by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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3 Steps to Write an Antagonist You Hate: http://ow.ly/n2533027zLA @reagancolbert97
The English World’s Richest Prize for Short Story (Open for Submissions): http://ow.ly/2n25302teCb @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Instill the Joy of Reading and Storytelling in Children: http://ow.ly/EYuE302lR5q @jemifraser @TheIWSG
Mastering Different Writing Styles: 7 Tips: http://ow.ly/omus3027AqF @nownovel
Worldbuilding for Realistic Fiction: http://ow.ly/xXsm3027A2d @artofstoriesAB
5 Must-Dos for the Proactive Author: http://ow.ly/ElfC3027zCS @LovettRomance @DIYMFA
Skipping Time in Your Story: http://ow.ly/ZKfX3027A77 @artofstoriesAB
4 Mistakes That Can Cost Your Book the Bestsellers List: http://ow.ly/j7gx302u3WO by C.S. Plocher
Live-in nurses in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/u87P302tfqA @mkinberg
A Simple Approach to Building a Better Email List: http://ow.ly/LBhX30264lT @storyrally
Crime fiction: sleuths who read about sleuths: http://ow.ly/kRoi302lt9X @mkinberg
Amazon’s team of old-school book reviewers influences readers: http://ow.ly/BLDn30264nO @gonzalezseattle @seattletimes
China’s ‘3 Book Program’: Chinese Publishers Are Introduced to International Exports: http://ow.ly/oZak302te8m @Porter_Anderson @InfoJedi
An in-depth look at what, how, and why books sell: http://ow.ly/zn493026450 @ElectricLit @TheLincoln
What a Media Kit is and Why You Need One: http://ow.ly/p5vG30264qJ @MFlicksAuthors
Marketing into an increasingly annoyed readership: http://ow.ly/Uo9X30264la @Janet_Reid
Book Distributors Compared: http://ow.ly/CuLv30264gk @111publishing
The when and how of starting a street team: http://ow.ly/B3lz30264th @kerrylonsdale
Leaving Your Comfort Zone: Reading Out of Genre: http://ow.ly/JWP230264wp @j_s_brown @WomenWriters
UK: why are there so many new publishing imprints? http://ow.ly/9Z3u30263Y6 @carmitstead @GuardianBooks
Taking the Audiobook Plunge? Read This First: http://ow.ly/twiY30264zm @DianeRinella @AngelaAckerman
What Editors Wish You Knew about Meeting with Them at Conferences: http://ow.ly/ajUV30264xF @KarenBall1
Amazon Is Quietly Eliminating List Prices: http://ow.ly/4ON230264ak @DavidStreitfeld @nytimes
Newsletters: The Hidden Secret to Marketing? http://ow.ly/kdbu302tivY @RochelleDCarter @BwkrSelfPublish
World-Building Tips and Tools: http://ow.ly/KGig302lQvC @AlexJCavanaugh @TheIWSG
Storytelling About Storytelling: A Swiss ‘Summer of Darkness’ App: http://ow.ly/VHRX302tdNQ @anindita @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Subplot Survival 101: http://ow.ly/CE6Z30254pu @ClareLangleyH
How to Notify Amazon Buyers about New Content in Your eBook: http://ow.ly/cbQC30253yC @Martinthewriter
Tips for better dialogue: http://ow.ly/KdOA30253TF @AuthorKJ
Writing A One-Page Business Plan: 5 Questions A Self-Publisher Must Ask: http://ow.ly/vofs30253v3 @jckunzjr
Not sure how to use your Amazon affiliate links correctly? Ask Amazon: http://ow.ly/YN3C30253Kd @eNovelAuthors
4 essential elemenst for the first 5 pages: http://ow.ly/tMtG30254eO @swkehoe
Point of View Confusion: http://ow.ly/8trL30254s6 @CandaceWillms @IndiesUnlimited
Lessons Learned: 5 Tips for Episodic Writing: http://ow.ly/iL8u30253MO @inkylinks
Why Your Readers Are Your Greatest Asset: http://ow.ly/2oAf30253qH @PublishingSpark
6 Easy Steps to Planning Out Your Novel: http://ow.ly/4alK302543j @LMacNaughton
Tips for recording video and basic equipment needed: http://ow.ly/Bnw830253im @shelleyhitz
How Writers Can Bring Setting to Life through Personification: http://ow.ly/w41p30253Bg @CSLakin
Metrics Are Worthless…So What Should You Focus on Instead? http://ow.ly/ExNZ30252By @Bookgal
How to write effective book titles: http://ow.ly/92fX30253b8 @Peter_Rey_
