by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Clean Your Desk for Productivity (but Keep It Messy for Creativity): http://ow.ly/zpSju @99u
Name generators: http://ow.ly/zpQAb From Clever Girl Helps
Book Marketing with Videos: http://ow.ly/zpQmO @trainingauthors @KatieDavisBurps
Copyright Warnings – Hold Onto Your Rights: http://ow.ly/zpZHX @susanspann
5 Tips for Writing a Powerful Short Story: http://ow.ly/zpZMU @FaberAcademy
Horror Clichés in need of an Exorcism: http://ow.ly/zpZqt @DrewChial
An agent’s advice on tapping industry connections to find an agent: http://ow.ly/zq0eT @Janet_Reid
7 industry experts weigh in on author platforms and branding: http://ow.ly/zBk17 @Janefriedman @scratch_mag
4 Things Writers Should Know About Beta Readers: http://ow.ly/zpXHL @NatRusso
Writing an Action Scene? 5 Ways to Add More Punch to Your Novel http://ow.ly/zpXVF @hughosmith
Author Directory Sites: The Complete List: http://ow.ly/zpYIV @selfpubreview
8 Techniques To Up The Drama Factor In Your Short Stories: http://ow.ly/zpZRo @writersrelief
350 Character Traits: http://ow.ly/zpYe5 @amandaonwriting
Self-aware vs self-absorbed narration in travel writing: http://ow.ly/zpXoA @MatadorNetwork
How Not to Start a Novel: 4 Things to Avoid on Page 1: http://ow.ly/zpYoH @janice_hardy for @annerallen
5 Scene Pacing Tips: http://ow.ly/zq01s @SKouguell
Why Most Authors Should Not Have Social Media Accounts for Their Books: http://ow.ly/zpYEc @DanielDecker
Should crime authors mix fact and fiction? http://ow.ly/zpY6x @musiciany
20 Hollywoodian Clichés to Ban From Your Script: http://ow.ly/zpX6J @Mentorless
How to Write a Negative Character Arc: The Second Act: http://ow.ly/zpXZp @KMWeiland
On Writing Practice Novels: http://ow.ly/ztkN6 @ava_jae
Staying Motivated During the Tough Times: http://ow.ly/ztkTN @stdennard
7 Things To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Writing: http://ow.ly/ztmCe @writing_tips
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Stephen King: http://ow.ly/ztke3 @entmagazine
How to Write a Historical Fiction Young Adult Novel: http://ow.ly/ztm6X @ShanonHitchcock
Character Talent & Skills Thesaurus Entries: http://ow.ly/ztmA6 @angelaackerman
Writing Residency 101: What They Are and How to Get One: http://ow.ly/ztlvp @WindyLynnHarris
Test Your Story’s Opening Line: http://ow.ly/ztm5a @SueColetta1
Why Transmedia Storytelling Engages Young People: http://ow.ly/zpSEL @cherylrwrites
5 Conversation-Starting Questions to Ask Writers: http://ow.ly/zpSwu @StacyEnnis
4 Characteristics of Author Attitude and Why You Need Them: http://ow.ly/zpTYj @ninaamir
Structuring a Novel: The Life Changer: http://ow.ly/zpTTb @CalebPirtle
Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: A Way with Animals: http://ow.ly/zpPff @beccapuglisi
Fearlessness in creativity is a myth: http://ow.ly/zpSpl @jonwilkening
Sharing content more than once on social media: http://ow.ly/zpPzc @wherewriterswin
Admin Assistants in Crime Fiction: http://ow.ly/zA6LD @mkinberg
Amazon Adds Pricing Suggestions to KDP: http://ow.ly/zA49z @thDigitalReader
Making Your Home Page Stand Out: http://ow.ly/zpSPs @SusanGilbert
Comment Etiquette: http://ow.ly/zpQFH @writing_tips
5 stellar grammar sites for writers: http://ow.ly/zpPbF @junglereds
10 Common Types of Writer’s Block: http://ow.ly/zpRXB @gointothestory
5 Ways to Write Anti-Heroes Your Readers Won’t Want To Kill: http://ow.ly/zpU4y
7 Steps to Editing Like a Master: http://ow.ly/zn3SL @beccaquibbles
Describing the protagonist when you’re writing in first person: http://ow.ly/zn4eB From Clever Girl Helps
