by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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3 tips for newsletters: http://ow.ly/pG4w300Bv6P @austinkleon
What makes bad writing bad? http://ow.ly/T2Se300F2g4 @GuardianBooks @tobylitt
6 Cases: How to Write Infrequent Phrases: http://ow.ly/Nk5F300F2CJ @ZoeMMcCarthy
Top 10 fictional houses with personality: http://ow.ly/UcIW300EZlu @TomEaston @GuardianBooks
Knife or Gun: Which is Better in Close Quarters? http://ow.ly/qoEd3016GCD @benjaminsobieck @JChaseNovelist
Infusing Emotion into Every Scene and Chapter: http://ow.ly/En5L300F2A6 @JordanDane
11 Exercises That’ll Make Book Lovers Excited To Work Out: http://ow.ly/OPHc300EYIQ @FarrahPenn @PBlackk
10 Popular Baby Names Invented by Authors: http://ow.ly/V46j300EYBJ @CharlotteAhlin @bustle
Can text in different colors help you tackle the most difficult books? http://ow.ly/dga6300F21s @timchester @mashable
The Hard Truth About Being a Professional Writer: http://ow.ly/n8OP300F2cn @KristenLambTX
5 Things a Writer Learned Writing Her 1st Book: http://ow.ly/rE6N300F2Gy @KatWithSword
Tips for Increasing Conflict: http://ow.ly/9Mw6300F2ul @Eileenwriter
11 Writing And Drawing Tips From Brilliant Graphic Novelists | Bustle http://ow.ly/yc3N300F3l4
On Superheroes and the Myths of American Power: http://ow.ly/LuSr300F3DY @sallyrooney @thelithub
A Publisher on 2 Maddening Things Reviewers Say: http://ow.ly/8qKE300Hbo9 by Agatho
Using The Audiobook Service ACX: http://ow.ly/88m7300Hc1E @RamiUngarWriter
Types of Christian fiction: http://ow.ly/qQAV300Hbw1 @IolaGoulton
Music rights and streaming give insight into publishing’s subscription model: ahttp://ow.ly/2dYd3019aDj @AudiamMusic @erinlcox
When (and How) to Tell Your Editor No: http://ow.ly/N9dt300Hbpz by Jessica West @K8Tilton
How to Write a Winning Book Proposal: http://ow.ly/xeG7300p6eG @sarahsuch @publishingtalk
Uganda’s Newest Publishing House: http://ow.ly/vkKx3019apr @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives @nyanaKakoma
Crime Writers: Shoot to Kill or to Wound? Here’s the Answer: http://ow.ly/NBve300Bvhy @LeeLofland
Observations and tips on taking a trad-published series to self-pub: http://ow.ly/7A4F3018QGj
A Crowd-Driven Publisher: http://ow.ly/bZI33019a0e @erinlcox @adamgomolin @pubperspectives
Master plots: vengeance: http://ow.ly/VHD6300BvDP @HeatherJacksonW
Crime Writing: Can a Government Database Match a Gun to a Person? http://ow.ly/wJCN3016GgN @benjaminsobieck
Car trouble as a catalyst in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/OKra3017zQe @mkinberg
10 Ways to Win with WordPress: http://ow.ly/i5es300p69o @jonreed @publishingtalk
Awesome Story Stakes with Bill and Ted: http://ow.ly/7sZ8300Bvon @dougeboch
3 Cases of Missing Commas: http://ow.ly/ngei300BvxM @writing_tips
Indie Author Marketing: 5 Essentials For Profits: http://ow.ly/xJhE300BvrG @angee
11 email mistakes: http://ow.ly/1MUN300BvQe @pubcoach
Writing Scary Scenes: 6 Tips: http://ow.ly/JkmB300BvKV @RayneHall
Master plots: out of the bottle: http://ow.ly/8G6F300BvH5 @RobinRWrites
How To Share Your Protagonist’s Deepest Feelings With Readers: http://ow.ly/9jwC300BvAR @AngelaAckerman
On Screenwriting: 8 Things to Know Before Signing a Writing Contract: http://ow.ly/GeYt300Bvkb @dougeboch
Indie Publishing is the New B-Movies. Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing: http://ow.ly/SpHy300yZmL @Adam_Cesare
10 Books to Read for Pride Month: http://ow.ly/LSSY3015mP7 by Cassidy Foust @thelithub
Actually, All Writers Steal: http://ow.ly/i7AB300yZHR @RufiThorpe @thelithub
Crime writers: shotguns aren’t idiot-proof: http://ow.ly/Wfsm3016G7F @benjaminsobieck
