by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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I’ll be offline tomorrow in observance of Memorial Day. Hope everyone has a great week…see you back here next Sunday. :)
- 9 Rock-Solid Tips That Will Help You Become a Freelance Writer: @BryanJCollins
- Focus on Short Fiction: @StoryADayMay @WriterUnboxed
- Ten Ways for Authors to Waste Their Money: @inkbitspixels @FloridaWriters1
- On Making Choices in a Writing Career: by Danielle Evans, Eula Biss, Sejal Shah, and Christa Parravani @lithub
- Self-Published Authors: Amazon Exclusive or Go Wide? @LiveWriteThrive
- Freelancing: 3 Things To Implement In Your Writing Business In 2021: @ashleygainer
- Self-publishing News: Storytel Partners with Spotify: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- NFTs for Books: How This Emerging Tech Can Reward Authors & Readers: @EJWenstrom @BookRiot
- The Business of Being a Writer: @JaneFriedman @Draft2Digital
- Writing Contests | 8 Reasons Why You Should Enter: @RobynRoste
- As Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Opens, Publishers’ Stand Fees Are Waived: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Sheikh Mohamed Funds Book Buying at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Jordan’s Jalal Barjas Wins the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @Arabic_Fiction @pubperspectives
- Sheikh Zayed Book Award Streams Its 2021 Winners Ceremony: @Porter_Anderson @ZayedBookAward @ADIBF @pubperspectives
- Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winner Iman Mersal: ‘Reading the Past’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @ADIBF @ZayedBookAward
- At Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Salha Obaid on Fact and Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- At Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Author Tayari Jones on Timing: @Porter_Anderson @TayariJones @pubperspectives
- Germany in the Spotlight at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Today at Abu Dhabi: Ulla Lenze Explores Family History in Fiction by Chip Rossetti @pubperspectives
- Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’: @oliviasnaije @ADIBF @pubperspectives
- One Author’s Top 10 Queer Protagonists in Crime Fiction: @thevoiceofruss @CrimeReads
- Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard: Further Evidence That All Stories Are Hauntings: @litcenturypod @lithub
- Cozy Mysteries Featuring Delicious (and Doable) Recipes: @kristadavis @CrimeReads
- Mysteries Where Secondary Characters Spin-off Into Their Own Adventures: @MargotKinberg
- Seven Excellent Escapist Adventure Fantasy Books: @AKLarkwood @tordotcom
- Five Great Thrillers Set in Wild Places: @LuanneRice @CrimeReads
- 8 Books That Show Maine in All of Its Complexity: @WSWinslow @ElectricLit
- Indexing, filing systems, and the art of finding what you have: @austinkleon
- Writing can be centripetal or centrifugal: @austinkleon
- Nobody Owes Us Attention: @AnneJanzer
- 8 Great Reasons to Write Your Book: @lornafaith
- The Best 7 Health Tips for Writers to Help You Write More: @RobynRoste
- 5 Good Habits for Writers:
- Writing to Escape: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Do You Need a Daily Writing Habit? @writingcookbook
- Do you believe in writing myths? @beprolifiko
- 5 Ways To Avoid Accidental Plagiarism: @BryanJCollins
- Blend Creative Fire With the Patience of Being in Progress: @CreativeKatrina
- Are You Too Scared to Sell Yourself? @SPressfield
- How to stop trying to do it all — 5 steps to choose the best project (and chuck the rest): @lisa_earlybite @jccabel
- Reflections on a Century of Horror: by T.L. Bodine
- De-Troping the Witch Lit Genre: @GabyTriana @GNutsofHorror
- Editor, Producer, and Writer Tonia Ransom Shines a Nightlight on Black Horror: @ALWlikeahowl @TorNightfire
- Crime Fiction: The Dangerous Assumption of Invulnerability: @MargotKinberg
- Cozy to Cold-Blooded: Crime Authors Caught Up in Real Crimes: @avonlea79 @DIYMFA
- How To Write Authentic Crime Fiction With Patrick O’Donnell From Cops and Writers: @thecreativepenn
- How To Write A Bestselling Thriller: @HankPRyan @CareerAuthors
- Jump Scares in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Toxic Relationships as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Self-Publishing a Children’s Book – 4 Realities: @KarenCV
