by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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I’m taking this week off for Thanksgiving and will be back next Sunday with another Twitterific. :) Happy Thanksgiving!
- 5 Reasons Authors Fall for Vanity Presses: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI
- What to Consider Next if You’ve Had Your Backlist Rights Reverted to You:
- The Best Way to Support Writers: @DanBlank
- Publisher Richard Charkin: Author Pay: Why Do Authors Feel Hard Done By? @pubperspectives
- 5 Steps to Craft Your Creative Narrative: @thedailymba @DIYMFA
- Hot Tips for Conferences from an Agent: @RachelleGardner
- 5 Things to Know About School Visits: @Scott_Thought
- Frankfurter Buchmesse To Sponsor FutureBook of the Year Award: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair
- US Author Serhii Plokhy Wins the UK’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction: @Porter_Anderson
- India’s DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @kamilashamsie @pubperspectives
- Maya Jasanoff Wins the $75,000 Cundill History Prize 2018: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Confessions of a Slow Writer: Why it’s okay to fail NaNoWriMo: @annerallen
- What Kind of NaNoWriMo Writer Are You? @NaNoWriMo
- 5 Reasons a Writer Enjoys NaNoWriMo: @TheRealKTDaxon
- How to Use “The Immersive Approach” to Make Big Progress on a Project: @nylesclaire @emiliewapnick
- The NaNo Halfway Mark: Action Plans: @thewritingpal
- How to Overcome Common Writing Obstacles and Win NaNo Every Year: by T.S. Valmond @NaNoWriMo
- The Undercover Soundtrack: Author @authorMayes on the Inspiration of Music: @Roz_Morris
- Writing and the Creative Life: Think Psychologically: @GoIntoTheStory
- How to Find Time to Read During Your Busy Days: @KarenBanes
- Crime Fiction From the Post-Armistice-Day Era: @mkinberg
- 10 Books Perfect for Fans of Castle Rock: @Keith_Rice1 @unboundworlds
- Banish the Book Snobbery: @LisaLisax31
- 10 tips to help you start writing even though you’re busy: by Anna Davis @CurtisBrown
- Double down on your writing: @DanBlank
- Is It Real? 25 Famous Writers on Writer’s Block: @knownemily @lithub
- Out of the Postponement Loop: Writing from the Bubbles of an Idea: @RosanneBane
- How to Break Through a Fiction Writing Block: @WritingForward
- “Going Public With My Failures”: @shirleyannemcm
- Writers, What Your Walk Says About You: @colleen_m_story
- 10 things every new writer experiences: @TheLeighShulman
- Overcoming Creativity Wounds: @grantfaulkner @JaneFriedman
- Create Your Perfect Writing Space: @Janice_Hardy
- 7 Free or Cheap Writing Residencies to Apply For in 2019: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit
- Does Bad Romance Lead to Great Art? @Delistraty @parisreview
- Writing With a Group: Collaboration: @jan_ohara @MichalskiLiz @WriterUnboxed
- 4 Steps To Avoid Writer Burnout: @LisaHallWilson
- 8 Ways to Get Into A Healthy Author Mindset: @_HannahHeath
- Being Silenced and Breaking Free: @MemoirGuru @WomenWriters
- Why Good Writers Can Be Bad Conversationalists: by Arthur Krystal @nytimes
- Writing Process: Thoughts on Writing in Order: @PatrickRwrites
- Crime Writing: Your Eye Drops Can Kill You: @DPLyleMD
- Why Alcoholism and Crime Fiction Are Still Entwined: @ReedFColeman @CrimeReads
- Essential Crime Podcasts: @slidingbookcase @CrimeReads
- The Therapist’s Couch and the Thriller: by Elisabeth Norebäck @CrimeReads
- Screenwriting: Top 5 Scene Description Mistakes Writers Make: @Bang2write
- Screenwriting: The Care and Feeding of Your Professional Network: @dougeboch
- Organizing blog tours for releases: @Ellen__Jacobson
- The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your Best Post Ever: @vzutshi @WritetoDone
- Meet the Super Fan … the Secret Sauce Authors Want: @JudithBriles
- Why Library Discovery is the Best Discovery: @GraceBurrowes @KoboWritingLife
- Why Reader Demographics are Critical for Book Discovery: @Bookgal
- Why Every Indie Author Should Publish Audiobooks: @HelenSedwick @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Writing for the Health Markets: by John Riddle @hopeclark
- Sensitivity Readers: @AmrenOrtega @OpAwesome6
- Amazon launches Audible in India: @TNPS10
- Amazon Reportedly Opts for Two HQ2 Sites and Names 10 Top Books of 2018: @Porter_Anderson
- Amazon and the Also Bought Apocalypse: @DavidGaughran
- Freedom To Publish: Iranian Publisher on ‘Bringing Suppressed Writings’ to Persian Readers: @Porter_Anderson @Aparsapour
- Russia Textbook Piracy Is In the News: 160,000 Copies Reported Seized: @Porter_Anderson
- Association of American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism Of Europe’s Plan S: @Porter_Anderson @mattbarblan
- Peirene Press’ Meike Ziervogel: ‘We Have a Social Responsibility’: @oliviasnaije @MeikeZiervogel @PeirenePress
- China’s Children’s Book Market: Big Numbers and Local Talent: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
- 5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Character’s Career: @Janice_Hardy
- How to Develop a Character: 7 Simple Steps: @nownovel
- Can a Protagonist evolve into an Antagonist? @GoIntoTheStory
- Writing a Proactive Protagonist: @Kid_Lit
- How to Bore an Editor to Death: @davidfarland
- 9 Steps to Fix a Broken Story: @JamiGold
- Dealing with Dumb Ideas–Placeholders, Building Blocks, and Portrayals: @SeptCFawkes
- How to Write a Character That Shows Sacrifice: @diannmills @EdieMelson
- 8 Absurdities We Force on Female Characters: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- 4 Smart Ways to Make Your Boring Filler Scenes Exciting: @RidethePen
- Lose The Plot: @WomenWriters
- Plotting a Novel When You Haven’t Figured Out the Details Yet: @Janice_Hardy @RomanceUniv
- 70+ Plot Twist Ideas and Examples To Blow Your Readers Away: @ReedsyHQ
- How to Plot a Novel From Scratch (Video): by Chris Fox
- 4 Ways to Successfully Self-Edit Your Manuscript: @NinaAmir
- 8 things to remember when editing your novel: @LisaODonnell72 @cbcreative
- 4 Easy Edits That Make Your Story Flow Better: @Julie_Glover
- 5 Author Productivity Tools: @DaveChesson @DIYMFA
- How to Review Old Drafts With Scrivener Snapshots: @kristen_kieffer
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Thanks, as always, for these links, Elizabeth. Nice to see the ones on the writer’s life / taking care of oneself as a writer. I think we sometimes forget to do that. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The same to you, Margot!
Happy Thanksgiving! I actually have a post for tomorrow, but I’ll be taking off the second half of the week.
Hope you get a chance to rest! I know it’s been a crazy year for you.