by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- How to Find a Children’s Book Editor in 6 Simple Steps: @ReedsyHQ
- Evaluate Your Work Week Every Friday: @WritersCoach
- Don’t Do What I Did: Mistakes in Indie Publishing: @itshelendarling @DIYMFA
- Using book titles to establish a brand: @mlouisalocke
- The Indie Author’s Guide to Managing Plagiarism: @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI
- Fool Me Twice: How Victims of Vanity Presses Become Repeat Victims: @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Become a Novelist (With Tips from Famous Authors) : @ReedsyHQ
- Advice to New Writers: @mike54martin
- I.T. Experts as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Why Shirley Jackson Is Everyone’s New Favorite Author: @KristopherJans @ElectricLit
- “On the Beach”: On the Resolute Nihilism of a True End Times Classic: @LiamPieper @lithub
- Gatekeepers as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Black Book Clubs, From Oprah to Noname: @iman_stevenson @nytimes
- 5 Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Stories by African Authors: by Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald @tordotcom
- 4 (Not So) Silly Writing Tips to Get Words on Paper: by Sandra Wendel @JaneFriedman
- Consistency in Routine: It’s True What They Say: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting
- How I’m getting out of a writing slump: @DanBlank
- Unlock Writer’s Block: @61647Edge @FloridaWriters1
- Before Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak was an incredible toy maker: @augiewatts @lithub
- How to Write (or Not Write) about the Pandemic: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors
- Conquering Fear In 10 Minutes: @10minnovelist
- 5 Ways to be More Comfortable When You Write: @10minnovelist
- Ready to Pursue Your Writing Dream? Maybe Not: @JanalynVoigt
- Overcoming fears, discovering nature … what writers have learned from lockdown: @GuardianBooks
- How Writers Can Benefit from a Sense of Purpose and Routine: @LiveWriteThrive @ToriEldridge
- 15 Writing Habits for Author Success: @WrittenWordM
- How 10 Minute Novelists Invest In Themselves: @10minnovelist
- Regarding Privilege, Empathy, and Voice: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
- Gore Vidal mastered the art of the burn: @augiewatts @lithub
- Why Writers Must Make Mistakes: @MegDowell
- Bringing Stories to Life: The World of Science Fiction and Fantasy Model Building: by Alan Brown @tordotcom
- The Genre Quiz: @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthors
- How to write a military story that sells: @LouiseHarnby
- Should Your Crime Novel Be Set in a Real Place or a Fictional One? @WriteAngie @CrimeReads
- Crime Writing: A Day in the Life of a Coroner: @GarryRodgers1 @killzoneauthors
- Cats and Cozy Mysteries, The Purr-fect Combination: @leighanndobbs @CrimeReads
- Dublin: A City of Books, and a City With a Serious Crime Fiction Tradition: @chinarhyming @CrimeReads
- You Know You’re a Crime Writer If … @LeeLofland
- Helpful Resources For Mystery/Suspense/thriller Writers: @lorettajeidson @A3writers
- How Do You Know If Your Book Is “Worth” Editing? @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
- Nigel Roby Sells the UK’s ‘The Bookseller’ to Stage Media Company: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How To Write Characters Who Actually Like Each Other: @standoutbooks
- Making Characters Count: by Elaine Viets @killzoneauthors
- Wounds: Unforgettable Characters are Fashioned from Broken Pieces: @KristenLambTX
- The 8 C’s of Character Development: @JennyHansenCA
- How to Characterize: @jamesscottbell
- 3 Ways to Differentiate Your Characters: @sacha_black
- Unintentional Story Issues, And How To Fix Them: @KMAllan_writer
- Top Five Mistakes New Authors Make and How to Avoid Them: @HowellWave
- 5 Elements of a Resonant Closing Line: @KMWeiland
- Advanced Storytelling Techniques: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor
- How to Apply the Principles of Fast Learning to Become a Better Writer: @RafalReyzer @TheRyanLanz
- Does Your Story Really Need That Extra POV Character? @KMWeiland
- The climax should resolve your character’s desires: @NathanBransford
- The Quest in the Quest: @DonMaass @WriterUnboxed
- Visualize Your Novel: Storyboarding: @SurfCityJames
- Plotting: Building at Novel-Scale: @emma_darwin
- When, Where, Why, and How To Use Block Quotes and Ellipses: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- Treat Adverbs Fairly: @DLoock
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I always learn something new from these links, Elizabeth, so thanks for all the work curating them. The one I was really thinking about this time is writing about the pandemic. It’s certainly a very real part of our lives, but whether/how to integrate it in writing is a complex question, and I was just e-talking about it the other day with some fellow writers. I’m glad you picked that question up – it’s really worth thinking about it.
I have ignored it so far in the books I’ve written this year, ha. Thought it might date the book later and also wondered if people might want a break from it in their reading, if not their lives. But I’m sort of conflicted on it, too. It was a good post to read as I wrangle with it. :)
Saw a new to me site I need to check out!
Hope it’s helpful, Alex!
I demand that Pasha be added to the “Cats and Cozies” article! :)
Ha! Yes, Pasha was rather miffed at that. She thinks of herself as Myrtle’s bodyguard. :)