by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Using Scrivener as a Blogging Tool: http://ow.ly/yuELL @ninaamir
A critique of a story opening that needs work: http://ow.ly/yuEwc @davidfarland
Find Dialogue Daunting? Expand Your Character-Talk: http://ow.ly/yuEea @LitCentralOC
How to Use Subtitles for Targeted Book Marketing: http://ow.ly/yuEHN @BookMarketer
Preserve Your Creative Energy: http://ow.ly/yuEqM @JordanRosenfeld
One Weird Trick For Cutting Down Your Novel: http://ow.ly/yuFQl @io9
Why book editors are so expensive: http://ow.ly/yuFay and http://bit.ly/1nEwuKe @Belinda_Pollard
How 1 Writer Wrote 400K Words in a Year: http://ow.ly/yuGI1 @jamietr
Empathetic correctness poses dangers for writers: http://ow.ly/yuEXP @kristenlambtx
A Journey through Theme Development: http://ow.ly/yuEjy @CSLakin
11 Questions for Crafting a Fiction Pitch: http://ow.ly/yuEbf @rachellegardner
The creative warm up: http://ow.ly/yzjx9 @tannerc
Trilogy Writing Tips: http://ow.ly/yzj4p @alison_morton @womenwriters
How to Spell Interjections Used in Dialogue: http://ow.ly/yzias @noveleditor
A Quick Guide to Writing Short: http://ow.ly/yzi0d @byondpapr
5 Options for Background Noise When Writing: http://ow.ly/yziXs @SandraPeoples
Write a thriller: Make it funny: http://ow.ly/yzj32 @MattReesAuthor
Alternative History’s Distorted Mirror: http://ow.ly/yzj8z @fantasyfaction
The Mindset Of Successful Indie Authors And Longevity As A Writer: http://ow.ly/yuFiL @bob_mayer @thecreativepenn
5 Things 1 Writer Learned When Her Publisher Went Under: http://ow.ly/yuFT6 @KimeCurran
How to Create Your Own Infographic: http://ow.ly/yuEEp @wherewriterswin
The Perplexing Problem of Romance: http://ow.ly/yuF6F @BarbaraONeal @writerunboxed
Book Marketing: It’s About Data, Not Promotion [Smart Set]: http://ow.ly/yuFmF @Janefriedman
Violent, dystopian children’s fiction is nothing new: http://ow.ly/yswFl
Speechtags are of the devil (he said): http://ow.ly/ysuPe @JamesTuckwriter
Why is Climate Fiction So Controversial? http://ow.ly/ysvDk @claudenougat
How to Get Back to Writing After a Death in the Family: http://ow.ly/yswJd
Organizing Ideas into an Outline: http://ow.ly/ysuSz @dr_christina
Resources for Writers: Microsoft Word: http://ow.ly/yNctR
7 Item To-Do List for Amazon Author Central Profile: http://ow.ly/yswMk @Jason_Matthews
18 LinkedIn Best Practices for Writers: http://ow.ly/ysv8g @CaballoFrances
Why Getting Together with Other Writers Is Important: http://ow.ly/ysvpY @JulieeJohnsonn
The irresistible rise of the short story: http://ow.ly/ysuZB @SamBaker
Successful Authors Don’t Keep Secrets: http://ow.ly/ysvh8 @AshKrafton
What Motivates The Bad Guy? http://ow.ly/ysuMD @mooderino
Co-Authoring a Book: http://ow.ly/ysv1s @AdriennGiordano
Become a Better Writer by Writing Daily: http://ow.ly/yswzN @danasitar
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: http://ow.ly/ysuKY @Kid_Lit
8 Great Writing Tools to Keep You Motivated to Write: http://ow.ly/ysv3e
Should Writers Compare Themselves to Other Writers? http://ow.ly/ysvxV @noveleditor
Is Your Book Market-Ready? http://ow.ly/ypDry @thecadencegrp
4 Ways to Add Caffeine to Your Story: http://ow.ly/ypEdJ @jodyhedlund
Sensory Description: Beyond the 5 Senses: http://ow.ly/ypDAg @amyjmcelroy
How to Sharpen Your Sentences: http://ow.ly/ypDjn @JenniWiltz
10 Tips For Authors Promoting Their Books Online: http://ow.ly/ypDTR @bang2write
