by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Happy Thanksgiving to my blog readers in the States! I’m taking the rest of the week off to spend time with family. See you again next Sunday. :)
Use Cadence in Your Writing: http://ow.ly/UE2Zs @MargieLawson
Writing About Love: Ditch the Cliches & Turn Up the Heat: http://ow.ly/UE3gG @kristenlambtx
Rick Riordan cheers end of book covers that ‘whitewash’ his black hero: http://ow.ly/UV3Zh @alisonflood @guardianbooks Working on Spec: http://ow.ly/UE39g @passivevoiceblg
5 part video series on the craft of story editing: http://ow.ly/UV42G from Shawn Coyne and @SPressfield
Landlords and landladies in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UE3d3 @mkinberg
Description, Details, and Delivering Information: http://ow.ly/UE3aU @catrambo
Revealing a Character’s Past Without Falling Into Backstory: http://ow.ly/UE34V @Janice_Hardy
Love Letter to a Sloppy First Draft: http://ow.ly/UqEdM @jaelmchenry
15 Authors Running Fantastic Book Promotions on Instagram: http://ow.ly/UqEO2 @DianaUrban
Publishing a Sequel: 8 Book Marketing Tips to Know: http://ow.ly/UqEte @dianaurban
5 Ways to Fix Too-Perfect Characters http://ow.ly/UqEj0 @janice_hardy
How to Learn Fiction-Writing Techniques With Less Pain & Frustration: http://ow.ly/UqE6a @jodyhedlund
On The Dark Matter Of The Publishing Industry: http://ow.ly/UV4yP @lenepp @TechCrunch
Crime Writing: What Happens Inside an Autopsy Suite: http://ow.ly/UV3wm @SueColetta1
Great Scene: “American Beauty”: http://ow.ly/UE2Yv @gointothestory
10 Traits of the Mentor Character Archetype: Hagrid + Haymitch: http://ow.ly/UE36u @betternovelproj
5 Ideas for Promoting Your Ebook Price Promo on Social Media: http://ow.ly/UE35J @dianaurban
Starting a Scene: 2 Important Questions: http://ow.ly/UE37D @SeptCFawkes
Understanding Anthology Copyrights: http://ow.ly/UE30S @susanspann
Suspense: To Be Exciting,You Need To Be A Little Dull: http://ow.ly/UE32Z by PJ Parrish
Writing: Just Do It: http://ow.ly/UU2UB @Porter_Anderson
#FutureChat 11 a/ET–now: Which #BookTech player is your favorite? http://ow.ly/UT5Ir @Porter_Anderson
5 Ways to Optimize Your Author Content for SEO: http://ow.ly/UBvDh @DigitalSearch
Move Your Writing Career Forward: http://ow.ly/UBwu2 @AmySueNathan
What sort of spirit are you bringing to your fiction? http://ow.ly/UBwxd @DonMaass
Set Your Writing Goals: http://ow.ly/UBw7e @robertleebrewer
5 Things an Acquisitions Editor Sees from Your Proposal: http://ow.ly/UBvVp @NinaAmir
Create a Time Management Plan: http://ow.ly/UBw3t @RobertLeeBrewer
How To Create a Memorable Setting in your Book or Screenplay: http://ow.ly/UBwJz @patverducci
Questions For Writers Who Want To Make A Difference: http://ow.ly/UBwbh @ozzywood
Inside One Stop For Writers: The Idea Generator: http://ow.ly/UBvYO @angelaackerman
How to Market Yourself as an Author Before You Have a Book to Sell: http://ow.ly/UBwlA @chucksambuchino
The Upside and the Downside of the “Best Writing Tip Ever”: http://ow.ly/UBvLQ @storyfix
How to Get Your Book Published: http://ow.ly/UBvRo @JaneFriedman
A look at the usefulness of service staff in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UQeaA @mkinberg
Anticipating Story Length: http://ow.ly/UyBpS from Anita Howitt
5 Fantasy Books with Awe-Inspiring Settings: http://ow.ly/UyBJI @mattkressel
3 Things About Screenplay Structure: http://ow.ly/UyBIm @gointothestory
4 Query Resources: http://ow.ly/UyBP9 @MelindaFriesen
Navigating the Waters of Rejection: http://ow.ly/UyByS @mrsmetaphor @womenwriters
Plotting a Great Ghost Story: http://ow.ly/UyBH7 @artofstoriesAB
Concealing Your Awesomes (Fantasy Worldbuilding): http://ow.ly/UyBmU @AuthorCoH
From Query to Book Deal: http://ow.ly/UyBv2 @carlywatters @womenwriters
Planning Types and Tools: http://ow.ly/UyBFF @artofstoriesAB
5 Plot Tools To Unstick Our Story: http://ow.ly/UyBDa @MandyCorine
Re-Write Your Life: Tips for Keeping a Journal: http://ow.ly/UyBS0 @sowulwords @DIYMFA
A Case Study on Art as a Literary Theme: http://ow.ly/UyBTD @SaraL_Writer @DIYMFA
Common Plot Fails (and How We Can Fix Them): http://ow.ly/U7ID8 @Rachel_Aaron
5 Twitter Mistakes Writers Make and How to Avoid Them: http://ow.ly/U7HVV @AnnieNeugebauer
