by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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5 Reading Pet Peeves: http://ow.ly/103X4g @RobinStorey1
On Selling Direct: http://ow.ly/103Xut @carlaking
Can I Fit 900 Words on the Back Cover? http://ow.ly/103WJ4 @WriteandCover
How Targeting Genre Can Make a Difference in Your Writing Career: http://ow.ly/103Xau @CSLakin
10 Apps to Help You Be More Efficient as a Writer: http://ow.ly/103Xiz @CaballoFrances
15 Steps to Self-Pub and Record an Audiobook for $85: http://ow.ly/103WAi @Miles_Anthony
The Bard Gets a 21st-Century Makeover (Cover Art by Manuja Waldia): http://ow.ly/107VeI @TheAtlantic @kschwabable
StoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing a Singapore Debut: http://ow.ly/10sCPO @pubperspectives @Porter_Anderson
Shut the Door and Write Your Story: http://ow.ly/107WjN @BlueSunDeb
Indie Author Marketing: Analyzing Facebook and Twitter: http://ow.ly/107Wuc @sabsky
6 Qualities of Bad Writing: http://ow.ly/107Wg8 @MarcyKennedy
Presentation Essentials for Writers: http://ow.ly/107WZ9 @carriebeckort
Using a Montage to Handle Time in Fiction: http://ow.ly/107Wbx @MarcyKennedy
To Be A Mother, To Be A Writer: http://ow.ly/107V7X @lynnsstrong @thelithub
Amazon Themes and Keywords: http://ow.ly/107WEK @bookgal
3 Scrivener Tips to Become a Master Outliner: http://ow.ly/107W4r @jslauthor
On ‘They’ as Singular: http://ow.ly/107VKh @amandahess @NYTmag
Optimizing Your Amazon Book Page: http://ow.ly/107WAx @Bookgal
Why Every Writer Needs (at Least) One VIP: http://ow.ly/10cWkW @RuthHarrisBooks
When is a Book “Out of Print”? http://ow.ly/10cWu0 @SusanSpann
Getting Creative with Disclaimers: http://ow.ly/10cWuT @HelenSedwick
Tracking How We Read: http://ow.ly/10cW4W @ClareLangleyH
What a Writer Learned Working At A Bookstore: http://ow.ly/10cW3s @maryannfraser
Notes On The Sacrificial Ending: http://ow.ly/10cWke @jamesscottbell
Instagram vs. Twitter Advertising for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/103Wvf @roncallari
Tips for book signings: http://ow.ly/103XF3 @LoriRobinett
Create a Dedicated Book List for Non-Amazon Retailers: http://ow.ly/10rS3Z
Breaking down the 98 Bookbub tips: http://ow.ly/103XgI @zackheim
Free poetry coloring book for National Poetry Month: http://ow.ly/10r72x @lwlindquist @tspoetry
3 Ways to Increase Your Poetry Reading: http://ow.ly/10r7AC @TaniaRunyan @tspoetry
Pricing ebooks in 2016: http://ow.ly/103XMy @LPOBryan
Crafting Loglines: http://ow.ly/103Xm6 from Fix My Story
Find Your Readers Using eBook Bundling: http://ow.ly/103Xz5 @K8Tilton
Amazon Sales Rank: Taming the Algorithm: http://ow.ly/10pnuz @JohnDoppler
How to Write a Love Triangle Like Jane Austen: http://ow.ly/102iRL @ink_and_quills
On Designing A Judy Blume Book Cover (for Adults): http://ow.ly/102i3e by Kelly Blair @thelithub
How Professionals Elevate Indie Publishing: http://ow.ly/102jg9 @LindaYezak
Handling numbers in our books: http://ow.ly/102iK8 @_FYWH
Kishōtenketsu For Beginners: –An Intro To 4 Act Story Structure: http://ow.ly/102iyt by Nils Ödlund @mythicscribes
3 Comma Splices and How to Repair Them: http://ow.ly/102knA @writing_tips
The purpose of alter-egos: http://ow.ly/102j3c by Linda Wilson
The IWSG blog features a different writing resource for each letter of the alphabet this month: http://ow.ly/10ovSV @AlexJCavanaugh
ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, Book Design: http://ow.ly/102a1r @JFbookman
Writer Conference Pitch Pro Tips: http://ow.ly/1029Up @agentkristinNLA
Shakespeare First Folio Discovered on Isle of Bute, in Time for an Anniversary: http://ow.ly/10ozZP @jennyschuessler
The First Rule Of Novel-Writing Is Don’t Write A Novel: http://ow.ly/ZZveB by Elizabeth Percer @thelithub
4 Things Learned About Blogging: http://ow.ly/102jWn @MCristianoWrite
7 Ways To Rekindle The Joy Of Writing: http://ow.ly/102jPl @RuthHarrisBooks
The Best Energy-Efficient Light For Improving Productivity: http://ow.ly/10nz7l @colleen_m_story
Is it Time to Quit Working From Home? One Writer’s Adventures in Coworking http://ow.ly/ZZtAr @meetedgar
Strategies for Fast Blogging: http://ow.ly/ZZueb @Cara_Putman
Pros and Cons of Using Facebook Profiles vs. Official Pages: http://ow.ly/ZZuaD @JaneFriedman
