by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Using Amazon KDP’s New Cover Creator http://t.co/wqrhRrB0xN @nickdaws
7 Essential Questions of Plot— Do You Ask Them? http://t.co/MauI0e3OXf @JennyHansenCA
Getting Physical: Ways to Make Your Characters Come Alive: http://t.co/6qkI5L9NoX @RMFWriters
7 Lessons Learned from Half a Year of Writing Every Day: http://t.co/grXieJRZwJ @jamietr
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Super Bowl Recipe for a Crowd! http://t.co/pBTaQ30I8M @CleoCoyle
Writer of a Certain Age: http://t.co/ENbgBQUySV @fay_weldon @NYTimes
How to Write: A Year in Advice from Franzen, King, Hosseini, and More: http://t.co/FLrngrtL4p @JoeFassler @TheAtlantic
Top Social Media Mistakes Authors Make: http://t.co/R1jrZCk2y6 @ediemelson
4 Things You Must Know About Reaching Your Writing Goals: http://t.co/APL0yz3bVw @carol_brill @womenwriters
3 Ways Authors Write in Excess (And How To Cut Back): http://t.co/D8pDM0ZfX7 @vgrefer
10 Ways to Introduce Conflict in Dialogue: http://t.co/CjDObGaPOa @amandaonwriting @writers_write Why are there so many trilogies? http://t.co/PP877igURk @jdiddyesquire @tordotcom
The importance of being able to focus solely on our writing: http://t.co/iCKsi4GbMz @flawritersconf @joannetlewis
7 Key Trends Of 2014 That Independent Filmmakers & Screenwriters Embrace: http://t.co/OXlZLGtcnp @raindance
The Magnificence of Middle Grade: http://t.co/NZY0hqY71F @kellybarnhill
Will tracking reader data make for better books? http://t.co/lpQO7lPiCN @nytimesbits @DavidStreitfeld
Using Story Beats To Increase Writing Speed: http://t.co/D0vKtZpJhU @DavidGaughran
A look at happy story endings http://t.co/ZWXWMqez5o @jamigold
Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Authors Up Close: http://t.co/WPueUR1Twq @chuckwendig
How to Use Profanity And Other Raw Talk In Your Fiction: http://t.co/fIRKWRd4r2 @ESimsAuthor @writersdigest
My Tax Time Income Revelations and…Is Writing is the Career We Can’t Retire From? http://t.co/2MLGL8kstQ
10 Tricks For Writing Great Fight Scenes: http://t.co/KkJk4VRNUx @raynehall
Crime fiction–instances where sleuths have passed the torch to the next generation: http://t.co/4GCZ7BrQif @mkinberg
Remember to back up blogs, too: http://t.co/ZfwmbX1Dz9 @womenonwriting
Keeping it Real – Female Protagonists in YA Lit http://t.co/Zjh3ZPwxQz @JennWalkup
Crafting an Effective Beginning: Opening Image or Paragraph: http://t.co/442tsEI7zo @camillelaguire
3 Steps to Reading Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: http://t.co/03LtP0dRJf @PeterDamien
Why Evil Overlords Need to be Competent http://t.co/jAKp8HfcVL @mharoldpage
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Potato Casserole Revisited http://t.co/RbKOoAtUto @CleoCoyle
Audio Books First – A New Publishing Movement: http://t.co/3WrmGEsBnw @Goodereader
10 Reasons Our Hero Needs Flaws http://t.co/1Hm750ZFlu @angelaackerman
Publishing: Between Revolution and Revolt: http://t.co/v3qQUxphJt @HughHowey @Porter_Anderson @rebecsmart
How 1 writer sold his book through serialization: http://t.co/4qxjnm2sbv @rchazzchute
What makes a book a classic? http://t.co/A56KCZfWT8 @magiciansbook @salon
How to Write a Novel Based on Your Life Story–10 Tips: http://t.co/zHpC9SJGqj @helenahalme
What it Takes to Be an Author http://t.co/Y2QfacUNCM @KristenEckstein
A Characterization Case Study: Jean Valjean and Javert from “Les Misérables”: http://t.co/T79fnGaRyY @vgrefer
The most prolific author you’ve never heard of: http://t.co/ffiiTHIOuc @melvillehouse
5 Ways to Use Dramatic Irony in Your Writing http://t.co/KsQzNEsboc @JulieEshbaugh
How Can Bookstores Survive? | Savvy Writers & e-Books online: http://t.co/jgZI2wDzaw
Connecting Subplots with Each Other and the Main Story Arc: http://t.co/1cv4BpfGVl @vgrefer
