by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Finding Cover Designers and Editors, and More Self-Publishing Questions Answered: @MichaelLaRonn and @sacha_black @indieauthoralli
- The surprising secret to writing a bestseller: @_GinnyCarter
- 10 brand design tips for editors and proofreaders: @louiseharnby
- 7 ways for editors to get paid faster: @louiseharnby
- The Wonderful World of Freelance Editing: 5 Fabulous Perks of Freelance Editing: @writer_faith
- Writing with Purpose: A Guide to Defining Your Authorial Goals: @TheLeighShulman
- Tips for Writing a Multi-Author Series: @Dwallacepeach @storyempire
- Sharjah Book Fair Signs Morocco as Its 2024 Guest of Honor: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Spain’s Liber 24 Issues a Book-to-Film Adaptation Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- UK: The Society of Authors’ 2024 Award Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- British Academy Prize: ‘Courting India’ With a Photo Project: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s ContentShift Accelerator Names Its Five 2024 Finalists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Melissa Nordhoff’s Last Will and Puzzlement: @margotkinberg
- Five Great Murder Mysteries Set in College Towns: @Harry_Dolan @crimereads
- 8 Books about the Interdependence Between Humans and Animals: by Erika Howsare @electriclit
- 8 Novels Inspired by the Author’s Day Job: @AlexiaCasale @electriclit
- Six of the Best Campus Crime Novels: by Ali Lowe @crimereads
- 7 Books About Women Who Put Friendship at the Center of Their Lives: by Zoë Eisenberg @electriclit
- 100 Tips That May (or May Not) Improve Your Next Novel: by Ryan Chapman @lithub
- Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel: @nkolakowski @crimereads
- Deciding between projects? Put your horses in a race: @nathanbransford
- A guide to the people you run into at every reading: @JamesFolta @lithub
- Why and how to tell better stories: @pubcoach
- Navigating the Writer’s Landscape: Overcoming Insecurity One Step at a Time: @colleen_m_story @theiwsg
- Writing Awards from the POV of a Judge: by John Gilstrap @killzoneauthors
- What Does a Writer Do After Meeting a Deadline? @LynnHBlackburn @EdieMelson
- Don’t Suffer for Your Art: @foxprinted
- Working with Your Career’s “Track Changes”: Advice from One BIPOC Editor: @writersyndrome @SFWA
- Direction Unknown: What to Do When You Lose Your Way: by Matthew Norman @writerunboxed
- What is Your Writing Barrier? @JennyHansenCA
- Thoughts on Writing And Publishing: @ChuckWendig
- The Public’s Appetite for Murder as an Element in Crime Fiction: @margotkinberg
- Observant People as an Element in Crime Fiction: @margotkinberg
- 4 important reasons why I don’t recommend Substack for authors: @sandrabeckwith
- Substack Newsletters vs. Blogging: @annerallen
- What Is Sensitivity Reading? @GKamsika @sfwa
- Localization in Audiobooks: An Issue at Bogotá’s Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Springer Nature in the UK: Two AI Tools Aim at Fake Research: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Diversity in US Book Publishing: Article Finds Double-Edged Sword: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
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- AAP StatShot: US Book Trade Was ‘High-Performing’ in April: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives wkb63
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- At Norway’s 2024 WEXFO: Democracy and the Freedom to Read: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- IBBY: ‘Every Child in the World Deserves To Be Protected and Nurtured’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s Troubled Weltbild: Diversification and Restructuring: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers: May’s Television-Fueled Nonfiction Winner: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Ways to Know Your Characters: Strengths: @ecellenb
- Character Type & Trope Thesaurus: Psychopath: @BeccaPuglisi @onestop4writers
- Unexpected Tips about Writing the Last Chapter of Your Book: @PeggySueWells @EdieMelson
- Why Writers Should Use Psychology In Their Storytelling: @angelaackerman @onestop4writers
- When to Cut a Character: from Writing With Folklore
- Codes, Oaths, Vows, & Pledges in Stories: @Virgilante @storyempire
- Finding Your Story’s Throughline: by Chris Winkle
- Writing Tips: Displaying a Scene with Narrator’s Absence: from Fix Your Writing Habits
- How to Write a Narrative Essay: Step by Step: @themaltesetiger
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- Style Over Plot and Characters? @jamesscottbell
- 3 Techniques for Powerful Writing: by Janeen Mathisen @livewritethrive
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Thanks as always, Elizabeth, for these great links. I learn every time… I especially noticed the one about Substack. I've been hearing about Substack, and there are people who swear by it. I'm not sure it's for me, though, so it's good to read a variety of things about it.
I found the article very interesting, too. I’d rather keep my content on my own site, for SEO reasons, but some people really like Substack for discoverability.
Hi Elizabeth – lots to be gleaned from the offerings in LitLinks … I've just had a quick look at Jane Friedman's Scrivener tip trick … seems like a great thought when using Scrivener with Word … thanks and cheers Hilary. Also now I've seen Margot's Substack comment – I think I'd better go there too!