by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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New Stuff
My friend Margot Kinberg and Cat Connor will be teaming up in February to offer a six-part online seminar for writing mysteries. For more information, click here.
- Be A Responsible Writer – Internet Best Practices: @LisaEBetz @A3writers
- How to improve Zoom calls – some slick tricks: @pubcoach
- Editor Interview: Jordan Kantey on Helping Writers: @nownovel
- Sharing the Byline ( or: Writing with a Co-author): by Peggy Sias Lantz @FloridaWriters1
- Should you edit your published book? @Dwallacepeach @StoryEmpire
- Seven Reasons to Attend a Writers Conference: @Kdibianca @killzoneauthors
- Books at Berlinale Issues Its 2022 Call for Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Readings Conclude for 17th Edition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Sharjah Conference: ‘Hungry for International Content’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @SharjahBookAuth
- German Nonfiction Prize: Submissions Are Open: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Self-publishing News: Disabled Writers Call for Festivals to be Hybrid in 2023: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- 10 NaNoWriMo Tips for Success from Editors and Agents: @kleopatra_o
- Ways to Find Community During NaNoWriMo This Year: @NaNoWriMo
- How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo: @WriteNowCoach
- Raising Kids and Writing Books: Five Tips for Parents Daring to Try NaNoWriMo: @ruthings
- NaNoWriMo Tips: from Fix Your Writing Habits
- Why I’m a NaNoWriMo Rebel: @seejavaciawrite
- NANO-WHAT-MO??? – @TammyLoughBooks @DIYMFA
- NaNoWriMo for Indie Authors with Grant Faulkner: @sacha_black @NaNoWriMo
- Use NaNoWriMo to Write Your Nonfiction Book: @WriteNowCoach
- Checking Out Virtual Book Clubs: @FinishedPages @womenonwriting
- The Art of the Hand-Sell: 31 Spooky, Eerie, and Uncanny Books for Halloween: @prepartynap @lithub
- Staff Picks: Scary Stories: @parisreview
- Favorite Horror Stories Available to Read Online Right Now: @richardgthomas3
- 6 Fantasy Books with Powerful Female Leads: by Megan Beauregard @BookTrib
- Gruesome and Grim: Five Spine-Chilling Fairy Tales for Spooky Season: by Rachel Ayers @tordotcom
- Three Stories of Haunted Houses and Apparitions to Tell on Halloween Night: @WF_WRITERS @BookTrib
- 9 Works of Dark Humor Perfect for Halloween: by Claudia Lux @CrimeReads
- Where Are the Contemporary Southern Women Writers? @Kelly_J_Ford @CrimeReads
- 8 Novels About Monstrous Mothers: @AinslieEm @ElectricLit
- Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists: @sarahbonner101 @CrimeReads
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Nalini Singh’s Quiet in Her Bones: @MargotKinberg
- 4 Knockout Slam Poetry Performances to Watch: @LittleInfinite
- Deep Emotion, Plain Speech: Camus’s The Plague @lauramarris @parisreview
- 7 Experimental Books Reshaping Historical Narratives: @suburbanprairie @ElectricLit
- Honoring Your Graveyard of Stories: @kristanhoffman @WriterUnboxed
- Solid Boundaries Lead to Success: @BookEndsJessica
- Author Burnout (with Becca Syme): @writingcookbook
- Business Musings: A Worrying One Percent: @KristineRusch
- Balance Between Joy, Sorrow, Humor, and Rage: @BarbaraR_Writes @DIYMFA
- Must Sex Always Mean Death When it Comes to Horror Movies? @ThePhthailer @lithub
- What’s My Genre: Writing Horror vs. Writing Terror: @EldredBird
- Top 10 horror short stories: @sicrook @GuardianBooks
- How to Write a Horror Story: Best Tips: by James Gallagher @TheStoryEditor
- 5 Ways to Use Community Marketing for Your Book: @mywordpub @JaneFriedman
- Paid Newswire Stories On Books Are Worthless: @ThePRExpert
- 10 Common Book Marketing Mistakes You Should Avoid: @Bang2write
