by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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How Novelists Can Benefit from Using Cinematic Scene Structure: http://ow.ly/10Dwyp @CSLakin
“Mothers are perfect only in fiction”: http://ow.ly/10Dz8w @Tracy_Chevalier
The True Story Behind the Legendary “Lost Ending” of The Shining: http://ow.ly/10DCNh @steveajohnson
Fixing Episodic Plots: http://ow.ly/10DwOV @NovelEditor
Writers from @NewYorker Remember Prince: http://ow.ly/4n1bWd @huahsu @emilynussbaum @asarahlarson @amandapetrusich
Defining horror: http://ow.ly/10DCWs @orringrey
Crafting Your Character’s Fatal Flaw: http://ow.ly/10DD39 @SeptCFawkes
4 Worst Book-To-Movie Adaptations: http://ow.ly/10DD1I @NatePhilbrick
5 Tactics to Master Killer Short Story Endings: http://ow.ly/10DyQl @sacha_black
Create a Compelling Character Arc: http://ow.ly/10DD6X @KathyEdens1
DIY Memoir: http://ow.ly/10DySV @cbramkamp
Q&A with Literary Agent Juliet Pickering of the Blake Friedmann Agency: http://ow.ly/10Dz5m @MMFinck
Want to Raise Your Brand Awareness? Put One of These on Your Blog: http://ow.ly/10DzDP @jesslaw
How To Socialize At Conferences: http://ow.ly/10Dzmy @PiperBayard
How to Create a Style Sheet for Your Manuscript: http://ow.ly/10DKTr @RachelleGardner
Why 1 Writer Used Untranslated Chinese in Her Novel: http://ow.ly/10AOoL @esmewang
On Poetry & Money: http://ow.ly/10AO5q @poetrynews by Jennifer Moxley
The Introvert Entrepreneur: http://ow.ly/10DwTv @introvertcoach @thecreativepenn
Trying Out Science Fiction: A Guide for Fantasy Purists: http://ow.ly/10Dz3a @NicolaAlter
1st Books After Forty: Michael Morse And @Robinschaer In Conversation: http://ow.ly/10DDea
Should You Write Every Day? http://ow.ly/10DzBb @stephmorrill
Bringing Arabic lit to the world: http://ow.ly/4n0jdF @Bodour @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
When Copyright Protections Weaken: Canada’s Warning to Australia: http://ow.ly/4n0jjo @Porter_Anderson
LinkedIn Tip for Writers: http://ow.ly/4mYI6Z
Crime fiction: when the killer is horrified by his crime: http://ow.ly/4mYG67 @mkinberg
Writing Resources: A Closer Look at Storybird: http://ow.ly/4mYFRW @ChrysFey
Why a Writer Went on the World’s Longest Book Tour: http://ow.ly/10zbEw @jennymilchman @womenwriters
From book to screen: author’s dream or nightmare? http://ow.ly/10zbAt @AnnMNoser
Things Your Writing Teacher Never Told You: Serial POV: In its Myriad Forms: http://ow.ly/10zd05 by Tina L. Jens @BlackGateDotCom
Into the Deep End with Podcasting: http://ow.ly/10zdn8 @Philip_Overby
Can Everyone Write a YA Novel? http://ow.ly/10zdLs @100waystowrite
How to Plot a Story Without Using a Formula: http://ow.ly/10zddP @book_arch
The Parallels Between Being an Artist and Being a Parent: http://ow.ly/10zduN @brainpicker
When New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work: http://ow.ly/10zdz7 by Mary Jo Guglielmo
7 tips for giving a powerful public reading: http://ow.ly/10zdDH @gigirosenberg
Emotional Wound Thesaurus: Being Publicly Humiliated: http://ow.ly/10zdOW @AngelaAckerman
Why You Should Write For Yourself Not The Market: http://ow.ly/10zdhW @kj_bags
Authors with wordbuilding advice: http://ow.ly/10zdHm @ChrisAndrewsAU