6 Questions Writers Must Answer When Writing Urban Fantasy/Paranormal: http://ow.ly/6vuz300z09B @mishellbaker
Script Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs”: Scene By Scene Breakdown: http://ow.ly/BZ27300z10E @GoIntoTheStory
How to write about food: http://ow.ly/61eL300p62u by Andrew Webb @publishingtalk
10 tips to learn from a creative writing lecturer: http://ow.ly/tRq3300p5w1 @JuliaBell @publishingtalk
Ebooks in Mexico: slowed sales growth: http://ow.ly/WyLC3014jCX @adamcritchley @pubperspectives
18 Speaking Tips to Rivet Your Audience: http://ow.ly/6GLu300p1Nl @ZoeMMcCarthy
Developing Themes In Your Stories: The Inciting Incident: http://ow.ly/Mp2j300z02e @SaraL_Writer
4 Lessons learned from super niche marketing: http://ow.ly/ji3t300yZjf @MarsDorian
How to Discover and Protect Your Most Creative Time for Writing: http://ow.ly/6HmF300yZwl @jkwak
Bloodline: A Study in Creating Conflict & Tension in Fiction: http://ow.ly/h8pw300z19g @crisfreese
How to Use Distraction to Your Advantage: http://ow.ly/Alvl300yZUM @Psych_Writer
Big Publishing is Not as Big Anymore: http://ow.ly/ofrt300yZa8 @asap_jonathon @flavorwire
The Latest from @authorearnings : More Data, More Profitable Authors: http://ow.ly/lEik3014jzU @Porter_Anderson
Why You Should Ask Your Doctor If He Reads Fiction: http://ow.ly/SZb2300BwsI @colleen_m_story
Why do mysteries trump romances in the UK? http://ow.ly/RoQQ3014jtI @pressfuturist @pubperspectives
Creating Your Author Brand: http://ow.ly/d5a2300wkuE @carlaking @BookBaby
4 Times an African Writer Rewrote a Western Classic and Nailed It: http://ow.ly/XwCO3012Dzy @brittlepaper
Finding the Courage to Write About Abuse: http://ow.ly/NQcb300wkiY @KarenLeeAuthor @WomenWriters
Neil Gaiman on His Favorite Horror Movie: http://ow.ly/4DuI3012B7U @neilhimself @thelithub
Top 3 self-publishing mistakes and how to avoid them: http://ow.ly/9yRK300p50Y @iamselfpub @publishingtalk
High Stakes: 6 Examples of Drug War Fiction Done Right: http://ow.ly/zloG30104ua @adammaid @SignatureReads
5 of the Best Apps for Writers: http://ow.ly/mDAQ300p2gh @katekrake @writeturninfo
3 Components That Help You Create a Strong Story: http://ow.ly/ASPi300p1Jh @ZoeMMcCarthy
How Hemingway’s Bad Behavior Inspired a Generation: http://ow.ly/qoM93012Bcu @lesleymmblume @thelithub
14 Things All Writers Have Said (And What They Actually Meant): http://ow.ly/schl300EXsz @CharlotteAhlin @bustle
Camp NaNoWriMo: Write a giveaway to build your mailing list: http://ow.ly/cajM3011Kpv @NaNoWriMo @jayartale
How to Find a Niche Audience: http://ow.ly/4Dt7300wk7n @Philip_Overby @mythicscribes
What Is Your Potential? http://ow.ly/hxJc300wkyM @DanBlank @WriterUnboxed
Flip Your Characters To Twist A Plot: http://ow.ly/HHqg300wknI @Writers_Write
Tips to Crafting a Successful Novel Series: http://ow.ly/MNku300wkrp @CSLakin
Know Your Novel’s Premise: http://ow.ly/kDJY300vzex @Lindasclare
Kinship plots: http://ow.ly/idQw300wi3E @robinrwrites
Fixing coincidences in our novel: http://ow.ly/rXPv3011KeI @p2p_editor
In Search of Obscure Words for Even Rarer Feelings: http://ow.ly/433330100nx by Tiffany Watt Smith @thelithub
How to create an on-trend book cover in 5 steps: http://ow.ly/a18k300p4W7 by Sarah Juckes @publishingtalk
Teaching Shakespeare in a Maximum Security Prison: http://ow.ly/Ulji30100Xt @MikitaBrottman @thelithub
The Most Poetic Cities in the World: http://ow.ly/YeJy3010uaM @My_poetic_side
Character Development: Psychological Personality Types: http://ow.ly/8i4o300p2c9 @katekrake @writeturninfo
5 Techniques to Add Suspense to Your Story in Any Genre: http://ow.ly/PUZr300p1Fa @ZoeMMcCarthy
