by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigTwitterific...

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig





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Have a great week!



7 Rules of Picking Names for Fictional Characters: http://bit.ly/QhGKKq@writersdigest







Resist Giving Characters A Helping Hand: http://bit.ly/Spqgwu@mooderino







5 Ways You're Preventing Readers From Suspending Disbelief: http://bit.ly/RJosDA@KMWeiland







Pacing for Power--Increasing Tension & Suspense: http://bit.ly/OvTxWF@jodierennered







An Author’s 3rd Option: The Rogue Reader: http://bit.ly/T8dXLD@jasonashlock @Porter_Anderson







Rejection vs. failure: http://bit.ly/UAm949 @AimeeLSalter







The Practice of Writing: http://bit.ly/UAm14K@TrueFactBarFact







Should You Preschedule Tweets? http://bit.ly/OBL1Wa@meghancward







Why wasting time helps you stay sane and productive: http://bit.ly/POfX5j@criticalmargins







5 lessons about the writing community: http://bit.ly/QhJYxq@diymfa







How Having Kids Can Change Your Reading Life: http://bit.ly/SpyzIH@deadwhiteguys







How to Create Conflict in a One Character Scene: http://bit.ly/QhK34g







Writing lessons learned from "Where it Began": http://bit.ly/QhK48h@juliemusil







"Sparkle", From Movie to Book: http://bit.ly/QhKbAO@carleenbrice @MyBrownBaby







Should You Sell Books from Your Author Website? http://bit.ly/SpyXGY@authorems







How To Make Writing A Habit Using Rituals: http://bit.ly/QhKdJ0







Heightening emotional impact: http://bit.ly/Spz0mf@juliettewade







Staying Balanced in the Confusing Modern Publishing Industry: http://bit.ly/QhKhbu@jodyhedlund







4 Lessons Authors Can Learn from Obama's Fake Twitter Followers: http://bit.ly/QdXHTd@authormedia







Top 10 WordPress Security Myths: http://bit.ly/NvNLXU@problogger







One Simple and Incredibly Painful Way to Fix Your Novel Draft: http://bit.ly/QdXWxz@io9







How To Read Amazon Review Graphs: http://bit.ly/NvNXq5@galleycat







7 Questions Every Story Critique Should Answer: http://bit.ly/Qe59Oj@AdriennedeWolfe







How to Use Brainstorming to Edit: http://bit.ly/NvTyN9@ava_jae







Are Amazon reader reviews killing off the critic? http://bit.ly/Qe5f8u@guardianbooks







Why Kindle Direct Publishing Will Transform Indian Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/NvTFYW@pubperspectives @VinuthaMallya







How to Find Your Character's Voice: http://bit.ly/Qe5pgb@kmweiland







7 Essential Elements of Scene + Scene Structure Exercise: http://bit.ly/Qe5vnV@plotwhisperer







Keeping Characters True to Themselves: http://bit.ly/Qe5CzY@stdennard @4YALit







10 Creative Writing Ideas for Teens: http://bit.ly/Qe5ErB@tweetthebook







Make your bookshelf searchable by taking a picture with Evernote: http://bit.ly/Qe5IaJ@ebookfriendly







What good dialogue should accomplish: http://bit.ly/NvU2mv@kit_lit







5 Things You DON'T Need to Become a Successful Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/Qe5Ner







Finding Your Novel's Theme and Your Universal Theme: http://bit.ly/NvU4e4@roniloren







A 5-Step Plan to Improve Every Blog Post You Write: http://bit.ly/NvU8dU@copyblogger @aliventures







Whose Story is This Anyway? http://bit.ly/Qe5VKX @querytracker







The Art of Subtlety in Fiction: http://bit.ly/NvUfGc@jeanniecampbell







The DNA of a successful ebook: http://on.mash.to/NvUl0H@mashable







A look at character development arcs: http://bit.ly/Qe680N@livewritethrive







A writer shares what's she's learned so far: http://bit.ly/NvUpNG@Artzicarol @janice_hardy







Five Creepy Social Media Marketing Tactics: http://bit.ly/Qea1D2@KristenLambTX







How to Read Your Writing in Public: http://bit.ly/Qea7ug@rsquaredd







A Refresher Course On Sentence Types: http://bit.ly/OyulmP@writerscramp1







Competing Goals in Our Story: http://bit.ly/Oyukzb@theresastevens







What to Put Above the Fold on Your Blog, And Why: http://bit.ly/QeafKj@blogtyrant