Get More Reads on Wattpad: Top Tips From Writers: http://ow.ly/4mXl3h @stopprocras
6 Ways to Write Efficiently for Writers with Day Jobs: http://ow.ly/10zaA0 @AuthorSAT
Writer Resource: The Emotion Thesaurus: http://ow.ly/10zaov @pamelameyers @AngelaAckerman
How Cervantes and Shakespeare wrote the modern literary rule book http://ow.ly/10xSUA by @SalmanRushdie
Moving Beyond “Crazy Rich Asians” In The Stories We Tell About China: http://ow.ly/4mXltE estherxlwang @BuzzFeed
Why Do Cats Love Bookstores? http://ow.ly/10xQZc @CommunityBkstr @imjasondiamond @kingsbooks
The @washingtonpost asked 10 poets for poems. 10 designers animated them for Ntl. Poetry Month: http://ow.ly/4mXk4P
If Jane Eyre Released Today Would It Be Marketed As Genre? http://ow.ly/4mXjQe @LyndsayFaye @thelithub
5 Spring Cleaning Must-Dos For Authors: http://ow.ly/10wpIg @WhereWritersWin
Behind the Scenes of a Bestselling Launch: http://ow.ly/10wpmD @DanBlank
Emotional Wound Thesaurus: Financial Ruin Due To A Spouse’s Irresponsibility: http://ow.ly/10wqgF @AngelaAckerman
Writing a Novel in 7 Days: 3 Myths Shattered: http://ow.ly/10wpSW @DeanWesleySmith
4 elements to plot twists: http://ow.ly/10wpxe @donnalhsmith
How to Embrace Imperfection as a Writer: http://ow.ly/10wpMk @powellwriter
Business Musings: Contract Basics (Contracts/Dealbreakers) : http://ow.ly/10wqrU @KristineRusch
Extroverting for Introverts: http://ow.ly/10wqnM @AllieLarkin
What to know about Peter Balakian, the new Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: http://ow.ly/4mUZbu @RonCharles
Crime Writers: Detectives v. Patrol: Point Your Tale In the Right Direction: http://ow.ly/4mV12J @LeeLofland
The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/4mUMbD
How to Outline Your Novel: The 3-Act Structure: http://ow.ly/10wq2Q by Chris Fox
Indie Author Survival Guide: Fear and the Creative Worker: http://ow.ly/10wqki @susankayequinn
Don’t give away your power: http://ow.ly/10woEO @PBRWriter
Avast! Piracy and the Self-Publisher: http://ow.ly/10wqxc @dkudler
How to Grow Author Mailing Lists with @MailChimp and Bookfunnel http://ow.ly/10wqAD @authordesigner
The Getting Things Done (GTD) System for Writers: http://ow.ly/10wpZP @aliventures
Building Blocks of a Novel: Paragraphs: http://ow.ly/10v6O0 @JulieEshbaugh
Plotting: The Flow of Your Story: http://ow.ly/10v6Fb @HoustonHavens
Pinning KidLit to the Mat: http://ow.ly/10v6WL @mdilloway
World Building: Insider vs. Outsider: http://ow.ly/10v760 @Ava_Jae
How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign: http://ow.ly/10v6zx @wickerkat
Pantsers vs Plotters: http://ow.ly/10v6RZ @CosDrift
UK’s Waterstones: ‘25 Percent More Expensive Than Amazon’: http://ow.ly/4mQNIj @Porter_Anderson
36 Ways to Describe Buildings: –Neighborhoods: http://ow.ly/10v6JL @WordDreams
The Perks of Getting Lost at the London Book Fair: http://ow.ly/4mSuNA @martabausells @thelithub
30 Poets You Should Be Reading: http://ow.ly/4mPOOT
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Remote Work (After 5 Years of Experience): http://ow.ly/10tsEd @hackinglife7
A Lesson in Fear from the Appalachian Trail: http://ow.ly/10tswj @doug_walsh75
Selling Ebooks Directly: http://ow.ly/10trVr @jimchines
The Hypnotic Secrets of Point of View: http://ow.ly/10ts84 @Chris_Kokoski
