by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Who should you ask to endorse your book? @sandrabeckwith
- We need to talk about email thread etiquette: @NathanBransford
- Self-publishing News: Paid Podcast Wars: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Value Your Books For The Long Term: @davidfarland @thecreativepenn
- The Author’s Guide to eBook Pre-orders: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordM
- Indie Authors and Literary Prizes and Awards: @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn
- Jürgen Habermas Changes Course, Declines the Sheikh Zayed Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Jerusalem Prize Goes to England’s Julian Barnes: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Hay Festival Announces 2021 Programming, Second Digital Outing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Jerusalem International Book Forum: Perspectives on the Pandemic: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @penguinrandom @PublishersLunch
- UK: Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards 2021: Shortlists and Longlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Tips for Book Events: @SiouxR @womenonwriting
- 7 Letters from Famous Writers Sharing Fantastic Writing Advice: @NicoleJBianchi
- 12 Quotes for Writers on Persevering in Publication: @tessaemilyhall @A3writers
- 8 Books Featuring People Coming to Terms With an Abusive Childhood: by Judy Moreno @BookTrib
- Finding Paradise in The Magician’s Nephew: @mattmikalatos @tordotcom
- Finding Solace in Horror Fiction: @thebookdad @LitReactor
- Five Off-Beat Gothic and Horror Books for Fans of the Classics: @Rose_Szabo_ @tordotcom
- 6 Books That You Didn’t Realize Are Actually Love Stories: @AmyImpellizzeri @BookTrib
- Plot Devices in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Dogs of Crime Fiction: by Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan @BooksThatThrill
- 10 children’s books that will take kids on a journey: @PiersTorday @GuardianBooks
- Crime Novels Where Lives are Saved as Well as Lost: @MargotKinberg
- Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature: @rapscallison
- What You’re Promising By Writing a Novella: by S.E. Jones @TheRyanLanz
- Showing Up As a Writer: Tips:
- Gabriel García Márquez on His Improbable Beginnings as a Writer: @brainpicker
- The Hack’s Guide to Setting Deadlines for Yourself: @BillFerris @WriterUnboxed
- The Benefits Of A Whiteboard To-Do List: @KMAllan_writer
- Bullet Journals for Writers: @KissMyBiz @All_Freelancing
- How to Become a Better Writer: 20 Hacks and Tips: @ReedsyHQ
- Author Interview with Julie Gray: Unlikely Friendship with Holocaust Survivor Leads to Book, Documentary: @JulieGray972 @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- Author Interview with Alice McVeigh: Hearing a Symphony in Every Word: @astmcveigh1 @Howard_Lovy
- Believing in Yourself as a Writer is Vital: @CindyDevoted @EdieMelson
- Joyce Carol Oates Thinks You Should Write Your Heart Out: @JoyceCarolOates @lithub
- How to Write Horror – Interview with Tim Waggoner: @timwaggoner @DIYMFA
- Writing a Horror Story: Or, how to scare the pants off someone: @woodwardkaren
- 13 Horror Books We Can’t Wait to Read: @HauntedMeg @BDisgusting
- Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest: Avatar: The Last Airbender: @CockeyedCaravan
- Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest : Supernatural @CockeyedCaravan
- Page One: ‘Batman Begins’ (2005): @GoIntoTheStory
- Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest : Twin Peaks: @CockeyedCaravan
- Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): @CockeyedCaravan
- 60 Second Screenwriter: @GoIntoTheStory
- 12 Hit Movies That Took Ages From Idea To Screen: @AndreaMann @Bang2write
- 4 Things about Writing YA Novels: from 100 Ways to Write @TheRyanLanz
- Vendela Vida on Finding Humor in the Darker Side of Teenage Life: @janeciab @lithub
- ‘I think I’ve written more Sherlock Holmes than even Conan Doyle’: the ongoing fight to reimagine Holmes: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
- AAP Honors Amy Klobuchar With Its 2021 Distinguished Public Service Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How a COVID-era Federal Writers Project went from wild idea to a proposed bill: @DoranyPineda90 @latimes
- The Importance of Publishing Inclusivity for Indie Authors: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Starts Its 2021 Open Access Funding Round: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s ‘Freedom of Expression Week’ Is Underway: #MehrAlsMeineMeinung: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Czech Publisher Albatros Media Expands Its Direct International Sales: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Viewpoints from Taiwan and Israel: The Jerusalem International Book Forum: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Springer Nature Opens Transformative Agreement With Spain: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 7 Tips to Adding Fear Into Fiction: @cyallowitz
- 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing About Mental Illness: @writingandsuch
- What Good Are Sex Scenes in Fiction? @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- How to Write a Cliffhanger That Keeps the Reader Turning Pages: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
- Can my child protagonist use adult vocabulary for the sake of the narrative? @TheWriterMag
- What’s a Story Disruption? @KiingoCreative
- The right way to write about guns in novels: by Andy Maslen @AuthorsAi
- How to overcome the perils of information bias: @pubcoach
- Writing about guns? Get your ammunition right: by Andy Maslen @AuthorsAi
- The Ultimate Guide to Book Editing: Continuity Editing: @MichaelLaRonn
- 6 ways to improve your novel right now: @LouiseHarnby
- How to Write a Genre Story: Setting: @woodwardkaren
- How to write description: @pubcoach
- How to Write a Genre Story: Setting and Character: @woodwardkaren
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