What to include on your freelance writing resume: http://bit.ly/QeakO7







Being a Pro: One Often Overlooked Issue: http://bit.ly/Qeax3I@AnnetteLyon







3 Fiction Tips from Stephanie Vaughn's "Dog Heaven": http://bit.ly/Oyv4Ej@writeitsideways







A closer look at the Amazon review bar graph: http://bit.ly/RVEaLQ@salon







The Good, The Bad, and The Sadly Deluded: Actors Who Write: http://bit.ly/UehO4L@cathinnorway







Fake market or not? How to tell: http://bit.ly/RVEoTn@emergentpublish







12 Writing Prompts/Situations: http://bit.ly/UehUt5







Keeping Up with Your Blog for the Long Haul: http://bit.ly/RVEzxS@JulieBMack







The Editorial Process, Step by Step: http://bit.ly/Uei17X@chavelaque







Identifying your genre: http://bit.ly/RVELNA @museinks







Ebooks For Libraries: http://bit.ly/Uei43O @JAKonrath







A Warning To All Writers Who Need Help Indie Publishing: http://bit.ly/RVEWZl@kristinerusch







What the Romance Genre Can Teach Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers: http://bit.ly/UeibMO @lbgale







Should you always list writing credits in your cover letter? http://bit.ly/RVFaQd@nicolamorgan







5 Dialogue Basics: http://bit.ly/UeihE3 @marcykennedy







How To Enjoy Critical Reviews of Your Own Work: http://bit.ly/RVFi22@JustineLavaworm







How to Prepare For a Book Launch: http://bit.ly/UeiQgY@jodyhedlund







How do authors benefit from agents: http://bit.ly/UeiOWo@rachellegardner







5 Questions Indie Authors Should Always Ask An Agent: http://bit.ly/UeiW8A@ornaross







The 6 Magic Words That Always Get Clicks: http://bit.ly/Uel686@authormedia







Tips for 1st time ebook writers: http://bit.ly/RVKW4j@woodwardkaren







Author Solutions' Misleading PR Strategies: http://bit.ly/UelaVo@victoriastrauss







Classic Female Fantasy Writers: http://bit.ly/RVL2c0@fantasyfaction







From last resort to new career--how 1 writer self-published: http://bit.ly/Uelpjp@dirtywhitecandy







What's so funny? Humor in nonfiction writing: http://bit.ly/RVLmrk@ruthwcrocker







Writing Through a Rough Patch of Life: http://bit.ly/Uelsvk@THahnBurkett







The Myth of Giving Away 15% Ownership in Your Work: http://bit.ly/RVLsze@deanwesleysmith







The Publishing Process in GIF Form: http://bit.ly/OwuFN3@nathanbransford







Writing: Why Your Third Grade Teacher Was Wrong: http://bit.ly/S2WdOU@heidicohen







5 tips for creating self-pub success: http://bit.ly/S2Wmlx@booksparkspr







When Should You Write Full-Time? http://bit.ly/RZ0VZJ@duolit @highervis







How Clichés Can Help You Create Great Characters: http://bit.ly/S31tCe@fantasyfaction







How to build a readership for your blog and books: http://bit.ly/OwCWAB@jodyhedlund







Using Screenplay Techniques in Novel-Writing: http://bit.ly/S31FBq@sarahalderson







Writing secret: all you need is curiosity and surprise: http://bit.ly/OwDhU4@speechwriterguy







Lessons from a Copywriter for Better Fiction: http://bit.ly/S31R3z@emilywenstrom







How (Not) to Be a Brilliant Writer: http://bit.ly/S31VAA@ava_jae







The Tools Needed to Make a Living as a Writer: http://bit.ly/OwDDtQ@bubblecow







How to Edit Your Book in 4 Steps: http://bit.ly/S32cU2@writersdigest







Self-Publishing and The Midlist: http://bit.ly/S32hqW







Narcotics in Science Fiction & Fantasy: http://bit.ly/OwEdaN@tordotcom







Advice from Mark Twain on the Art and Craft of Writing: http://bit.ly/S32p9G@suzannewfisher







Use Character Quirks to Grab Readers' Attention: http://bit.ly/OwEuuy@KMWeiland







How to Focus Your Blog or Blogged Book on a Topic: http://bit.ly/OwPzf5@ninaamir







How to avoid negativity online: http://bit.ly/S39h6Y@nicolamorgan







How To Work On More Than One Book At A Time: http://bit.ly/OwPTdI@thecreativepenn







Ideas to rethink during this digital revolution: http://bit.ly/S39ya8@rachellegardner







