by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Seven books that expand the conversation around ambivalent parenthood: by Brittany Allen
- 5 Crime Novels Where Objects and Houses Remember: by CL Miller
- Stuck: Further thoughts on Pride and Prejudice: By Dave King
- Swiping and Writing: On Hinge as Muse: by Katherine J. Chen
- Confessions from My Writing Hiatus: by Kris Maze
- 7 Reasons We Writers Need Human Interaction: By Kathryn Craft
- Lessons from hiring the wrong editor – and how to find the right match: by @rozmorris.bsky.social
- The Greatest Feeling: by James Scott Bell
- We Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves: Have a Positive Writer Mindset: by Sue Coletta
- Wisdom From Geese to Writers: by Sue Coletta
- The envy that sends writers back to work: @rozmorris.bsky.social
- Broken writing systems: by Daphne Gray-Grant
- Questions to Ask Yourself When You Don’t ‘Feel Like’ Writing: by Meg Dowell
- Finish First: Sometimes the Best Advice Is the Simplest: By Alison Hammer
- Speak the Scary. Do the Scary: from Fox Print Editorial
- Philip Roth’s Writing Process: by Amanda Patterson
- Is Your Subconscious Messing with Your Writing Identity? by Jenny Hansen
- What Is Blackout Poetry & How Do I Write It? By Susanne Bennett
- Tips on Feedback for Poetry: by Rebecca A. Demarest
- Anthropic Settlement Appears to Cruise Through Its Final Fairness Hearing: by Andrew Albanese
- Blurbs and Book Descriptions: by Audrey Driscoll
- What Makes Your Characters Happy? by Elaine Viets
- The Humanity of Your Characters: by David Corbett
- Character Coping Mechanism Thesaurus: Celebrating Small Wins: by Becca Puglisi
- How Fear Shrinks Your Character’s World Over Time: by Angela Ackerman
- On Using Frame Narrative: by Ann Kroeker
- Describing Movement Through Complicated Spaces: by Eva Deverell
- All About Betrayal In Fiction: by Amanda Patterson
- Five Ways to Solve the First Officer Problem: by Oren Ashkenazi
- 9 Tips for How to Write Dark Stories Responsibly (And Make Hope Feel Earned): by K.M. Weiland
- Beyond Mysteries: How Writers Build Suspense in Any Genre: by Dana Isaacson
- Writing About Another Art Form in a Novel: By Sophie Masson
- The number one rule for novelists: by Andy Maslen
- A Quick Start Guide To Writing Revenge: by Elaine Dodge
- Writing Your Heritage: by Linda S. Clare
Thanks very much, Elizabeth, for these links. As always, they're very useful and interesting. I especially noticed that there are a few this time on the impact mindset has on one's writing. It's easy to forget the messages we tell ourselves, but it's so important. So many times, we are our own worst critics.