by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Hope everyone has a happy and safe Labor Day! I’ll be taking tomorrow off from the blog. See you back here next Sunday.
- Your Publishing Options With Rachael Herron: @thecreativepenn
- Surprising benefits of launching a book – for the whole marketing funnel: @jbernoff
- 9 Benefits Found on a Group Writing Retreat: @TickledPinkTam @ediemelson
- In England: The Polari Prize’s 2023 Longlists: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- India’s Jaipur Literature Festival Heads for Three US Cities: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Have a successful Book Signing by Checking These 14 Things Off Your To Do List: @EdieMelson
- NYU’s New Advanced Publishing Institute: 2024 Speakers: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Five SFF Novels That Will Make You Long for a Breath of Fresh Air: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- 8 Novels With Narrators That Defy Our Expectations: by Nathan Go @electriclit
- 8 Poems Everyone Should Know – Little Infinite by Tanya Marion @LittleInfinite
- 5 Iconic Horror Books From the Early ’90s: @JimmyRJuliano @tordotcom
- 7 Crime Books Featuring Special Events Going Off the Rails: by Jamie Day @crimereads
- Take a Minute to Celebrate the Forgotten Greats of Science Fiction: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Good Movies as Old Books: @MattStevensCLT
- Am I Reading Too Many Books at Once? @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- Time Travel Stories That Explore What It Means To Be Human: @HolSmale
- Braille Is Alive, Well, and Ever-Evolving: @smswrites
- 5 Tips for Building a Sustainable Writing Practice: @ArianaThePoet
- What Can You Write in 15 Minutes? @KelsieEngen
- Writing and Time Management: @dlfinnauthor
- Publish A Book with a Family Member: @indieauthoralli
- Time, Space and Grace: 7 Success Factors for Neurodivergent and Cognitively Impaired Self-Published Authors: @indieauthoralli
- I’d Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One: @lizzienugent @crimereads
- Paul McCartney on not-knowing and doing it now: @austinkleon
- Five Lessons Learned After I Signed With My Agent: @JenBohmueller @writerunboxed
- Why Writers Should LOVE the Back-to-School Season: @ediemelson
- Everything That Will Tempt You to Quit Writing and How to Deal with It: @MegDowell
- Catalysts in Crime Fiction: @margotkinberg
- Do Heists Require a Meta Mystery? by Oren Ashkenazi
- Disgruntled Employees as an Element in Crime Fiction:
@margotkinberg - Psychological Crime Thrillers: @MandSMagazine
- Twists in Suspense Fiction: @MandSMagazine
- The Author Website: Which is the Best Hosting Service? by Margot Conor
- Who do you blame when something goes wrong with your blog? @HughRoberts05
- Amazon’s Literary Partnership’s 2023 US Beneficiaries: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
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- Brazilian Publishers in Rio: Book Fair ‘Professional Days’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
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- Character Type and Trope Thesaurus: Hopeless Romantic: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Find Your Fictional Characters’ Energy Motivators: by Deborah-Zenha Adams @annerallen
- 3 Ways To Eliminate Head Hopping When Writing: @KMAllan_writer
- Know the Rules Before You Break Them: @jamesscottbell
- The Messy Middle: The Brown Sisters Trilogy: by Colice Sanders @diymfa
- 37 Days of Shakespeare: Henry V: @cockeyedcaravan
- How to Make a Cliché Work for You: by Lori Z. Scott
- Moral Copying: @stacitroilo @storyempire
- Mixing it up in your writing . . . like Pedro Martinez: @jbernoff
- How to Use Misdirection in Your Story for Greater Impact: @KMWeiland
- How to Instantly Add Depth to Your Story: by Fake Redhead
- A 12-Step Process for Getting Desired Writing Results: @ninaamir
- Five Mistakes That Destroy a Story’s Message: by Chris Winkle
- What is the Inciting Incident? Definition, Purpose, Examples, Tips: @SeptCFawkes
- The Rhetorical Triangle for Writers: @SueColetta1
- The Bread Machine Editing Trick: @jan_ohara
@writerunboxed - A Line-By-Line Revision Tip No One Talks About: @authorSAT
Same to you! I'll most be offline as well.
It’s good to have a quiet day!
These links are so great, Elizabeth! The one in particular that resonated with me was the one about posting on Instagram. I did have an Instagram account at one point, but unfortunately, I had a very bad experience, so I'm no longer on that platform. I've been wondering lately whether it would make any sense to get back on. I don't know, but it's an interesting thought.
I’m sorry you had a bad experience there! Not every platform is for every writer. Plus, we have to make sure we don’t add stress to our lives by stretching ourselves too thin.
Hi Elizabeth – there's a wonderful range of ideas – to stimulate our brains. Paul McCartney gave me an idea for my brother's Christmas present – well I'll look at first! Something for everyone here. Enjoy Labour Day with family – cheers Hilary
Excellent! Hope your brother enjoys it at Christmas. :)
Thank for the great list and including me in it, Elizabeth!
Nice post, D.L.!