by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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4 Ways to Pre-plan Your #NaNoWriMo Story: http://ow.ly/lcb7305klvu @WordDreams
How to Outline Your #NaNoWriMo Novel: http://ow.ly/Sq7S305klok @NatePhilbrick
On #NaNoWriMo and Finding Time: http://ow.ly/x7gO305kkXF @Ava_Jae
5 Things You Need To Do Before #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/Szvu305klMS @KMHodgeAuthor @WomenWriters
Day-by-Day #NaNoWriMo Outline: Characters & Themes Cheatsheet: http://ow.ly/aM2m305kl6m @BetterNovelProj
Should Indie Authors Go KDP Exclusive Or Go Wide? http://ow.ly/JDfH305rjSH #IAF16 @pippadacosta @susankayequinn @IndieAuthorALLI
Build Blog Traffic by Guest Posting: http://ow.ly/2r5w305k6ah @mollygreene @JeriWB
Stephen King’s 20 Tips for Becoming a Frighteningly Good Writer: http://ow.ly/ehMs305j8kn @GlenLong
10 Tips to Help You Rock #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/9NYC305k6ZK @JennyHansenCA
Top 16 Close-Talking, Double Dipping Tips to Succeeding At #Nanowrimo: http://ow.ly/qQtx305k74r @10MinNovelists
How To Use #NaNoWriMo To Structure Your Fiction-writing Business: http://ow.ly/FKUX305rjJT #IAF16 @grantfaulkner @IndieAuthorALLI
#NaNoWriMo Prep: Using Positive Reinforcement And Rewards: http://ow.ly/8hK4305k79A @KhaosFoxe
#NaNoWriMo 2016: Is It for You? Caution: http://ow.ly/5xCA305k6Cw @JerryBJenkins
4 Visual Tricks for Writers Who Want To Rock #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/KDnd305k6Od @RobinRWrites
15 Story Beats to Keep Your #NaNoWriMo Novel on Track: http://ow.ly/iGWm305k6Sc @HeatherJacksonW
New #NaNoWriMo Author? 3 Tips To Avoid Anxiety And Stress: http://ow.ly/HQpi305k6hw @angee
7 reasons why to avoid binge writing: http://ow.ly/DlcT305k6GS @pubcoach
Increase Your #NaNoWriMo Success With Word Sprints: http://ow.ly/5cqg305k6um @WritersEdit @KyraThomsen
The Pros and Pros of #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/ygZ5305k6Vb @LovettRomance
Paul Beatty is the First American to Win the Man Booker Prize: http://ow.ly/mAsw305CSGI @ManBookerPrize @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
3 ways sentences turn: http://ow.ly/BQBu305hM8X @kseniaanske
Freelance Writing: 10 Steps, Tons of Resources: http://ow.ly/EnQ3305hLKN @aliventures
Germany’s Startup Oolipo (‘like Tinder for mobile stories’): http://ow.ly/nLtz305CRQQ @Porter_Anderson @oolipo @rdavidmullins
The Chosen One Trope: http://ow.ly/2huo305hLZN by Brian DeLeonard @mythicscribes
Tips for balancing parenting and writing: http://ow.ly/jKwh305CXzG
Cinestate in Dallas: a ‘Book, Audio, and Film Venture’: http://ow.ly/qRAS305CRB1 @Porter_Anderson @willevans @cinestatement
Body Language: What Your Character Is Really Saying: http://ow.ly/LJxE305hMi4 @LisaEBetz
7 Masterplots or More: http://ow.ly/MXRu305hMds @hunteremkay
How Your Main Character Can Help You Get Unstuck: http://ow.ly/byQA305hMmr by Olivia Smit @GoTeenWriters
Getting it done: http://ow.ly/TP3t305hLMX @DanBlank
Why Authors Need Blogs: http://ow.ly/y2GH305hMf6 @SukhiJutla
Hyphenation for Self-Publishing: http://ow.ly/PtMH305hM5F @NovelEditor
5 lessons learned while submitting to literary journals: http://ow.ly/rgLp305hLUh @Icess
2 Surefire Remedies for Creative Burnout: http://ow.ly/7taP305hLPu @TopLineComms
4 Tips for Holding a Contest On Your Blog: http://ow.ly/F3v5305hLXJ @Margo_L_Dill
6 Ways to Market Your Books: http://ow.ly/euHk305AqSX @AmazonKindle
