by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Make a writing career out of your hobby or day job: @Roz_Morris
- How To Sell Your Books In Bulk And Make More Money As An Author: @wealthy_barber @thecreativepenn
- How to Get Book Blurbs: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor
- How to Find a Poetry Editor in 5 Essential Steps: @ReedsyHQ
- How to Survive Your First Year as a Full-Time Author: @sacha_black @IndieAuthorALLI
- Programming Opens Today from Madrid’s Readmagine and Paris’ EDRLab: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Submissions for 2021: @Porter_Anderson
- Hay Festival Serves 490,000 Streams; Costa Awards Open for Entries: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- PEN America: Chinese Essayist Xu Zhiyong Wins Barbey/Freedom To Write Award: @Porter_Anderson @PENamerica @pubperspectives
- Time to Write: 3 Ways To Prime the Pump: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting
- Inspiration Boards: @MarciaMeara @StoryEmpire
- Mythic Storytelling: Five Books on Tarot for Writers: @MelanieMarttila @DIYMFA
- A Podcast for Agatha Christie Fans: @allaboutthedame h/t @JaneFriedman
- Use The Story Grid Scene Analysis Template to Read With Purpose: @abigailkperry @DIYMFA
- Sleeps With Monsters: What to Read When the Whole World’s Falling Apart: @hawkwing_lb @tordotcom
- How Pop Culture Got It Wrong With Dissociative Identity Disorder: @meifung100 @CrimeReads
- Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs: @Michaelakahn @CrimeReads
- Reading Like a Writer: @emma_darwin
- All the Things You’ll Worry About: The Blank Page: @MegDowell
- 10 Things Writers Should Say to Each Other More Often: @MegDowell
- Spot Your Habits and Build Your Skills: @ProWritingAid @DIYMFA
- 10 Ways to Support Your Writing Career, Even When You’re Not Writing: @aprildavila
- How to calm your anxiety (so you can write again): @pubcoach
- Writing Things You’ll Never Publish Isn’t Wasteful — It’s Essential: @MegDowell
- No pubs, no kissing, no flying: how Covid-19 is forcing authors to change their novels: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
- The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual: @amitavakumar @lithub
- The Myth of Perfect Writing Locations: @eawright @WomenWriters
- 5 Ways to Support an Author’s New Book: @tmtysinger
- Why Does Writing Matter? Why You Should Write When You Worry it Doesn’t: by Sue Weems @write_practice
- The Importance of Fluidity for Writers: @nancyjcohen @FloridaWriters1
- Coming Up With Ideas Is the Easy Part: @MegDowell
- 10 Things That Will Probably Tempt You to Quit Writing: @MegDowell
- World Shift in Publishing: @johnpwriter
- You’ll Do Your Best and Worst Writing When You Dare to Improvise: @MegDowell
- What is writing talent? A bookseller and author-publisher discuss: @Roz_Morris
- How to continue working from home: @pubcoach
- So Much Time, So Little Writing: @Peter_Rey_
- Write through the Crisis: Journal to Improve Your Health: @SamanthaShad @FloridaWriters1
- Processing Your Process: @PhilAthans
- The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts: @SaraJFoster @CrimeReads
- An 18-Step Guide to Homicide Investigations: @LeeLofland
- Script Analysis: “Joker” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
- How Screenwriters Can Benefit From The Rule Of Three: @marksevi @CreativeScreen
- How to Not Waste Your Valuable Time When Submitting Guest Blog Posts: @ThDigitalReader
- Interview with Online Book Tour Organizer Mason Canyon: @MCBookTours @yolandarenee
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- Writing Effective Calls-to-Action: Tips for Authors to Convert Readers: @TakticalDigital @IngramSpark
- 8 Things to Get Your Book Noticed on Amazon: @Bookgal
- Lulu Publishing Review: READ THIS Before You Use Them: @ReedsyHQ
- AAP Member-Publishers File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Internet Archive: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish @PublishersAssoc @mariraz @pubperspectives
- “The effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 may serve as an accelerant to trends already spotted before the outbreaks”: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart @pubperspectives
- Rights Roundup: New Titles Entering the International Marketplace: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Coronavirus Worklife: Canada’s Kids Can Press Launches ‘CitizenKid: Earth Comes First’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @KidsCanPress
- Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Coronavirus Impact: Singapore Book Council Opens an Illustrators’ Gallery: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Moscow School of Publishing: This Year a Digital Seminar Program: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 5 Reasons to Submit Your Work Now: @victoria_grif7
- How to Make Your Query Letter Stand Out: 10 Tips: @RedPenKaitlyn @MegLaTorreTwitter
- Character Archetypes: “The Wizard of Oz”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Tips for character development: from Just a Writing Aid
- Character Internalization: To Italicize or Not to Italicize? @JamiGold
- Pros and Cons of Studying the Writing Craft: @Janice_Hardy
- Writing Character Gestures: @Lindasclare
- Tips for writing political conversations and courtroom drama without being boring: from Stet Comma
- Exploring the Four Types of Portal Narratives: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Storytelling Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and “Literary” Past Tense: @JamiGold
- When Superheroes Use Finesse Rather Than Fists to Save the Day: @OBrianGunn @tordotcom
- 5 Dramatic Techniques to Transform Your Writing: @Nicholas_Rossis
- Killing off characters: the shoulds and shouldn’ts: @AuthorMarilene
- Escape Generic Storytelling by Asking “Why?”: @JamiGold
- What’s at Stake in Your Novel? @JillCaugherty @WomenWriters
- How to Rescue an Endangered Book and Restore Your Author Mojo: @RuthHarrisBooks
- 10 ways to proofread your own writing: @LouiseHarnby
- Writing Tips: How To Craft A Compelling Scene: @rosieoneilluk @thecreativepenn
- 5 Questions to Ask for Stronger Scenes: @Janice_Hardy
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A lot of creativity this past week!
Yes indeed! Hope you have a great week, Alex!
As always, these are great links, Elizabeth. Funny you’d have one about translating work. I’ve been thinking for a while that I would like to look into that more. It’s a big decision, and there are lots of logistics to it, but it sounds like a solid move to make. Hm….
I wish I could say the process was easier than it is! There are several platforms out there, Babelcube being the best known. It may even be best that writers find a compatible translator through the sites and then use a service like Bundlerabbit to distribute royalties.
Wow, is Lulu still around? Definitely don’t use them.
I was surprised, too! Haven’t heard much about them for years. Reedsy wasn’t keen on them either.
So many great links, essays, what a creative month!
Thank you, Elizabeth
Maxine x
Thanks for coming by, Maxine!