by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Have a great week!
Sound in Novels: http://dld.bz/de759 @livewritethrive
Writing combat in fantasy–10 tips: http://dld.bz/de75M @fantasy_faction
5 tips on writing outside your genre: http://dld.bz/de75X @LeagueWriters
The Myth of Daily Word Count: http://dld.bz/cY5V9 @cerebralgrump
Emotional Barriers in Fiction: Intro to Emotional Channels : http://dld.bz/cY5TS @NakedEditor
Write the story you want to read: http://dld.bz/de76y @BonnieGrove
How to keep rejection letters in perspective: http://dld.bz/deApn @KarenCV
11 Ways to Doom Your Freelance Writing Career: http://dld.bz/deApr
Why Every Writer Should Join a Writing Group: http://dld.bz/de4ns @writersedit
Myth–to sell, you must write what’s hot: http://dld.bz/de3pe @deanwesleysmith
4 Key Book Publishing Paths: http://dld.bz/cU564 @janefriedman
2014 Writing Progress Spreadsheet: http://dld.bz/dezXh @jamieraintree
Inside stories of memorable children’s books: http://dld.bz/deu5M @PublishersWkly
“Every scene should advance the story”: http://dld.bz/deApy @gointothestory
Twisting your plot: http://dld.bz/deAp7
Tips For Marketing Your Novel On Amazon: http://dld.bz/deAp9 @chgriffinauthor
Two books that help with the drafting and revision processes: http://dld.bz/deApG @jamigold @beccapuglisi
Dear Video Game Developers, Hire Real Writers: http://dld.bz/deApK @DragonsRDelish
5 Things to Know: http://dld.bz/deAqa @sfwa
The Wide Margin: Tell the Cat to Beat It: http://dld.bz/deAqf @scriptmag @KDelin
Formatting chapter titles and numbers: http://dld.bz/deAqk
On Writing Characters Who are Nothing Like You: http://dld.bz/deAqp @ava_jae
12 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events: http://dld.bz/deAqr @wherewriterswin
3 skills to make it in publishing: http://dld.bz/deAqv @forbes
“Minimum words, maximum impact”: http://dld.bz/deAqy @gointothestory
Cataloguing Your Influences: http://dld.bz/deAq3 @chris_shultz81
Growing a thick skin: http://dld.bz/deAq9 @womenwriters @katelaity
How writing affects our brain: http://dld.bz/deAsk @Sibbyy
Writing books that sell themselves: http://dld.bz/cY5VW
The Editing Hit List: http://dld.bz/deAs9 @JoshuaEssoe
14 Simple Steps To Ensure Success With Your Writing for the Next 12 Months: http://dld.bz/deAsC @nickdaws
3 Ways Commuting Can Enhance your Creativity: http://dld.bz/deAsU @nicolegulotta
“Test your story concept”: http://dld.bz/deAtm @gointothestory
Which profession drinks the most coffee? http://dld.bz/deAtv @ruethedayblog
Script To Screen: “Adaptation”: http://dld.bz/deAt3 @gointothestory
The Everyday Author’s Guide to Establishing a Book Marketing Plan: http://dld.bz/deAtK @TMRadcliffe
This is How Huge Door-stopper Fantasy Novels Get Made: http://dld.bz/deMuW @tordotcom
14 things a screenwriter learned pitching in Hollywood: http://dld.bz/deMuX @TIMJOHN1
Think Bigger About Your Nonfiction Book or Writing Business: http://dld.bz/deMva @schwerdtfeger
Elmore Leonard on the Mortal Sin of Dialogue Tags: http://dld.bz/deMvk
Write Outside The Lines of Your Book: http://dld.bz/de74c @JosinMcQuein
Are self-published Authors guilty of sabotaging their trade? http://dld.bz/deMv3 @twelvedaysjade
Not all small presses are equal: http://dld.bz/deMv8 @author_sullivan
Omnipotence is Impotence: Or Why Control Freaks Make Poor Fantasy Writers: http://dld.bz/deMvW
10 things that fuel 1 writer’s obsession with a story: http://dld.bz/deMwk @mythicscribes
Too much vertical space in your manuscript? http://dld.bz/deMwM
Is Gaming Bad for Fiction Writers? http://dld.bz/deMwW @daycathy
Author website tip: keep your homepage simple: http://dld.bz/deMxf @bookgal
The bookselling brain: http://dld.bz/deMxz @thefuturebook
How Catching Fire Fixed All the Worst Mistakes The Hunger Games Made: http://dld.bz/deMx3 @io9
Tax tips for freelancers: is it a business or a hobby? http://dld.bz/deNSt @lizstrauss
Have You Thanked Your Readers Lately? http://dld.bz/deNSB @loriculwell
Death and the Self-Pubbed Writer: http://dld.bz/deNSQ @JAKonrath