This is Your Platform: http://ow.ly/wuuf305fwJY @hopeclark @JaneFriedman
Build your Novel Synopsis Before you Write with Netflix and Wikipedia: http://ow.ly/ciw4305yRcT @TheRightMargin @willb_sullivan
7 Reasons Every Writer Should Journal: http://ow.ly/e7sg305fvL7 @WilsonTheWriter @LitReactor
5 Signs Your Story Is Sexist…Against Men: http://ow.ly/wPIW305fwyL @mythcreants by Chris Winkle
Real Life Diagnostics: Is This YA Opening Too Slow? http://ow.ly/hKa0305fwke @Janice_Hardy
Stop trying to be original and be prolific instead: http://ow.ly/qh3e305fwoP @Write_Track
How do you discover the books you want to buy? Thoughts on book marketing: http://ow.ly/yWcx305Apnf @Roz_Morris
What To Do After You Write A Book: http://ow.ly/uoVV305fwi3 @joebunting
How to declutter your hoarded story ideas: http://ow.ly/mexb305fvqU by Catherine A. Welch @TheWriterMag
What a Writer Can Learn From Watching “Chopped”: http://ow.ly/W6N4305fw78 @FinishedPages
Is your spec script wrapped around a high concept? http://ow.ly/ZE7S305fvHw @UnkScreenwriter
Solving Fiction Problems: 3 Kinds of Story Arcs: http://ow.ly/r2MH305fwdH @beccapuglisi
When a Trilogy Becomes a Sextuplet: http://ow.ly/qRNA305fveR @author_sullivan
Creating a Three-Dimensional Character: http://ow.ly/kvl6305fvZj @woodwardkaren
5 Reasons #NaNoWriMo Planning Can Help You Hit Your 50,000-Word Goal: http://ow.ly/42Y9305kpdE @Janice_Hardy @WriteNowCoach
Using @IngramSpark to Develop a Print Business Plan: http://ow.ly/df5o305rjzA #IAF16 @ingramcontent @IndieAuthorALLI
Closing an Empathy Hole and Opening Up a Motivation Hole in Chinatown: http://ow.ly/F37V305euqv @CockeyedCaravan
Character Archetypes – From Archetype to Character: http://ow.ly/Ghr6305eupk @HunterEmkay
38 Top Tips for Winning #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/l2Rs305yRCf @ReedsyHQ
The Only 5 Ingredients You Need for Story Subtext: http://ow.ly/YQUd305eu9j @KMWeiland
5 Things to Remember When Designing Your Book Cover: http://ow.ly/th9T305euyE @AuthorHelenJ
How to win #Nanowrimo: 8 tips for smashing success: http://ow.ly/hPQA305vHNj @Creativindie
10 Tips to Help You Rock #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/ggsh305vHGi @JennyHansenCA
3 Ways To Use The Setting To Steer Your Story’s Plot: http://ow.ly/WOCE305euao @AngelaAckerman
7 Things I’ve Learned so Far as a Writer: http://ow.ly/UOaA305eus5 @GibneyShannon
5 Stories with Unexplained Fortean Phenomena: http://ow.ly/KPt2305euik by Jack Womack @tordotcom
6 Ways to Cultivate Urgency To Captivate Fiction Readers: http://ow.ly/hAZi305eufe @TheRightMargin
How to Infuse Tension into a Scene Without Vivisecting Your Plot: http://ow.ly/9ff1305eucL @Saboviec
Authors: Do You Have the Perfect Pitch? http://ow.ly/3mRT305qTkW @JudithBriles
The Dreaded Synopsis: How to Get Started & Why We Need One Before Writing the Book: http://ow.ly/jSJ8305qTgw @KristenLambTX
When Should You Write for Exposure? 5 Questions to Ask: http://ow.ly/o5ZJ305qTb8 @JaneFriedman
10 Things To Expect During #Nanowrimo (The Good, The Bad, The Crazy) http://ow.ly/qrIK305qSRL @katekrake
Road Trip to #NaNoWriMo : Don’t Be Afraid of Writing Setting: http://ow.ly/uywT305qSRH @WatsonStories
5 Ways #NaNoWriMo Makes You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/Zqdw305qSRt @DIYMFA @writingrefinery
“NaNoWriMo Sucks…But Here’s Why I’m Playing Anyway”: http://ow.ly/XC37305qSRn @shauntagrimes
A Book Reviewer’s Bill Of Rights: http://ow.ly/kjd8305cX35 @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
