LitLinks

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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• 9 Unexpected Things That Impact Book Sales: @KristinaAuthor

• Samantha Harvey Wins the £50,000 Booker Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Clifford Witting’s Murder in Blue: @margotkinberg
• Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Julie Clark’s The Last Flight: @margotkinberg
• 8 Books About Finding Magic in the Domestic: by Cameron Walker @electricliterature @electriclit
• 6 Great Suspense Novels Featuring Mysterious Mansions: by Tom Ryan @crimereads

• Writing a Novella in 2 Weeks: @evadeverell

• When Will You Be a Success? @foxprinted @writerunboxed

• Keeping the Meaning of Your Writing Alive: by Norman Shabel
• Sometimes Writing is Like Trudging in Snow Shoes Over the La Brea Tar Pits: @jamesscottbell
• Don’t Let Your Writing Get Sidetracked by Distracting Questions: @LarryJLeechII @EdieMelson
• May the best book win – a few thoughts on judging a writing competition: @Roz_Morris
• 4 Survival Skills of Highly Successful Authors: @foxprinted @careerauthors
• How Do You Judge a Story? from David Farland
• 3 Bad Ideas for More Creative Writing: by Jason Keath @janefriedman

• Eight Dos and Don’ts for Making Magic Interesting: by Oren Ashkenazi

• 40 Mystery Story Ideas and Prompts: by Angie Andriot

• Romance Authors Thrive in the Self-Publishing Era: by Elizabeth Held @JaneFriedman

• Turn This Setting On To Stop Seeing Too Much Spam On Your WordPress Blog: @HughRoberts05

• Is Your Amazon Author Bio Costing You Book Sales? @bookgal
• Write a Genre-Based Book Blurb: by D. Wallace Peach @storyempire

• 4 Ways Authors Use Canva in Their Book Marketing: by Jeevani Charika @bookbub

• 7 Lessons Learned From Over 10 Million Downloads Of The Creative Penn Podcast: @thecreativepenn

• Why Writers Don’t Always Make the Best Speakers: by Kate Greathead @lithub @literaryhub

• Some of Your Bestselling Favorites Are Products of Fanfiction: by Savannah Cordova @reedsyhq @booktrib
• Writing That Dedication Page: @annehawkinson @floridawriters1

• Inside the Search for a Literary Agent: by Renee Roberson
• Literary Agent Interview: CoCo Freeman Interview and Query Critique Giveaway: @NatalieIAguirre

• Buyer Beware: Vetting Services for Writers: @foxprinted

• The Art of the Start: Four Different Ways to Begin Your Novel: by Maggie Smith @rmfw

• What’s Your Character’s “WHY”? by Sarah (Sally) Hamer
• Character Secret Thesaurus Entry: Having An Undisclosed Bias: @beccapuglisi

• Character Emotions During Action Scenes: by Marilynn Byerly

• Five Tips for Taking Your Dialogue to the Next Level: by Chris Winkle

• The figurative language of Dennis Lehane: @pubcoach
• The Thing: Have A Shot of Whisky With Your Existential Terror: by Kali Wallace @literaryreactor @reactormag

• The Perception of Reality in Fiction: by Kathryn Craft @writerunboxed
• How to Create a Strong Catalyst: by Cory Milles
• Motif Examples and Definition in Literature: by Shane Millar
• Menace Without Violence: A Writing Lesson from Claire Keegan: by David Corbett @writerunboxed
• 3 Ways Writers Can Instantly Spot Telling: @janice_hardy
• Murky Middles Begone: Ensure the Middle of Your Book Stands Strong: by Kristin Melville @janefriedman
• Three Ways You’re Losing Your Reader’s Trust: @MarissaGraff @writerthesaurus
• Connective tissue is wildly underrated in storytelling: @nathanbransford
• How to DIY Your MFA: @diymfa
• How to Write Irresistible Character Relationships: by Lynette M. Burrows

• Writing: How to Write Deep: @lindasclare

• Ultimate Character Name Generator for Every Genre: @themaltesetiger

• The Resolution (Secrets of Story Structure): @KMWeiland

• Words That Pack a Punch: by Jan Sikes @storyempire