by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Branded Email Addresses, And How Not to Use Them: @inkbitspixels
- Self-publishing News: $59m investment in Inkitt to take self-published stories to the screen: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Paper Shortage, AI Audiobook Narration, and Brief OnlyFans Ban : What Do They All Mean for Indie Authors? @agnieszkasshoes @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- Editing or Proofreading: What’s the Difference? by JoEllen Nordstrom @ProWritingAid
- Rights Roundup: Frankfurt Anticipation Picks Up Speed: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry: @Porter_Anderson @LitTranslate @pubperspectives
- The US National Book Awards Announce the 2021 Finalists: @Porter_Anderson @nationalbook
- Get the Jump on Frankfurt: A Concise Preparation for Academic Publishing: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Before You Go to Frankfurt: Trade Publishing in Focus: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Peter Frankopan Opens Lecture Series in Athens on ‘Global Connections’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Canada’s Governor General Announces She’ll Attend Frankfurt: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Frankfurt Studio: Canada’s Cundill History Prize to Name Its 2021 Finalists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- IPA’s Al Qasimi at Riyadh Book Fair : ‘Arab Culture Renaissance’: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @IntPublishers @pubperspectives
- What We Can—and Can’t—Learn About Louisa May Alcott from Her Teenage Fiction: @KristopherJans @ElectricLit
- Five Speculative Visions of Britain in Chaos: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- The Dream of a New Society as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Five Fantasies Drawn From Neglected Histories: @ausmazehanat @tordotcom
- 10 Best Books to Get Your Travel Back On: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ @LitReactor
- The Sex Industry as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Six SFF Works to Embrace When You’re Not Feeling Your Best: by Ratika Deshpande @tordotcom
- Unsettling Crime Fiction Stories: @MargotKinberg
- 9 Books About Crafting Identity on Social Media: @alexbethjuarez @ElectricLit
- Debunking the Myth: Writer’s Block: by Lucie Ataya @KiingoCreative
- Creative Resistance: 4 Actionable Tips That Combat Your Struggle to Write: by Marcy McKay @write_practice
- Writing Community Etiquette: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- 4 Questions to Help You Determine Whether Your Writing Matters: @colleen_m_story
- Passive Tense Isn’t Good for Writing or our Bodies: @diannmills
- How to be a Failed Novelist: A Caveat: @greg_levin @CareerAuthors
- Embrace These 4 Key Roles for a Flourishing Writing Life: @annkroeker
- Revitalize Your Writing Resolve: @Livy_Fisher @DIYMFA
- Word Count Is Not the Only Metric for Productivity: @Spencimus
- Sunsets: the Writer’s Choice: @gmplano @StoryEmpire
- Writing and the Creative Life: There are no useless ideas: @GoIntoTheStory
- #5onFri: Five Yoga Poses to Boost Creativity: by Urszula Bunting @DIYMFA
- Health and creativity for writers: @DanBlank
- On the Inescapable Indeterminacy of Writing: @Peter_Rey_
- 4 Reasons to Keep a Journal: @radekpazdera
- Thanks to @EmmaGWriter and Shelley Shearer for a great interview on productivity and moving from trad. pub to indie:
- Are You Writing For Love or Money? by Debbie Burke @killzoneauthors
- How to rediscover your passion for writing: @lindsayvant @NathanBransford
- The Difference Between Nonfiction and Informational Fiction for Children: @ChildrensBookAc
- Writing Picture Book Biographies: by Katie Munday Williams @WriteNowCoach
- 10 Quick Tips From TV Showrunner Ashley Pharoah: @Bang2write
- How to Do a Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
- The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Does the concept contain an intriguing ironic contradiction? @CockeyedCaravan
- How to Blog Your Way to a Solid Brand Identity: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- Maintaining an Author Blog is Easier Than You Think. @annerallen
- Wiley Acquires J&J Editorial; Open Road Revenue Is Up 22 Percent: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- What Do Fiction Writers Owe Their IRL Inspiration? @alicebolin @vulture
- Denmark’s JP/Politikens Acquires Norway’s Kagge Forlag : ‘Synergies’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Partners with Canada’s JMIR, Iowa State: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- European Writers Council Reports the Belarusian Writers Union ‘Forcibly Dissolved’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Italian Publishing Shows More Growth in 2021: Up 29 Percent: @Porter_Anderson @SalonedelLibro @pubperspectives
- The UK’s IOP Publishing Opens Three ‘Environmental Research’ Journals: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Canadian Independent Bookstores Report 2020 Shipping Cost Increases: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- A List of 125 Talents and Skills: by Gill Donovan @BrynDonovan
- What is a Dynamic Character? @DaveChesson
- Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Adult Child and Elderly Parent: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Why? Seriously, WHY? An Investigation Into A Quiet Place Parts I & II: @cloudy_vision @tordotcom
- Page One: “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993): @GoIntoTheStory
- Script To Screen: “12 Years a Slave”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Redemption as a Movie Theme: @GoIntoTheStory
- Great Scene: “Up”: @GoIntoTheStory
- How To Foreshadow: @writingandsuch
- 4 Practical Exercises to Improve Writing Skills (and Keep Practicing): @JDEdwinAuthor @write_practice
- How Do I Write a Character vs Environment Story? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Ten Not Absurd Tips for Writing Fiction: @MargieLawson
- Resonance and The Reader’s Journey: by Steve Hooley @killzoneauthors
- Keep a Light Burning: by Tonia Harris @WriterUnboxed
- Confession as Narrative Device: @GoIntoTheStory
- Rhetorical Analysis and How to Write a Great One: @HellyDouglas @ProWritingAid
- The How and Why of Epigraphs: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- 6 Twisty Ways to Trick Your Reader: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors
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Great list of links, as ever, Elizabeth. So much variety in them, too, this time! The one I especially noticed was Sue Coletta’s guest post on writing community etiquette. One thing I’ve really come to be grateful for over the years is the great writing community. Writing success isn’t a zero-sum game, and it’s really nice to have the support of others who know exactly what it’s like. It’s important to be a respectful, productive, helpful member of that community, at least in my opinion.
You’re so right, Margot! And thanks to you for always being all of those things…you’ve been a great part of the writing community.
Thank you for sharing another very helpful list, Elizabeth. And thank you for the Story Empire mention. 🙂
My pleasure, Gwen! Thanks to you for coming by.
Thanks for the links, Elizabeth.
Some great resources this week!
I enjoy your lists, Elizabeth, thanks :)
Thank you, D.L!
Thank you, Elizabeth for including the Story Empire in this list of great resources!
Thanks to Story Empire for all their great posts for writers!
Another fabulous list of curated content. Thank you.
Thanks for coming by, Staci!