- How to Publish a Children’s Book [Plus Self-Publishing Tips]: @DaveChesson
- Screenwriting Believe, Care, Invest: Toy Story: @CockeyedCaravan
- Screenwriting: Page One: ‘Buried’ (2010): @GoIntoTheStory
- Screenwriting: Page One: ‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012): @GoIntoTheStory
- Screenwriting: Page One: ‘Con Air’ (1997): @GoIntoTheStory
- The Business of Screenwriting: Who does what in a writer-representative relationship? @GoIntoTheStory
- Script Analysis: ‘Palm Springs’: @GoIntoTheStory
- The Easy Mindset Change that Makes Marketing Your Book Easier: @colleen_m_story
- The Ultimate Guide to Selling Children’s Books: @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Launch a Self-Published Book: @sacha_black @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Book Marketing On Podcasts: How To Be A Great Podcast Guest: @thecreativepenn
- The 7 Elements of a Book Launch: @eandtsmom @TheIWSG
- Book Marketing: 14 Ideas to Reach Higher Sales: @be_writ
- How To Make An Audiobook: Publishing on ACX and Audiobook Marketing: @DaveChesson
- Rights Roundup: Arianna Papini on ‘Rediscovering Happiness’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Film Rights: London’s BKS Agency Has an Option for Stephen McGinty’s ‘The Dive’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- What is a Preface? @JFbookman
- Author Interview with Charles Bolam: The Voice of Indie Audiobooks: @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- Storytel’s partnership with Spotify unlocks a back door to the Holy Grail that is the US audiobook market: @thenewpubstd
- France’s Hervé Le Tellier: An Anomaly of a Residency for His Translators: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- PEN Belarus Slams Minsk’s Force-Down and Arrest of Roman Protasevich: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- In Egypt, Publishers Are Moving to E-Commerce: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions: @ReedsyHQ
- How Do I Find Comps for My Book? @RachelleGardner
- Use Character Arcs to Create Meaningful Stories: @KiingoCreative
- Archetypal Character Arcs: The Queen Arc: @KMWeiland
- Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Teacher and Student: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- A Core Question for Getting to Know Your Character: @Janice_Hardy
- Q&A: Battles in the Rain and Writing Character Action Games: from How to Fight Write
- Does Your Novel Have a Problem? (It Should): @Janice_Hardy
- How To Write The Death Scene: @officialajc @Writers_Write
- Emotional Logic, Or How to Keep Readers From Throwing Your Book Against the Wall: @CarriePadgett @A3writers
- The Inciting Incident and Character Void: @KiingoCreative
- How to Convey the Refugee Experience Without Resorting to Refugee Tourism: @aprilyee @ElectricLit
- How to Use Different Methods of Time Travel in Fiction: @Stepha_OBrien @TheRyanLanz
- How to Write a Genre Story: Setting: How to Show Not Tell: @woodwardkaren
- Why Every Author Should Write Haiku: @AmongTheZombies @LitReactor
- Tips on Writing The Boring Stuff Readers Tend to Skip: by Jenna Harte
- Rewriting Your Novel: @Lindasclare
- Self-Editing: How to Improve Your Writing: @BryanJCollins
- Eight Essential Edits for Your Novel: from Jeanette the Writer @DIYMFA
Always helpful! Thank you, Elizabeth, for the mention, and especially for the links to the other sites.
Thanks for being a resource for writers, Gwen!
These links are great, as ever, Elizabeth – thanks! I see some interesting ones on marketing and self-published books. It’s good timing, too, as I am hoping (cross fingers) to have my current novella ready to launch by the end of this year or early next year – we’ll see. And it’s not too soon to plan my launch/marketing. To me, the trick is to focus on things that will actually be worth the investment of money and time.
Oh, congratulations, Margot! Yes, that’s definitely the tricky part. I’ve found freebooksy and Goodreads giveaways to be pretty good.
I’ll be offline as well…
Have a great week, Alex!
Thanks for the weekly links, Elizabeth!
Thanks for coming by, Joan!
Another great list, thank you :)
Thanks, D.L.!
Thank you for the wonderful collection of links!
Have a great week, Mae!