by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Avoid these Common Article-Writing Mistakes: @LoriHatcher2 @A3writers
- Interview Transcription: Is Software the Answer? @AnneJanzer
- How to Sell Ebooks on Amazon: 7 Tips For Making Money as An Author: @ReedsyHQ
- What’s the Primary Environment of Your Book–Physically, Emotionally, Intellectually, Spiritually? And Why Does It Matter? @writeabook
- How to use simple psychology and basic common sense to sell more books: @sugarbeatbc @annerallen
- Is Copyright Broken? Artificial Intelligence and Author Copyright: @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn @IndieAuthorALLI
- Frankfurt Book Fair Pivots to a Digital Show in 2020: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- The British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize Announces 2020 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @BritishAcademy_ @TanyaTalaga @charleskingdc @HazelCarby @PriyamvadaGopal
- Juergen Boos: Frankfurt Book Fair Cancellation of 2020 Physical Exhibition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- International Publishers Association Announces Jakarta Its 33rd Congress City: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishers
- 2020 Literarian Award Given Posthumously to Carolyn Reidy: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Maggie O’Farrell Wins the UK’s 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @WomensPrize @pubperspectives
- 10 of the best novels set in Germany – that will take you there: by Paul Sullivan @GuardianBooks
- Still stuck at home? Read these 7 books in which . . . very little happens. @augiewatts @lithub
- 8 Books About Cross-Generational Friendships: @DianeZinna @ElectricLit
- Poets of Color: A Required Reading List: @LittleInfinite
- Tips for Better Essays: by Charity Singleton Craig @tspoetry
- Stop Zooming, Start Writing: by A.J. Ogilvie @ProWritingAid
- The Happiness of Writing Stories: @Peter_Rey_
- Knowing what to say as a writer: @pubcoach
- “Why I’m writing this on a treadmill”: @pubcoach
- Airplane mode to stay grounded: @austinkleon
- Back to Basics: 6 Methods to Right-Size Your Next Writing Project: @annkroeker
- Channel Your Inner Creative Badass: @JennyHansenCA
- How to Stay Productive Working From Home: @dkparsonswriter
- When to end a series? Thoughts from various mystery writers: @MargotKinberg
- Should You Keep Working on a Writing Project If You Think It’s Terrible? @MegDowell
- How to Fight Burnout, With Writer Anne Helen Petersen: @lifehacker
- Pens, Ranked: @BillFerris @WriterUnboxed
- Book Length for Mysteries: @MargotKinberg
- Rethinking the Meaning of “Border Noir”: @getalex @CrimeReads
- Crime Writing: Who’s In Charge Here? The Who, What, Where, Of Police Jurisdiction: @MickiBrowning @WomenWriters
- Ambition as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Cultural Differences in City vs Rural Living as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Sibling Relationships as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Mystery Series that Ended After Just a Few Books: @MargotKinberg
- Crime Writing: The Survivors: After The Death Notice: @LeeLofland
- Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest: Lady Bird: @CockeyedCaravan
- 5 Screenwriting Secrets in Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest: @scriptsleuth
- Marketing tips for reaching your first readers: @DavidGaughran @NathanBransford
- 4 Book Marketing Mistakes to Avoid in 2020: @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG
- How 1 Writer Made More Money with a Free First-in-Series Book: @LEWilsonAuthor @BookBub
- How to Develop an E-Book Marketing Plan: @mike54martin
- PEN America Names Ayad Akhtar Its Next President: @Porter_Anderson @ayadakhtar @PENamerica @pubperspectives
- AAP’s StatShot: US Trade Books Up 17.9 Percent in July, Year Over Year: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish @pubperspectives
- International Insights: Amazon: @thenewpubstd @IndieAuthorALLI
- Italian Publishers: Small-Press Aid From Rome, Solidarity With Frankfurt: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Roundup: The Frankfurt-Bound Rights World Revs Up: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Combining serif and sans serif fonts to improve your book design: @BookDesignBook
- “Cover Design Mistakes I Made and How You Can Avoid Them”: @NehaYazmin
- First Page Critique: Making UsCare About A Guy Going Bad: by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthors
- Help the reader get their bearings: @NathanBransford
- 10 Ways NOT to Start Your Novel: @MegLaTorre @iWriterly
- How Do Authors Create Characters? @Julie_Klassen
- Tips for Creating Believable Characters: by Yen Cabag @TCKPublishing
- Using Personality Types to Create Characters: @Weifarer
- A Good Plot Is Made Out of Two Things: @charliejane @tordotcom
- 10 Tips for Irresistible Writing: @KatyKauffman28 @EdieMelson
- Story Surprises and Revelations: @davidfarland
- Why Storytellers Fail at Grimdark and How to Fix It: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- Writing About Characters with Disabilities: @rj_anderson @GoTeenWriters
- Character vs Plot-Driven Stories: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
- 3 Ways You Can Edit Your Manuscript With an Editing Tool: @HayleyMilliman @thewritelife
- On Applying Edits: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor
- Before and After: Authors’ Manuscripts: @thenovelry
- Catching Echoes in Your Writing: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- The Power of the Writer’s Descriptive Eye: @CindyDevoted @EdieMelson
- Setting a Story in an Actual Place: @diannmills @SouthrnWritrMag
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Thanks for including the IWSG article this week.
Another great post from the IWSG!
Some great links here, Elizabeth (and thanks for including my stuff, too)! One set of links that interests me is the group focused on conferences. So many changes have to be made these days, and that means a whole new world when it comes to going to/presenting at/selling books at conferences. It’s good to know how to negotiate those new waters.
So glad you’re back writing mystery-related posts, Margot!
Conferences are so different right now. The nice thing is that I think there might be many different speakers with different perspectives now…speakers who weren’t able to travel to the sites previously and now are able to Zoom in.