by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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Easy ways to start (and remain) in a scene: http://ow.ly/YYJr302jbOf @Lindasclare
The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/jycA302FpmY
Going Beyond the Default in Your Worldbuilding: http://ow.ly/h9nm302jbqq @JulietteWade
A writer on her struggles with depression: http://ow.ly/th91302jbJO @kseniaanske
9 Productivity Hacks to Help You Meet Your Next Deadline: http://ow.ly/VNe3302jbfw @emily_tjaden
Frankfurt’s 2016 Rights Meeting: Where the Surprises Are: http://ow.ly/fPe8302FpsF @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Defending Your Style Vs. Being Stubborn: http://ow.ly/QO7u302kANd @NatRusso
3 steps to a smoother writing style: http://ow.ly/994g302kAKK @Roz_Morris
Spin doctors in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/DuLB302kATb @mkinberg
Crime fiction that avoids graphic depictions of the victims: http://ow.ly/QiQh302kAXH @mkinberg
The Benefits of Talking Through Your Scenes: http://ow.ly/vwps302kAZM @Janice_Hardy
Getting Ahead of Yourself …and Your Reader: http://ow.ly/ENy5302kB3I @DonMaass
Tips for better co-writing: http://ow.ly/Otmt302kB1k by PJ Parrish
How to Write an Eating Scene: http://ow.ly/F4ai302kB2W @jamesscottbell
For Writers: Intro to Disability Vocabulary: http://ow.ly/gqPa302kAzH @PunkinOnWheels @corinneduyvis
1 Writer’s Experience With Amazon Giveaways: http://ow.ly/eprv302kAPh @NatRusso
How to Transform Your Story With a Moment of Truth: http://ow.ly/aykH302kALG @KMWeiland
8 Classic Openings and Why They Work: http://ow.ly/S9hi302kB6r @robvlock
Write a Sequel That Doesn’t Disappoint: http://ow.ly/4pOO301Yzce @ink_and_quills
Why are orphans so popular in literature? http://ow.ly/YvbJ302lGXq @LizMooreBooks @lithub
Want to Work in 18 Miles of Books? First, the Quiz: http://ow.ly/thQR302lGIS @anniecorreal @nytimes
Why US Publishing Needs Indie Presses: http://ow.ly/cUyK302lGbX by Nathan Scott McNamara @TheAtlantic
The Spanish publishing market: 4 points of concern from Luis Solano http://ow.ly/4xvI302zvBL @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Writing About Love: http://ow.ly/ceeq302lIFR @isabelcostello @WomenWriters
5 steps to a more popular book: http://ow.ly/qopi302lJid @jurgenappelo
Copyright: What Every Author Needs to Know: http://ow.ly/Gvt8302lIl2 @HelenSedwick @BookWorksNYC
If You Just Keep Writing, Will You Get Better? http://ow.ly/jMlR302lIyN by Barbara Baig for @JaneFriedman
What does your story assume? http://ow.ly/hjmk302lId7 @artofstoriesAB
Extras and bonus material for reader retention: http://ow.ly/mWv5302lJ5v @JamiGold
Popular Copyright Myths: http://ow.ly/2MvB302lIPD @SusanSpann
4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes: http://ow.ly/e4Hy302lIgC @GoIntoTheStory
10 Classics of Campaign Literature: http://ow.ly/WPRP302lGtG @WithEdSimon @lithub
5 Things You Learn from Writing “Bad” Books: http://ow.ly/NB9k302qwM4 @KelsieEngen
4 Key Ways LinkedIn Helps Authors: http://ow.ly/dEpy302qwE5 @WhereWritersWin
How To Banish Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/ULCM302qwuK @KMWeiland @thecreativepenn
How to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting: http://ow.ly/oKsy302qwB8 @tessaemilyhall