6 Twist Endings to Avoid: http://ow.ly/xIXl305cX1d @GiveMeYourTeeth @LitReactor
How Branding Can Help and Hinder Your Writing: http://ow.ly/w8YB305qT7R @DrewChial
What’s the Difference Between Narrative and Exposition? http://ow.ly/Zbnb305cWTF @ProWritingAid
Writing Myth: You Must Write Every Day: http://ow.ly/6ME3305cWLg @timgrahl
Create More Time with Tips & Tools from @PaulTeagueUK http://bit.ly/2dDpWzX #IAF16 @IndieAuthorALLI
Considering Our International Audience: http://ow.ly/3S9o305t3db
A Business Mindset Means A Rights Mindset: http://ow.ly/zzrG305rjtL #IAF16 @ornaross @helensedwick @IndieAuthorALLI
Mystery Thriller Week Celebration Feb. 12-22. (Call out for Mystery writers and Bloggers): http://ow.ly/sETb305s60q @thewritingtrain
Download 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily Magazines on Rights, Politics, More: http://ow.ly/5gjr305sPde @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
Frankfurt Industry Notes: Visitor Attendance, @C_Emcke ‘s Peace Prize: http://ow.ly/5xGa305sP0s @Porter_Anderson
7 of the Best Books On the Line Between Religion and Science: http://ow.ly/wfAg305cWEy @TobiasCarroll @SignatureReads
8 Ways To Salvage Your Yearly Writing Goals: http://ow.ly/8Hyv305cWP6 @missriki
Creating Settings Readers Can’t Forget: http://ow.ly/SPqi305cWDD @Rachel_Aaron
What Works & What Doesn’t: ‘Halloween’: http://ow.ly/XsRu305cWQw @chris_shultz81
Writing “As If”: http://ow.ly/RDvH305cWXK @SPressfield
Script To Screen: “The Shining”: http://ow.ly/inm1305cWWp @GoIntoTheStory
A Few Words About Photo Copyrights: http://ow.ly/FqLe305cWX5 @SusanSpann
What New Authors Need to Know About Library Systems: http://ow.ly/L9HG305cWKd @WriterLibrarian
How to Automate Writing and Editing Tasks: http://ow.ly/MkzP305cWFy @CKmacleodwriter
4 Tips for Preventing Flat Descriptions: http://ow.ly/82Md305cWCd @Janice_Hardy
Inciting Incident = Hook: http://ow.ly/KKSa305cWVn @SPressfield
Author @cathryanhoward on advantages of being a hybrid and on starting self-pub workshops: http://ow.ly/i4cl305sSn3 @TheIWSG
Crime Writers: Juvenile Crime: Before and After the Arrest: http://ow.ly/IkuQ305cWMB @LeeLofland
297 Flabby Words and Phrases That Rob Your Writing of Its Power: http://ow.ly/QcTl305j8da @GlenLong
Funerals as elements in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/htYb305s3WC @mkinberg
What are the Best Day Jobs for Indie Authors? @DebbieYoungBN http://bit.ly/2e2X036 #IAF16 @IndieAuthorALLI
How An Author Assistant Can Grow Your Business: http://ow.ly/8yI4305rjhH #IAF16 @K8Tilton @IndieAuthorALLI
Personality Types, To Do Lists, and Productivity: http://ow.ly/Pba7305aWtA @RoniLoren
Amazon searchability tip for authors: http://ow.ly/wL0d305aWGF @sandrabeckwith
Fear of success can be even more debilitating than fear of failure: http://ow.ly/UWQy305aSSb @annerallen
5 tips when finding a Critique Partner: http://ow.ly/4DPc305aSGd @AGYoung_author
The Frankfurt Book Fair for Authors: http://ow.ly/pFCi305riWg #IAF16 @Porter_Anderson @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
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A lot of NaNo tips!
Alex–I’m doing a NaNo-a-thon on Twitter. :)
Another treasure trove of info.
One of these years I’ll try NaNoWriMo. Too many books to prepare this month.
Diane–Unfortunately, I’m never really in the right place to do NaNo…usually I’m in the middle of a project. But I’ll usually follow along and increase my word count in solidarity. :)