by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- KDP Select or Wide? by Morgana Best @indieauthoralli
- Should I Create a Limited Liability Company? @Michael LaRonn and @sacha_black
- Producing an Audiobook: A Quick-Start Guide for Indie Authors: by Sarah Beth Goer @indieauthoralli
- Sharjah Conference: ‘The Power of the Written Word’: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- UK: London Book Fair Names Its 2024 ‘Authors of the Day’: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards: 70 Finalists: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Nandini Das Wins the £25,000 British Academy Prize: @Porter_Anderson @rentravailer @PubPerspectives
- Sharjah Book Fair Opens Its 42nd Edition: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Ukraine’s Chytomo Announces Its Inaugural Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How to Set Realistic NaNoWriMo Goals: by Dabbler Robert Smith @nanowrimo
- A Crash Checklist for NaNoWriMo—or Any First Draft: @foxprinted
- Could you draft a novel in a month? Here’s how to nail NaNoWriMo: @roz_morris
- How to Get (& Stay) Ready for NaNoWriMo: @jessicastrawser @careerauthors
- Never Stop Chasing Your Dreams – Persist and Write Till Christmas: by Kelly Sgroi
- NaNoWriMo: Top Tips for Smashing Out 50K: @angelaackerman @onestop4writers
- Writing A Bestseller With NaNo: by Susanne Bennett @writers_write
- The “Alt” NaNoWriMo Challenge: @radekpazdera
- Mysteries to Cozy Up With: @booklisti_com
- Five SFF Works Featuring Draconian Laws and Legal Systems: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Beowulf Is The Greatest Classic Book, And I Will Not Be Taking Any Questions At This Time: by Peter Derk @litreactor
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Eileen Thornton’s Murder on Tyneside: @margotkinberg
- Maybe Reading Goals Are Actually Good: @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- 7 Scandalous Betrayals in Literature: by Ore Agbaje-Williams @electriclit
- 13 More Haunting Poems to Get You in the Mood For Halloween: by Holly Kybett Smith @tordotcom
- 5 Books Featuring an Unlikely Alliance With Ghosts: @cswritesbooks @tordotcom
- 10 Classic Children’s Horror Anthology Books Worth Revisiting for Halloween: by Paul Lê @bdisgusting
- Five Gripping Ghost Stories From the Last Decade: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Elizabeth Spann Craig’s 3 favorite reads in 2023: @Shepherd_books
- 8 Dinner Parties in Literature Gone Wrong: by Lee Kelly @electriclit
- 884 Authors & Super Readers Pick the 100 Best Books of 2023: @Shepherd_books
- 7 Books About Falling into Debt: by Raul Palma @electriclit
- How to stop getting distracted while working: @pubcoach
- 1 Myth and 3 Tips about Writing Productivity: by Brian Andrews @careerauthors
- Prioritizing Pen and Paper: Tips for Balancing Writing with a Busy Schedule: Leigh Shulman @TheLeighShulman
- The perils of being too productive: @pubcoach
- Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Mary Ladd. Publisher Gives Voice to Those Suffering from Long COVID: @howard_lovy @indieauthoralli
- Tips for Child Athletes and Writers: by Matthew Norman @writerunboxed
- The Myth of Work Life Balance: @rachelsdempsey @rmfw
- A Look at What’s Scary . . . For Writers:
- 11 Things You Should Never Say to a Writer: @annielikeswords
- Thirty Fun Facts About the English Language: @TheGrammarDiva
- 5 Similarities Between Running and Writing: by Sara Kopeczky
- 11 Tips to Consider Before Declaring Your Manuscript Done: @worddreams
- How to hold on to your Writing Optimism: @alisonwells @womenwriters
- On The Many Hauntings of Langston Hughes: @nickripatrazone @lithub
- Transforming Fear into Fiction: @juliecardalt @writerunboxed
- Adapting To Change: @jkwak @thecreativepenn
- Remember to Breathe: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
- What to Do When You Dislike Your Writing: by E. M. Sherwood Foster
- Rules to Follow When Writing a Mystery: @mackenziemreed @NatalieIAguirre
- A Humorous Look at What a Crime Fiction Strike Might Entail: @MargotKinberg
- There is No Marketing Magic Bullet: Reaching More Readers Podcast: ttps://buff.ly/40avuXS @selfpubwithdale and Holly Greenland @indieauthoralli
- How I Sell 20 Books Per Day with BookBub Ads: by C. L. Murray @bookbub
- Your Book’s Most Powerful Marketing Tool: @theladygreer @writerunboxed
- London: Top Publishing Organizations on AI Protection: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- During Frankfurt from Publishing Scotland: Audiobooks: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives @PublishScotland
- Research Publishing: Frontiers Announces a Flat-Fee Partnership: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Report: Georgia’s Cultural Life Under Increasing Pressure: @Porter_Anderson
- China Bestsellers September: Author-Buddies Yu and Mo: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Remember kids’ agency (page critique): @nathanbransford
- Your query should read like you had fun writing it: @nathanbransford
- Identity and Character Development: @foxprinted
- How Did You Ever Come Up with a Character Like That? @SharonKConnell
- Let characters’ emotions spill in unpredictable ways: @nathanbransford
- Writing Passionate Characters: @lindasclare
- The Power of Fear in Writing: @RDCwrites
- Writing Dark Using the Five Basic Types of Fear: @EldredBird
- Candyman: A Startlingly Relevant Halloween Horror Worth A Watch: @bang2write
- “Leisure, Labor, Reticence, Violence”: What Horror Films Can Teach Us About Poetry: @bloomandblood @lithub
- Warning: Author’s Risks May Lead to Fresh Adventures: @KMazeauthor
- Action Is The Hero: by Anthony Ehlers @writers_write
- Writing About Pain: Best Practices for Great Fiction: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Bad Behavior Makes for a Compelling Read: @msheatherwebb @writersunboxed
- Brainstorming: @JoanHallWrites @storyempire
- Plan to write a book when you retire: tips for late blooming writers: @annerallen
- How to Write a “Realistic” Paranormal: by Meredith R. Lyons @careerauthors
- Writing About Sex without Compromising Your Values or Offending Your Audience: @PeggySueWells @ediemelson
Thanks, as always, for these great links, Elizabeth. I notice a few of them are about fear – our fears, characters' fears, etc. I think that's really interesting, because we do get stuck sometimes in our comfortable patterns. A bit of that 'I don't know if I can do this' feeling can help 'unstick' a person, I think. Then when you try it, you usually learn. At least that's what I've found.
So true, Margot! Pushing forward is the way to learn more and get better. :)
Not as many NaNo articles as I expected. Must've all run the week before.
There weren’t so many this time! I’m planning on checking this week to see if there are more.
Thank you, Elizabeth, for this helpful list. I plan to dive into a few of the posts. 😊
Hope they’re helpful, Gwen!
Elizabeth,
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My pleasure, Terry. :)
So many great blogs! Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth and thanks for sharing some Story Empire blogs!
More great posts from Story Empire!
Some great links, Elizabeth. Thanks for including the Story Empire posts
My pleasure, Joan!
Thanks for the shout out, Elizabeth. Another fine list of links.
Nice post, Beem!
Hi Elizabeth – so much for us to tap into here … useful information to hand. Cheers Hilary
Thanks, Hilary!