by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Reaching the Bestseller List: A Guide for Self-Published Authors: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordM
- What is Upmarket Fiction? @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit
- ISBN Bar Code Generator: @DaveChesson
- US National Book Awards: The 2021 Winners: @Porter_Anderson @nationalbook @pubperspectives
- Guatemala’s F&G Editores Wins AAP’s Freedom to Publish Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- At London’s FutureBook : Onstage and on the Ether: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Lebanon’s Dar Al Jadeed Wins IPA’s 2021 Prix Voltaire: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Translation Names Its Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- An Exposé of the ‘Ostarbeiter’ Wins the 50,000-Franc Jan Michalski Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The United Kingdom’s Costa Book Awards Name Five Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- At Guadalajara: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Makes Its Next Stop: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Books, Film, and TV to Inspire Surrealist Writing: @mhbertino @ElectricLit
- 5 SF Stories in Which Kindness Prevails: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- 7 Flash Fiction Collections You Should Be Reading: @DDressick @ElectricLit
- 5 Books Featuring Fantasy Clergy: @MarRogerson @tordotcom
- Every Word Written is a Small Success: by Jill Kemerer
- How to Be a More Disciplined Writer: @radekpazdera
- How to Keep Technology from Interfering with Your Writing and Speaking Life: @YvonneOrtega1 @EdieMelson
- Everything Has A Story: @EldredBird
- Why Write This Book? @jennienash @JaneFriedman
- 8 Online Bookshops Owned by Black Women: by Kelsey Gooden @LittleInfinite
- Recovering From a Bad Publishing Experience: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI
- Focus On Your Strengths As An Indie Author To Beat ‘Comparison-itis:’ @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn @IndieAuthorALLI
- Why You Should Start Journaling: by Lucie Ataya @KiingoCreative
- 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers: @TeddyWayne1999 @lithub
- Creative Waste is Part of the Creative Game: @kadavy
- Podcast: The Power of Clicking “Publish”: @DanBlank
- Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Denise Baden: Climate Fiction Author Seeks Optimistic Shade of Green: @DABadenauthor @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- “Why I deleted my Kindle Vella story”: @Dwallacepeach
- Are you making creative mistakes? @pubcoach
- 5 Lies Writers Torture Themselves With About Their Projects: @Bang2write
- 5 Tips for Starting a Journaling Habit: @MichaelHyatt
- Ninety-Nine Ways to Fail in Writing, Publishing, and Marketing: by Kent Gustavson @bloomingtwig
- A Writer’s Senses Working Overtime: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
- When the book came out, I left my job. The Creative Shift of Author Nicole Blades : @NicoleBlades @DanBlank
- A Great Storyteller Loses His Memory: @rodgarciafilm @parisreview
- 10 Most Common Bigfoot Clichés: by Deborah Sheldon @HorrorTree
- When ‘The Power’ Goes Out: 10 of the Scariest Scenes in Horror That Take Place in the Dark: @HauntedMeg @BDisgusting
- Travel Writing Tips: @jeremybassetti @thecreativepenn
- Alone in the Garden of Good and Evil: Daryl Gregory on the Southern Gothic: @darylwriterguy @TorNightfire
- Quantum Mechanics I: Uncertainty, Observation, and the Quantum Retcon: @CEBwrites @DanKoboldt
- 17 Iconic Fashion Moments in SFF History: @Ryality @tordotcom
- Scene Description Spotlight: “Wall-E”: @GoIntoTheStory
- The Business of Screenwriting: It’s not just about the script: @GoIntoTheStory
- Reader Question: Who is the Nemesis in “character driven” films? @GoIntoTheStory
- Movie Script Scene-By-Scene Breakdowns: @GoIntoTheStory
- Guesting 101: How to Be a Good Guest on a Blog, Podcast, or Video Show: @DebraEckerling
- 5 Free Book Marketing Strategies You Should Revisit Quarterly: @Bookgal
- Why Self-Publishing a Book Makes You a Marketer: @Bookgal
- How to Connect Your Marketing to Special Dates: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson
- Webtoon Book Group Opens Graphic Novel Imprint, Unscrolled: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- AAP’s New Initiatives on Sustainability, Diversity in Book Publishing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Another Medium for Story Tellers: Video Games: @WordyRobin @TheIWSG
- Publishing: ‘Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- Writing And Producing Audio Drama And Podcast Fiction: @SarahRheaWerner @thecreativepenn
- The Cost of Being an Agent: @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit
- Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship: @TashaRelph @WomenWriters
- Agent Spotlight: Danielle Chiotti Interview and Query Critique Giveaway: @daniellechiotti @NatalieIAguirre
- Loglines versus Queries: @MorganHzlwood
- Book Contracts: Let’s Talk Surprises: @kate_mckean @CatapultStory
- Book Contracts: Let’s Talk Rights: @kate_mckean @CatapultStory
- A Counselor’s Perspective on Creating Character Driven Novels: @amandacoxwrites
- Writing Insecure Characters: @LisaHallWilson
- Writing Morally Ambiguous Characters: @MBjorkWrites
- Character Types: The Introvert: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire
- The Passive Protagonist Problem: @KelseyAllagood @WriterUnboxed
- How Do I Give My Protagonist Agency? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Seven Essential Aspects of a Strong Secondary Character: by Cady Hammer @kristen_kieffer
- Populating Your Story with Background Characters: by Jan Drexler @SKRViLL
- Secondary Stressors in Your Story: by CS Boyack @StoryEmpire
- 6 Types of Conflict to Use For Memorable Stories: @JerryBJenkins
- How to Write Diverse Characters (And, Also, Are You Qualified?): by Joiya Morrison-Efemini @GoodStoryCo
- Assigning race to a character that dies in preventable accident: @WritingwColor
- Bringing Omitted BIPOC History to Light through Middle Grade Picture Books: Interview with Traci Sorell and Carole Boston Weatherford: @DIYMFA
- Absent, but loving, Black military father? @WritingwColor
- How To End A Novel: by Rhiannon Richardson @GoodStoryCo
- Writing from the End: How Endings Create Satisfying Beginnings in a Book: @writeabook
- Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice: by Alan Jacobs @lithub
- Great Scene: “Boogie Nights”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Script To Screen: “As Good As It Gets”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Can Ghostwriting Make You a Better Novelist? by Eva Shaw @WomenWriters
- Critical Analysis—An Essential Part of Your Process: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor
- 5 Tips for Writing Fiction: @KhanhHa69784776 @DIYMFA
- 3 Things to Do When You Can’t Use Your Favorite Writing Style: by Pekoeblaze @TheRyanLanz
- Write With Your Eyes Closed: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Story planner success: How to organize your novel: @nownovel
- Nix the Italics: @DLoock
- Using Text Messages in Fiction: by Marilynn Byerly
- Avoid Grammatical Tautologies so You Never Say the Same Thing Twice: @StraightUpYou @lifehacker
- Fragmented Sentences – How Bad are They: @AJHumpage
- 6 Tips to Make Your Scenes Visually Dynamic: @LiveWriteThrive
- Scene Outline: How to Write Faster by Developing a List of Scenes: @JDEdwinAuthor @write_practice
- 67 Stupidly Brilliant (& Seriously Fun) Oxymoron Examples: by Mary Anne Shrew @smartbloggerhq
- Idioms and slang: two examples: by Anatoly Liberman @OUPAcademic
- Ingram’s Lightning Source Opens Print-on-Demand Facility at Sharjah: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives wkb64
- Self-publishing News: Futurebook 2021 – Very Different Visions of the Future of Audio: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
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As always, Elizabeth, I really appreciate these links. I always learn every time I visit here. The one that really got my attention this time is the one about avoiding ‘comparison-itis.’ That’s so important, especially with today’s social media, where you can connect with other writers, read their work, etc.. It’s hard (but important!) not to compare one author’s journey to another. We all unique and we all have things to offer, I think.
Such a good way of putting it, Margot! We do all have our own perspective and talents to add to a story and comparison is such a waste.
Excellent list, Elizabeth. I’m looking forward to visiting the posts. Have a wonderful day!
Hope you find some interesting reads, Gwen!
Thanks for including the IWSG post.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
Hope you did too, Alex!
Wonderful list. Thanks for all the great resources.
Thanks for coming by, Staci!
Thank you for another “Tiwtterific” list, Elizabeth. I appreciate you featuring my Story Empire post.
Another great post, Joan!
Thank you for the links, Elizabeth.
Thanks to you for coming by, John. Hope you have a great week!
Thanks for including one of my posts.
Nice post, CS!
Wow, Elizabeth, a comprehensive list of resources. Thanks for sharing and I’m delighted to be included. I have some reading to do too!
Thanks for being a resource for writers, Diana!
Thank you, Elizabeth for sharing all these terrific links, and for including Story Empire posts!
Some great links this week!
Thank you for another great list of blogs to enjoy!
My pleasure!
Another fantastic list.
Thank you, Beem!