5-Minute Book Marketing for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/GeJm30252sg @Bookgal
How To Use Snapchat To Build Your Unique Readership: http://ow.ly/rOlq30252p6 @K8Tilton
The Platform Building Step You’re Probably Missing: from Fix My Story http://ow.ly/SsWb30252mA
Turn your Book into an Audiobook in 6 Steps: http://ow.ly/rELc3021P7i @clairedeluana
Tune in to the @ReedsyHQ live chat on FB each Wed. at 3p ET (now). http://bit.ly/28TpYzb . Today’s topic: blogging
5 Tips to Keep You from Being Overwhelmed: http://ow.ly/4XD63021OD6 @CSLakin
Writing Crime Fiction in the Era of Black Lives Matter: http://ow.ly/RvIn302qxOq @RachelHowzell @BillLoehfelm and Henry Chang @lithub
Book Promoting: Is $1.99 The New 99 Cents? http://ow.ly/KdQI3021Oic @Martinthewriter @IndiesUnlimited
6 Reasons to Power Up Your Productivity as a Writer: http://ow.ly/eHOz3021O5I @AGHackney
Indie Authors: Book Promotion Tools and Tips: http://ow.ly/7qEW3021JkW @sabsky
What Should You Put in Your Email Newsletter? http://ow.ly/5Qvp3021Jga @kikimojo @JaneFriedman
Book Promotion: Do This, Not That: http://ow.ly/ivSs3021J3y @PamelaBeason @JFbookman
When an Internet Skeptic Takes to Twitter: http://ow.ly/EEIA302lHYH @svenbirkerts @lithub
Tips for Author Blogs: http://ow.ly/d9vA301YAQO @krgpryal @WomenWriters
Writing in 2nd person POV: http://ow.ly/Ghfw301YBnb @LindaKSienkwicz @WomenWriters
Character Thoughts: Direct and Indirect Interior Monologues: http://ow.ly/3j7s301YBxa @FictionNotes
Making your Character Shine From Page One: http://ow.ly/Ru6o301YBSm @winellroad
5 Secrets of Complex Supporting Characters: http://ow.ly/eKpD301YBZo @KMWeiland
Book Marks: The book review aggregator: http://ow.ly/zmvt301YB0k @lithub
Symbolism & Setting: http://ow.ly/fSDz301YBAY @KristenLambTX
5 helpful hints for writing at night: http://ow.ly/pFst301YCdM @pubcoach
23 Ways to Defeat the Sagging Middle: http://ow.ly/FsKn301YBtI @FictionNotes
How To Track Your Word Count & Set Writing Goals: http://ow.ly/tKkq301YALW @SukhiJutla
Use Minor Characters to Flesh Out Your Protagonist: http://ow.ly/6tAV301YC7N @KMWeiland
How to Create an Internal Mindset Conducive to Writing: http://ow.ly/G9hM301YClR @AnneJanzer @JaneFriedman
Why Calvin and Hobbes is Great Literature: http://ow.ly/yX2Q302lHKg @GabbyBellot @lithub
How to Use Whatsapp in India: http://ow.ly/9I8P302kHNQ @ritesh_kala @IndieAuthorALLI
Tools to Manage Metadata: http://ow.ly/DSBb302lFg0
Overcoming Book Signing Fear: http://ow.ly/ynat302lJOm @ChrysFey @TheIWSG
4 strengths of fish-out-of-water stories: http://ow.ly/aJJx302lsDh @LaurelGarver @jemifraser
How Publishers Abuse Termination Fees: http://ow.ly/1yPf302ltg2 @PassiveVoiceBlg @victoriastrauss
US French Embassy Releases Its 2016 Translation Report: http://ow.ly/P5xw302kmkY @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives
How Writers Can Bring Setting to Life through Personification: http://ow.ly/hvkF301YAbN @beccapuglisi
Dictating a Book? Tips for Editing the First Draft: http://ow.ly/uMpP301YyWl @CKmacleodwriter
How NOT to dictate your book: http://ow.ly/F40B301YxUc by Wendy Jones @IndieAuthorALLI
A Look at How Horror Author @peterstraubnyc Crafts His Opening Chapters: http://ow.ly/QqrV301Yzii by Tina L. Jens @BlackGateDotCom
6 Ways to Set Up Scrivener for Writing: http://ow.ly/roPK301Yz6x @CKmacleodwriter
4 Steps to Break Grammar Rules with Style: http://ow.ly/OigW301YAif @Julie_Glover
6 Ways to End a Book in a Series: http://ow.ly/jpaf301YzZh @RobinRWrites
Brushing up on character mannerisms by braving public spaces: http://ow.ly/6xhx301YzNr @joannaslan
Radio Tips for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/iYLb301Yyte @RachelAmphlett @IndieAuthorALLI
How to Choose a Domain Name for Your Author Website: http://ow.ly/mC8M301YA76 @JFbookman