Script Symbology: Symbol Systems: http://dld.bz/deNTd @scriptmag
The Difference Between Presume and Assume: http://dld.bz/deNTr @epbure
Fan Fiction: The Next Great Literature? http://dld.bz/deNTx @pacificstand
Time Block Projects to Stay Focused and Motivated: http://dld.bz/deNTG @RealLifeE @CreativityPost
5 tips for writers from author Paul Harding: http://dld.bz/deNTQ @PublishersWkly
1st draft blues: http://dld.bz/deNTU
How to Practice Writing Every Day: http://dld.bz/dePB3 @WritingForward
8 ways to rev those writing engines: http://dld.bz/dePBC @JordanMcCollum
10 Key Terms That Will Help You Appreciate Fantasy Literature: http://dld.bz/dePBH @io9
“Each scene must be a drama in itself”: http://dld.bz/dePEr @gointothestory
The helpful reader–discoverability: http://dld.bz/dePE6 @kristinerusch
How The Maltese Falcon inspired film noir: http://dld.bz/dePFh @Willjhodgkinson
Don’t Fall For Vanity Radio: http://dld.bz/dePFr @victoriastrauss
“25 Reasons I’m Not a Writer”: http://dld.bz/dePGa @jdiddyesquire
11 Ways to Level Up Your Writing: http://dld.bz/dePGm @DelilahSDawson
Outlining A Story: When Advice Differs: http://dld.bz/dePGv @randysusanmeyer
Writing in the internet era: http://dld.bz/dePGJ @therejectionist @nathanbransford
Meet my metaphor: http://dld.bz/dePGP @pageturner
Should Readers Be Able to Modify Book Content? http://dld.bz/deSuV @BooksAndPals
Keep a Personal Account of Your Progress: http://dld.bz/deSvb
The Tricky Art of Pacing: http://dld.bz/deSvc @beccapuglisi
26 of Noah Webster’s Spelling Changes That Didn’t Catch On: http://dld.bz/deSvh @mental_floss @ArikaOkrent
Worldbuilding: Rituals for the Dead: http://dld.bz/deSvx @marshallmaresca
Your Novel’s Timeline: http://dld.bz/deSv2 @lindasclare
5 Budgeting Tips for Freelancers Living on an Inconsistent Income: http://dld.bz/deSv4 @UrbanMuseWriter
Your Individuality is Your Greatest Asset: Writing and Marketing as You: http://dld.bz/deSvQ @cateartios
Helpful Definitions for Modern Authors: http://dld.bz/deSvV @nytimes
63 Character Emotions to Explore: http://dld.bz/cMCTj @fictionnotes
A 4-step process for goal-setting for writers: http://dld.bz/deZSY @nickdaws
14 Publishing Predictions for 2014: http://dld.bz/deZTd @authormedia
2013 TED Presentations from Writers: http://dld.bz/deZTe @galleycat
How to Keep Your Writing Going for All of 2014: http://dld.bz/deZTg @deanwesleysmith
29 Plot Templates: http://dld.bz/deZTn @fictionnotes
Is Your New Year’s Resolution Killing Your Writing? http://dld.bz/deZTp @jacobkrueger
Writing resolutions–2014 and beyond: http://dld.bz/deZTu {lang} @chuckwendig
3 tips to meet our goals in 2014: http://dld.bz/dfb7w
The search engine for writers: writerskb.com @hiveword
2014 resolutions–restoring emphasis on content instead of word count: http://dld.bz/dfduH @Porter_Anderson @DonMaass @chuckwendig
Tips for young writers: http://dld.bz/dfhsK @aidylEwoh
804 SF themes, motifs, and terminology: http://dld.bz/dfb8x @SFEncyclopedia @john_clute
The psychological progression of story: http://dld.bz/dfgkJ @camillelaguire
Examples of standalone mysteries in crime fiction: http://dld.bz/dfnPm @mkinberg
Elizabeth – Thanks as ever for these links. So much to like here. I like the idea of keeping a personal account of progress; I’ll have to check that one out and about half a dozen others, too…
Margot–Hope you find something useful here!
Some good ones today!
Thanks, Alex!
Wow! Thanks for sharing…
Thanks for coming by, Angela.
Awesome! Thank you.
Happy 2014, Clarissa!
Great collection here – off to check out the one on memorable children’s books – there are so many good ones! :)
Jemi–That was a fun article, I thought.
Writing books that sell themselves? Yes please!
Diane–That’s what I say!
Great list! I’ve bookmarked the post so I can go through each of them. Thanks! :)
Gosh, I’ve missed getting these posts. So glad I’m getting this via email again. Thanks, Elizabeth!
These links are enormously helpful and informative, Elizabeth! Thank you!