by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Business Musings: Long-term IP Management: @KristineRusch
- What Are Public Domain Characters? @StuartConover @HorrorTree
- Why Your Agent Should Not Be Your Critique Partner: @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit
- Self-publishing News: “$100k isn’t a big advance these days” and other highlights from the Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster trial: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Writing Twists And Marketing As A Traditionally Published Author: @thecreativepenn @claremackint0sh
- Re-gear Your Writing Career—Take Risks to Revitalize: @KnoxxKrissy
- An Online Presence Doesn’t Have to Mean a Loss of Privacy: @Janet_Reid
- The UK’s Klaus Flugge Prize’s Shortlist Features Six Debut Illustrators: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Mexico’s Hay Festival Querétaro Has a Seventh Iteration in September: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s €50,000 Georg Büchner Prize Goes to Emine Sevgi Özdamar: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Frankfurter Buchmesse: Trade Visitor Tickets Now on Sale: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- CLMP’s 2022 Firecracker Awards: Winnings Shared by Authors, Presses: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Not-So-Elementary Universe of Sherlock Holmes: @avonlea79 @DIYMFA
- Moby-Dick is the answer. What is the question? @HesterBlum @OUPAcademic
- Mysteries set in the Middle East: @MargotKinberg
- 7 of the Most Memorable Bartenders in Literature: @wesleystraton @ElectricLit
- Eight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women: @AlannaSchubach @CrimeReads
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road: @MargotKinberg
- A solution to writer’s block: Transcribe yourself: @austinkleon
- Unlocking Writer’s Block Sideways: @thatpluckygirl @DIYMFA
- When a Page a Day is Too Much: by Pascale Duguay
- Sometimes Writing That Book Was A Waste Of Time: @AuthorSAT
- Follow Your Passion to Create a Writing Career that Feeds Your Soul: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- Why INFJ Writers Are So Deeply Triggered by Criticism: @losapala
- 21 Ways for Writers to Reduce Stress: @diannmills @EdieMelson
- Writing Safe or Risking Your Readers: @FoxPrintEd
- Grieving A Writing Life: @KMAllan_writer
- What Does it (Still) Take to be a Writer? @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Listmania–how lists can make your writing faster and easier: @RuthHarrisBooks
- Why Do You Write? @MaeClair1
- On Writing with Chronic Migraines: @yuvizalkow @CatapultStory
- The Writer and the Artist Date: @susan_writes @FloridaWriters1
- The Best Tip to Stop Neck Pain for Writers: by Ginny Cruz @EdieMelson
- What’s Your Crisis Plan (for your writing)? @WritesCole
- When seemingly unattainable dreams come true in crime fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Cozy Mystery as a Series, Subgenre, & Joy – with Michele Scott: @DIYMFA
- Is Your Story A Mystery, Horror or Thriller? Here’s How To Tell: @Bang2write
- Send Two Preorder Alerts Per Book (Plus Timing Tips): @CarlynAtBookBub @BookBub
- Cozy Mystery Authors: Ideas on How to Succeed in the Cozy Marketplace: @jimhbs
- Hollywood Writers’ Arbitration Ruling Yields $42 Million From Netflix: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Springer Nature and University of California Renew Deal: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Dear Literary Agent: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- Wiley Reports Providing Knowledge Unlatched’s ‘Oable’ to 34 Customers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Writing to Market: 10 Pros and Cons to Weigh: @nownovel
- Salman Rushdie Stabbed Onstage: Suspect Said To Be in Custody: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- NPD on Netflix and Nostalgia: Licensing Rights for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ : @porter_anderson @pubperspectives @npdgroup
- Germany’s Bookwire Reorganizes Its Audiobook Approach: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Primary School Students: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Canada’s Literary Press Group: Accessible Ebooks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Edition: Brazilian Books Are Selling in Cairo: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Why Does Querying Take So Long? @bookendslit
- You gotta be succinct (query critique): @NathanBransford
- First Chapters that Stand Out: Harry Potter: @abigailkperry @DIYMFA
- Seven Components of a Successful Novel Opening: @magpie0218 @RMFWriters
- Fear Thesaurus Entry: Losing the Respect of Others: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Character Talents and Skills: Beyond the Superficial: @beccapuglisi
- 8 Ways to Avoid Cardboard Characters (and Plot Contrivances While You’re At It): @KMWeiland
- Back to the Basics: The ABC’s of Character: @LexicalForge @CareerAuthors
- How (and How Not!) to Write Queer Characters: A Primer: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedman
- Inclusion Means Everyone, Especially the Differently Abled: @EliasJMcClellan
- Great Scene: “All the President’s Men”: @GoIntoTheStory
- Page One: “The Mummy” (1999): @GoIntoTheStory
- 15 Years Later, Ratatouille’s Message About Art Still Inspires Me: by @VisionsCloudy @tordotcom
- Page One: “The Muppets” (2011): @GoIntoTheStory
- On Chekhov’s Gun: @Dwallacepeach
- How to Write Non-Romantic Relationships: by Bethany Henry @thenovelsmithy
- When Worlds Collide: by Dave King @WriterUnboxed
- Where’s the B-roll? The Secret to Engaging Readers: @LisaTener
- Suspension of Disbelief: @Virgilante @StoryEmpire
- Building a Subplot (A RavenCon 2022 panel): @MorganHzlwood
- Knowing how – and when – to use multiple POV characters in a manuscript: by Jack Smith @TheWriterMag
- Novel revision checklist: @NathanBransford
- The Art of Color-Coding a Manuscript @CCHall_author
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- Tech Tips for Writers–Quick Fix for a Broken Link: @WordDreams
- Writing Journals, Notebooks, and the “Commonplace Book” as Useful Tools for Book Writers: @writeabook
- How to Write a Memoir About Family Tragedy (That People Want to Read): by Abi Morgan @lithub https://t.co/ezitt2r9Hu
- The Charm of Contradiction: 9 Opposites Attract Romance Novels: by Megan Beauregard @BookTrib https://t.co/eOSNMZoTc9
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These are terrific links, Elizabeth, as always. It’s interesting that there are a few this time having to do with physical health. People think of writing as a physically easy job, and in some ways it is. But there are still things to look out for, etc.. To me, the trick is balancing the sitting/writing part with moving around, and having the right setup of desk, chair, etc.. to keep you comfortable.
I have to exercise every day to combat all the sitting! Otherwise, it’s back to physical therapy for me, ha.
I had this same thought, as a tall person it’s a challenge – frequent neck pain from hours of sitting in front of the screen (but getting to help authors get their stories to where they feel happy with them is worth the occasional discomfort).
Thank you for so many great choices to keep me busy on a Sunday evening!
Thank you for including my article for Now Novel on writing to market, we’ve RT’d this useful roundup. Keep up the great work :)
Thanks, Jordan!