3 Tactics To Make You A More Productive Writer: http://ow.ly/jVZ1301YA3k @sacha_black
Crime fiction featuring the dark side of fashion design: http://ow.ly/sWqu302kAU6 @mkinberg
When You Don’t Want to Write: http://ow.ly/OLx4301VR7f @msheatherwebb
#NEABigRead: Stepping Up Its Game for Diversity, Relevance: http://ow.ly/YKrZ302kmqj @Porter_Anderson @amystolls @NEABigRead
Conflict in every scene? Disasters in every act? Yes and no: http://ow.ly/KUS2302kAJu @Roz_Morris
Links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/fPI4302kmLq .All the links I’ve shared (30K+, free and searchable): writerskb.com @Hiveword
Romance Writers of America Discuss Sales, Globalization, and Diversity Challenges: http://ow.ly/VVXF302km9C @Porter_Anderson @rwa
Adverbs Are Overwhelmingly, Indisputably the Best Part of Speech: http://ow.ly/lPOU301VQ4c @colindickey
Rentrement of Compulsion: How to Write a Rondeau (Infographic) http://ow.ly/j5Tc301VQm9 @lwlindquist @tspoetry
A Less Lonely Way to Get More Writing Done: http://ow.ly/MuSy301VRiS @Janice_Hardy
A Tale of Two Writers: http://ow.ly/DEBg301VRps @storyfix
In Defence of Clichés: http://ow.ly/XQs2301VPM4 @JoEberhardt
How One Writer Overcame Fear and Got a 2nd Chance: http://ow.ly/6oDL301VRdp @thereallisakerr
When Marcel Proust Was an Anxious Debut Novelist: http://ow.ly/K30U3027tRf @lithub @billcart67
The Fabulist and Fantastic Edges of Contemporary Southern Women€s Poetry: http://ow.ly/oP6F302xhXc @ElectricLit by Stacey Balkun
There is more to war poetry than mud, wire and slaughter: http://ow.ly/EdIU3027ttg by Andrew Motion @GuardianBooks
Write a Nonfiction Book: Your 5-Minute Plan: http://ow.ly/K1yA302brD8 @angee
How to Create a Book Cover Using Canva: http://ow.ly/CGKV302xhr6 @lornafaith
How to Write an Email Sequence to Keep Readers Hooked: http://ow.ly/rwxP302brJy @HennekeD
Education in Storyworlds: http://ow.ly/hFgN302brPf by A.D. Shrum
A Story Opening To Avoid: http://ow.ly/uv7t302bBJP @angiehodapp @agentkristinNLA
Breakdown Boards: http://ow.ly/lSsM302bBNh @SPressfield
The Polish book market: http://ow.ly/qknp302tf17 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Writer’s block: 3 ways to get over it: http://ow.ly/FxBa302bBP4 @redswanmedia
Ultralight Lit: Choosing What to Read on a Long Hike: http://ow.ly/STFs302dcdg @robmoorstuff @Powells
Tips for creating an effective website: http://ow.ly/YRnK302ddzZ @DanBlank
10 Tricks for Getting Your Book Reviewed by a Book Blogger: http://ow.ly/ux6H302ddDd @BakerviewConsul for @annerallen
4 Ways to Make Your Writing More Interesting: http://ow.ly/XSsp302dd9C @Rachel_Aaron
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As always, Elizabeth, this is such a great collection of links! I like it, too, that there are lots this time that relate to getting technical sorts of things done. Very useful!
Margot–And thanks to you for your useful posts for mystery writers!
Hey, several IWSG posts – thanks!
Alex–Great posts, as always!
You listed several I’ll have to explore today.
Diane–There has been some good stuff out there this summer…which is unusual for summer!
Love the concise, actionable post on ‘surviving’ subplots. Great links (and thanks once again for including Now Novel!)
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Bridget–That’s an interesting post, for sure. Thanks for being a resource for writers!
So many awesome posts to read, so little time. Thanks again for another great roundup!
C.S.–Thanks for coming by!
Thanks for including my IWSG post! :)
Off to check that one on titles. I have the hardest times with titles!!!
Jemi–You’re welcome! And good luck. :)
I love these round up posts Elizabeth! There is always something new to learn here (and i end up book marking several articles!). And many thanks for mentioning my post.
Sukhi–Thanks for being a helpful resource for writers!