by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Authors release their figures to illustrate pay disparities in the industry:
- Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Vanity Presses: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI
- 8 Ways to Sell Self-Published Books Locally: @Bookgal
- Calculate Your Author Royalties Faster and Easier: @MichaelLaRonn
- Why Reading Bad Prose Can Make You a Better Writer: @lqtang @ReedsyHQ @A3writers
- Seven Fictional Con Artists and the Communities They Swindled: by Steven Wright @CrimeReads
- 8 Stories You Don’t Have to Understand to Enjoy: @use_theforce_em @tordotcom
- Six Stunning Fantasies for Nature Lovers: @EmilyBeeMartin @tordotcom
- 35 books about race, recommended by black Portland writers: @ORAmyW @Oregonian
- 10 Must-Read Crime-Fighting Duos: @Darynda @CrimeReads
- 7 Transformational Books to Read in Your Treehouse: by Jonathan Stone @CrimeReads
- 24 New and Forthcoming Books That Celebrate Black Lives: @jbakernyc @ElectricLit
- Twelve books that give context to current protests [reading list]: @OUPAcademic
- 5 Books by Black Authors to Read Today: by Alice Sudlow @write_practice
- Must-Haves for 10 Minute Novelists: @10minnovelist
- 10 Ways To Write 1000 Words By 9AM: by Rafal Reyzer @Bang2write
- How to Get Some Writing Done: Discipline vs. Enthusiasm: @KMWeiland
- 7 step training plan for running a personal writing sprint: @beprolifiko
- 10 Ways to Keep Writing When You’d Much Rather Do Other Things: @MegDowell
- How to Organize Your Home Office: @rondakaysen @michellehiggins @lithub
- Productivity vs. Chaos: How to Hit a Balance: @cathyyardley @WriterUnboxed
- Concentration: 22 ways to help you focus on writing: @wearearticulate
- Stay-at-Home Tips & Apps for Maintaining (Some) Sanity: @RoniLoren
- 12 Simple Strategies for Writing While Anxious: @MegDowell
- How to Boost Focus ahead of a Writing Session: by Rosie O’Neill @LiveWriteThrive
- What Does it Take to Be a Writer? 4 Traits You’ll Need to Succeed: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
- Preparing to Write a Book is like Preparing to Cross An Ocean Alone: @readallday @WomenWriters
- Being productive can be self-care: @NathanBransford
- Dismantling the Stigma of Mental Illness: @jeffgarvinbooks @DIYMFA
- Find What You Need and Write What You Can: @annkroeker
- Jericho Brown and Nikky Finney on Black Lives Matter and Bearing Witness: @jerichobrown @lithub
- Ten Publishing Things That Will Never Be The Same: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives
- Coronavirus Impact: Scholastic Adjusts Its Summer Reading Program: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Coronavirus Worklife: Midas PR’s Jason Bartholomew: After the ‘Blind Panic’: @Porter_Anderson @jaysambart @pubperspectives
- US ‘Publishing Day of Action’ Calls Out Book Industry’s Racial Disparities: @Porter_Anderson @VersoBooks @adevries18 @meg_r @LEEandLOW @rgay @pubperspectives
- Black British authors top UK book charts in wake of BLM protests: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
- #PublishingPaidMe reveals stark disparities between payment of white writers and writers of color: @JonnyDiamond @jesmimi @nkjemisin @lithub
- Not Until We Get a Turn: Retellings, Tropes, and Who Gets To Tell Stories: @KalynnBayron @tordotcom
- Publishing has ignored and pigeonholed black authors for too long: by Magdalene Abraha @GuardianBooks
- Coronavirus Worklife: Rakuten Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn: Lessons from the Contagion: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @mtamblyn @kobo
- Coronavirus: Bodour Al Qasimi Opens Emirates Publishers Emergency Fund: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @pubperspectives
- In Istanbul: A New Illustration Agency Focused on Timely ‘Book Projects’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers April 2020: A Watchful Market, a Reawakening Chart: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How Not to Write a Book about a Minority Experience: @tajjaisen @walrusmagazine
- Opinion | How White Crime Writers Justified Police Brutality: @johnsfram @nytopinion
- What’s a Chapter? And How Long Should it Be? By Dario Ciriello
- Two ways to add emotional weight to your stories: @MBjorkWrites
- Is Relatability Actually Important? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Storytelling Lessons in 60 Seconds or Less: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Are Writers Being Taught To “Dumb-Down” Their Technique For The Reader? @marionatpath @WomenWriters
- Storytelling for Authors: @YvonneOrtega1 @EdieMelson
- Lyrical Writing: 5 Tips for Crafting Richer Prose: @nownovel
- What Authors Need To Know About Writing Brits: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
- How to avoid Sagging-Middle Syndrome: @AuthorMarilene
- Is “Show, Don’t Tell” the Most Despicable Writing Advice Ever? @lisadaily
- 7 Mistakes to Weed Out When Editing Your Writing: @DaveChesson @IndieReader
- Tips for Reviving an Abandoned Project: @mindofkyleam @ProWritingAid
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Thanks for including the IWSG post!
Another great post from the IWSG!
There’s a lot about publishing that’s going to be different now, plus a lot about marketing.
Definitely! I’m curious to see how it all pans out.
Some great links here, as always! Thanks, Elizabeth. The one that caught my eye this time was getting ready for MS comments. I’m working on a manuscript right now, and it’ll then go to my beta readers, who are great at commenting and offering good suggestions. But I do have to be ready, and it makes sense to be prepared. You can learn more from the comments that way.
That’s so true, Margot. That’s exciting that your manuscript is getting that far along!
As always, you have so many links to articles that sound interesting. Thanks!
Fabulous resources!
Thanks so much!