Pros and Cons of Writing in First Person: http://ow.ly/zn4Ep
How Movie Trailers Can Help You Write Better Query Letters: http://ow.ly/zn3ON @janice_hardy
On Writing Flashbacks: http://ow.ly/zn3PX @ava_jae
10 Steps To Provide a Helpful Critique: http://ow.ly/zn3HA @Shirl_Corder
Writing Strong Transitions: http://ow.ly/zn3Nw @writeabook
Queries–nudging etiquette: http://ow.ly/zn3UE @atrueblood5
26 Of The Greatest Book Dedications: http://ow.ly/zn4yk @JoBarrow
Great Character: Mr. White (“Reservoir Dogs”): http://ow.ly/zn42c @gointothestory
A Helpful Way to Determine When Not to Use “Whom”: http://ow.ly/zn3IR @CSLakin
Write What You Love and Stay True To Your Passion: http://ow.ly/zn3Ma @KALongshore
The shape-shifting factor in publishing: subscriptions: http://ow.ly/zwjjD @Porter_Anderson @TheFutureBook
Reevaluating, Reorganizing & Recommitting to Your Goals: http://ow.ly/zn3wo @KelliAnnMorgan
What does it take to create a regency romance? http://ow.ly/zn3so @EmbracingRomanc @authorJessicaJ
5 Ways to Add Conflict to Your Story: http://ow.ly/zn3Fy @mythcreants
Labor Unrest Among Amazon’s Authors: http://ow.ly/zwizG @Porter_Anderson @HughHowey @bob_mayer
New Indie Authors: What 1 Experienced Author Would Do if She Were Starting Today: http://ow.ly/zlT3L @goblinwriter
5 Reasons To Pan Those 5-Star Reviews: http://ow.ly/zweCr @drothmanwrites @Porter_Anderson
Top 10 Storytelling Cliches Writers Should Stop Using: http://ow.ly/zlT9T @robwhart
6 Ways eBooks Are Reaching More Readers: http://ow.ly/zlTly @AnnaGuastello
Adding Horror Elements to Your Writing: http://ow.ly/zlSZI
Writing the Sex Scene: http://ow.ly/zlTk3 @SusanSquires
7 Absurd Kanye West Quotes That Will Actually Help Your Writing: http://ow.ly/zlTby @rxena77
Creating A Creative Outline: http://ow.ly/zlSUO @woodwardkaren
Viewpoint is about judgment: http://ow.ly/zlSKB @AnthonyEhlers
Writing a scene: a checklist: http://ow.ly/zlSXm @johnaugust
Why and How to Schedule Your Personal Writer’s Retreat: http://ow.ly/zlTro @GretaBoris
Present Participle as Adjective: http://ow.ly/zlSJF @writing_tips
10 Tips on Writing – and Writing More: http://ow.ly/zlTfr @GarthSWright
The best literary hashtags on Twitter: http://ow.ly/zlTdr @readandbreathe @salon
The Aspiring Writer’s Dictionary http://ow.ly/zlTmJ @BillFerris @writerunboxed
Writing Revealing Dialogue: Self-centered People and Unpredictable Outcomes: http://ow.ly/zlTo4 @kiersi
How Believable Is Your Character’s Storytelling? http://ow.ly/zlT6h @skyefairwin
Why Amazon Terrifies Publishers: Let’s Look At Royalty Statements: http://ow.ly/ztkWS @GeorgeAnders @forbes
21 biggest amateur screenwriting mistakes: http://ow.ly/zkNN2 @scriptshadow
Things to Consider When Considering Self Publishing: http://ow.ly/zkOaR @srjohannes
The Boundary-Pushing Novelist Who’s Made Twitter His New Medium: http://ow.ly/ztkEN @tejucole @wired @Thessaly
Reading Through Someone Else’s Eyes : http://ow.ly/zkOfE @NewYorker
1 Writer Navigates the 1st Summer of Her MFA: http://ow.ly/zkNTj @themfayears
Why You Should Act As Your Own Author-Publisher (At Least Once): http://ow.ly/zkP4A @ChuckWendig {lang}
Concept, Structure and Transformation – How to plan a novel : http://ow.ly/zkOmU @VeronicaSicoe
The 5 Ways Every Story Should Begin: http://ow.ly/zkNrg @Jackson_D_Chase
3 anti-social skills to improve your writing: http://ow.ly/zkNKN @TED_ED
The Importance of Journaling: http://ow.ly/zkO5l @chrstnejschmdt
How to Understand Self-Publishing Acronyms: http://ow.ly/zkNG5 @booklife
Writers on Writing: “Writing What I Want”: http://ow.ly/zkOVz @LoriLitchman
