by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- When a Writer Dies: Making Difficult Decisions About the Work Left Behind: @EricNewton1 @JaneFriedman
- Developmental Editing for Nonfiction and Memoir: @GoodStoryCo
- Self-publishing News: Will Europe’s Digital Markets Act make Amazon more Open or more Closed? @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Self-Publishing Predictions for the 2020s: @IndieAuthorALLI
- Best Book Sales Tracker: How to Track Book Sales Across All Platforms: @DaveChesson
- How Do I Obtain Photo Permission In My Book? Other Questions Answered: @MichaelLaRonn @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The £75,000 Wolfson History Prize Shortlist: 50th Anniversary: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Dawnie Walton Wins the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize: @Porter_Anderson @dawniewalton @AspenWords @pubperspectives
- On World Book and Copyright Day: Indian Publishers Stage a Conference: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 7 Novels About Family Curses: @damfino1895 @ElectricLit
- An Unconventional Ride: 8 Daring Novels of Train Travel: by Judy Moreno @BookTrib
- Five Flawed Books That Are Still Worth Rereading: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- The true story behind Mr. Darcy’s infamous hand flex: @walkercapl @lithub
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: R.V. Raman’s A Will to Kill: @MargotKinberg
- What Happens When You Write 20 Minutes a Day? @writingthrulife
- Elusive Writing Routines: @aprildavila
- How to stop putting off your writing: @pubcoach
- How to write about difficult topics: @pubcoach
- Why It’s Hard for Writers with Low Self-Esteem to Receive Praise for Their Work: @losapala
- Shake Up Your Writing Routine: by Sarah Blizzard
- Pandemic Writing: @FinishedPages @womenonwriting
- Three Types of Creators: @GoIntoTheStory
- 6 Tips to Increase Your Concentration: @MichaelHyatt
- Life of a Writer—Revelation: @AnitaRamirez3 @DIYMFA
- Writing Letters to Lost Loved Ones: @jonisensel
- 30 Top Tips For Your Younger (Writer) Self : @Bang2write
- Author Wishes for 2022: @TheIWSG @cleemckenzie
- Yes, Writers Need to Hear the Hard Truths. But Warnings Can Go Too Far: @AuthorSAT @JaneFriedman
- Who Killed Christopher Marlowe? by Alan Judd @CrimeReads
- So You Want to Marry a Mystery Writer: @ElizabethCBunce @CrimeReads
- “What Happened When I Put My Self-Published Books EVERYWHERE”: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- Mystery author Elizabeth Spann Craig talks about writing inspiration and publishing: @DonnaReedVO
- 5 Steps for Building a Powerful Train of Thought: @KatyKauffman28
- “8 Things I’ve Learned Since Becoming a Published Author”: @calbish @WomenWriters
- How to Gracefully Leave Your Writing Group: @LisaEllisonsPen @JaneFriedman
- Top 10 Insane Things No Writer Has Done But Someone Should: @AmongTheZombies
- 5 Ways to Start Your Journaling Practice: @seejavaciawrite
- Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Unplug your Internet: @GoIntoTheStory
- 5 Similarities Between Running and Writing: by Sara Kopeczky
@TheRyanLanz - Three Keys to Writing in a Distracting World: @GoIntoTheStory
- How to Write Better by Not Writing: @EJaneBrazier @DIYMFA
- An Unexpected Gift from Covid: by Keith Cronin @WriterUnboxed
- Writing Like You Read: @MaryGillgannon @RMFWriters
- Post-War Tension as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- The Nosy Neighbor in Crime Fiction: Busybodies, Gossips, and Internet Sleuths: @allisonbuccola @CrimeReads
- The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels: @larazontally
- The Impact of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” on Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- 5 Common Themes in Children’s Writing: @KarenCV
- Tucking Your Reader into the Story World of Picture Books: @Shutta @FloridaWriters1
- How to Write the Perfect Author Bio: @LiveWriteThrive
- How to Write a Book Description: @StoryHobbit @DaveChesson
- What Makes You Buy a Book? @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire
- An Introvert’s Guide to a Public Online Presence: @HiTessaBarbosa
- How to Jumpstart Book Sales in 5 Steps: @wogahn
- 7 ways to blow a media opportunity: @sandrabeckwith
- What is Typesetting? What Every Indie Author Should Know: @DaveChesson
- Put a Fresh Face on Those Older Books: by Ruth Logan Herne
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- Going Up: UK Publishers Say 2021 Sales Rose 5 Percent, a New High: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- PEN’s Freedom to Write: 227 Writers, Intellectuals Jailed in 36 Nations: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers: Film and TV Support Fiction in February: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Ukraine’s Vivat Publishing Launches a Book in a Bomb Shelter: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center Names Liesl Gerntholtz to Top Post: @Porter_Anderson @LieslGerntholtz @PENamerica @pubperspectives
- Catherine Nabokov: An Editor in Business as a Literary Agent: @oliviasnaije @cathnab @pubperspectives
- Germany’s World Book Day: ‘I’ll Give You a Story’ of a Secret Lake: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Books from Ukraine: A Call to Buy Rights to Support Publishers: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
- Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Giver and Taker: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Giving your characters a personality: @GretaBoris @ReadAlessandra
- Getting Into Your Character’s Head: by Marilynn Byerly
- 5 Myths To Break When Writing A Good Character: @AnthonyEhlers @writers_write
- Writing an Un-Put-Downable Character: Personality: @acw_author @EdieMelson
- Conflict in Fiction: What It Really Is and Why It’s Important to Plot: @KMWeiland
- Nine Personality Clashes for Character Conflicts: @mythcreants
- Great Scene: “Inception”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Page One: “Forbidden Planet” (1956): @GoIntoTheStory
- Script Analysis: “Midsommar” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
- Page One: “Frost/Nixon” (2008): @GoIntoTheStory
- Page One: “Fury” (2014): @GoIntoTheStory
- How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of The Great Gatsby: @JillianCantor
- Script Analysis: “Mudbound” — Scene By Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
- Satire and How to Write One: by Susanne Bennett @writers_write
- 6 Cheats to “Tell” Well (When It’s Warranted): @SeptCFawkes @onestop4writers
- Writing: Autobiography in Fiction: @Lindasclare
- Why An Author Should Kill a Character: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson
- How To Show A Character’s Decision: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
- 3 Tools to Deep Point of View: Immerse Your Readers Into Your Story: @AliceGaines
- Seven voices – how to write a novel in multiple points of view: @Roz_Morris
- 15th Century Clothing for Writers: @DanKoboldt
- How Much Research is Enough? by Diana Clark
- Using Research to Craft an Authentic Story: @Roz_Morris @TomoKarres
- Creating a Series Bible: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Story Development and Execution: The Story Bible: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire
These are fantastic links, as always, Elizabeth. The one I really noticed is the one about the ‘dumb little writing tricks’ and unplugging the Internet. It’s surprising how much time we spend online doing things (no irony here! ;-) ) instead of, well, writing. Balancing those things is so tricky, but it helps us move forward.
Ha! Yes, I know what you mean. The internet can also kind of stress me out, so I need to make sure I’m taking enough breaks from it–not only to get things done, but to lower my stress levels. :)
Great list of links!
Thanks, Alex!
Your Sunday feed is so addictive, I have to set a timer, accept I can’t read them all, and just walk away when the timer goes off.
That’s a smart way of handling it, Elizabeth!