by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- It’s Strictly Business: by James Scott Bell
- Essential Business Principles Every Author Should Know: from the Alliance of Independent Authors
- How to Write for Periodicals: by Linda S. Clare
- 75 Writing Prompts for Authors: by Brandi Badgett
- 7 Creative Writing Tips to Spark Your Imagination: by Leigh Shulman
- 9 Novels That Shine a Light on the Privileged Class of Society: by Katie Bloomer
- The Autogolpe and Other Things Lost in Translation: by Elizabeth Huergo
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Joy Ann Ribar’s Shake-speared in the Park: @mkinberg.bsky.social
- Do Great Writers Know the Ending First? by K.M. Weiland
- How to get more sleep: by Daphne Gray-Grant
- 12 Perks of Being Married to an Author: by Julie Klassen’s husband
- An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties:
- What Writing About Pain Can Do for You: by Edward Rogoff
- Creating Compelling Characters in High Fantasy Stories: by Stuart Conover
- Romantasy: An Old Genre with a New Name: by Rosemary Jones
- Idealist Characters in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg.bsky.social
- The First Mystery Novel: by Kay DiBianca
- How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller: by Gillian McAllister
- Crafting Characters Using the 7 Types of Listening: by Jenny Hansen
- Listening for Characters’ Distinctive Voices: by N.L. Holmes
- Character Secret Thesaurus: Helping Someone Die with Dignity: by Becca Puglisi
- How to Avoid Flat Characters in Your Story: by Angela Ackerman
- How to Create Memorable Characters in a Story: by Eileen Goudge
- Story Non-Negotiable: The Key to Writing Stories That Resonate: from Story Grid
- The Five Types of Narration Every Novel Needs: by Chris Winkle
- Retelling Public Domain Stories: from Mythcreants
- Stamp out vague catchalls in your writing: by Nathan Bransford
- If the Relationship is the Primary Plot (A Story), What is the Secondary (B Story)? by September C Fawkes
- A Perfect Match: Marrying Character and Plot: by Rachel Dempsey
Thanks, Elizabeth, for this list. As always, it's a great one! It's interesting there's one this time about author swag. I always have swag when I do a signing or something like that. I don't know what the impact is on sales; if there is one, it's not a direct relationship. But it seems to be one of those things that authors do, so it would seem odd not to have some swag. Fortunately, you can get bookmarks and the like without spending a fortune!
It’s always good to have swag at an event! You’re right, if you don’t have it and other authors do, it looks unprofessional, for sure.
Thanks for including Holly's article on swag at the IWSG.
Great post!