by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Attraction Marketing And Tips For Creative Business: by André Chaperon @thecreativepenn
- A Writer’s Guide to ROI: @annkroeker
- India’s Jaipur Literary Fest Announces New York Stop on International Tour: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Longlist: A ‘Stimulating Discussion’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- During the Edinburgh Book Festival: Publishing Scotland’s 2019 Fellowship: @Porter_Anderson @PublishScotland @edbookfest
- Beijing International Book Fair: Phoenix Publishing’s Global Strategy: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- On the Power of Ghostly Narrators: @mamtachaudhry1 @lithub
- 7 Novels Set in Deserts: by Ruchika Tomar @ElectricLit
- How Fiction Fuses the Incompatible Realities of Religion and Comedy: by Randy Boyagoda @lithub
- Spurned in Love, Edith Wharton Turned to Poetry: by Irene Goldman-Price @lithub
- Too busy to write? Here’s what to do: @pubcoach
- How to work in the summer, when you don’t feel like it: @pubcoach
- Dealing with Haters: Some Motivation Against the People That Try to Poo-Poo Your Writing: @MichaelLaRonn
- How to Manage Criticism: @MADaboutWords @FloridaWriters1
- 10 Ways to Support Other Authors: @AlexJCavanaugh @TheIWSG
- Meditation Techniques and At-Desk Exercises for Writers: by Kelsey Worsham @WrittenWordM
- Are You Too Distracted to Write? @pubcoach
- 8 Ways to Improve Your Writing: by Bucket Siler
- 5 Tips to Grow Your Vocabulary: @TimSuddeth @EdieMelson
- How to Host a DIY Writers’ Retreat: @LisaEBetz @A3writers
- 5 Essential C’s for Writing: by Orly Konig
- When a Story Leaves You Feeling Emotionally Drained: @MegDowell
- How To Build a Writing Community: @JamiGold
- 12 Times SFF Characters Trained Their Own Duplicates: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- Foodbuilding as Worldbuilding — Creating Fantasy Cuisines: by Karstenberg @mythicscribes
- History for Fantasy Writers: Cowboys of Europe: by E.L. Skip Knox @mythicscribes
- A Brief History Of Folk Horror In Literature: @chris_shultz81 @LitReactor
- A Look Back at the Horror Influences of “Stranger Things”: @HauntedMeg @BDisgusting
- Crime Writing: Speed Loaders for Revolvers: @LeeLofland
- Crime Writing: A Cop’s Duty Belt: @LeeLofland
- Book Marketing: How To Make Your Blog Work For Books And Author Brand: @amyshojai @thecreativepenn
- Getting Out Of A Blogging Rut: @KMAllan_writer
- On Pirating Books: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- One Story, Many Paths: @JoEberhardt @WriterUnboxed
- How Long Should a Book Be? @shauntagrimes
- 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Recording Your Audiobook: @GordonRothman @IndieAuthorALLI
- Audiobooks’ International Volume: Spanish Audio and US Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @javiercelaya @pubperspectives
- Wattpad and Viu in Partnership; Yellow Bird Options ‘Spotify Untold’: @Porter_Anderson @wattpad
- Why Do So Many Bad Books Sell on Amazon? @KMWeiland
- Serendipity in Publishing: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives
- Russian Publishers Say Social Media Users May Read Audiobooks on VK: by Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives
- Asian Bookstore Forum 2019: The Retail Context in China Today (‘Moving Away from Physical Stores’): @Porter_Anderson
- Germany’s Projekt DEAL and Springer; Baker & Taylor Signs McSweeney’s: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Real Life Diagnostics: Does the Dialogue in This Scene Work? @Janice_Hardy
- How to Write Dialogue: Tips to Captivate Readers: @Roz_Morris @IngramSpark
- 5 Tips for Writing Violence That Doesn’t Turn Readers Off: by Carter Wilson @WritersDigest
- Coincidence in Stories: @SHalvatzis
- Story Fundamentals Make A Story Great: by Dawn Field @BookBaby
- Tips for Weaving Romance into Your Novel: @LiveWriteThrive
- Writers Beware: Micro-managing: @Lindasclare
- Story and the Question of Self-Identity: @GoIntoTheStory
- Are the stakes too high? @jasonbougger
- How to Ensure Readers Won’t Throw Your Book Across the Room: by Laurie Tomlinson
- How to Tolerate Uncertainty When You’re Waiting for Feedback: @enhughesiasm @emiliewapnick
- How to Determine Who to Ask for Feedback to Your Writing: by Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley @WomenWriters
- The 8 Best Notebooks for Writers: @TCKPublishing
- Best Writing Software: Seven Writing Tools For Authors: by Kelsey Worsham @WrittenWordM
This is such an interesting collection of links, as ever, Elizabeth. I had to chuckle at the title of the one link: Why do so many bad books sell on Amazon. I think it’s really interesting to compare what a lot of us think is a really well-written book with what actually sells…