How To Write A Screenplay You Can Sell : http://ow.ly/zkOO4 @goodinaroom
4 Rules for Enhanced Creativity and nailing word count: http://ow.ly/zkOkW @cairnswrites
Writing Thrillers: 50 Lessons Learned From Thrillerfest 2014: http://ow.ly/zkOiZ @thecreativepenn
Why All Writers Should Write Book Reviews: http://ow.ly/zkNZ2 @brunsdavid
First drafts: what they should and shouldn’t be: http://ow.ly/zgAzX @nownovel
How To Market Your New Book http://ow.ly/zgvVO @brettarends @forbes
Ray Bradbury on Failure, Why We Hate Work, and the Importance of Love in Creative Endeavors: http://ow.ly/zgwEK @brainpicker
Don’t Take Author Obesity Sitting Down: http://ow.ly/zqkkf @Porter_Anderson @writerunboxed
8 Story Fixes: http://ow.ly/zgA5N @JaredMGordon
Hiring a Book Publicist 101: http://ow.ly/zgCfq @suegreenbergpr
20 Screenwriting Tricks And Tropes We Never Need To See Again: http://ow.ly/zgyBt @io9
Why 1 Writer Left Her Agent & New York Publisher: http://ow.ly/zpYPn @ClaireCookwrite for @JaneFriedman
Writing: One Size Does Not Fit All: http://ow.ly/zgw8l @writing_tips
Navigating the Book Promotion Jungle: http://ow.ly/zgzGQ @WriterlyTweets
7 Pieces of Life Changing Writing Advice From Dear Sugar: http://ow.ly/zgwLE @RyanHoliday @thoughtcatalog
Digital Revolution Act 2: TheTrue Nature of Amazon Revealed? http://ow.ly/zpiOX @claudenougat
Why write flash fiction? http://ow.ly/zgzSz @LenKuntz
Patience Is a Writer’s Most Important Virtue: http://ow.ly/zgw3X @writeitsideways
An agent’s advice on when new writers should start attending conferences: http://ow.ly/zgwTA @Janet_Reid
Integrating Writing Into Life: http://ow.ly/zoyH5 @LexThomasAuthor
Writing by hand, or typing: when are you most creative? http://ow.ly/zgwgr @chrisrobley
Words to avoid when writing jacket copy: http://ow.ly/zgwxB @markkrotov
Practice, Persistence, Professionalism: http://ow.ly/zgsHc @nancyjcohen
Is Your Book Cover Design Stopping You From Being On The Bestseller List? http://ow.ly/zgvsg @ThomasEMcGee
Malapropisms, Spoonerisms and Oxymorons: http://ow.ly/zgfg6 @CASpeight
How to Survive Slow Book Sales: http://ow.ly/zgfnG @shalvatzis
Being the Person Your Writing Needs You to Be: http://ow.ly/zgfBb @LeonardoTrait
Who Said What? Speech Tags Decoded: http://ow.ly/zgfxM @HGComan
Why Your Book Deal Is Just the First Step: http://ow.ly/zgfIa @LizandLisa @writerunboxed
Food Idioms Can Fuel Our Writing Career: http://ow.ly/zgePM @pubcoach
How much time should writers spend blogging and building websites? http://ow.ly/zgeu1 @roz_morris
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Author-Bloggers: http://ow.ly/zgfko @annerallen
Thanks for this good collection!
Thanks for coming by, Greg!
Movie trailers help write better queries – I bet they do, since that short synopsis should be like a movie trailer. You have just a few moment to catch someone’s attention.
Alex–Always good to learn from successful promo!
Elizabeth – Such an interesting variety of links this week! I’m definitely going to check out the ones on writing what one wants and staying true to one’s passion. Yes, we have to be aware of audience and market and so on. But if we’re not excited about our writing, why should readers be?
Margot–Such an important point. If we’re not really into it, what kind of product can we hope for?
Great list!!
Thanks, Traci!
I loved that post by the author who left her big time agency and publisher. A true sign of the times. Thanks for these great links!
Thanks for coming by, Julie!
Off to check out Angela/Becca’s post first :)
Thanks, Jemi!
I’m honored to be included in your list of links. Thank you!