‘Free Saudi Liberals’ Creator @Raif_Badawi Receives IPA Award: http://ow.ly/4mQNvl @porter_anderson
A comic on self-doubt during the creative process: http://ow.ly/4mQG1f @inkyelbows
Working Bad Jobs Makes You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/10v6cc @GiveMeYourTeeth
Writing and the Creative Life: The Tactile Experience of Writing: http://ow.ly/10v69m @GoIntoTheStory
How to Publish Posts that Search Engines Will Love: http://ow.ly/10v6in by Chris Smith
Shakespeare’s ‘Original Pronunciation’ and the Fight for the Bard’s Wordplay: http://ow.ly/10v642 @megangarber @TheAtlantic
Plot Twists: Expanding Your World: http://ow.ly/10v61O @artofstoriesAB
Teach the Aspiring Author Through Editing: http://ow.ly/10v6Ls @CarolAnneMalone
6 Wrong Ways to Write About Horses: http://ow.ly/10tsaW @VickiLWeavil
4 Tips for Developing Compelling Characters: http://ow.ly/4mPcxm from Australian College of Journalism by Marianne Stenger
Top 50 Websites for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/10r2YL @Bookgal
Poetry Podcasts Are Back: http://ow.ly/4mPOpC @HartCrane @JayOhEssEe
The 12 Steps to Self-Publishing: http://ow.ly/10r37I @liz_lazarus @WomenWriters
65 Online Writing Tools For Writers, Bloggers & Authors: http://ow.ly/10tss5 @joshspilker
What can the meat packing scandal of 1906 teach us about writing? http://ow.ly/4mPc6E @p2p_editor
When to email an agent or editor: http://ow.ly/10r2sX @JaneLebak
AmazonCrossing in Translation Expansion: http://ow.ly/4mOaTB @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
2016 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insight into the Habits of Bestselling Authors: http://ow.ly/4mPdHv @markcoker
Promote a New Release by Marketing the Entire Book Series: http://ow.ly/10trPk @DianaUrban @MeggJensen
Creating Tension: Put Dialogue to Work: http://ow.ly/10trTx @ShanDitty
How To Sell More Books on iBooks: http://ow.ly/10trNg @thecreativepenn
London Book Fair: Comparing the UK and UK Book Markets: http://ow.ly/4mOaBg
Domestic help in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/4mO9N1 @mkinberg
5 Lessons From One Author’s 1st Book Deal: http://ow.ly/10tsCf @realkaranbajaj
Ebook pricing: http://ow.ly/10r2zW @BookBaby
The Key to Creating a Wholly Believable Character: http://ow.ly/10trUI @CSLakin
6 Things to Consider Before Starting a Small Press: http://ow.ly/10trRO @RoseannaMWhite @goteenwriters
10-Point Plan To Move Your Business Into The Social Media Arena: http://ow.ly/10tszm @MiaJouBotha
Is a False Belief Holding Back Your Writing Career? http://ow.ly/4mMwpM @annerallen
Parallelism: Keep Your Verb Tenses Consistent: http://ow.ly/10pdlw @epbure
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As always, Elizabeth, this is a treasure trove! So interesting, too, to see several on how to balance creativity and ‘the muse’ with the business side of being an author. That’s really helpful!
Margot–Thanks for coming by! Hope you have a great week!
Crazy rich Asians? I guess those appear in books more than movies.
Alex–I was a little surprised by this, too! I’ve read Pearl Buck’s Good Earth (at least it starts *out* with wealthy Asians), but wasn’t familiar with this trope. Think I may need to increase the diversity of my reading. :(