HarperCollins France: Newest Step in ‘Global Publishing Program’: http://ow.ly/10lG4z @Porter_Anderson
On Writing Violence: http://ow.ly/ZZtNp @authorbethrevis
How Romance Writers Woo Readers Through Facebook: http://ow.ly/ZZujo @rcutlerSpark
From alright to zap: an A-Z of horrible words: http://ow.ly/ZZuL7 by Rebecca Gowers @GuardianBooks
Creating Promotional Copy That Works: Tag Lines: http://ow.ly/ZZuqw @MarcyKennedy
How A Non-Fiction Writer Finds His Next Subject: http://ow.ly/ZZuXT @exlarson
Putting Short Stories into Multi-Author Anthologies for More Exposure (and money): http://ow.ly/ZZutB @GoblinWriter
Leaking Havoc: 4 Books to Understand the ‘Panama Papers’: http://ow.ly/10lG9A @MattStaggs @SignatureReads
Spring cleaning: decluttering inboxes, bookmarks, and Evernote: http://ow.ly/ZZrW1 @lawlitta
How to Start Blogging: A Definitive Guide for Authors: http://ow.ly/ZZu2n @JaneFriedman
Another Look at Amazon Advertising (with someone who is having success): http://ow.ly/ZZuCc @GoblinWriter
10 Reasons Your Guest Post Pitches Get Ignored: http://ow.ly/ZY3qC @jenn_mattern
Crop circles and worldbuilding: http://ow.ly/ZY5E2 @sacha_black
Narrating Dreams and Visions: http://ow.ly/ZY5Gw by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
The Extroverted Writer: A Survival Guide: http://ow.ly/ZY3a2 by Kiersi
3 Ways to Find Out Who Your Readers Are: http://ow.ly/ZY3uf @DaveChesson
6 Things to Consider After You Write Your First Draft: http://ow.ly/ZY3td @Shhhman
7 Ways a Writer is Making the Most of a Grant: http://ow.ly/ZY3eh @Writeitsideways
Think Your Book Has Too Many Characters? Think Again: http://ow.ly/ZY3lc @WhereWritersWin
23 Authors Using Pinterest for Book Marketing and Inspiration: http://ow.ly/ZY3nJ @DianaUrban
How a Writer Lives with Yearning: http://ow.ly/ZY3gx @msheatherwebb
How to Set a Novel in an Unfamiliar Location: http://ow.ly/ZY3hW @LeighRussell
When a Standalone Turns into a Series: http://ow.ly/ZY5I4 @LynnCarthage
Stealing Versus Inspiration: http://ow.ly/ZSgvb by Shawn Coyne
10 Ways To Deal With Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/ZSgeo @10minnovelist
How To Boost A Sagging Writing Career: http://ow.ly/ZSg9k @colleen_m_story
Pen Names (And How to Go About Finding One): http://ow.ly/ZSfWY @PDSimeon
How To Write Conditional Sentences Correctly: http://ow.ly/ZSfJs by Alice Sudlow
Making Changes to a Published Book: http://ow.ly/10fGVA
Erased from history: Too many women writers: http://ow.ly/ZQcOJ @AnneBoydRioux @Salon
What We Can Learn from J.K. Rowling’s Series Grid: http://ow.ly/ZSg0A @BetterNovelProj
Take the Leap: Embracing the Power of Zero: http://ow.ly/ZSfsP @writingrefinery @DIYMFA
How Writers Can Get More From Facebook: http://ow.ly/ZSfce @WriteOnTrack_L
Should Self-Publishers Use Publishing Imprints? http://ow.ly/ZSf8y @DebbieYoungBN
How Has the MFA Changed the Contemporary Novel? http://ow.ly/ZRwnt @RichardJeanSo @_akpiper @TheAtlantic
How To Maximize Goodreads Giveaways: http://ow.ly/ZSfEx @Bookgal
Portugal’s Book Market: http://ow.ly/10eTBH @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
When the Author Isn’t Dead: Teaching the Work of Living Poets: http://ow.ly/ZQcn5 @jmvanwyck @jwindholz
What Adult Coloring Books Show Us: http://ow.ly/10eSJy @Porter_Anderson @MikeShatzkin
Neither Mad Nor Motherless: On Emily Dickinson’s Self-Creation: http://ow.ly/ZQcgQ @jeromecharyn @thelithub
8 Tips for writing in college: http://ow.ly/10e3W9 and http://ow.ly/10e3X0 @HistoireLolita
Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines: http://ow.ly/10e59B @lwlindquist @tspoetry
Manuscript Style Sheet Template: http://ow.ly/ZQ6OR @JeriWB
5 Legendary Swords of Fantasy Fiction: http://ow.ly/ZQ8yu @helenl0we @FantasyFaction
Writers should think about how much they can give away for free: http://ow.ly/ZQ7Em @kcraftwriter
Formatting Interiority: http://ow.ly/ZQ8hp @Kid_Lit
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When a standalone turns into a series – I know the feeling.
Alex–It worked out well for you!
Thanks, Elizabeth! Loved the “Presentation Essentials for Writers,” especially as I’ll be doing one next week. Always helps to brush up on the essentials! (ha) Appreciate your Twitterific links. :O)
Colleen–And thanks to you for all the useful information you pass on to writers! Good luck with your presentation. :)