by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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How a writer wrote 29 stories in 29 days: http://ow.ly/s4YX301dgNM @sophiegood @Write_Track
Crime Writers: Can a DNA Sample Reveal Age? http://ow.ly/xvGl300Q9M3 @DPLyleMD
Hook Your Reader: 3 Tips for Novelists: http://ow.ly/hXpF300SzUg @womenonwriting @WriteToSell
Offline strategies for building your email list: http://ow.ly/rH9T300SArL @cksyme
3 Email List Building Essentials: http://ow.ly/bpvt300SAnY @cksyme
How to Be Inspired to Write Every Day: 10 Ideas: http://ow.ly/GapR300SA2K @nownovel
8 women-focused road trip books (and the need for more): http://ow.ly/9TGz301ifd4 @BernadetMurphy @thelithub
8 Ideas For Getting More BookBub Followers: http://ow.ly/J1mQ300SA0w @DianaUrban
Delusions of a Published Author: http://ow.ly/1P1Y300SABv @MartinaABoone
The Next Novel You Read May Have Been Chosen by a Computer: http://ow.ly/WbwZ300SAgL @chelsebaum @ElectricLit
How to Launch a Book: http://ow.ly/nZw2300SAjx @JAHuss
7 Point Story Structure: Game of Thrones Case Study: http://ow.ly/kR3g300SA5l @kylieday0
3 Simple Ways to Boost Creativity: http://ow.ly/M3W4300SAFQ @cathysbaker
Self-Myths in Character Building: http://ow.ly/3Xvy300SAx2 @ramonadef
5 Amazing Literary Worlds Created by Women Writers: http://ow.ly/8QI7300SAXx @RealCharlaine @tordotcom
“I’m A Writer And A Father, Not One In Spite Of The Other”: http://ow.ly/u05l300F3T4 @Rumaan
Radically Different Fictions of Fatherhood: http://ow.ly/yGYR3015mzy @elusivecorporal @NewRepublic
Why Hardcover is the New Vinyl: http://ow.ly/Ur7Y300T7cH @yahdonisrael @thelithub
The Hero Embodies the Theme: http://ow.ly/AMhS300TNo9 @SPressfield
You need a business model to make it as an artist: http://ow.ly/xC51300TNz5 @jccabel
How to Work Alone: http://ow.ly/cWpP300TNHJ @PaulJun_
Anthologies: Benefits to Writers and Tips for Inclusion: http://ow.ly/ypkR301b2gx @AlexJCavanaugh for @annerallen
Backstory, Info Dumps, Preaching, and Repetition: http://ow.ly/nwm5301nR4f @AlyciaMorales
How to develop better ‘to do’ lists: http://ow.ly/O9EI301mcBo @pubcoach
3 Reasons Why Novels Fail: http://ow.ly/2Gqt301dgAL @p2p_editor
15 Scheduling Apps to Save You Time: http://ow.ly/W9RL301cg1r @CaballoFrances
9+ Ways to Earn an Income as a Writer: http://ow.ly/rzdm301md8j @tessaemilyhall
Publishing Industry Myths and Legends: http://ow.ly/Qe7T300QafI @MissConstance21 @DIYMFA
What Works & What Doesn’t: ‘Showgirls’: http://ow.ly/GIOV300Qaup @chris_shultz81
How to Create Social Media Videos on a Budget: http://ow.ly/Jesi300Q9HA by Matt Perl @SMExaminer
Why you should just say thanks: http://ow.ly/3oxv300Q9zv @pubcoach
10 Dialogue Errors to Avoid: http://ow.ly/fbmQ300Q9VZ @Writers_Write
3 Cases of Semicolon Overkill: http://ow.ly/3Bdc300Q9q9 @writing_tips
10 Plugins Writers Need For Their WordPress Website: http://ow.ly/1Te7300QaqW @WilsonTheWriter @LitReactor
5 Marketing Tips for Introverts: http://ow.ly/Moi9300QajU by Amy Bearce @DIYMFA
How Writing Helps 1 Writer With The Empty Nest: http://ow.ly/MQuU300Q9tn @KairaRouda @WomenWriters
Making the Most of a Story Critique: http://ow.ly/TSsY300Qa0c @TalValante
The Power and Pain of Procrastination: http://ow.ly/3hzD300Qa5p by Sarah Tipton @YAtopia_blog
The Horrors and Pleasures of Translating Ulysses: http://ow.ly/jZ5p301lftf @ladymodernist @thelithub
5 Writing Sheds You’ll Want To Build For Yourself: http://ow.ly/yVcn300Q8aW @adearinthewoods @LitReactor
A Cozy Mystery Author on Influences and What Makes a Solid Mystery: http://ow.ly/tmTr301lpJq @thewritingtrain
How Non-Euclidean Geometry Turned 1 Writer Into a Rebel: http://ow.ly/kEme300Q8sJ @DIYMFA
The Dark Side of Longform Journalism: On Waiting for the Bad to Happen: http://ow.ly/LXar301lppZ by Luke Mogelson @thelithub