The Importance of Sentence Structure: http://ow.ly/ypE29 @enderawiggin
5 Tips to Maximize Your Book’s Presence on Amazon: http://ow.ly/ypDwY @thecadencegrp
36 writing tips from Stephen King: http://ow.ly/ypDKs @whynotbooks
Underwriting Versus Overwriting: Just Write: http://ow.ly/ypDYg @SarahMMcCoy @writerunboxed
It’s The Best Time On Earth To Be A Writer: http://ow.ly/ypDa7 @jamesscottbell
How to fix flat characters: http://ow.ly/ypD6Y from Clever Girl Helps
Generating Conflict in a Story: http://ow.ly/ypDcj @shalvatzis
How to Write Anti-Heroes and Villains: http://ow.ly/ypEjw @Jackson_D_Chase
“Somebody Stole My Title!” http://ow.ly/ypDpA @HelenSedwick
Dos and Don’ts for Choosing a Title: http://ow.ly/ypDNN @byondpapr
Clean illegal images from your blog before it’s too late: http://ow.ly/ypDuR @HelenSedwick
Guest Blogging 101: http://ow.ly/ymVMU
How To Strike Creative Gold: http://ow.ly/ymVHz @writetodone
How to Plan a Novel without Actually Outlining: 3 Tips from @NathanBransford http://ow.ly/ymW5p for @annerallen
An examination of @HughHowey ‘s “State of Self-Publishing”: http://ow.ly/yIjVV @Porter_Anderson”
How to write a novel to an outline and still be creative: http://ow.ly/ymWfD @roz_morris
Telling The Tough Story: http://ow.ly/ymW8u @btmargins
Having trouble with ‘show, don’t tell?’ Use a Word macro: http://ow.ly/yH6wl @CKMacLeod
20 Killer Errors In Your Screenplay’s Scenes: http://ow.ly/ymWlU @bang2write
7 Reasons to Write the Ending First: http://ow.ly/ymWxE @writers_write
Consider cutting a paragraph before fighting to make it work: http://ow.ly/ymWoV @vgrefer
Don’t Take it Personally: http://ow.ly/ymWie @kcraftwriter
How to Write a Flat Character Arc: The 3rd Act: http://ow.ly/ymWa7 @KMWeiland
Crafting the Perfect Critique Sandwich: http://ow.ly/ymWvU @erin_bowman
4 Characteristics of Author Attitude and Why You Need Them: http://ow.ly/ymWrt @ninaamir
8 of the Best Screenwriting Forums and Message Boards: http://ow.ly/ymVZu @screencrafting
Fiction University: The Cathartic Novel – an Editor’s Perspective: http://ow.ly/ymWwZ
How technology rewrites literature: http://ow.ly/ymWdu @guardianbooks
5 storytelling techniques you can learn from good music: http://ow.ly/yBvPK @JonAcuff
Being Different is Not a Disorder: Embracing our Exceptionalities, Eccentricities and Sensitivities: http://ow.ly/yjRvi @DouglasEby
8 Things That Will Derail Your Writing Goals the Fastest: http://ow.ly/yjRso @ediemelson
Fear of Being Called a Fraud and Fear of Losing Your Creative Edge: http://ow.ly/yjRkp @JessBaverstock
Subjunctive Mood: http://ow.ly/yjRhk @CSLakin
How to format a script: the jargon explained http://ow.ly/yjQT1 @ideastap
The Top 10 Quotes About Coffee From Writers: http://ow.ly/yjQYH @writers_write
How Much Backstory Do We Really Need? http://ow.ly/yjRm8 @JonSprunk
#FutureChat recap: Can publishers compete with Amazon? http://ow.ly/yF6j7 @Porter_Anderson @TheFutureBook
#FutureChat recap: Can publishers compete with Amazon? http://ow.ly/yF6j7 @Porter_Anderson @TheFutureBook
Writers: How “Automatic” Pistols Really Work: http://ow.ly/yjRor @ACFirestone
Crash Course in The Basics of Writing: http://ow.ly/yjRg3 @KimberleyGLittl
Make Your Character Reactions Twice as Interesting: http://ow.ly/yjRA8 @KMWeiland
10 Reasons Why You Should Know How To Format Ebooks: http://ow.ly/yjQQE @kaitnolan
Removing the Creeps From Romance: http://ow.ly/yjQX4 @mythcreants
How to keep from getting stuck in Act Two: http://ow.ly/yjRCj @gointothestory
