LOOK INSIDE!” Test? @annerallen


Google Play’s Introduction of Audiobooks Amplifies the Format’s Growth: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Forward Prizes for Poetry Open 2018 Submissions, Announce Jury: @Porter_Anderson


Macmillan’s ‘Fire and Fury’: Now More Than 30 Foreign Rights Deals, ‘Fuego y Furia’ on the Way: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Industry Notes: A UNESCO Honor Today in Havana and a Francophone Bookshop in Bucharest: @Porter_Anderson @UNESCO


Children’s Books: International Issues, Trends, and Rights Sales: @Porter_Anderson


In Second Full Week, Macmillan’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Sales Roar to a Bonfire: @Porter_Anderson


Specsavers Bestseller Awards Honor Paula Hawkins, Philip Pullman, Many More: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


10 Cons Of Self-Publishing: @jckunzjr


10 More Cons Of Self-Publishing: @jckunzjr


Everything You Need To Know About Ebook Publishing Platforms: @TheIWSG @ReedsyHQ


Self-Publishing a Series that Started in Trad-Pub: @joannaslan


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


An interview with Agent Molly O’Neill: @molly_oneill @NatalieIAguirre


Publishing / Process / Legalities


Why Mickey Mouse’s 1998 copyright extension probably won’t happen again: @PassiveVoiceBlg @binarybits


Writing Craft / Beginnings


10 Tasks of the First Chapter: @Diana_Hurwitz


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


The Villain is Not Always a Person: @SPressfield


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Developing Character Motivation: @LMacNaughton


Five Things Your Characters Need: @WritingForward


How to Lend Each Character Their Unique Voice: @RidethePen


New Novelist: 3 Tips For Creating Great Fictional Characters: @angee


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Motivating the Reluctant Protagonist: @DavidCorbett_CA @WriterUnboxed


Is Your Protagonist Multidimensional? @KarenCV


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


5 Top Writing Mistakes to Avoid: @AJHumpage


Writing Craft / Conflict


Power Up Your Story with Character Four-Point Opposition: @Michael_Finberg


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Bring Your Dialogue to Life: @kcraftwriter


Writing Craft / Diversity


Five Signs Your Story Is Transphobic: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


Read Like a Writer: Structure: Born to Run Memoir: @writingthrulife


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


Do You Dare To Eat A Peach? Finding the Perfect Metaphor: By PJ Parrish @killzoneauthors


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


The 5 Commandments of Storytelling: @StoryGrid


One Moment That Reveals Everything You Need To Know About A Character: @kathrynelilley @killzoneauthors


Episodic vs. Epic: Go Bigger with Your Writing: @JamiGold


Here’s How To Vary Your Sentence Structure: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


4 Tips on Writing Action Scenes: @Janice_Hardy


Five Insufficient Reasons for Including Bigotry in Your Story: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


5 Tips for Better Sex Scenes: by Lilia Moon @JAHuss


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


When We Try to Sort Writers Into ‘Plotter’ or ‘Pantser’: @Ada_Palmer @tordotcom


Dual Timeline Novels: More Than a Flashback: @cottagelovebook @RomanceUniv


Discover Your Story’s Emotional Core with Story Grid: @AnneHawley @StoryGrid


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


Does someone in your life abuse apostrophes? A handy flowchart to share: by Leigh Anderson @lifehacker


3 Types of Erroneous Use of Dashes: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Revision


Top 10 Things To Do When You’ve Written A Hot Mess: @10MinNovelists


4 Writing Issues You are Probably Missing When You Self-Edit: @ElleWSilver


Fine-Tuning Sentence Structure: @PStoltey


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


The Power of a Writing Group for Publishing Success: @sharonbially


Writing Craft / Scenes


A Scene Template For New Writers: @jamesscottbell


Writing Craft / Series


Series? Standalone? Companion Novels? (video): @Ava_Jae


Six Tips for Sequels: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


Writing Craft / Tension


A Writing Exercise to Help You Raise the Stakes for Your Characters: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting


Writing Craft / Voice


New Ways to Gain Confidence in Your Writing Voice: @colleen_m_story


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


16 Confusing Words and Phrases to Monitor in Writing: @KathySteinemann


Tips for How to Choose the Right Sentences: @KMWeiland


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