The Man in the Macintosh: One of Literature’s Great Mysteries: http://ow.ly/hXv7301lfmQ @ThePhthailer @thelithub
Feedback: Why You Need It, Especially When Writing for Diverse Audiences: http://ow.ly/WAVH300PSVg @QuillShift
The push for short story writers to pen a novel: http://ow.ly/STxC300Nw4p @ambernoelle @ElectricLit
The 90-10 Rule for Marketing and Writing, and How To Love It: http://ow.ly/xNmd300NvXk @AuthorSAT
Font Styles in MS Word: http://ow.ly/Y70X300NvLc @NovelEditor
The uneasy relationship between money, media, and creative freedom: http://ow.ly/F6Qq300NvCk @nevalalee
Cross-Media Storytelling Projects from Poland: http://ow.ly/MvAh301hpzA @BeyondTheBook @biedalak @pubperspectives
Margins and Font for Print Books: http://ow.ly/uqH3300NitY @NovelEditor
A Writer Comes to Terms With Her Mental Health: http://ow.ly/9gjo301jOTQ @ShadowChaosFox
10 Essential Spanish-Language Books: http://ow.ly/JJb7301ceg6 @ds_paris @PublishersWkly
Writing the Anti-Hero: Interview with @lshiltonauthor: http://ow.ly/38Kl300Q8nE @diymfa
Why You Should Take Your Book Publishing Contract to a Lawyer: http://ow.ly/hrqG300Q8UE @monicamclark
6 Game Development Lessons For Writers: http://ow.ly/pOle300Q8f0 @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
5 Reactions to Expect after Telling People You Write Books: http://ow.ly/3BZN300Q8Q6 @Je55ieMullin5
On Writing and the Permission to Succeed: http://ow.ly/xdB9301iPTY @ElissaAltman
Publishing: Sneaky Money Grabs (Contracts/Dealbreakers): http://ow.ly/RQKa301ifvD @KristineRusch
The Truth Behind An Author’s Instagram: http://ow.ly/j6aX300NiAW @AuthorSAT
5 In-Demand Writing Careers for People Who Don’t Want to Be Authors: http://ow.ly/uwBu300Niae @jesslaw
The Best in Surf Lit: http://ow.ly/Pext301if29 @DwyerMurphy @thelithub
The Worst Thing A Reader Ever Said To One Writer: http://ow.ly/uR5Y300Ni5d @AuthorSAT
The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/DIld301hoVW
At The NY Society Library: …books Burr and Hamilton borrowed (and mostly returned): http://bit.ly/1tpunDs @newyorker @adamgopnik
Mary Poppins and the Art of Sweetening with Scene: http://ow.ly/jKzE300KuMJ @HitlessWonder @brevitymag
What sets a writer apart from the crowd? http://ow.ly/5p9Z300KxZK @CalebPirtle
Criticism of Popular Reading in Malaysia: http://ow.ly/ou3t301hp79 @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives
Leaving town to escape the heat: a plot device in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UyCD301hoFr @mkinberg
Writing and the Permission to Succeed: The Intersection of Art and Shame: http://ow.ly/59xA300M9Zd @poormansfeast
Create an Effective Writing Routine: http://ow.ly/c1dJ300Nixs @jonathanballcom
Mentoring Women Writers: http://ow.ly/gWvt300Nimi @mandajjennings @WomenWriters
A Conference’s Focus on Publishing Rights: http://ow.ly/zoYu301hpij @Porter_Anderson @WeAreIngenta @pubperspectives
Giving your writing style more impact: http://ow.ly/N2Al300Nicf @RayneHall
How can you sell books if you don’t know your market? http://ow.ly/K4hm300NiqQ @CalebPirtle
Staying Focused Enough to Write: http://ow.ly/8gmq300Ni2M @Janice_Hardy
How to Create a Monthly Social Media Calendar: http://ow.ly/WUcz300NifL @AngelinaMLo
How Helvetica Conquered The World With Its Cool, Comforting Logic: http://ow.ly/9Krt301cfH5 @PassiveVoiceBlg @FastCoDesign
Nothing Works Until It Works: On Writerly Discomfort: http://ow.ly/7n6h300KuTG @csferguson @The_Millions
Writing as a Small Sturdy Boat: http://ow.ly/970F300KuA6 @OneReidReading
Stop. Using. Periods. Period. http://ow.ly/hGqq301fdCf @_jeffguo @washingtonpost
Is Your Author Website Mobile Friendly? http://ow.ly/N79P300Kus5 @SukhiJutla