How to Quit Bad Scenes: http://ow.ly/qvDb30104jA @RufiThorpe @SignatureReads
How To Stay Motivated For A Project When It’s Not New Anymore: http://ow.ly/qb7r300p1kt @misfitalexa
When My Authentic is Your Exotic: http://ow.ly/11BX300wivE @SoniahKamal @thelithub
Designing Your Author Brand: http://ow.ly/IPEa300whXS @Rachel_Aaron
Metamorphosis plots: http://ow.ly/1oDD300wi97 @RobinRWrites
Become an Intuitive Writer: http://ow.ly/VjPP300whUz @JanalynVoigt
To the Unpublished Writer: You’re Doing Okay. http://ow.ly/ZJq0300wi0I @SeptCFawkes
Cluttered Writing Life: Causes & Cures: http://ow.ly/oO7K300whS9 @JanalynVoigt
Why Authors Should Use Instagram: http://ow.ly/2Fq3300wisy @LizandLisa
Make a Living as a Writer: A Simple Strategy That Works: http://ow.ly/d85x300XowC @hopeclark
How to Survive Co-writing: http://ow.ly/QYlw300tOYB by dnuenighoff
6 Ways to Create Conflict and Get Your Protagonist in Trouble: http://ow.ly/1K9V300tPni @RuthanneReid
3 Strategies to Creating a Better (Fictional) World: http://ow.ly/yS23300tPjW @Rachel_Aaron
How To Turn Your Setting Into An Obstacle Course: http://ow.ly/VzaD300tPgw @AngelaAckerman
Are You Planning Your Writing Career €¦ or Winging It? http://ow.ly/GoJg300tP8K @aliventures
Passive Voice and How to Make It Active: http://ow.ly/Nhxa300tOPZ @ProWritingAid
13 Things Writers Are Tired of Hearing: http://ow.ly/X9Lo300EXgk @CharlotteAhlin @bustle
Tennis featured in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/cQ45300Xo9P @mkinberg
The Danger of Responding to Reviews: http://ow.ly/y1vF300XV8Z
Twitter Fiction: What Is It? How to Write It. And Why You’d Ever Want To Try. http://ow.ly/3pn1300p25a @katekrake @writeturninfo
10 Fixes to Edit Unclear and Wordy Sentences: http://ow.ly/WEcy300p1B2 @ZoeMMcCarthy
Insecure Writer’s Support Group: What it Offers Writers: http://ow.ly/3rCL300XmpB @TheIWSG
German Ebook Sales Up, Revenue Down: Have sales plateaued in Germany? http://ow.ly/byJL300XnWl by Ingrid Süßmann @pubperspectives
5 Free Online Resources All Writers Need To Be Using: http://ow.ly/S3zQ300p1h7 @misfitalexa
5 Ways to Steal 30 Minutes of Reading Time: http://ow.ly/M2jE300tOsx @DanaLeipold @DIYMFA
How to write sex scenes without cliché or embarrassment: http://ow.ly/CZSc300p4RH @mitziszereto @publishingtalk
#MusicForWriters: Composer Lewis Pesacov: A 5,000-Year Love Story’s Moment In Eternity: http://ow.ly/6dLd300W6j4 @Porter_Anderson
Fallow Fields: An Argument for Letting Your Creativity Rest: http://ow.ly/efFz300tBEp@kristanhoffman
Against Clichés Against Clichés: A Manifesto: http://ow.ly/ci24300tBt4 by Helen Betya Rubinstein @The_Millions
How To Make A Book Trailer: http://ow.ly/gN5P300rvWE @AngelikaAuthor @womenwriters
Auditioning an editor: http://ow.ly/XSZe300VSpC @ColeHeartedGirl @RWANYC
Could We Just Lose the Adverb? http://ow.ly/wmrx300rvPq @xlorentzen @nymag @vulture
The Importance of Your Author Photo: http://ow.ly/1q1Q300W5GV @Porter_Anderson @IngramSpark
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Some good links. I’ll have to check out the one about writing horror scenes. That kind of tension is tough to achieve on the page.
Alex–It is tough for me, too. Fortunately, my tense scenes are very short. :)
Lots of fantastic links as ever, Elizabeth, for which thanks :-). And I do like that there are several here on various aspects of character development. It’s always good to be reminded of that.
Margot–I think characters are even more important than plot…just slightly. Hope you have a great week!
Fantastic collection of resources once again, Elizabeth. Am definitely going to be sharing some of these with our Twitter followers. Lots of practical tips. Thanks!
Bridget–Thanks for sharing them!