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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / MiscellaneousThe Ins and Outs of Blurb Requests: @LizAlterman @onestop4writersThe Indie Authors' Ultimate Guide to Hiring Virtual Assistants: @IndieAuthorALLIHiring a Development Editor: @EliasJMcClellanBusiness Musings: How Writers Fail: Expectations: @KristineRuschHow to increase income from your creative work: Why “more” won't cut it: @jccabelHow Long Should a Chapter Be? Guidelines by Genre: @DaveChesson10 Tips to become a Valuable Contributing Writer: @EdieMelsonWhat Editors Wish You Knew: @WriteNowCoachConferences and Events / MiscellaneousUNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe Singapore Literature Prize: A 49-Title Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersA Reading List of Unconventional Families: by Amy Feltman
@lithubCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue: @MargotKinbergCreativity and Inspiration / SuccessThe Julie & Julia Formula: How to Turn Writing Envy Into Writing Success: @CatBaabMuguira @JaneFriedmanCreativity and Inspiration / Writing Life“Finding My Authentic Voice as a Late-Diagnosed Autistic Writer”: by Aisling Walsh @CatapultStoryWhy your word count is so important: @pubcoachCommon Writing Obstacles: Taking Risks: @riverbendsagas @EdieMelson“How Many Hours It Takes Me to Write a Book”: @kathycowleyWriting, Enrique, and the Matter of Luck: @SusanSperanza @DIYMFAHow Stand-Up Comedy Helped Craft a Public Writer Persona: @lindseydanis @CatapultStory5 Ways to Deal with Burnout: @Lori_the_Writer @DIYMFADealing with Mistakes in Writing: @MaggieShipstead @lithub4 Simple Ways to Boost Your Confidence: @RobynRosteIs it a bad idea to take a holiday from writing? @pubcoachThe Art of Becoming a Good Writer: by E. M. Foster @LiveWriteThrive‘A space in which language can play and find itself’ – talking about slow discovery writing with poet Rishi Dastidar: @BetaRish @Roz_Morris“What I've Learned This Year (So Far) About Writing”: @BeingTheWriter @womenonwritingInspirational Indie Author Interview. Keith A Pearson: He Wrote His First Book on a Bar Bet, Then Readers Wanted More: @keithapearson @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLIOn Setting YA Aside to Write a Novel for Adults: @nina_lacour @lithubHow do you prepare for imperfection? @pubcoachGenres / Fantasy7 Tips to Using Power Ups in Fiction: @cyallowitzGenres / HorrorThe New Splatterpunks: @AmongTheZombies @LitReactorHorror Genre: Stories of Life and Damnation against Uncanny, Supernatural and Ambiguous Monsters: @StoryGridGenres / Middle-GradeAll about Chapter Books: @Livy_Fisher @DIYMFAGenres / MysteryHow to Write a Cozy: @DeblibrarianWartime and Military Experience as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinbergGenres / PoetryHow to Write a Senryu: @meganwillome @tspoetryPromo / BloggingHow to Cure Your Blogger's Block with Personal and Spiritual Growth: @NinaAmir9 Things My Dog Taught Me About Blogging: @EdieMelsonPromo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting6 Ways Your Author Bio Can Help You Sell Books: @RuthHarrisBooksPromo / Book Signings and Launch partiesSelling books at a flea market: @burke_writer @killzoneauthorsPromo / MetadataHow To Choose the Right Kindle Keywords and Reach More Readers: @DaveChessonPromo / MiscellaneousWhen is Promotion Too Blatant? @maryannwrites9 Popular Tips for Marketing Your First Book: @BookgalThree Easy Copywriting Strategies that “Sell” Your Fiction: by Kyle R. BellPromo / NewslettersBuild Your Email List With Reader Magnets: @tammi_ninja @thecreativepennPromo / SpeakingTips to Help Speakers Deal with a Persistent Cough or Voice Loss: @YvonneOrtega1 @EdieMelsonPublishing / MiscellaneousAuthor Juliette Kayyem's ‘The Devil Never Sleeps': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesAt Simon & Schuster, Jonathan Karp Announces Dana Canedy's Departure: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesOpen Road Activation: Marketing for the Frontlist: @Porter_Anderson @OpenRoadMedia @pubperspectives‘Vestigial Organs' in Medicine and Publishing: @rcharkin @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / AmazonInterview: Al Woodworth on the 2022 Amazon Literary Partnership Grants: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / DataReturning In-Person Book Fairs