by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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New Stuff
Hank Quense, who sometimes guest blogs here, has a new course and lecture series: The Self-Publishing Starter Kit and Story Design. Click the links to find out more.
- Writing Jobs: 20 Places To Find Work That Pays: @BryanJCollins
- When Should Authors Say “Yes” To A Gig? @LevRaphael @TheRyanLanz
- At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Key IPA Events Are Open to Trade Visitors: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @IntPublishers @KristennEinars1
- Frankfurt Notes: Ukrainian and Indian Book Market Presentations: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk Speaks at Frankfurt News Conference: @Porter_Anderson @TokarczukAuthor @Book_Fair
- Booker Prize Goes to Two: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo: @Porter_Anderson @BernardineEvari @MargaretAtwood @TheBookerPrizes
- Norway’s ‘Grounded’ Yet ‘Ephemeral’ Guest of Honor Pavilion in Frankfurt: @rogertagholm @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Literary Agents Buzz at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Today at Frankfurter Buchmesse: Netflix’s Kelly Luegenbiehl’s CEO Talk: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
- Asli Erogan and Ali Dorani Open Norway’s Daily ‘Hour of Freedom’ in the Guest of Honor Pavilion: @rogertagholm @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- From Frankfurt: Hachette’s Clare Harington Bows Out: @rogertagholm @pubperspectives
- Preptober: 15 Steps for Conquering #NaNoWriMo in 2019: @ReedsyHQ
- How To Write a Novel In A Month #NaNoWriMo With Grant Faulkner: @NaNoWriMo @thecreativepenn
- Five Haunted House Books Written By Women: by Melanie R. Anderson @LBKroger @tordotcom
- 5 Books in Which Giant Insects Ruin Everyone’s Day: @ericsmithrocks @tordotcom
- The Coziest Bookstore Mysteries Around: @vmburns @CleoCoyle @LynnCahoon @katecarlisle @ElleryAdams @LornaBarrett @CrimeReads
- 21 Scary Short Stories You Can Read Online Right Now: @kristianwriting @bustle
- The Discipline of Being a Writer—What Does it Take? @diannmills @EdieMelson
- 14 Ways to Carve Out Time to Write: @EdieMelson
- Tips on How to Write While Holding Down a Job: @GoIntoTheStory
- Tips for Being Flexible With Your Writing Routine:
- Writing About Your Life Without Ruining Your Relationships: @markguerin @WritersDigest
- Is not writing the real secret to writing? @pubcoach
- Quiz: What’s your creative type? @meta_wagner1 @TED_ED
- 5 Peaceful Writing Time Tips: @MaryVeeWriter
- Five Things to Remember as a New Writer: @HowellWave @maryannwrites
- Why You Should Never Stop Writing: @the_writing_pal
- Why failure is key to helping you succeed: @TheLeighShulman
- Stephen King’s House to Become Archive and Writers’ Retreat: @BrennaEhrlich @RollingStone
- A Writer Can’t Always Be ‘On’: @MegDowell
- 8 Horror Writing Classes to Better Spook Your Readers: @TCKPublishing
- How the 1 Percent Became Horror’s Favorite Villains: @lpbradley @VanityFair
- The Horror Origins of ‘Hansel and Gretel’: @HairEverywhere_ @OnePerfectShot
- The Language of Law Enforcement: Acronyms and Texting Codes: @LeeLofland
- What Makes a Novel a Mystery? @ZaraAltair
- Tips for Incorporating Romance into a Gritty Story: @damyantig @jemifraser
- Why I’m fed up of defending romance writing: @HelenaFairfax
- Two Tools to Help You Blog on the Go: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- How Blogging Consistently Helps Readers Find You: @BadRedheadMedia
- How to Identify and Minimize Spam in Your Blog Comments: @NonfictionAssoc
- Tips for Using Instagram as an Author: @TyreanMartinson @TheIWSG
- How to Create LinkedIn Articles That People Will Read and Share: @socialBeeNI @SMExaminer
- Why You Should Use a Link Shortener / Redirection Plugin on Your Website: @ThDigitalReader
- Why WordPress? 6 Reasons It’s the Best Solution for Your Blog: @BryanJCollins
- Writing for Books vs Writing for a Blog Serial: @cyallowitz
- Publishing: Executive Women on Bias in the Business: @Porter_Anderson @AmazonPub @Book_Fair @AccessCopyright @KaggeForlag
- Current Trends in Traditional Book Publishing: Fiction, Nonfiction and YA: @JaneFriedman
- IPR License Signs All of Holtzbrinck’s Publishing Divisions: @Porter_Anderson @IPRLicense @pubperspectives
- Saša Stanišić Wins 2019 German Book Prize: @HannahSJohnson @sasa_s @pubperspectives
- CCC’s Roy Kaufman on Book Publishing and the EU Copyright Directive: @Porter_Anderson @copyrightclear @pubperspectives
- Metabooks to Launch in Mexico this November: @Porter_Anderson @rogertagholm
- One-Year-Old Indie Publisher, Kampa Verlag, Happily Surprised by Olga Tokarczuk’s Nobel Prize: @oliviasnaije @TokarczukAuthor @pubperspectives
- Mohamed Sabry Brings Youthful Energy and Fresh Approaches to his Egyptian Publishing House: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Canada Previews the ‘Colorful Fabric’ of its Frankfurt 2020 Guest of Honor Program: @rogertagholm @pubperspectives
- The Benefits of Self-Publishing: by Charles Bailey @FrugalBookPromo
- Self-Publishing Your First Book: Creating a Publishing Checklist: @MegLaTorre
- 6 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Getting Published: @pwheeler_agent
- An Agent Explains the Ins and Outs of Book Deals: @kate_mckean @ElectricLit
- How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer’s Digest Conference: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest
- Don’t Make This Common Writing Mistake: Creating Cardboard Conflicts: @Janice_Hardy
- “Can I Create Conflict Without Bigotry?” by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
- Letting Film Unblock, Inspire, and Add Depth to Your Fiction: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor
- Rewatching The Dark Crystal: Beyond Muppet Good and Evil: @bkmcgovern @tordotcom
- Five More Books That’ll Make You A Better Writer: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
- “What Stephen King’s It Taught Me About the Shape of Stories”: @cloudy_vision
- 4 Tips for Mixing Truth With Fiction: @vickivass
- Access Your Subconscious for Better Writing: @teachrobotslove
- Fictionalizing Your Story? Commit: @KPickett_Editor
- There Was: A Bad Way to Begin a Descriptive Sentence: from Let’s Write Some Novels
- Helpful advice for aspiring writers of all ages: by Daryl Chen @TEDTalks
- Writing Software: Why you need Microsoft Word: @lisapoisso
- Managing a Project with Scrivener: @ph_solomon @StoryEmpire
- Publisher Rocket: What Is It? And How Can It Help You Sell Books? @DaveChesson @KMWeiland
I missed some good stuff this week.
Thanks for including Tyrean’s IWSG post.
Another great post from the IWSG!