by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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I have an interview (podcast with transcript) on Simon Villeneuve’s BookWorthy site about making time for writing.
- Launching Your Second Book and Beyond: 4 Questions to Ask: @Andrea_Dunlop @JaneFriedman
- The ‘Profits From Publishing’ Controversy: Do Authors Get Paid Enough? @Porter_Anderson @lizzykremer
- Keep the information on your business proprietary: @KristineRusch
- Writers’ Conference Secrets for Success: @FrugalBookPromo @TheIWSG
- How To Be A Success At A Book Event: @wandalu64
- National Book Awards Open 2018 Submissions and Name Judging Panels: @Porter_Anderson @nationalbook
- Lithuania’s ‘Day of the Book Smugglers’ Comes to the UK Ahead of London Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Five YA Series with Geeky Heroes: by Brooke Johnson @tordotcom
- 15 Novels That Subvert Traditional Gender Roles: @knownemily @lithub
- 17 Literary Podcasts to Ease Your Commute: by Jo Lou @ElectricLit
- Reading to Write: @SueBEdwards
- Tips for making time for writing your book: @savilleneuve
- Write Four Books A Year As A Juggling Author: @lornafaith @JugglingAuthor
- How to Be a Confident Writer: @the_writing_pal
- Avoiding Burnout With Strategic Breaks: @jamesscottbell
- Confessions of a Typewriter Addict: by Anthony Casillo @lithub
- Want To Be An Organized Writer? Start With An Effective Life: @10MinNovelists
- Bullet Journal Update: Can They Help Your Writing Career? @Jenn_Mattern
- How to Tell if Your Writing is Good: @HeatherJacksonW
- Three Things You Have In Common With All Writers: by Art Holcomb @storyfix
- What if a Standing Desk is Too Big for Your Writing Space? @colleen_m_story
- 5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing: @annkroeker
- 6 Types of Writer Pain and How To Resolve Them: @Beth_Barany
- Simplifying Your Writer’s Life: @KelsieEngen
- Making Friends with Your Inner Editor: by Christine Hennebury @10MinNovelists
- Conquer Writer’s Angst: @sallyjenkinsuk
- 15 Ways to Strengthen Writer Courage: @diannmills
- Getting pitched, getting hitched: A literary marriage proposal: @MelissaMHart @TheWriterMag
- Women in Horror: 10 Authors to Read: by Wordy Nerd Bird
- Why the Horror Trope of the Hard-Boiled Detective Protagonist Needs to End: @ShotgunZen @BDisgusting
- Writing a Cozy Mystery: The Murder: @LauraDiSilverio
- Search Warrants: What the Officer Should be Able to Tell a Judge: @LeeLofland
- Crime Writing: Developing Latent Prints on Difficult Surfaces: @LeeLofland
- Time Loops in SFF: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- Space Opera vs Science Fiction (podcast): @mythcreants
- The Art of Publicity: How Indie Publicists Work With Writers: by Tess Taylor @poetswritersinc
- Complete Guide to Interview Strategies: @TCKPublishing
- 5 Terrible Ways to Launch Your Book: @Draft2Digital
- Your One-Sentence Book Marketing Plan: @GlennJMiller
- ‘Radical Publishing House’ Verso Wins IPG’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Trade Publisher of the Year: @Porter_Anderson
- Future!Publish Program at Leipzig; Greystone Sending 15 to London: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Golden Phone Call: Eight Writers Handed US$165,000 Each by Windham-Campbell: @Porter_Anderson @pblossomhwy
- A new Pop Up Project announced today in London (March 12) celebrates art and internationalism: @Porter_Anderson
- Open Road Acquires US Graham Greene Ebook Rights; Unicorn Announces Ali Cavanaugh Book: @chgreig @Porter_Anderson
- BookNet Canada’s 2017 Sales Performance Report Shows Online Buying, Younger Readers, and Big Poetry: @Porter_Anderson @BookNet_Canada
- Three Ways PEN’s New Report Says China Is Compromising Free Expression: @Porter_Anderson
- Tips for successful self-publishing: @IndieAuthorALLI
- Comparing Print-On-Demand vs Offset Printing (Pros & Cons): @ReedsyHQ
- Man Booker International Prize 2018 Longlist Spotlights Books Translated From 10 Languages: @Porter_Anderson
- France’s 2018 Literature in Translation: The 10 Shortlisted Titles From the French-American Foundation: @Porter_Anderson @HowardCurtis49 @EmKateRam
- A Translator’s Diary: @EmKateRam @vee_ess_eee
- A Lesson in Deep POV — First Page Critique: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- Tips for character intros: from Just a Writing Aid
- Avoid Nagging False Suspense Questions in Your Story Opening: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman
- Tips for beginning your novel: @Margo_L_Dill
- Write Fictional Characters as Complex & Realistic as You Are: MBTI for Writers (blog series): @MandyCorine
- Characters As Mirrors: @beccapuglisi
- Character Development Questions: Building Character Arcs: @nownovel
- Have You Chosen the Right Main Character to Tell Your Story? @kristen_kieffer
- How To Write A Character Who Can Carry A Series: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks
- 5 Writing Lessons from Groundhog Day: @JennyHansenCA
- 4 Lessons Writers Can Learn from ‘The Good Place’: by Karen Krumpak @WritersDigest
- 6 Ways Mark Twain Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn
- 9 Tips to Improve Your Writing: @katy239
- 4 Tips for Writing to the Right Audience: @KMWeiland
- 7 Ways to Bring More Artistry to Your Writing: @soniasimone
- The Question Your Novel Answers: @NancyJAuthor @WriterUnboxed
- How To Write About the Body in Creative Nonfiction: @kayladeanwrites @DIYMFA
- Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In: @knownemily @lithub
- What is sticky writing? @pubcoach
- Elevate Your Story – Push Your Hero Off a Cliff: @jeannevb @WritersDigest
- The Art of The Plot Twist (Video): @12BPSeries
- A Simple Tip to Help Get Rid of Saggy Middles: @FaeRowen
- The Author’s Survival Guide to Track Changes: @LisaPoisso
- Ten Reasons Why You Need an Editor: @carolcram @WomenWriters
- Hedge Words and Inflation Words: Prune Them From Your Writing: @JRHwords @JaneFriedman
- Breaking Writing Rules Right: Don’t Use Filter Words: @SeptCFawkes
- How to Create a Critique Group that Works: @WriteNowCoach
- An editor takes on a submitted second chapter: @kcraftwriter
- 7 Tips for Creating Believable Fantasy or Science Fiction Worlds: @Janice_Hardy
- Creating a Fantasy Race : by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction
- Stop World Building and Start Writing: @12BPSeries
Four books a year. I’m still trying to finish four stories.
But they’re not running a publishing company!
Fabulous list of links as ever, Elizabeth. I like that there are several about diversity in its different forms this time. I think books are more realistic when all sorts of voices are heard in an authentic way.
I think so, too. And I’m glad for all the resources out there to help writers employ more diversity.