by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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The Kindle “Delivery Cost” and How it Affects Writers: http://ow.ly/q30H301U6Dg @RJCrayton
10 Tips for Beginning (and Expert) Poets: http://ow.ly/ATfX301VQN6 @hrhookwriter
“I Used to be a Writer”: http://ow.ly/7igq301VQBr @TamsenButler @WomenWriters
How To Craft a 1-Page Synopsis Using Story Beats: http://ow.ly/mONf301VPWy @SueColetta1
5 Good Ideas Science Fiction Teaches Us to Fear: http://ow.ly/FxxG301VQIx by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
Your Speaking Gig Should Also Market Your Books/Business: http://ow.ly/VTMa301VQSc @Margo_L_Dill
How One Writer Overcame Fear and Got a 2nd Chance: http://ow.ly/6oDL301VRdp @thereallisakerr
Blab for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/uW67301U6gW @LornaSixsmith @IndieAuthorALLI
An Agent Offers Reasons She Rejected 25 queries: http://ow.ly/C99s301U6tA @Janet_Reid
Do You Write for Young Adults or Millenials? Try Snapchat: http://ow.ly/keYB301U6cS @CaballoFrances
Contract Terms to Watch Out For: http://ow.ly/jcCe301U6nV @111publishing
Should You Self-Publish or Traditionally Publish? http://ow.ly/RsQ6301U6OP @JaneFriedman
SEO for Bloggers: http://ow.ly/yFTV301U6a0 @randfish
Can technology help you write? 5 science-backed tips: http://ow.ly/uTb5301SykI by Chris Smith @TheWritPlatform
4 Ways to Take Criticism Like a Pro: http://ow.ly/SZjz301Sybo @bhathenatanaz @WritersDigest
When Grief Becomes Surreal: http://ow.ly/uj6R302iAqL @lithub @TobiasCarroll
Honing vs. Sharpening Knives: What’s the Difference? http://ow.ly/2GHC301Syg4 @benjaminsobieck
What Getting Published At 16 Teaches About Becoming a Writer: http://ow.ly/FWW0302iAsM @BannerCatherine @lithub
50 Creative Writing Prompts for Different Parts of Your Story: http://ow.ly/HQBv301SxVp @nownovel
Tips for making your book a page-turner: http://ow.ly/uqI1302iaru @rxena77
Too Distracted to Write? Respect Your Resistance: http://ow.ly/6gE5301SylN @RosanneBane
How Writing Habits Make Writing Easier: http://ow.ly/q7EN301SxYy @MahinWriter
Writer’s Guide to Weapons: What’s that Smell? Cordite vs. Gunpowder vs. Propellant: http://ow.ly/7KkW301SymA @benjaminsobieck
Become an Intuitive Writer: http://ow.ly/VvKZ301SxJv @JanalynVoigt
How Successful Authors Use Social Media: 23 Content Ideas: http://ow.ly/BOJ3301Syfp @DianaUrban
To The Invisible Writer: http://ow.ly/2oUf301SxSw @JanalynVoigt
Blinding a Hero: On Writing a Disability: http://ow.ly/U9ye301SyhG by Tanvir Bush @TheWritPlatform
Description Shouldn’t Be Boring: http://ow.ly/tSVp301SygV @MarcyKennedy
Write Inner Dialogue That Speaks to the Reader: http://ow.ly/k6uz301SydS @ZoeMMcCarthy
When No One Shows Up To Your Reading: Lessons Learned: http://ow.ly/mxLn301Sy5I @leewind @scbwi @TheNormanNation
5 Faulty “Not Only . . . But Also” Sentences: http://ow.ly/9qIU301RAKV @writing_tips
How Hemingway Kept His Momentum Going: http://ow.ly/QZJx301QVKv @ChadRAllen
Motifs, Symbols, and Themes: http://ow.ly/iIxl301RAv3 @PBRWriter
Making Your Scenes Work for You: Tips: http://ow.ly/VyCk301RAOa @AnthonyEhlers
The Biggest Obstacle To Your Writing: http://ow.ly/5zhQ301RAhn @jamieraintree
Author uses novel tactic to promote book: http://ow.ly/RytV301RAw0 @sandrabeckwith
The Discbound Planner for Organizing Your Writing Life: http://ow.ly/PWqm301RAud @jamieraintree
Summer Celebrations: The 6 Wildest Parties in Literary History: http://ow.ly/vssa301RAID @BookTrib
Too many ideas? An idea ranker worksheet: http://ow.ly/uDIy301RAE1 @EvaDeverell
Need Writing Ideas? Take Inventory of Your Life: http://ow.ly/eego301RANg @annkroeker
Avoid Sad Sack Protagonists: http://ow.ly/Kz64301RAPl @Diana_Hurwitz
The components of plot: http://ow.ly/EUjr301RAfV @RuthanneReid
How an idea becomes a comic: http://ow.ly/EDYl301Q4Oe @Nsousanis
What It Means To Be an Inclusive Literary Journal: http://ow.ly/rgiQ301PQzx @zinziclemmons @lithub
How to Create an Online Course: http://ow.ly/K9UV301LDYv @HelloMorganTimm
How To Use Story Archetypes To Subvert Expectations: http://ow.ly/Chmk301LByG @kayladeanwrites @DIYMFA
4 Mantras That Will Motivate You to Write: http://ow.ly/5mQS301LBgp @RiteLikeRowling
Unleashing Bravery Into Your Writing Life: http://ow.ly/Yxnx301LB0H @reallucyflint
5 Tips for Better Facebook Live Broadcasts: http://ow.ly/pUA0301LAAI by Jeff Ente @SMExaminer
