by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Five Things to Consider Before Freelancing Full Time: @IndianaLee3 @DIYMFA
- Lessons Learned from Author Mistakes, Setbacks, and Failures: @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn @IndieAuthorALLI
- The attention span of your audience: @DanBlank
- Freelancing: How to Use Google Alerts to Get Assignments and Build Your Career: @rcarrington2004 @hopeclark
- Accountability groups for editors and proofreaders: @LouiseHarnby
- 3 Reasons to Disagree with an Editor: @LoriHatcher2 @A3writers
- Self-publishing News: The Sale of Wattpad: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- What to expect when you work with a freelance editor: @NathanBransford
- Frankfurt’ Publishers Training Program Returns to Taipei’s Book Exhibition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Serbia’s publishers lead the West’s presence at Iran’s First Virtual Tehran International Book Fair: @thenewpubstd
- 6 Unique Literary Festivals for Adventurous Authors (Some for Post-Pandemic Life): @dkparsonswriter @SelfPubForm
- Coming Friday: Italy’s 2021 Mauri Booksellers’ School Seminar: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Names Its 2021 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Monique Roffey Wins the UK’s Costa 2020 Book of the Year Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @CostaBookAwards
- Italian Picture Book ‘Telephone Tales’ Wins the 2021 Batchelder Award: @Porter_Anderson @ALALibrary @pubperspectives
- The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021: @mollsotov89 @CrimeReads
- 7 Books That Prove You’re Not the Only Weirdo: @kellyconaboy @ElectricLit
- 5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This January: @RealLiveCritic @CrimeReads
- Five Novels About the World After the End of the World: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Why All Writers Should Read in Translation: @lqtang @ReedsyHQ
- 10 Books to Anticipate in 2021: @EmmanuelNataf @reedsy
- The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg’s Supernatural Neo-Noirs: @Pulpcurry @CrimeReads
- Why Writers Should Take More Risks This Year: @colleen_m_story
- “Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarty, and Me”: @DavidCorbett_CA @WriterUnboxed
- Why Survival Skills Are So Important For a Writer: @NedHickson @TheRyanLanz
- 7 Tips to Writing in 2021: @cyallowitz
- On Being a Chick Who Writes Lit: @SarahArcherM @WomenWriters
- 5 strategies for cultivating hope this year: by Jacqueline S. Mattis @ConversationUS
- 5 Things Every Writer Needs to Thrive: by Lori Freeland
- Typing and Handwriting: Benefits of Both: @mindofkyleam @ProWritingAid
- Psychological Suspense Settings: @DebbieBabitt @BooksThatThrill
- Tips for Clues, Red Herrings, and Breadcrumbs: from Aye, Write
- Crime Writing: The Clandestine and Convoluted World of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: @LeeLofland @ahitchcockmm
- New Initiative Brings African Literature into the IPA-UN SDG Book Club: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Three Authors’ Associations Address Status of Audible Talks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- AAP Reelects Wiley CEO Brian Napack as Chair: @Porter_Anderson @bnapack @pubperspectives @AmericanPublish @HachetteUS
- The Parts of a Book (And How to Get Them Right): @JerryBJenkins
- AAP’s StatShot Report: US Trade Sales Up 34.5 Percent in November: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Professionals Eye Spring/Summer 2021 Buzz Books from the US: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Roundup: Elephants, Mice, Aliens, and Agatha Christie: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- What Does Brexit Mean for Indie Authors? Self-Publishing News Podcast @agnieszkasshoes @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- Ukrainian Publishers Eye ‘Disastrous’ Industry Numbers From 2020: by Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives
- The storytelling secrets of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: @Andy_Maslen
- How To Use Emily Dickinson’s 4 Super Simple Writing Techniques: by Oliver Fox @Writers_Write
- Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Co-Workers: @beccapuglisi
- Crafting Your Story’s Shadow: by Victoria R. Girmonde @StoryGrid
- Understanding the Mirror Moment: @SeptCFawkes
- How to Effectively Manage Multiple Narrators in Your Novel: @KenBrosky @JaneFriedman
- How to Choose Scenes for Your Story: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
- Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places: @LiveWriteThrive
- Scene Analysis: Value Shifts in Characters: @abigailkperry @DIYMFA
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The IWSG site had a good article on writing beats this past week.
I must have missed it! I’ll run over there and take a look…thanks!
I always learn so much from these links, Elizabeth – thanks! This time, my eye was caught by the post about publishing scams. Some of them sound so persuasive that I can see how writers might fall for them. I think that’s why it always pays to read publisher things very carefully, and maybe even get someone else to read them, too, just to be safe.
Always a good practice. Sites like https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/ really help. Thanks for coming by today, Margot!
Great website! I’m still trying to figure out how to turn heavy research from my compellation to a readable book or articles. No easy thing for someone who does not like added “fluff”.
That can be tough to do! Keeping a tether on the research is tricky. Thanks for coming by, Dennis!