by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Rights Roundup: Warming Up for Frankfurt: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives @book_fair
- Sharjah Book Authority Announces its 2023 Publishers Conference: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Slovenia at Frankfurt: Laibach’s Sharp-Edged ‘Alamut’: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- The Challenge of Conference Chit-Chat: @magpie0218 @RMFW
- The German Book Prize Announces Its 2023 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Frankfurt’s News Conference: ‘The Democracy Fair’: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Poetry: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- In England: The Booker Prize Names Its 2023 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives @TheBookerPrizes
- Panama and Spain: Wales’ Hay Festival Adds Two New ‘Forums’: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Presenting to Writing Groups: @EldredBird
- 7 Books With A Dark Playfulness: by Arianna Reiche @electriclit
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Kerry Wilkinson’s The One Who Fell: @MargotKinberg
- 5 Reasons Why I Leave a Book Half-Read: by Michael Cristiano
- 10 Books Portraying a Search for Truth: by Babak Lakghomi @electriclit
- Behind the Scenes: Five Memorable Mysteries for Performing Arts Lovers: @lslaughter2 @crimereads
- 10 Novels About Mad Scientists: by Akemi C. Brodsky @electriclit
- Cozy to Cold-Blooded: Puzzle Mysteries: @avonlea79
- Focus on What You Can Control: by Sara Biren
- Writing Myths: Real Writers Write Every Day:
- Types of negative thinking that hold back your writing: @PubCoach
- Vision Your Epic Wins: @WriteNowCoach
- Reading—and Writing—Like an Asian American: by David Shih @lithub
- Series VS Standalone: Cage Match: @chuckwendig
- How to Escape Imposter Syndrome in Your Writing Life: by Lynette M Burrows
- How to Turn Your Writing Setbacks Into Setups for Success: @ninaamir
- 7 Tips to Maintaining Your Sense of Self: @cyallowitz
- Writers Who Make You Furiously Jealous Are Your Best Mentors: @annkroeker
- Writing Tough Stuff: Five Tips to Make it Easier: @AineGreaney
- On Cozy Mysteries: @Kdibianca
- Endorsements as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Family Dynamics in Thrillers: @MandSMagazine
- Crime Fiction: The Importance of Knowing the Victim’s History: @margotkinberg
- 5 Things Influencers Look for in a Book: @TheRealBookSpy @careerauthors
- What to Know about Radio and Podcasts: @AnnMarieNieves @writerunboxed
- Frankfurt-Bound Richard Charkin: ‘Think Deeply About the Rights’: @RCharkin @PubPerspectives
- Developments in Audiobooks: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- Nihar Malaviya Made Permanent PRH CEO by Bertelsmann: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- How to Write a Book in ChatGPT: My Complete Process: @storyhobbit
- Hachette Names Lauren Monaco as EVP, Director of Sales: @Porter_Anderson @PubPerspectives
- US Schoolyear Book Bans Jump 33 Percent Over Last Year: @Porter_Anderson @PENamerica @PubPerspectives
- How to Query When You’re Writing in Multiple Genres: @bookendslit
- How to Land an Agent for a Graphic Novel: @woodmanmaynard @janefriedman
- How to Deal With Rejection: Celebrate! @ltinthecity @JaneFriedman
- How to Recognize a Good Writing Rejection and Use It to Make Your Publishing Dreams Come True: @EdieMelson
- Character Type and Trope Thesaurus: Mad Scientist: @beccapuglisi
- Crafting Characters Who Make Your Readers Care: @thiswritersays @womenwriters
- Writing a New Story: Creating Characters with the Story Equation: @JillWilliamson
- The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: Is the dialogue more concise than real talk? @cockeyedcaravan
- Does the dialogue have more personality than real talk? @cockeyedcaravan
- How to Determine the Age of Your Target Reader: @livewritethrive
- How Do I Establish a Friendship Across Time Jumps? by Chris Winkle
- Female Author Writing a Male Character: by Harry Bingham @annerallen
- The Basic Formula of Fiction: @JamesScottBell
- How to use poetry in fiction: @nownovel
- Making Clichés Work for You: @Janice_Hardy
- Tightening our Prose: Filter Words: @Dwallacepeach
- How Serialized Fiction Can Improve Your Writing: @JunetaKey @theIWSG
- What Are Plot Devices? (Why You Should Be Cautious): @KMWeiland
- 4 Thoughts about Cultural Appropriation (and how to avoid it): @MarthaEngber @womenwriters
- The more a character puts in a bucket, the more there is to spill: @nathanbransford
- How to Create Interlocking Questions: by Marilynn Byerly
- Writing Clean Sentences: @lindasclare
- Metaphysical elements in fiction writing – sound vibrations: @JanSikes3 @storyempire
- Book Family Tree: A New Way to Think About Your Book: by Ilana DeBare @JaneFriedman
- Quelling Those Writerly Quirks: by Barbara Linn Probst @writerunboxed
- What “Show, Don’t Tell” Actually Means: by Chris Winkle
- The Power of Images Great and Small: by Rich Kaplan
Thanks for including the IWSG post on serialized fiction.
Another great post from the IWSG!
These are great links, Elizabeth; you always find such useful ones! The one that caught my eye this time was the one about focusing on what you can control. I think it's easy for writers to get caught up when, for instance, publishers make decisions or readers post thing that aren't respectful. Those things can drive writers crazy, but we cannot control what other people do. Best to let it go and focus on being the best writers we can.
That’s a tough one for me (I can be a control freak!), but I’m doing better with it. :)
Hi Elizabeth – there's an awful lot of information here for people to select from … amazing list – cheers Hilary
Thanks so much!