- Paths to Publishing: @susan_writes @FloridaWriters1
- Footnotes vs Endnotes: Which is Which, and How to Use Them: @StoryHobbit
- How to Use Endnotes in Books: The Ultimate Guide: @StoryHobbit
- Court Blocks PRH-Simon & Schuster Acquisition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Marcus Dohle on the PRH-S&S Ruling: ‘Utterly Wrong’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Scholastic and Ravensburger CEOs: ‘What Young Readers Need’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- At Sharjah’s Conference: ‘Let’s Not Leave Anyone Behind’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Beyrouth Livres: A First Staging in a Troubled Market: @OliviaSnaije @pubperspectives
- Ricardo Levi Leads FEP; Sonia Draga Is First Woman Vice-President: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @FEP_EU
- IPA’s 33rd International Publishers Congress: Day Two Highlights: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @pubperspectives
- How Agents Really Read Queries: @bookendslit
- Avoid those little redundancies (page critique): @NathanBransford
- How to Use an Actor’s Tool to Write More Compelling Characters: @AneMulligan
- Writing 3-D Characters: @Lindasclare
- What Writers Can Learn From Marx: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- 5 Top Tips From The Black Phone Writers Can Learn: @Bang2write
- 5 Ways to Introduce Your Character: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors
- Sweet, Scary, or Some of Each: by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
- Pumpkin Spice and Writing: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- Ten Tips for Writing Gothic Fiction and Ghost Stories: @Anna_Mazz @thenovelry
- Expansion Pack: Prequels: @Virgilante @StoryEmpire
- Does Your Novel/Movie have an Understory? @SPressfield
- Why Rhetorical Questions Help You Go Deeper With Emotions: @LisaHallWilson
- Gimmicks or Good Plot Devices? @authorterryo @killzoneauthors
- Tips and Tricks For Writing Audio Drama: by Katie Gill @sfwa
- Plotting vs. pantsing: by Jack Smith @TheWriterMag
- Writing Tips: Outlining/Plotting Vs Discovery Writing/Pantsing: @thecreativepenn
- Why Plots Fail: @FoxPrintEd @JaneFriedman
- 10 Signs Your Plot is Weak (And How to Fix it): @SeptCFawkes
- How Much Should You Plot Your Stories? @FoxPrintEd
- Rewrites and Second Drafts: A Necessary Evil: @BeemWeeks @StoryEmpire
- One Last Edit: Re-think before Submitting: @LinWilsonauthor
- How to Better Use Track Changes: by Pamela Hines @TheStoryEditor
- Write with friends or strangers with the Writing Analytics app (free until Dec. 4): @radekpazdera
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Thanks very much, Elizabeth, for the link to our seminar! We’re looking forward to hosting it! Thanks also (as ever) for the links. There are so many good ones on NaNoWriMo. I have to admit, I’ve not participated before, and I’m not this time. But just knowing it’s there is helping me focus as I write, and that’s helpful.
It looks like a great program, Margot! I’m like you–I don’t officially do NaNo, but I find it really inspirational.
Thanks for the links, Elizabeth, and for including Story Empire.
More great posts from Story Empire!
Not as many NaNo articles as I thought there would be.
I was surprised, too!
Another wonderful list. Thank you, Elizabeth. 😊
Happy to share the links, Gwen!
Thanks for another great list of links, Elizabeth!
Thanks to you for coming by, Staci!
We really appreciate you sharing the Story Empire posts, Elizabeth!
My pleasure, Jan!
Thank you for sharing this, Elizabeth :)
Hope you have a great week, DL!
Thanks for including Story Empire in your links.
Great posts from Story Empire, CS!
Thanks for sharing these links, Elizabeth. And thank you for adding the Story Empire links. Much appreciation.
Great content from Story Empire!