A free directory of cover designers, formatters, freelance editors, and more: http://t.co/E2upLeKgPR
How 1 Famous Author Tricks Herself Into Writing Wonderful Stories http://t.co/ir9tdaIdaQ @thewritelife
Why 1 Writer No Longer Uses Profanity in His Books: http://t.co/GXi2N2t2gu @rchazzchute
An Important Tool to Make You a More Productive Writer: http://t.co/yJsw2NS4KD @DIYMFA
Evaluating Whether You’re Really Ready to Self-Publish http://t.co/HMC96qE50X @JordanMcCollum
Guidelines of Good Online Behavior: http://t.co/5P9uBbSTYR @EdieMelson
But Can’t I Send My Best Pages? http://t.co/knb3N5eAnD @ava_jae
7 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Book As Soon As You Finish the First Draft: http://t.co/lwl9C7rXk7 @sandrabeckwith
Does digital publishing mean the death of the author? http://t.co/J5XvHqbUVf @guardianbooks @richardlea
Are You Creating Your Own Personal Cliches? http://t.co/LzgPW0yl8t @KMWeiland
How To Turn Real Life Into Bestselling Fiction: http://t.co/sNfbuESSoA @RuthHarrisBooks @RomanceUniv
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: The ‘Lucy Burdette’ Daiquiri, Courtesy of @SusanMacNeal http://t.co/RJYkmRC9CJ @CleoCoyle
What Works, What Doesn’t In Book Marketing: http://t.co/1vt8iOp5t0 @badredheadmedia
6 Degrees of Agent Evolution | http://t.co/M2itUdGmKT @digibookworld
Horror–Screenwriting: How Found Footage was Murdered : http://t.co/MYRnosRWec @yomyomf
The Great Free Book Debate: Authors Weigh In: http://t.co/fclbaqc0KX @libraryoferana @mythicscribes
How a love of tabletop D&D helps video game designers tell their stories: http://t.co/CaVHJceMv0 @ColinCampbellx @Polygon
Small presses growing translated fiction’s readership: http://t.co/ggiKbprzwu @badaude @guardianbooks
3 Questions Your Professional Writing Bio Must Answer http://t.co/sJH1CtGRzh @writersrelief
Myth: to be good, writing must be hard | http://t.co/1u3BCch2Pn @deanwesleysmith
Leaving a Literary Legacy: Who Will Watch Over Your Work? http://t.co/NfKBUWFIId @annbauerwriter
5 Things Readers Want from Novelists on Social Media: http://t.co/tpeLtwBTvh @kcraftwriter
Tips for writing better endings: http://t.co/4Jv7MbzqTY @io9
How to Use Coincidence in Stories: http://t.co/2kNSWgGoyy @shalvatzis
Tips for new writers on getting started writing a book: http://t.co/VrQ1wgT3A5
Crime Fiction: A Modern-Day Look at ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’: http://t.co/pKsyMwp5nV @kbowenwriter
Guide to Targeting an Audience http://t.co/D2ynOvjMvQ @mariamurnane
An agent on authors who worry their ideas will be stolen: http://t.co/tfv8bNNel7 @Janet_Reid
Questions to answer when creating a mythology for your world: http://t.co/gEM5iCjsp1 @rfwriters
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Maple Cheese Scones http://t.co/T3DJcyd397 @CleoCoyle
Tools for Writing More http://t.co/Nd8VsB1R72 @SusanKayeQuinn
Creating Fully Developed Characters–writers weigh in: http://t.co/aIswHDEexB @WriterDiaries
How to Sell More of Your Fiction Without Selling Your Soul: http://t.co/pjeTG1z3V5 @storyrally
Writers Unplugged: Going Underground, for Productivity’s Sake http://t.co/RBvUcQ3fZK @GlimmerGuy 5 SF Convention Misconceptions: http://t.co/Syx9JmDIQj @petersnede
5 tips for a good narrative essay: http://t.co/8wLVhjZhWR @busyguru
5 Lies That Keep Us from Becoming Great Writers: http://t.co/o5UPf3OQMc @JoelRunyon
3 Things Authors Should Do Before Attending a Book Fair or Writers Conference: http://t.co/VyMQeaNZfO @Coach2Publish
Write First. Edit Later: http://t.co/TdVcEwgn6s @ErinMFeldman
Contract Basics: Subsidiary Rights http://t.co/dheznen44o @AriaGlazki
5 Tips for World Building in Speculative Flash Fiction: http://t.co/B5XcWMuGy2 @EDFsChronicles
Write What You DonÂ’t Know: http://t.co/HIdAHZtZuQ @litreactor