How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon: 24 Steps: http://ow.ly/P4Jn302d6ob @mfishbein
The Visual Writer: Using Images To Bring Your Writing Alive: http://ow.ly/klMD301LAoR @nhendrickson1
The Second Pinch Point in Stories: http://ow.ly/ScNt301LzTt @CSLakin
5 Ways to Combine Sentences: http://ow.ly/HQqk301LzFa @writing_tips
Character Archetypes: Minions, Medleys and Minor Characters: http://ow.ly/Y94M301LzyR @HunterEmkay
Editing vs. Proofreading: http://ow.ly/1EqZ302bCkY @Scribendi_Inc
Librarian Chelsea Couillard-Smith Creates #BlackLivesMatter Booklist for Teens: http://ow.ly/shVz302brjd @sljournal
The Key to Creating Believable Plots and Subplots: http://ow.ly/2BUy301RATy @CSLakin
5 Obstacles Every Writer Must Face and How to Overcome Them: http://ow.ly/AGYN301QVkJ @ChadRAllen
Are You Asking the Right Question About Backstory? http://ow.ly/5JJY301JjJO @p2p_editor
Voice vs. Grammar: http://ow.ly/O8ec301Jjv3 by Nils Ödlund @mythicscribes
Mapping the Novel: A Whole-brained Approach: http://ow.ly/Dpf2301FBuj @Wordstrumpet
How 1 Writer Learned To Stop Checking Her Book Sales: http://ow.ly/RKwl3027AcU
50 Favorite Fictional Women: http://ow.ly/KR2y301FB3x @mollitudo @brooklynmag
How To Kickstart Your Productivity: http://ow.ly/33X8301FAfb @DoWhatYouLoveXx
How to Make Real Money Selling Short Fiction: http://ow.ly/80Mc301SyvC @SteveCampbellFL
‘Brexit Means Brexit’? All in UK Publishing Are Not Convinced: http://ow.ly/ZrDK302a5cV @rogertagholm @pubperspectives
Thinking of joining a writing group? Ask yourself these 8 questions first: http://ow.ly/BuwJ300p6lF @LisasShare @publishingtalk
4 Tips For Creating Bad Boys & Villains Readers Will Love to Hate: http://ow.ly/J5yo301EoMR @HunterSmith01
13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal: http://ow.ly/w2gU301FtCb @erikadreifus @lithub
Tips for Naming Characters: http://ow.ly/cwYZ301Epql @Adria_in_Paris
The writer’s duty: to lift people up: on E.B. White: http://ow.ly/6Liw3027rAA @pubcoach
Writing: Ways to Cultivate Solitude: http://ow.ly/UXA7301Eote @soniaroth
Helpful Tools and Sites for Writers (worksheets, writing courses, prompts, more): http://ow.ly/VWW13027r1T
7 Great Sources of Conflict for Romances: http://ow.ly/FIUa301Eoqr by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
The Legal Side of Writing for Anthologies: http://ow.ly/hTAf301CRN2 @SusanSpann
Rags to riches stories in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/jgJt3027o9V @mkinberg
A @pubperspectives white paper on #TheMarkets2016: download your free copy: http://ow.ly/6QkU3027ore @Porter_Anderson
The Call to Action: Strategies to Make It Big: http://ow.ly/ipJU301EoXv @TheresaStevens
4 tips for setting goals: http://ow.ly/8oOK301EoEa @MichaelHyatt
Building a Book Audience With Short Stories or Excerpts: http://ow.ly/sK6J301EoKK @jennienash
What to Do When Your Novel’s Too Short: http://ow.ly/newt301EpmV @Janice_Hardy
Story Setting Tips for Writers Who Are Remote from the Location: http://ow.ly/8Ky8301Ep2j @Jenn_Mattern
Converting Backstory into Character: http://ow.ly/5FID301EoQc @TheresaStevens
Teens’ Thoughts on Writing: http://ow.ly/ourl301Epjc @ShanDitty
What’s Your Genre? A High-Level Overview for Writers: http://ow.ly/dwLi301CRbB @brooke_warner
Miss Havisham: A History: http://ow.ly/gpqP301PQec @CAAF @TheToast
Shopping an offer from an agent is a bad idea: http://ow.ly/si5D301CRJR @Janet_Reid
Tying (and Trimming) Loose Ends for a Tidy Finish: http://ow.ly/9Sj1301CRym @AlyConnerBrown
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A great group of links, as ever, Elizabeth. I really like that there are so many on living the writer’s life.
Margot–Thanks! And thanks for coming by…hope you have a great week!
Where to begin…? So many good links!
Alex–Thanks! Lots of good stuff online last week.
I love that you’ve covered so many critical areas, from craft to useful author promo advice. Thanks for curating these helpful articles, Elizabeth.
Bridget–And thanks to you for being such a great resource for writers at Now Novel!
Published at 16. Can you imagine?
Diane–I sure can’t. It made me feel bad for the teen, in a way…when you achieve something so early, what’s your second act?
Great mix of articles for every stage and age–thank you!
C.S.–Thanks so much for coming by!