by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Writing, Independence, And Selling Books Direct: @sivers @thecreativepenn
- Endings, Transitions, and New Beginnings: @thecreativepenn @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
- Liber 22 Announces Reading Promotion and Film Awards: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Booker Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @TheBookerPrizes
- Maisie Chan and Editor Georgia Murray Win the UK’s Branford Boase: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Five Fantasies With Prophesied Chosen Ones: @kgrantwrites @tordotcom
- 7 Novels About Women Who Refuse to Fit In: @AnneHeltzel @ElectricLit
- Five Stories in Which Aliens Attempt to Reshape the Earth: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Five SFF Road Trip Stories to Feed Your Wanderlust: @rwwgreene @tordotcom
- Debunking Negative Opinions of Pride and Prejudice: by Grace A. Johnson @KingdomPenMag
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Margaret Truman’s Murder at the Kennedy Center: @MargotKinberg
- 3 Tips For Writing When Overcome By Writer’s Block: by Emma Foster @TheRyanLanz
- Top 5 Solutions When You’re Stuck on Your Novel: @Bang2write
- 10 Relaxing Activities to Rediscover Your Writing Voice: @MilesOl82108029 @HorrorTree
- A Series of Guided Meditations for Writers: @aprildavila
- Burnt Out on Writing? 5 Tips for a Productive Break: @ErinLFlanagan @CareerAuthors
- How TS Eliot found happiness: @EricaWgnr @NewStatesman
- Trying a New Approach With Writing: @BeingTheWriter @womenonwriting
- Inspirational Indie Author Interview. Tessa Buckley: New Life as an Author After MS Diagnosis: @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- You Can’t Have Creativity Without Boredom: @aaronangello @lithub
- 5 Favorite Writing Tips: by Marcia Peterson @womenonwriting
- What Do Writing a Novel and Tending a Garden Have in Common? @NaheedPhiroze @lithub
- How Nature Makes You a Better Writer: @AnneJanzer
- How to Make Your Writing Space Perfect for You: @BernadetteBenda @NaNoWriMo
- What are your creative rituals? @pubcoach
- Writing as a Doorway to the Unknown in Ourselves: @Deganawidah @brevitymag
- 5 Answers from Writing Letters to Ourselves: @BellabiancaL @DIYMFA
- How to Pivot from Writing Short Stories to Novels: @ErinLFlanagan @CatapultStory
- 10 Women Writing in the Time of Shakespeare: @VanessaBraganza @mental_floss
- Problematic Celebrations in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- The Local Police as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- The Comfort of Dark Crime Fiction in Dark Times: @MishaPopp_ @CrimeReads
- Bringing Pride to Mystery Writing: @abidulka @youfirstwriter
- Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to Bridgerton: @hah2117 @lithub
- What Is A Book Blurb? @sleclercauthor @TheStoryEditor
- Tips for Writing a Tag Line for Your Book: @AneMulligan @EdieMelson
- How to Choose Authors to Collaborate with on Book Marketing: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- “12 Surprises I Found Marketing My Debut Novel”: @AskATechTeacher
- 11 Things You Can Put In the Front Matter in a Book: @BrynDonovan
- New Regency and Insight Editions: Partnering on Collectible Tie-Ins: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Bonnier’s BookBeat Adds Nearly 40,000 Audiobooks With RBMedia: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- PRH UK Names Preena Gadher to Lead Penguin General: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Elsevier’s ‘Confidence in Research’ Project: Trust Deficit: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- US-Based CLMP To Award Three Independent Literary Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- StatShot: US Industry Down 12.6 Percent in April; 2.3 Percent Year-to-Date: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- NPD BookScan for June: Another View of the US Market: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Words Without Borders’ Redesign: ‘Works in Conversation With Each Other’: @OliviaSnaije @wwborders @pubperspectives
- Italy: A Small Setback in January-June 2022 Book Sales: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China’s Book Market Growth Rate Down 13.8 Percent in 2022: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Roundup: Frankfurt in Mind: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Researching Literary Agents in 2022: @AuthorSAT
- What Are Exclusive and Simultaneous Submissions? (Video): @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit
- An agent states: “Do not make me regret replying to you.” : @Janet_Reid
- Fear Thesaurus Entry: Change: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Fictional Characters and Their Political Interests: @gmplano @StoryEmpire
- Character and Characterization: by Jennifer Beckstrand
- How Lovable Do Characters Have to Be? @nlholmesbooks @FloridaWriters1
- Fear Thesaurus Entry: A Secret Being Revealed: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Writing Characters: @CockeyedCaravan @thecreativepenn
- Five Characters Who Make the Most of Minor Superpowers: @jamesdnicoll
- Page One: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (2020): @GoIntoTheStory
- What Writers Can Learn From “It’s a Wonderful Life”: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Strengthening Story with Symbolism, Motifs, and Image Systems: @SeptCFawkes
- Deepening Your Story’s Theme With the Thematic Square: @KMWeiland
- How Useful Are Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- About Tight Writing: @BookDoctor4u
- 5 Ways You Can Create Suspense in Fiction: @KateRiordanUK @thenovelry
- Story Development and Execution: Constructing Chapters: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire
- 4 Essential Elements You Need to Create a Workable Novel: @FearlessProse
- Ineffective Dialogue and Persuasion: @kathycowley
- Three Writing Exercises for Three Different Points in the Writing Process: by Barbara Linn Probst @WriterUnboxed
- Should You Include a Prologue? @ZoeMMcCarthy
- Co-Authoring Is Where Magic Happens: @lindyryanwrites @HorrorTree
- Plotting: A BUT Means Complications and Obstacles: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- The Hero’s Journey: @TheWriterSpark @theiwsg
As always, Elizabeth, a fantastic set of links, for which thanks. This week’s choices cover so much, and I love that. I especially noticed the one about connecting with nature. It’s funny; a lot of people think that when you’re not actually at the keyboard, you’re not writing. But I find that I get my best ideas when I’m taking a walk, or when I find something to photograph, or… I think it’s important to mix those things into the routine.
Nature can be unexpectedly inspiring, can’t it? Hope you have a good week!
Thank you, Elizabeth, for another noteworthy list. I always learn from you. Thank you, too, for including one of my posts. Much appreciated. 😊
Great post as always, Gwen!
Wonderful collection this week.
Thank you, CS!
Thanks, Elizabeth!
My pleasure, Jan!
I did check out the Hive. I had an idea for a story with several characters and was feeling overwhelmed with sheets of paper everywhere with plot ideas, etc. This may be the perfect solution!
So glad to hear that, Elizabeth! Mike Fleming does a great job with the program and he’s a writer, as well!
Another fine list, Elizabeth. Thank you for the time you take in putting these together.
Thanks so much, Beem!