Superhero Nation: Learning Curves: An Alternative Approach to Superpower Limitation: http://ow.ly/yjRiX
The Dangers of Dialect: http://ow.ly/yjQRA @ava_jae
Zapping Those Crutch Words: http://ow.ly/yASpH @authorterryo
JK Rowling’s The Silkworm Shows What She Thinks of Publishing Industry | New Republic http://ow.ly/yCXrh @tnr
Beyond You’re vs. Your: A Grammar Cheat Sheet Even The Pros Can Use: http://ow.ly/yiKLL @hayley_mullen
Writing Real Characters Amid Horrible Violence: Tips from a True-Crime Writer: http://ow.ly/yD3WK @morsedan
5 mistakes writers make — writing tips from published authors: http://ow.ly/yiMof @MilaGrayBooks
The Hidden Power of Layering the Right Desires in Your Story: http://ow.ly/yCVYa @writingeekery
Most of the Stuff You Need to Know to Edit Your Manuscript: http://ow.ly/yiMcx @BillFerris
Working Strategies for Display Ads: http://ow.ly/yCVEe @SeeleyJamesAuth
7 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/yiMnm @AndrewLConn
151 must visit writing websites: http://ow.ly/yiMoX @nownovel
Freelance Writing–Secrets to a Query Letter That Sells: http://ow.ly/yiMBQ @hopeclark
What Makes a Great Editor?- NYTimes.com: http://ow.ly/yiKJY
Tools for Writers, reviews, how-to videos, and cheat sheets: http://ow.ly/yAS1C @ruthharrisbooks @annerallen
7 Ways to Grow Your Blog: http://ow.ly/yARHD @SusanKelley
Quick and easy promo from home: http://ow.ly/yiMkH @naturithomas
5 People Watching Tips: http://ow.ly/yASHd @jemifraser @WriteAngleBlog
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Try To Be Perfect: http://ow.ly/yiM9P @KathrynMaeglin
Screenwriting Article – The Exceptional Element: http://ow.ly/yhBMO @scriptshadow
9 Famous Authors Who Used Pen Names To Reinvent Themselves: http://ow.ly/yhBty @huffpost
Writing Basics: Exposition: http://ow.ly/yhChC @Janice_Hardy
The Atavist Is the Future of Storytelling: http://ow.ly/yhBIc @jillkrasny @inc
All the links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/yzRxz . All the links I’ve ever shared (searchable): writerskb.com .
6 Ways to Outline Your Novel Faster: http://ow.ly/yhBNv @KMWeiland
Creating A Creative Outline: http://ow.ly/yhBLU @woodwardkaren
The Art of the Short Story: http://ow.ly/yhBG4 @weifarer
Amazon–should we worry about its dominance in the marketplace? http://ow.ly/yOHjM @passivevoiceblg @Porter_Anderson
Some great links! No surprise Anne’s end up here every week.
Anne always has great stuff!
Elizabeth – Thanks, as always. So many interesting themes this time. I have to check the posts about titles, and I would like to learn how to do an Infographic. Oh, and basics about writing, too, to keep in mind. All very helpful!
The infographic one was pretty cool–seems easy to do. Thanks for coming by!
Wow, loved Joanna Penn’s interview with Bob Mayer. Thanks for these great links, Elizabeth!
That was a great interview, wasn’t it? Always interesting stuff from those two.
Good to see some of my go-to folks on this list like KM Weiland and Porter Anderson!
Patrick–They tend to show up on my round-up posts quite a lot. :) Hope you have a great week, Patrick.
I found 11 Questions for Crafting a Fiction Pitch, especially since I’m working on a pitch right now. Thanks!
Max–So glad you found it helpful! And good luck with that pitch.
Great list – off to check out the one on generating conflict – always an area of need for me!
(thanks for including my post too!)
Jemi–Thanks for coming by!