Cited in Scholastic's Q4 Report: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingCanada's Guernica Editions Acquires ‘(In)visible' by Ivan Baidak: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesWorld Publishing Offers Tributes to the Late Alain Gründ: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIn Spain, Book Publishers Report Record Growth in 2021: Up 5.6 Percent: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIn the United Kingdom, TikTok Announces Its Own Book Club: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing the Writings of Authors ‘Under Pressure': Europe's #FreeAllWords: @porter_anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Traditional PublishingHow Agents Choose Which Editors to Submit To: @bookendslitPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingSharpen your protagonist's goals in a query (query critique): @NathanBransfordTools to Help You on Your Querying Journey: @_KaseyLeBlanc @WriterUnboxedPublishing / Process / Book DesignSecrets of the Book Designer: On Typography, Painting, and Finding That Single Visual Moment: @apcbapcb @lithubWriting Craft / Chapter EndingsThe Four Ways to Create a Bittersweet Ending: @mythcreantsWriting Craft / Characters / AntagonistsWriting from the Antagonist’s Point of View: @HannahMMcKinnon @CareerAuthorsWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentCreating Three-Dimensional Main Characters: @annehawkinson @FloridaWriters1Fear Thesaurus Entry: Responsibility for Others: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersTo Understand Your Characters, Take a Trip to the Zoo: @c_eastlake @CareerAuthorsCompassion Fatigue: Is it Relevant for Your Characters?: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersWriting Craft / Characters / ProtagonistsDoes the hero try the hard way from this point on? @CockeyedCaravanDoes the hero find out who his real friends and enemies are? @CockeyedCaravanDoes the hero learn from mistakes in a painful way? @CockeyedCaravanWriting Craft / Characters / Supporting CharactersFour Supporting Characters Your Hero Can Learn From: @thenovelsmithy @mythcreantsWriting Craft / ConflictWriting Conflict into Fiction: @LindasclareWriting Craft / DialogueSubterfuge in Dialogue: @beccapuglisiWriting Craft / HooksHow to Write a Great Hook for Your Novel:
@JackJordanBooks @thenovelryWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmPage One: “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003): @GoIntoTheStoryWriting Craft / Miscellaneous16 Reasons to read your work aloud: @Dwallacepeach4 Reasons To Use Internal Thoughts In Your Writing: @KMAllan_writerThe Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Do the stakes pace and motivation all escalate at this point? @CockeyedCaravanHow To Write A Healthy Relationship: @RiyaMCyriac @NaNoWriMo3 timeless ways to write a persuasive book: @_GinnyCarterHow to avoid cognitive bias in your writing: @pubcoachWriting Craft / Plot HolesDo I Have to Fix a Plot Hole? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / NamingCharacter Names: 8 Tips To Help You Name Your Characters: @DaveChessonWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningFrom Pantser to Planner: @susan_writes @FloridaWriters1Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / PlottingLosing the Plot: Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: @Gwen_Hernandez @WriterUnboxedWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / ResearchA Word or Two about (Shudder!) Research: by Lee Gramling @FloridaWriters1Writing Craft / RevisionStart with the Macro Edits: @SueBEdwardsWriting Craft / Scenes4 Clever Tricks to Immediately Transform Any Scene into a Compelling High-Stakes Situation: @ZenaDellLowe @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / Word CraftingHow the Sounds of Words Affect Emotion: @diannmills @EdieMelsonRevising for Word Choice: @WriteNowCoachWhy you want MORE than the facts: @pubcoachWriting Craft / World-BuildingHow to World-build Without Knowing Everything: @siera_schubach @NaNoWriMoWriting Tools / AppsYour Self-Publishing Toolbox: Editing Tools: @StephanieBwaBwa @DIYMFAAn app that helps you easily send documents and web content to your Kindle: Writing Tools / Resources12 Writing Resources to Change Your Writing Life: @writingcookbook

 

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