The Future of Publishing–Profit-Sharing Authors?: http://t.co/ruXYSTaDZ0 @IanKEllard @Porter_Anderson
5 Screenwriters That Ended Up Hating Their Own Movies http://t.co/ty21sEOU78 @WritingLeeman
12 Resolutions for a Writer: http://t.co/O6iqDCxkjX @LitRejections
Querying a book that already has interest from a publisher http://t.co/8KfSArBQ5i @Janet_Reid
12 Tips to Inspire Your Writing http://t.co/nRuWUKBJ3f @BlaskovicWriter
Why 1 Writer Has Failed To Write a Word in 2014: http://t.co/3M7efFM5Tp @aaronmritchey @RMFWriters How Journalism Created a Writer: http://t.co/N3Vnfgnlw7 @johnweeast
What’s hard about self-pub? Authors weigh in: http://t.co/jZO35j1hvb @thecreativepenn @Porter_Anderson @ByRozMorris @MirabilisDave
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Frito Shepherd’s Pie and Super Bowl Boulevard from Cleo Coyle #glutenfree recipe http://t.co/xumBQsyx1I @CleoCoyle
The 15 Best Twitter Lists for Writers http://t.co/Fn7Y6yWvRK @thewritelife
How Art Can Save Your Soul | fcmalby http://t.co/GbnScMllCB @FCMalby
13 Secrets for Sizzling Dialogue http://t.co/2flwghiH61 @RayneHall
Tips for Holding a Writing Workshop http://t.co/hfQVbr92pb @emilyjeanroche
Plotting v. Pantsing: Is One Superior Over the Other? http://t.co/GObOo1Us2V @jeanniecampbell
Persistence, And The Long Con Of Being A Successful Writer « terribleminds: chuck wendig http://t.co/KnHTPy2Bwl @KameronHurley
A Self-Pub Journey: Sales and Marketing Break Down http://t.co/icitqGxiXT @Aimeelsalter
8 Ways to Handle Rejection. http://t.co/PGf9GOK3Jt @WritersBistro
Authors deserve better : http://t.co/MS0lTtPGSV @barryeisler
A Prediction on Book Visibility in 2014 | Savvy Writers & e-Books online http://t.co/YrdAjsWmky @JAKonrath
Stress less and daydream more: a writer’s resolution http://t.co/Z7Nzcfiaja @jodimeadows
How Much Do Writers Earn? Less Than You Think: http://t.co/P7myVB9l7y @pubperspectives
Narrative Setting: How To Build A World http://t.co/xBJKXV8oQm @woodwardkaren
1 Writer’s Process for Approaching Large Revisions: http://t.co/xb9OboeMQw
Understanding Patterns of Change in Fiction and Memoir: http://t.co/wphruFMr4O @writeabook {corr’d link}
6 Of The Best Pieces of Advice From Successful Writers: http://t.co/gHUPajrQQ5 @BelleBethCooper
JA Konrath responds to industry expert Mike Shatzkin’s recent analysis on the future of publishing: http://t.co/jgWPZI6M64 @MikeShatzkin
Realistic fictional settings in crime fiction: http://t.co/fxhsGqZGLQ @mkinberg
Why Don’t More People Buy Your Book? http://t.co/X3Syb3LLa1 @LyndaRYoung
The Art of Writing Copy http://t.co/IpxOoUdFDP @sjaejones
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Orange Chicken http://t.co/LYOBPnO0Ey @CleoCoyle
A writer’s concerns about using 99 Designs: http://t.co/wNqKwzmP1T @lkblackburne
9 Keys to Creating an Effective Writing Accountability Group http://t.co/XkRRl875FQ @bigstatebiglife
Hard truths about self-publishing: http://t.co/zaPA3KBQyB @NazareaAndrews
Why authors and trad pub don’t reveal authors’ earnings http://t.co/N1TtVbDLwM @LexiRevellian
NA Alley: 5 Tips for Writing Love Scenes http://t.co/6iBM0d0aW2
Twitter Rewards Spamming Indie Authors with Trending Terms http://t.co/mgbucVrlB3 @Goodereadermike @Goodereader
10 Writing Tips From Ernest Hemingway: http://t.co/s3EtGSsSaw @boyinthehat
How to get your indie-book in book stores: http://t.co/zHDYeCnDSZ @tamzwrite
Can men write good heroines? http://t.co/yzEmZ7dKYw @SamanthaEllis27 @guardianbooks
Another Twist on Marketing your Book http://t.co/Xx36foo9xM @CarsonCanada
3 tips for writing watertight fantasy, science fiction and time travel stories: http://t.co/Ls3vwIrMC4 @nailyournovel
S Africans slow to adopt e-books: http://t.co/Gmobbnz1DH @techcentral
All the links I shared last week: http://t.co/lKuTGh1jo6 . All the links I’ve ever shared (searchable): http://t.co/tjn3OfwnLH .
