by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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A quick note that I’ll be taking the next couple of weeks off for a summer break. :) I’ll look forward to being back Aug. 18 for LitLinks. And good news…X was able to get me back on the platform at long last.
- Buchmesse’s B2B Platform Is Open: ‘Frankfurt Connect’: by Porter Anderson
- The UK’s Booker Prize For Fiction: 2024 Longlist: by Porter Anderson
- Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2024 Rights Center Sells Out: by Porter Anderson
- Story Ideas for Inspiration: by Angie Andriot
- Writer inspiration and tips on using AI to generate ideas: by Helena Fairfax
- Five SFF Stories About Houses With Minds of Their Own: by Ratika Deshpande @litreactor
- Does Orwell still matter? by Peter Brian Barry
- 8 Adventure-Filled Books Set on Trains: by Sarah Brooks @electricliterature
- 6 Heart-Stopping Medical Thrillers: by BookTrib
- 7 Novels About Brilliant Freaks: by Jane Flett @electricliterature
- On the Internet, We’re All Unreliable Narrators: by Olivia Muenter @literaryhub
- The fierce imperative to create – poet and novelist Alan Humm: by Roz Morris
- Procrastination, Deadline Doom, and General Writer Panic: @msheatherwebb
- Writing Through Fear With Caroline Donahue: by Joanna Penn
- Creative Gaslighting – Why Do We Do This? by Gabriela Pereira
- The Pitfalls of Expert Advice: by Lauren Reynolds @janefriedman
- Why laughter is the best medicine for writers: by Ann Gomez
- Nothing is Lost or Wasted: by Anne Janzer
- We’re Not Competing With Human Writers Any More: by Nicole Pyles
- Opening to the Unexpected as a Writer: by Sophie Masson
- Cozy Mystery Writing: from authors on the Kill Zone
- Paranormal Cozy Mysteries: from Mystery and Suspense Magazine
- Changes in Crime TV Series: by Mystery and Suspense Magazine
- Crime Fiction Writers Who’ve Changed Careers to Write: by Margot Kinberg
- How to Sell More Books During the Holidays: 7 Effective Strategies: @therealbookgal
- Do Authors Really Need to Spend Their Own Money to Make a Book Successful? by Maris Kreizman @literaryhub
- Interlink Publishing’s Ownership Transferred in Moushabeck Family: by Porter Anderson
- Association of American Publishers Backs Senate ‘NO FAKES Act’: by Porter Anderson
- ReadSpeaker on the Costs of Text-to-Speech Technology: by Porter Anderson
- Scribd Introduces ‘Ask AI’ to Subscribers in a Beta Release: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- AudioUK Surveys Data, a Bid for Government Support: by Porter Anderson
- University of Toronto Press and Canadian Science Publishing Partner: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Elisabeth Jaquette: New Words Without Borders Executive Director: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 10 Ways to Handle Rejection Letters: by Kelley J. P. Lindberg
- The Business of Writing is Dominated by Rejections: by Philip Athans
- Making Your Villain a Major Character: from Mythcreants
- Character Traits List for Creative Writers (with Examples): by Angie Andriot
- Let Grief Touch Your Characters: by D. Wallace Peach
- Character Flaws: Types And Guidelines: by @k.m.allan_writer
- The Three Types of Irony: by Robinette Waterson
- Metaphor Magic: Wield Your Pen Like a Wand: @annkroeker
- Writing Animals into your Story: by D. Wallace Peach
- How to Give Your Narration Flavor: by Andrea Lundgren
- Plot Perfection: A Guide to Crafting Compelling Narratives: @theleighshulman
- Can You Combine Two Characters Into One?
- Offstage Action: by Dave King
- Moving Beyond “Write What You Know”: by Maggie Smith
- Keep Your Novel Out of the Dreaded DNF—Did Not Finish—Book Club: by Amy L. Bernstein @janefriedman
- Story and Understory: by Steven Pressfield
- Editing Tips: How to Focus Your Story and Keep Readers Turning the Pages: by Helena Fairfax
- How an Academic Editor Can Help a Scholar Write a Better Article: by Wayne Jones for @janefriedman
- Authorsplaining: an Insidious Invitation for Readers to Skim: by Laura Drake
- Unlocking the Secret of How to Write Great Set-ups and Pay-offs: by Zena Dell Lowe
- Do Your Lovebirds Have a Solid Reason to Stay Apart? by Oren Ashkenazi
- Get It Right—Three Reasons to Rewrite Your Work: by Lilka Raphael
- Writing: Revising Your Plot: by Linda S. Clare
- Questions to ask beta readers: from Rhea’s Chaos Motivation
- Reasons To Be In More Than One Critique Group: by Debra Kempf Shumaker
Thanks for the great links, Elizabeth, as always! I'm so glad you were able to get back on X. I still have no idea what the problem was with that. Anyway, enjoy your well-earned vacation!
It was so crazy! Support didn’t get back to me for a month, but I think the long-suffering employees there are working with a skeleton crew.