by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- How to become a ghostwriter: @jbernoff
- Visual Branding: @jamesscottbell
- Announced During London Book Fair: Toto Carnegies’ Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens 2024 Fellowship Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @book_fair
- UK: Paul Murray Wins the Nero Book Awards Top Honor: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- London: Tom Crewe Wins the Sunday Times’ Young Writer Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Leipzig Book Fair: Börsenverein Will Launch #DemocracyVoteNow: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Wales’ £20,000 Dylan Thomas Prize Names Its 2024 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Big Guide to Conference Networking: @Laura_VAB
- Bologna Book Plus 2024: India, Ukraine, Taiwan, and Neil Packer: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Jacqueline Alnes: Writing an Illness Story that Rejects the Inspirational Healing Narrative: by Alexandra Middleton @electriclit
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Jinny Alexander’s A Wake of Buzzards: @MargotKinberg
- Cozy Sleuths with Moxie: An Appreciation and Reading List: by Gabby Allan @crimereads
- The 5 YA Books I’d Reach for Today: @lauriestolarz
- 8 Novels About Women’s Invisible Labor: @brandimwells @electriclit
- Ready to move beyond Goodreads? @LindaKSienkwicz
- The Path of Least Resistance for Writers:
- Stop Procrastinating and Write Something Today: @EdieMelson
- Getting Past the “I’m Not Ready” Feelings as a Writer: by William F. Wu
- More tips on how to stop procrastinating: @pubcoach
- Featured Writer on Wellness: Sherry Briscoe: @colleen_m_story
- Can You Use AI in Fiction Writing? @Nicholas_Rossis @storyempire
- Being Aware of the Details of Life as a Writer: @MichalskiLiz @writerunboxed
- Tell Me Again, Why Do We do This Writing Thing? @donnajostone
- What’s Happening in the Writer’s World: @worddreams @storyempire
- Situational Awareness as a Writer: by Kay DiBianca
- Nine “mind tips” that will help your writing: @pubcoach
- Forging Lasting Bonds in Writing Mentorship Circles: @TheLeighShulman
- On Book Hoarding and the Perilous Paradox of Clutter: @vanessahistory @lithub
- Intuitive Writing ~ What String is Playing? @Gwen_Womack @writerunboxed
- Fear: The Brick Wall Every Writer Dreads: @SarahSallyHamer @ediemelson
- How to deal with writing milestone hangovers: @nathanbransford
- Designing Thriller and Mystery Twists That Work: @samanthaskal @JaneFriedman
- How to Hide your Culprit: @mandsmagazine
- Spring Cleaning as an Element in Crime Fiction: @margotkinberg
- The Comfort of Cozies: @JoyceTremel @crimereads
- How To Write A Psychological Thriller: @bang2write
- Sympathetic motives in crime fiction: @margotkinberg
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- How to nail the last line of the plot description (query critique): @nathanbransford
- Dialogue Mistakes: from Mythcreants
- 4 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Dialogue: by Rose Atkinson-Carter @reedsyhq
- The Best Group Of Fictional Characters In The ‘Verse: by Elaine Dodge @writers_write
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- Remind Us What Your Character Looks Like: @aprildavila
- Detroit and the Appeal of the Underdog: @VaughnRoycroft @writerunboxed
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- Non-Linear Writing Techniques: @KristinaAuthor
- Showing vs. Telling: @TheRyanLanz
- Make the Reader Cares: @deanwesleysmith
- Novella Words of Wisdom: @killzoneauthors
- Seven Ways to Write About Sex: @ruthharrisbooks
- Tightening our Prose: Too Much Information: @Dwallacepeach
@storyempire - This Is Why You Hated the Ending to That Book: @MegDowell
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Hi Elizabeth – another great list of ideas that some will need to be prompted to look at and learn from. So much is available – it's a challenge to select one's needs … learning and reading are the things that will increase our understanding. Cheers Hilary
There are so many resources out there!
Thanks for including the IWSG post by Diane this week!
A great post from Diane!
You always share such great links, Elizabeth! I was especially noticing the one about Amazon ads. I know promo is part of what we do, but honestly, I dislike advertisements myself, so it's very hard for me to promote my stuff. For me, it's a real dilemma: how to let people know about my stuff, but how not do the very advertising stuff I don't like *sigh.*
Oh, I hear you! I hate doing ads. I do like Amazon ads far better than FB ads, though. They feel more straightforward to me.
Aw, my post about book contracts is in the mix. Thank you.
Great post, Diane!