Writing Filters to Use: The Finer Details Filters: http://t.co/7HTZnZyxFd @Awesome_Dawn
How to Decide Which Story to Write First: http://t.co/n0xbkau3kC @cantrelljason
50 Attributes of a Great Copywriter: http://t.co/duVpiLaRkl @jeffbullas
Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Steamed Comfort Eggs from Ovidia Yu http://t.co/ZhyuwLpPsY @CleoCoyle
The Formative Event Technique Raises Your Story’s Stakes: http://t.co/XSQu9DKJUE @marilynhorowitz
On Becoming a (Self) Publisher: (Lessons Learned): http://t.co/elceTiIugI @NickRuffilo @pubperspectives
Yes, Shakespeare used flashbacks and multiple storylines: http://t.co/1LYrIak8ya @AronsonLinda
Roadblocks and Why 1 Writer Prefers Blogging to Writing Her Book: http://t.co/AV925M9ICD
Make Your Story Richer with In-depth Knowledge of Your Characters: http://ow.ly/sXQhv @ReeseRyanWrites
7 Things 1 Writer Has Given Up To Write and Read More: http://ow.ly/sXQ0U @jamietr
Why 1 Writer Won’t Read ‘How To’ Screenwriting Articles Anymore: http://ow.ly/sXPS4 @clivefrayne @scriptmag
Reviewing Your Year’s Writing Goals Encourages Your Creative Spirit http://ow.ly/sXQsF @writeabook
To Outline or Not to Outline? A New Way of Looking at the Debate: http://ow.ly/sXQbZ @jessicastrawser @writersdigest
Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: Killing a Career | http://ow.ly/sXQ6k @deanwesleysmith
The Top 5 Things 1 Writer Learned from an Editor: http://ow.ly/sXQlp @DonnaGalanti
10 Things 1 Writer Has Learned 4 Months After Publishing Her 1st Novel http://ow.ly/sXPKy @womenonwriting
A Writer Considers the Future of Self-Pub: http://ow.ly/sXQ9H @BlakeBooks
How to Set Up Google Authorship (and Why You Really Should) http://ow.ly/sXQ4o @nickdaws
6 Ways Micro-Publishing Strengthens Your Career: http://ow.ly/sXQA3 @writermama
45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’: http://ow.ly/sXQDl @writers_write
5 Mistakes Killing Self-Published Authors: http://ow.ly/sXQdS @kristenlambtx
It’s Not Just One Book. Your Rights And How To Exploit Them: http://ow.ly/sZ91I @thecreativepenn
How To Make Life Easy For Librarians So Your Book Gets In Libraries http://ow.ly/sZ9hZ @uriel1998
Cleaning Up Your Manuscript Can Save You Money http://ow.ly/sZ9wU @CKmacleodwriter
How to Feel Confident Sharing Your Creative Work In Public http://ow.ly/sYSUa @LeRegalla
The Secret To Succeeding As A Writer: Having A Criterion For Success http://ow.ly/sYSeW @woodwardkaren
Top Tips to Make Best Use of A Blog Tour: http://ow.ly/sZa7w @cupgrease
Is There a Right Age to Read a Book? http://ow.ly/sYSNQ @tordotcom
In Britain and especially abroad, ebooks are booming: http://ow.ly/sYSun @guardianbooks
My goodness, so many great links I got sidetracked clicking away! Thanks, Elizabeth!
Thanks, Julie!
Your post this week about the money you are making self-publishing was the best.
Thanks so much, Alex! :)
Ah, yes. It’s Sunday, and time for my online writing class. :-) Thanks as ever for all of this helpful information, Elizabeth.
Thanks so much for coming by, Margot!
So many wonderful topics and links – thanks for including mine among them!
There is so much helpful information here. Thank you for sharing it! I truly appreciate being included on this wonderful list.