Creating Plot Twists: http://ow.ly/4wHD302qwHj @AJHumpage
Kindle Scout Case Study: http://ow.ly/Eeyn302qxc1 @kathay1973 @IndieAuthorALLI
34 Ways to Describe Scents: http://ow.ly/3hge302qwyg @WordDreams
The Scientific Method of Writing: http://ow.ly/IyTp302qwQj @AuthorCoH
How to Create an Internal Mindset Conducive to Writing: http://ow.ly/7LKN302qxpu @AnneJanzer @JaneFriedman
How to Write an Amazing Short Story: http://ow.ly/yqyU302qwXD by Alyssa Boorman
How To Master Alternate Point of View: http://ow.ly/4sle302qwUd @kj_bags
Plotter or pantser? You decide! http://ow.ly/TJNR302qx40 @IndieAuthorALLI @DebbieYoungBN
Make Your Character Do These 4 Things: http://ow.ly/RoSA302qIAz @wendypmiller
What’s Stopping You From Publishing? http://ow.ly/Qsd4302qImH @AnnGarvin_
How to Create Striking Similes: http://ow.ly/mMOR302qI6x @ProWritingAid
6 Tips for Defeating Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/g9EO302qI1E @LouiseMatchett8
How Do You Write a Poem? http://ow.ly/TKI2302qItU @GigglingStream
Where to start a book and knowing when you’re done with it: http://ow.ly/WV8m302qIaD @StephMorrill
5 Tips to Beat the Self-Publishing Summer Sales Slump: http://ow.ly/xYb2302rXAd @JAHuss
What’s Selling: Global Rights Update from Penguin Random House: http://ow.ly/Sglv302FoX2 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Housekeepers in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/WTG3302ywXA @mkinberg
How to Use Facebook to Reach Niche Readers: http://ow.ly/hSMV302yqAH @BarbMorgenroth @annerallen
Frankfurt’s 2016 Rights Meeting: Where the Surprises Are: http://ow.ly/QFej302DacM @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Five Books Featuring Holes: http://ow.ly/zNoI302jbRq @tordotcom @jbushnell
6 Easy Steps to More Pinterest Followers: http://ow.ly/XjBR302jbo4 @standoutbooks
What Makes A Horror Story Horror? http://ow.ly/5Ay6302jaZ4 @DBlakeAuthor
Making the Most of a Writing Prompt: http://ow.ly/hNlT302jbXr @SuzannahWindsor @TalValante
4 Tough Questions for Your Critique Group: http://ow.ly/HgSU302jbhx @ramonadef
5 Mistakes Self-Published Authors Make: http://ow.ly/bIYt302jbHi @rachel5bartee
5 Pieces of Writing Advice to Ignore: http://ow.ly/Oy7i302dd4O @jamesscottbell
The Ultimate Literary Guide to Whiskey: http://ow.ly/haBg302h9ec @BryceTBauer @SignatureReads
Learning From Inexperience: http://ow.ly/N3Zr302h8pK @DavidBCoe
The Worst Book Signing Ever: http://ow.ly/5bPl302Dlrv @lorijakiela @lithub
A Snapshot of a 21st-Century Librarian: http://ow.ly/vPat302DehD @TheresaQuill @TheAtlantic @AdrienneNGreen
Promoting Your Book with Pinterest: http://ow.ly/wpUd302tiJF @RochelleDCarter @BwkrSelfPublish
How Are Libraries Doing Around the World? http://ow.ly/onYC302h9oC @asap_jonathon @flavorwire
How to Use Pinterest to Build an Audience: http://ow.ly/SH1U302h8nV @EricaVerrillo
Where to begin with folk horror: http://ow.ly/YbM1302h8Ns @BFI @AdamScovell
Criteria for a good ending: http://ow.ly/MfeB302h8z6 by Kay Bergstrom @RMFWriters
How ‘Smooth Criminal’ Subverted the Hardboiled Detective Genre: http://ow.ly/ZAvK302h9vm by Aida Amoako @QueenMobs
Need to reduce wordcount? Be selective with dialogue tags and more: http://ow.ly/3a3p302h8tt @bentateauthor
How to Use Video Livestreaming for Book Promotion: http://ow.ly/9Qnw302h8VC @Bookgal