‘Why’ is the magic question for storytellers: http://ow.ly/U7JeW @Roz_Morris
Including awards in a query: http://ow.ly/U7I6G @Janet_Reid
How to Get an Indie Book Translated and Reach the Growing Globile” Market: http://ow.ly/U7Iyc @MarkWilliamsInt”
5 Reasons Supporting Other Writers is Important: http://ow.ly/U7I2N @MartinaABoone
On Querying and Subbing Simultaneously: http://ow.ly/U7I9x @MissDahlELama
40 Ideas for Writers to Post on Social Media: http://ow.ly/U7HRX @GaryJMcLaren
Defeating the Self-Doubt Slump: http://ow.ly/U7IHa @JordanHolman_
Equality in publishing: gender is not the only agenda: http://ow.ly/U7Jnn @Roz_Morris
On Content Marketing: http://ow.ly/U7IsR @rachellegardner
The Power of What’s Left Unsaid When Crafting Dialogue: http://ow.ly/UtO5T by Bonnie Randall
American English, British English, Canadian English:… which to use for your book? http://ow.ly/UtQ4L @Roz_Morris
The Back-up Antagonist: http://ow.ly/UtP69 @robinrwrites
The beliefs that drive our protagonist and antagonist: http://ow.ly/UtOst @joeberhardt
Business Musings: Talking To Writers: http://ow.ly/UtOeL @kristinerusch
Openings: Intrigue Versus Engagement: http://ow.ly/UtOSF @DonMaass
How to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish: http://ow.ly/UtO2b @joebunting
Revising without Tears: the Master Scene Profile: http://ow.ly/UtOyA @RchelFunkHeller
How to Create a Powerful Antagonist: The Epic Villain Breakdown: http://ow.ly/UtOXT @ShesNovel
How to Be a Prolific Writer: http://ow.ly/UtOOY @jamesscottbell
How to Start a Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers: http://ow.ly/UtObd @Susan_Shain
Emotional Wound Entry for Writers: A Home Invasion: http://ow.ly/UqDDk @angelaackerman
How 1 Writer Writes 50k(-ish) Every Month: http://ow.ly/UqylG @ChuckWendig {lang}
Public Speaking for Writers: http://ow.ly/UHeeC
Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone: http://ow.ly/UE3Up @wendyluwrites @DIYMFA
Flash Fiction Exercises for #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/UE3P4 @_AliciaAudrey @DIYMFA
Follow these steps after #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/UE4ag @RachelLKent
On Writing Badly and Redefining Failure: http://ow.ly/UE40K @beccapuglisi
#NaNoWriMo Tips: http://ow.ly/UE3L5 @EmilyFRussell
5 Tips to Recover from #NaNoWriMo Mistakes: http://ow.ly/UE3J1 @MichelleLim24
#NaNoWriMo & the Inner Editor: http://ow.ly/UE3Ya from Ticklish Pear
#NaNoWriMo: What to do When You Hit the Wall: http://ow.ly/UE46I @Ingrid Sundberg
How to Rock Your Post- #NaNoWriMo Revisions: http://ow.ly/UE3SL @DIYMFA
Writing A Novel: #NaNoWrimo And You: http://ow.ly/UE42p @angee
How To Turn On Your Creativity Faucet (And Keep It Flowing): http://ow.ly/UE3Rq @sowulwords
3 Ways To Pump Up Your Word Count: http://ow.ly/UE3MD @beccaquibbles
What’’s Your Author Self-Esteem? http://ow.ly/UndW6 @jamigold
#Nanowrimo: Act II: questions and prompts: http://ow.ly/UE25K @AlexSokoloff
How to write well in a language that isn’t your mother tongue: http://ow.ly/Uneut @Roz_Morris
What to pack for a writer’s conference: http://ow.ly/UndwK @angiedicken
5 Easy SEO Techniques for Writers: http://ow.ly/UndT4 @JennyHansenCA
Tips for our next conference: http://ow.ly/Unc87 @WittySwearWords
7 Rules for Writing Historical Fiction: http://ow.ly/Une22 by Elizabeth Crook
Unnecessary Discourse, Talking Heads, and the British Butler Syndrome: http://ow.ly/UndIC @ChristyDistler
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Have a great Thanksgiving!
I’m posting tomorrow but then not again until December’s IWSG post day.
Alex–Enjoy your break and Thanksgiving, Alex!
Thanks, as always, Elizabeth, for these links. Enjoy your well-deserved break, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Margot–Same to you!
Elizabeth, I’ve checked out Plotting a Great Ghost Story and 5 Fantasy Books with Awe-Inspiring Settings. Thanks for the links!
Stephen Tremp
http://www.stephentremp.com
Stephen–Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for coming by. :)
Love the Rick Riordan one – this whitewashing of covers is beyond ridiculous!!!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving! :)
Thanks, Jemi!
Wonderful links I can dive into, as usual. Thank you, Elizabeth, and have a happy Thanksgiving!
Sue–Hope you had a good one!