Getting lost in historical fiction: http://bit.ly/OwQxYD@history_girls







Where Genres Come From and How to Stitch Them Together: http://bit.ly/OwQR9V@KgElfland2ndCuz







Against Acknowledgments: http://nyr.kr/Po5n6u@pageturner







Maturity–The Difference Between the Amateur and the Professional: http://bit.ly/QlnpYW @kristenlambTX







Social Media Will Not Sell Your Book: http://bit.ly/Qlnvzv@hilarydavidson







The Last Word: 9 Famous Authors' Epitaphs: http://bit.ly/Po5K0W@BookishWallace







Top 10 Reasons People Use To Justify Pirating Digital Content (And Why They're Wrong): http://bit.ly/Po5Ntt @robwhart







The Square-One Story Killer: http://bit.ly/QlnDPG @storyfix







5 Lessons Learned From Writing 3 Novels: http://bit.ly/QlnJXr@ScottTBartlett







Tips for successful book marketing: http://bit.ly/Po6anU@writersdigest







Meet Mr Fifty Shades: EL James's husband speaks out: http://bit.ly/Po7xTy@guardianbooks







How Affordable Color POD Could Change the Comics Industry: http://bit.ly/Po7Q0E







KDP freebies--a look at the numbers: http://bit.ly/T8cd57@Porter_Anderson @dvinjamuri







Indie Authors: Your Copyright Page Needs Work: http://bit.ly/Po8H1q@jimhbs







Why genre fiction is an e-reader's best friend: http://bit.ly/Qlp9RY@annabaddeley







Charge Your Writing Batteries: http://bit.ly/Po98sA @noveleditor







Falling in love with fictional characters--a reader's tribute to "Eloise": http://bit.ly/Po9zDn @junglereds







25 Synonyms for "Delete": http://bit.ly/QlptQr@writing_tips







Genre Blending: http://bit.ly/Po9Nu0 @fantasyfaction







Top 3 Reasons to Give Away Your Book: http://bit.ly/QlpwM4@tobywneal







Tips for creating complex villains: http://bit.ly/QmGWIl@ashkrafton







15 grammatical errors to avoid: http://bit.ly/S4UFzC@bubblecow







Outlining Backwards:http://bit.ly/QmGZ77







How to Slam Dunk Your 90-Second Pitch: http://bit.ly/S4UNPR@debraeve







How To Protect Your Writing Time: http://bit.ly/S4V9G7@KellyMcClymer







3 Writing Commandments: http://bit.ly/QmHjma@jhansenwrites







Tips for combatting paid reviews: http://bit.ly/S4VtVd@annerallen







Amazon in the UK: Worries About Waterstones: http://janefriedman.com/2012/09/20/writing-on-the-ether-56/#6@eoinpurcell @Porter_Anderson







7 tips for keeping your motivation as a writer: http://bit.ly/QmHqhB@dirtywhitecandy







3 ways to end your book...that you should reconsider: http://bit.ly/QmHxtG@JaelMcHenry







Writing the Perfect Pitch: http://bit.ly/S4W1KK







An apostrophe review: http://bit.ly/QmHGwY@livewritethrive







Ways to Become an Insecure Writer: http://bit.ly/QmHHkx@lyndaryoung







5 Smarter Habits of Great Writers: http://bit.ly/QmHHBi







Beat the Bestsellers--the Other Way to the Top: http://bit.ly/SELvdL@NickThacker







Writing in a second language: http://bit.ly/S4WaxX







Re-releasing print books as ebooks: http://bit.ly/S4Y1mr@nicolamorgan







An important quality of a charismatic male character: http://bit.ly/QmINgn@rebeccaberto







A review of commas, dashes, and colons: http://bit.ly/S4YwwI







99 Ways to Tell a Story: http://bit.ly/QmIT7F @sophie_novak







Agency Pricing in Europe? No. http://bit.ly/SEM0on@Porter_Anderson @PublishersLunch







Selling Literary Fiction: http://bit.ly/SEMn1Y@thecreativepenn @tglong







Making the Most of Writers' Conferences: http://bit.ly/T8D0Oz@frugalbookpromo







The perils of paid-for reviews: http://bit.ly/T8D6WG@dearauthor







The elephant in the writing room: http://bit.ly/OL91uj@annerooney







Overcoming Writing Challenges: http://bit.ly/PTrnV7@lefrenchbook







Approaching Top Reviewers on Amazon: http://bit.ly/T8drNG@AlexisGrant @Porter_Anderson