by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Turning Down Book Blurbs: @authorterryo @killzoneauthors
- What to Include When Contacting an Editor: @JodieRennerEd
- Free Business Bootcamps for Writers: @AuthorsGuild
- Self-publishing News: Amazon expands its network of “4 Star” stores: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Lessons Learned From A Decade Of Self-Publishing And Marketing Children’s Books: @kareninglis @thecreativepenn
- “What I Learned From Launching a Book”: @JDEdwinAuthor @write_practice
- Frankfurt Week Planning: International Publishers Association Events: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- A Frankfurt Masterclass: PLOS, CCC, and How Open Is Open Access? @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Frankfurt Partnership: Indonesia’s JakTent Program Has Sarinah’s Support: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Lydia White, Frances Clarke Win Germany’s €3,000 ‘GINT’ Translation Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Booker Prize Outlines Its Winner Ceremony, Partnered With the BBC: @Porter_Anderson @TheBookerPrizes @pubperspectives
- Things to Consider for Successful Book Signings: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- After Frankfurt: Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Headlines Sharjah’s Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Notion Template for NaNoWriMo Writers: @EvaDeverell
- Want to Win NaNoWriMo? The Secret Is Preparation: @julieartz @JaneFriedman
- GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup 2021: Picture Books: @GeekMomBlog
- Maybe You Can Have Too Many Books in Your TBR Pile: @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- Four Books Featuring Cutthroat Female Characters: @ZoeHanaMikuta @tordotcom
- Reading Generously: Violent Stories: @meganwillome @tspoetry
- Survivalist Thrillers: A Primer: @ChevyStevens @CrimeReads
- Murder on the Move: Suspense Novels Set on Trains, Boats & Transport: @louise_candlish @CrimeReads
- Goodreads: A History of Where It All Went Wrong: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- Crime Fiction Deaths that Don’t Command Much Attention: @MargotKinberg
- The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction: @chinarhyming @CrimeReads
- Redefining What It Means to Be a Horse Girl as a Writer: @HalimahMarcus @frumpenberg @ElectricLit
- How To Stay Focused on Your Writing Priorities: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- Why are writers so prone to self-doubt? @ShavinDana @TheWriterMag
- How to Maintain Momentum in Your Writing Practice: @kristen_kieffer
- Take what works, leave the rest: by C.S. Boyack @StoryEmpire
- The Painful Cost of the Writing Life: @JamesTateHill @lithub
- The Hardest Part of Writing: by Brenda Wilson @KiingoCreative
- Ditching Your Comfort Zone with NYT Bestseller Chuck Wendig (Podcast): @ChuckWendig @BookTrib
- What to do when you feel out of touch with your creative energy: @GoIntoTheStory
- 10 Sources of Inspiration for Your Next Horror Book: @LeonCollier12 @HorrorTree
- Clichés in Horror: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire
- The Monstrous and the Fantastic in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe and the Paintings of Antoine Wiertz: by Jan Vander Laenen @GNutsofHorror
- Writing Mystery as Series and Stand-Alone Books: @ellygriffiths @DIYMFA
- Envying Another’s Life as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- A Fresh Perspective by a New Crime Writer: @kareneosborne
- Pharmacists in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Elsevier’s Scopus Now Includes Preprints from the SSRN Platform: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Stephanie Barrouillet at Frankfurt: An Outlook on Children’s Books: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Time for a Second Edition? @johnpwriter
- Association of University Presses Signs Onto the SDG Publishers Compact: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Richard Charkin: An Heretical View of Academic Publishing: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- 10 Query Mistakes You’re NOT Making: @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit
- How 1 Agency Reads Queries: @bookendslit
- Agent Spotlight: Kristin Ostby Interview and Query Critique Giveaway: @NatalieIAguirre
- An Agent on Comps: @Janet_Reid
- Writing the Cozy Mystery: Quiet Beginnings:
- WIP Diagnostic: Is This Working? A Closer Look at Drawing Readers into Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy
- Building Characters Using Direct Characterization: @HLCornetto @HorrorTree
- Do Characters Need to Be Likable? @mythcreants
- Character Development Through Emotional Needs: @thejkstudio
- Relationship Thesaurus Entry: One-Night Stand Lovers: @beccapuglisi
- 12 Character Archetypes to Drive Your Writing: @BryanJCollins
- Character Development: Easy-to-Follow Tips to Make Readers Love Your Characters: @hannahxyang @ProWritingAid
- Writing Characters: Narcissists and How They Operate: @cyallowitz
- Page One: “Source Code” (2011): @GoIntoTheStory
- Great Scene: “The Godfather”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Non-Linear Storytelling in ‘Pulp Fiction’: @GoIntoTheStory
- The Theology of Cinema: Despair: @GoIntoTheStory
- The Mindy Project: 10 Top Tips So You Can Be Just Like Ms. Kaling: @JoMillerBetts @Bang2write
- Writing Authentically: @DonMaass
- “What I Learned About My Writing By Seeing Only The Punctuation”: @pomeranian99
- Can algorithms help your writing? @pubcoach
- Using Objects as Symbols: from Edittorrent
- 8 Elements That Get Readers Invested in Your Story: @StefanEmunds @LiveWriteThrive
- Are Epilogues Good or Bad? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- How to Write Relationships Your Readers Can Get Behind: from Let’s Write Some Novels
- How to Persuade with Rhetorical Appeals: @themaltesetiger
- Asthma Tropes and the Kids Who Hate Them: @LiviaGershon @JSTOR
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You always share such great links, Elizabeth – thanks! One that I particularly noticed is the one about drawing the reader into a story. That’s such an important thing to consider, as so many readers make up their minds about a book within the first 10-50 pages (sometimes even sooner!). I’m glad for the reminder that a book needs to invite the reader in…
It’s a real challenge! Hope you have a good week, Margot. 😃
Thanks for including Angela Ackerman’s article at the IWSG!
Another great post at the IWSG!
Thank you, Elizabeth, for another great list. Very helpful!
Thanks to you for coming by! 😃
Great list. Thanks for including me, Elizabeth.
Nice post, CS! 😃
A great and extensive list. Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth.
More great sites! Thanks, Elizabeth:)
Lots of good resources out there, DL! 😃
Thank you for the links, Elizabeth.
Happy to share! Hope you have a great week, John. 😃
Thank you for the links and for including Story Empire among them!
Thank you for these great resources, Elizabeth! And thank you for sharing Story Empire’s posts!
Another fabulous list. Thanks for sharing my Story Empire “Cliches in Horror” post.
Great post, Staci!
Thanks for the shout-out! I see I’m in lovely company thanks to notes I shared from a great panel at Imaginarium Convention 2021.
Thanks for sharing your helpful notes from the conference, Morgan!