10 Things to Learn before You Self-Publish Your Book: http://ow.ly/66eu300Kuml @K_Pashley
How To Create a Daily Writing Habit and Stick To It: http://ow.ly/8Hqw300Kuvi @SukhiJutla
Reading vs watching and The Night Manager: http://ow.ly/oL9S301b9GB @Roz_Morris
The Abuses of Public Domain Fiction: http://ow.ly/AnoO300KtLb by William Patrick Maynard @BlackGateDotCom
To Do: Prioritize My Writing: http://ow.ly/hqsA300KuCW by Amy A. Whitcomb @brevitymag
How Copywriting Can Help Our Fiction: http://ow.ly/B7Yl300Ky1N @KateMColby
What Writers May Not Know about the “Required” 3-Act Structure: http://ow.ly/1D68300KtFj @CSLakin
No Genre Ever Dies: On Loren D. Estleman and the Pulp Tradition: http://ow.ly/k5Xt300KuXA @The_Millions by Bill Morris
Why Keywords Are So Important: http://ow.ly/NkBV300IzC2 @kadaxis
Pre-requisites of a professional-level story: http://ow.ly/KFGA300Izvw @storyfix
10 (Practically) Cringe-less Self-Promotion Ideas for Authors: http://ow.ly/B89x300Izeb @daisygal
Crime writing: pushing victims off of cliffs: http://ow.ly/TEuW301cgaD @mkinberg
Writers: Get The Right Kind Of Feedback: http://ow.ly/PThI300Izb3 @mollygreene
Editing for People Who Hate Editing: http://ow.ly/wIbu300Iz6P @Rachel_Aaron
Crowdfunding Usually Doesn’t Work for Writers: But It Can: http://ow.ly/2sT2300IyXq @bethanyjcarlson
How To Turn Your Rules for Failure Into Success: http://ow.ly/HXiE300IyRH @BadRedheadMedia
Tips for Writing Realistic Crime Scenes from Captain (Ret.) @JBroadmeadow http://ow.ly/9UUv301dyv1 @SueColetta1
Why I (usually) will not lower my speaking fees”: http://ow.ly/3vdg300IyLn @nicolamorgan”
Power Your Scenes With the 5 Senses: http://ow.ly/YUIm301cqEe @AngelaAckerman
7 Tools to Make an Author a Periscope Rock Star: http://ow.ly/UHxB300Hyxs @Sharon_Jenkins @bkmkting
Filter out those Filter Words: http://ow.ly/zs8V301ceQv @Alicia_Dean_ @TheIWSG
Live coverage of Rights & Content in the Digital Age: 9aET / 1pGMT Monday (now): #pprights16 http://ow.ly/wEj9301aKLu @Porter_Anderson
The art of handselling books: http://ow.ly/R9RI300Hyjn @sandrabeckwith
Almost Six Figures. @thecreativepenn ‘s Breakdown Of One Year Of Book Sales By Format, Vendor, Genre, And Country: http://ow.ly/zy3A301cbpw
Podcasts for writers: http://ow.ly/SQ6v300IzlV @K8Tilton
The Non-Compete Clause (Contracts/Dealbreakers): http://ow.ly/PV8k300Iywn @KristineRusch
3 Quick Tips to Avoid Dumb Mistakes with Writing Contests: http://ow.ly/DSQj300Iyqp @janetlaneauthor @RMFWriters
Tips For Evaluating a Traditional Publishing House: http://ow.ly/9U8V300Iyjh @SusanSpann @RMFWriters
Social Media Scams: 7 Scams Writers Should Know About: http://ow.ly/ViCB301aSW9 @annerallen
One Major Pitfall of Writing Strong Characters: http://ow.ly/KimC300HbtN @KMWeiland
Top 10 Book Cover Design Tips For Self-Publishers: http://ow.ly/VLRg300Hbur @jckunzjr
Are your email marketing tactics putting readers off? A plea for ethical email etiquette: http://ow.ly/kJPC301aSSQ @Roz_Morris
Expressing characters’ thoughts: http://ow.ly/EqIX301aSFM @RMNSediting
When (and How) to Tell Your Editor No: http://ow.ly/N9dt300Hbpz by Jessica West @K8Tilton
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Hey, there’s my article on anthologies! Thanks.
Alex–An excellent post…thanks for all you do for writers.
Thanks as ever, Elizabeth, for this roundup. I love it that there are so many on various aspects of balancing creativity with the business end of writing. That’s one thing I think a lot of writers find a challenge.
Margot–Wouldn’t we all love to spend our days being creative and not doing promo? :) Hope you have a great week!
Such an eclectic range of handy writing posts here (and thanks for including Now Novel among illustrious company).
Many thanks for including me on this list!