Scene Description Spotlight: “Unforgiven”: http://ow.ly/em5l302h9lZ @GoIntoTheStory
Words to describe someone’s voice: http://ow.ly/IicE302h9Ec @_FYWH
Enhancing narrative by using terminology of the field we’re writing about: http://ow.ly/MuwE302h91D @JerryBJenkins
6 Author Marketing Mistakes: http://ow.ly/FWzz302h8SY @ceciliaedits
Amazon tries to increase the popularity of e-shorts: http://ow.ly/3fdr302zvq1 @Porter_Anderson @laurahazardowen @pubperspectives
When Publishers Ignore Copyright: http://ow.ly/nPuK302yquO @MJHealy @pubperspectives
Methods for Distributing Free Books: http://ow.ly/AxNH302zpmG
Tips for pitching yourself and your book to the media: http://ow.ly/cQFj302zuDr @SpunkOnAStick @DancingLemurPre
Blogging: An Inexpensive, Powerful Marketing Tool for Authors: http://ow.ly/mtxH302zuks @annerallen @TheIWSG
5 Lessons for Writers from the Movies: http://ow.ly/EnBZ302fBWD @MirandaBW @SignatureReads
5 Guerilla Tactics for Promoting Your Debut Novel: http://ow.ly/SICI302fAok @manzanitafire
6 Helpful Apps for Writers: http://ow.ly/WUkk302fzi5 @Chris_Kokoski
5 Ways To Kill “Zombie” Prose Before It Kills You: http://ow.ly/yMZb302fzeP @Chris_Kokoski
Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction: http://ow.ly/RA2t302fwC1 @jeffvandermeer
Tips for Planning a Writing Retreat: http://ow.ly/nCxg302fA9w @robwhart
How to Create Legendary Villains: http://ow.ly/XKlK302fAGK @KristenLambTX
The Use of Subtext: http://ow.ly/AxBO302fCdI @JamesTuckwriter
Ben Lerner: Why So Many People (Rightfully) Hate Poetry: http://ow.ly/98wV302fwKT @Delistraty
Character Questionnaire: 94 Questions to Ask: http://ow.ly/cBIN302fBeR @Writers_Write
3 Modifiers Left Dangling Without a Supporting Subject: http://ow.ly/Zf8a302fAR2 @writing_tips
6 Tips to Increase Your Social Media Shares: http://ow.ly/bFOK302fB1y @tthursb @SMExaminer
Booktrack and Little, Brown Partner on YA Novellas: http://ow.ly/4giz302yqau @Porter_Anderson @pccameron
Writer’s block: 3 ways to get over it: http://ow.ly/FxBa302bBP4 @redswanmedia
The Polish book market: http://ow.ly/qknp302tf17 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Gone Months Without Writing? Try This: http://ow.ly/w1v0302ddn7 @McgannKellie
Emotional Wounds Thesaurus: Being Held Captive: http://ow.ly/uAff302ddja @beccapuglisi
Outlining and Tracking Tool for Novels: http://ow.ly/Sj1r302dcQ3 @FantasyScroll
10 Ways to Add a Spark of Fire to Our Writing: http://ow.ly/KjGT302ddw4 @kcraftwriter
6 Tips for How to Organize Your Novel’s Edits: http://ow.ly/Gv1L302dcDj @KMWeiland
10 Sites for Indie Authors: http://ow.ly/Yr6l302dcxC @EricaVerrillo
How To Create An Ebook Boxset Or Bundle And Why You Should: http://ow.ly/ZstR302ddLe @thecreativepenn
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Thanks for including Anne’s piece for the IWSG this week!
Alex–It was a great post!
Such a great variety of links, as always, Elizabeth – thanks. I see there are a few here about persistence, and what you get from writing work that isn’t always stellar – interesting! Lots to learn from, as ever!
Margot–Bad writing is always educational, for sure! Thanks for coming by.
You follow so many people who post great content.
Diane–I do have a great Feedly, for sure! Hope you have a good week.