by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Susan DeFreitas is offering a free webinar on fiction as an agent of change…on the power of storytelling to help, heal, and transform culture. For more information, visit ow.ly/5zxG30rVmuY
- Writing, Publishing, and Business Books for Indie Authors: @IndieAuthorALLI
- How to Take Control of Your Writing Career: @NinaAmir
- Should MFA Programs Teach the Business of Writing? @JaneFriedman
- Self-publishing News: Will AI Audiobook Narration Take Voice Actors’ Jobs? @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Freelancing: 5 Things To Keep In Mind When On A Client Call: @ashleygainer
- The Ultimate Ghostwriting Guide (For Clients & Writers): @officialajc @Writers_Write
- How Pre-orders benefit your favorite authors: by Erica Vetsch @SKRViLL
- Richard Charkin: Why I’m Attending Frankfurt Book Fair in Person: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- ‘The Spirit of the North of England’ : The Portico Prize’s Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Frankfurter Buchmesse Welcomes 1,500 Exhibitors from 74 Nations: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Frankfurt’s Once and Future Guest of Honor : Canada on ‘Quite the Journey’: @Porter_Anderson @CFbm2021 @GillyFizet @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- For Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @GvantsaJobava @KristennEinars1 @UNESCO @BannedBooksWeek
- Humble Beginnings: 6 Stories of People Rising Above Circumstance: @BookTrib
- Five Captivating SFF Mystery Novels: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Seven Mysteries Filled with Families Members: @SCPerkinsWriter @CrimeReads
- 7 Novels About Losing Faith in Religion: @mckinneykelsey @ElectricLit
- How to Kill Your Inner Perfectionist and Write More: @PS_Hoffman
- What’s your best time of day to write? @pubcoach
- 3 Steps to Make Time to Write: @KMazeauthor
- How to get back into writing: @pubcoach
- Try to separate process and outcomes: @NathanBransford
- Want an Accountability Partner? Consider This First: @AuthorSAT
- Is Genre Hopping Really Bad for Beginning Writers? @Peter_Rey_
- How Writing Through Trauma Can Lead to Publishable Stories: by Nanette Snipes @colleen_m_story
- A Free Webinar on Fiction as an Agent of Change: @manzanitafire
- Organize Your Writing: @nancyroeauthor
- Ways to Deal with Hard Topics in your Writing: by Lucie Ataya @KiingoCreative
- The Reaction Phase of Story Structure: @SchmidtJesper
- Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Mary Louisa Locke: Historical Mystery Author’s Own Story Is One of Patience, Perseverance, and Vision: @mlouisalocke @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- What Was the First Banned Book in History? by Jake Rossen @mental_floss
- 13 Things that Might Be Holding You Back as a Writer: @EdieMelson
- Should I change horses midstream? (video) @pubcoach
- 5 Common Mistakes Writers Make That Sabotage Their Success: @Bellamahaya @LiveWriteThrive
- 3 Ways to Create More Margin in Your Personal Life: @MichaelHyatt
- Cozy to Cold-Blooded: Classic Girl Detectives: @avonlea79 @DIYMFA
- Exams as an Element of Tension in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Do I Need to Understand Tropes to Write a Cozy Mystery? @PStoltey
- Camping Trips as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Crime Fiction: Everyday Objects as Murder Weapons: @MargotKinberg
- How to Market a Self-Published Book Using Kindle vs Kindle Unlimited: @Bookgal
- Unique Author Branding and Content Ideas Using October Observances: @Bookgal
- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (in Publishing): @msheatherwebb
- Joanna Prior Succeeds Anthony Forbes Watson as Pan Macmillan CEO: @Porter_Anderson @panmacmillan @pubperspectives
- France’s Rentrée Littéraire: Books About COVID? Not Interested: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Sharjah Book Authority and Ambrosian Library Digitize Arabic Manuscripts: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers in August: Familiar Authors With New Success: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Salon du Livre Africain’s First Outing: A Hit in Paris: @OliviaSnaije @pubperspectives
- Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- New Support for SDG13: Publishing-Related Organizations Commit to Climate Action: @Porter_Anderson @UN @UnSdg @COP26 @IntPublishers @Bodour @FEP_EU @Booksellers_Fed @Book_Fair
- International Translation Day: A Call to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’: @Porter_Anderson @Soc_of_Authors @AuthorsGuild @jenniferlcroft @BernardineEvari @markhaddon @jabberworks
- The UK’s National Centre for Writing Announces Translation Mentorships: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 200+ Character Development Questions: The Ultimate Questionnaire to Build a Character: @DaveChesson
- How to Create a Character Profile: With Template and Step by Step Instructions: @StoryHobbit @DaveChesson
- Fight, Flight, or Freeze: What’s Your Character’s Go-To Response? @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Dynamic and Static Characters: The Difference and Why it Matters: by Tami Nantz @JerryBJenkins
- 5 Writing Exercises for Creating Compelling Characters: @NicoleJBianchi
- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Characters: @GoIntoTheStory
- How to Kill Your Side Characters the Right Way: @sacha_black
- Avoid Overwriting: @kris10edits @GoodStoryCo
- 10 Excruciating Mistakes Even Experienced Writers Make: @Bang2write
- The Ten Best (and Worst) Movie Adaptations of the King Arthur Legends: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- 8 storytelling tips all writers could learn from the legendary Zola Twitter thread turned hit movie: by Vanessa Willoughby @lithub
- “Freaks and Geeks and Finding My Voice: How Pop Culture Shaped My Poetry”: @matt_mitchell48 @lithub
- Page One: “Shrek” (2001): @GoIntoTheStory
- Script to Screen: “Witness”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Great Scene: “Inception”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Cinematic Writing: @Ecarylloh
- Do you need a writing coach? @DaveReedMe @ReadAlessandra
- Story as psychological journey: @GoIntoTheStory
- How to Write about Marriage: @schoenwriter @DIYMFA
- Things Casual Readers Don’t Care About: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- Tips for When Characters Meet: @JohnJKelley @WriterUnboxed
- Making Sure Your Chapter Has a Structure: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting
- How To Engage The Reader: @writingandsuch
- How to organize story scenes (plus scene structure template): @nownovel
- Rewriting: How to Reimagine a Scene for More Impact: @Lindasclare
- Resources For Describing Characters: @writingandsuch
- Want Better Descriptions? Describe What Readers Won’t Assume: @Janice_Hardy
Thanks for the links, Elizabeth! There are some great ones this time on balancing everything. That can be so hard to do when you’re a writer with a ‘day job,’ but it’s so important, I think. And there are all sorts of ways to do it.
There are lots of ways to fit writing into our day! Hope you have a great week, Margot!
Lot of lessons from book and film. Movie watching does pay!
It sure does! It can teach a lot about story.