by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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New Stuff
Eldon Sarte (who helped me design this site and has done other web-related work for me) and his son are running a special promo for book marketing graphics. They also have some free downloads of motivational quotes for authors. For more information, head here.
- Why Self-Publishing Authors Should Consider Establishing Their Own Imprint: @Wogahn @JaneFriedman
- How to Become an Editor: A Comprehensive Guide for Writers: @danasitar @thewritelife
- How to Create a Self Publisher Imprint Name and Logo: @carlaking @BookWorksNYC
- How You Too Can Build a Literary Festival: @StoryADayMay @WriterUnboxed
- Newly Developed Data To Fuel IPA’s 33rd World Congress in Norway: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @Bodour @pubperspectives
- The Dos and Don’ts of Making School Visits: A Writer’s Survival Guide: @RealAlexWoolf @WritersDigest
- 5 Frankenstein-Inspired Stories That Recontextualize the Monster: @nataliezutter @tordotcom
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost): by John Freeman @lithub
- How Grief Changed My Reading: @SaraOhlin222 @WomenWriters
- 50 Fictional Librarians, Ranked: @knownemily @lithub
- Top 10 lighthouses in fiction: by Nicholas Royle @GuardianBooks
- The Messy, Beautiful Worldbuilding of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: @mattmikalatos @tordotcom
- Queer Communities and Found-Family in Speculative Fiction: @ginnhale @tordotcom
- Five Books That Will Make You Feel Young Again: @kellysimmons
- How a Production Schedule Helps You Develop a Lasting Writing Habit: @mridukhullar @NinaAmir
- Writing During School Breaks: @WordNerdsVlog
- 6 Daily Habits of Successful Writers: @johnpwriter
- Don’t Throw Away Your Work. Just Set It Aside: @MegDowell
- Exactly Why Failure is Key to Exceptional Success: @SeptCFawkes
- Gift Ideas for Writers: @ReedsyHQ
- Yoga Stretches for Writers: @FionaQuinnBooks
- It’s Never Too Late to Start/Start Over: @KevinTheWriter
- Demystifying the Writer’s Fear of Failure: @Sarah_LaBrie @lithub
- Exploring Family Relationships — Interview With Kristan Higgins: @Kristan_Higgins @DIYMFA
- Writing With Small Children: @JanetFitch323 @aprildavila
- Why Writers, Like Athletes, Should Cross-Train: by Lucia Tang @ReedsyHQ
- How to Trust Your Creative Gut: @katekrake
- Picture Books: Two Art Directors in Action: The How and Why: https://t.co/R3GIyLKkRf and @MiraReisberg @kathytemean
- Writing Picture Books – Polish Your Manuscript to Perfection: From Children’s Book Insider
- 4 Reasons an Editor Decides Not to Publish a Romance Novel (And How to Avoid Them): @BrynDonovan
- How to Craft Romantic Chemistry Between Characters: @kristen_kieffer
- Avoid These Facebook Ads Oversights: @araesininthesun @TheIWSG
- 20 BookBub Ads for Design Inspiration: by Miranda Ditmore @BookBub
- 17 Fantastic Ways to Sell More Books for the Holidays: @DianaUrban @BookBub
- Four Ways to Connect With Readers During The Holiday Season: by Kelsey Worsham @WrittenWordM
- Reader Profiles: Effective Tools to Sell More Books: @Bookgal
- The Top 12 Questions About How to Market a Book: @Bookgal
- Develop your author social media strategy: @WriteNowCoach @sandrabeckwith
- What Happened to the Scheduling Option for Facebook Pages? @EdieMelson
- “Mistakes I made with my book”: @pubcoach
- Look Back at Self-Publishing in 2019: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Tales of Two Markets: USA and UK Amazon Charts’ Year-Enders: @Porter_Anderson
- US Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple To Leave the Post for MPAA: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Penguin Random House’s International CEO’s Year-End Letter: @Porter_Anderson @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks @PRHDigital
- AAP: US Student Spending on College Materials Down 23 Percent in Fall: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish
- Michael Tamblyn on Kobo’s 10th Anniversary: ‘A Better Reading Life’: @Porter_Anderson @mtamblyn @kobo @pubperspectives
- Words Without Borders December: True Crime for the Holidays: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders @SusanHarrisWWB @pubperspectives
- In Canada, the Year’s End in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Youth Bestsellers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Storytel Projects Over 1 Million Subscribers, Opens New Media Center: @Porter_Anderson @storytelsverige @clipsource @pubperspectives
- Metabooks Brasil Completes Submarino Integration, Opens in Mexico: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @CANIEMoficial @rschild
- Dom Publishers Builds its Own Book Distribution Network in Russia: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
- Canada’s 2019 Governor General’s Literary Awards Winners: @Porter_Anderson @GGJuliePayette
- How Do You Know If Your Protagonist Is Strong Enough? @AngelaAckerman
- Captivating Protagonists: The Essentials: @stormwritingsc1
- 18 Ways for Protagonists to Contribute: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- Dos of Writing People of Color: Read What We Write: @WritingwColor
- Writing with Color — Character of Color Research – Chart: @WritingwColor
- Writing with Color — Addressing Native Issues in a Western: @WritingwColor
- What Really Makes a Novel Good? by Niki Kantzios @FloridaWriters1
- 10 Interesting Writing Ideas from The Guardian: @nownovel
- How Lit Witchcraft Can Help Your Writing: @LezaCantoral @LitReactor
- The Stage Direction Checklist: @KMAllan_writer
- Gifts for Writers: @adm1nangelsUK @IndieAuthorALLI
- 4 Favorite Tools to Organize Your Book Material–Before It Gets Overwhelming: @writeabook
Thanks for including the IWSG post this week!
Another great post from the IWSG! :)
Thanks, as ever, for the great links, Elizabeth. I love the one about not throwing work away (but setting it aside instead). That happened to me a few years ago. Now the novel I set aside is going to be released in March. :-) Sometimes you just need time, perspective, and to come to it with fresh e yes.
That’s fantastic! You never know when something we create may be useful later on. :)
This is an amazing list! And thank you for including a link to my essay.
Thanks for being a resource for writers!