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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / MiscellaneousWills for Writers: by Marilynn ByerlyShould fiction editors consider conscious language? @LouiseHarnbyInspirational Indie Author Interview: Cozy Mystery Author Keeps Indie Mindset in Negotiations With Traditional Publisher: @Howard_Lovy @DebbieYoungBNWhy you need a developmental editor: @jennwindrowBusiness Musings: Building A New World: by Kristine Kathryn RuschWhen to Quit Writing and Publishing: by Orna Ross and @thecreativepennConferences and Events / MiscellaneousThe $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize Names Its 2023 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesItaly as Guest of Honor at Frankfurt: Balancing the Rights: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_FairIn England, the Booker Prize Names Its 2023 Jurors: @Porter_Anderson @TheBookerPrizes‘Young Mungo' Is on Scotland's Highland Book Prize Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesWomen in Publishing: A Late-Year Discussion at Guadalajara: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers7 Memoirs About Unearthing Ancestral Magic: by Angela María Spring @ElectricLitSpoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List: @eb_bartels @lithubFive Vintage SFF Novels That Are Too Good to Be Forgotten: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcomFive Memorably Unique Takes on Artificial Intelligence: @ColeRush1 @tordotcomSeven Wildly Entertaining Books About Agatha Christie and Her Characters: by Ann Claire @CrimeReadsMysteries and Animal Rescue: A Reading List: @ambercatcamp @CrimeReadsThe 60 Best Campus Novels from the Last 100 Years: @knownemily @lithubAn Ode to Harriet the Spy, the Art Monster of East End Avenue: @CarolineHagood @lithubCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Katherine Bolger Hyde’s Arsenic With Austen: @MargotKinbergTop 10 books about fathers and sons: by Blake Morrison @GuardianBooks6 Globetrotting Cozy Mysteries on Audio: by AudioFile @BookTribCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly10,000 Words in One Week: @Daria_White15 @DIYMFACreativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeGifts for Readers and Writers: @ElleCarterNealHow to Avoid Writer's Burnout This Season: @BeingTheWriter @womenonwritingMelissa Olson Delivers The Terribleminds Gift Guide For 2022: @MelissaFOlson @ChuckWendigFree Holiday Gifts For The Writer In Your Life: @KMAllan_writerIs Writing Skill Better Than Talent? @KarenCVHow to Be Really Bad at Gifting Books: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactorDo you suffer from writer’s remorse? @pubcoachThe best books to give as presents this Christmas: @GuardianBooksA Shed of One’s Own: Louise Kennedy on the Blissful Semi-Solitude of Her Backyard Writing Space: @lithubThe Importance of Positive Comments When Book Editing: by Kara Henderson @TheStoryEditorTaking the Long View: @aswinn @WriterUnboxed5 Ways to Recharge After Suffering Writer’s Burnout: @colleen_m_story @TheIWSGGrowing as a Writer: @AnneJanzerThere's Nothing Literary About Being Sad: @maireadsmst @The_MillionsThe Fear of Writing a Book: @LisaTenerTwo Writers, Two Decades of Correspondence: by Siobhan Phillips and Robert McGill @The_MillionsWhy Haven’t You Written Your Novel Yet? @thecreativepennThe Miracle of the Written Word: @gmplano @StoryEmpireBest Holiday Gifts for Writers 2023: @LisaTener @SFWCGenres / HorrorA Song of Ice and Fire Is a Horror Story That’s Been Lost in Translation: by Tyler Dean @tordotcomGenres / MysteryCrime Fiction: Do Happy People Commit Murder? @MargotKinbergMissing Persons Who Suddenly Reappear as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinbergGenres / Short StoriesHow to Sell Short Fiction as an Indie Author: @IndieAuthorALLIPromo / BloggingBlogging: 6 Ways a Writing Style Guide Can Improve Your Content: @MaddyOsmanPromo / Social Media TipsTypewriters, and social media (podcast): @DanBlank @WeGrowMediaPromo / WebsitesUpgrade Your Site with a Favicon: @SueBEdwardsPublishing / MiscellaneousPenguin-Random House CEO Markus Dohle Stepping Down, End of Year: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThree Gifts for Publishing's Christmas: @rcharkin @pubperspectivesReport: US Literary Nonprofits Paid Writers $9.9 Million in 2021: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesScholastic in ‘Rocket Park' Deal With France's Gaumont: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingRights At Guadalajara: Spanish-Language Publishers Eye the US Market: by Adam Critchley @pubperspectivesRights Roundup: Making the Tough Deals: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesItalian Publishers Host an Airy Rights Center in Rome: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesDigitizing Its ‘Christmas Books': Cambridge University Press: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesSwiss Publisher Helvetiq Expands to the United States and Canada: @JaroslawAdamows @pubperspectives#FreeAllWords Now Has 71 Translators from 24 Nations: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe UK's Taylor & Francis Signs Accessible Publishing Charter: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIndustry Notes: LBF Excellence Awards, Hay Cartagena: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesChina Bestsellers: History, Awards, Humor in October: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives https://t.co/VPp75z8NivPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingHow Do Literary Agents Know They're Offering Representation? @BookEndsJessica @bookendslitPublishing / Process / TranslationWhat Translators Mean When We Talk about Reading: @AntonHur @CatapultStoryWriting Craft / BeginningsHow to Write Your First Paragraph: @bookfox @JaneFriedmanThriller writers – your first pages: 5 more book openings critiqued by @agentpete @anniesummerlee and @Roz_Morris Avoid the “record scratch freeze frame” voice (page critique): @NathanBransfordWriting Craft / Characters / ArcThe Role of Failure (and Conflict) in Character Arc: @beccapuglisiWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentWhat's the Worst Thing You can do to Your Character? @EliasJMcClellanWriting an Un-Put-Downable Character: Growth: @ACW_Author @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / Characters / EmotionFear: Using a Character’s Fear to Tell the Story: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / DialogueCreative Alternatives For Said—Why You DON’T Need Them: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWritersWriting Craft / HooksHow to Write a Hook: @themaltesetigerWriting Craft / HumorThe unfunny person’s guide to writing humor: @firstdraftproWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmCraft: Despite these proactive steps, is the time line unexpectedly moved up, forcing the hero to improvise for the finale? @CockeyedCaravanWriting Craft / MiscellaneousThe Dénouement: Tying Up The Yarn Strands Of Your Story: by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthorsHow to Use Prologues: In Media Res: The Dilemma of Narrative Distance: @DonMaass @WriterUnboxed3 Key Strategies for Effective Fiction—Derived from Neuroscience: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedmanHow you can spend less time rewriting: @pubcoachObstacles for Six Types of Relationship Stories: by Chris WinkleWriting Tough Material? Five Tools to Create a Stand-Out “Container”: @writeabookWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningStory Planning and Outlining: Complete Guide: @nownovelWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / ResearchThe Top 5 Tips to Research Your True Crime Novel: @AlaskanBlonde53 @CareerAuthorsWriting Craft / Punctuation and GrammarAdventures in Poetry Punctuation Land: @Shutta @FloridaWriters1Writing Craft / RevisionWords to Avoid in Writing: Weak Words to Find, Cut, and Replace: @StoryHobbitLine Edits: Putting the Final Touches on: @StoryGridWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesHow to Give Helpful Writing Feedback: @StoryGridBeta Readers for Your Writing: @LindasclareWriting Craft / Settings and DescriptionHow Active Are the Settings You Write? @PeggySueWells @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / Word CraftingWords and the French of It All: @NanReinhardt
@WomenWritersWriting Tools / ResourcesBook Writing Templates: A Writer’s Secret Weapon [Download]: @ReedsyHQ

 

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