by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Self-publishing News: Rise of Social Reading: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- WriteTip: No Deal is Always Better Than a Bad Deal: @BryanThomasS
- Printing Overseas v POD: @FictionNotes
- 2020 – A Year of Change for Indie Kids Publishers: @FictionNotes
- AAP PROSE Awards: The 2021 Category Winners: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish @pubperspectives
- Taipei International Book Exhibition Goes Digital in 2021: @Porter_Anderson
- Your 2021 Literary Events Calendar: @knownemily @lithub
- Writers’ House of Georgia Announces Digital Festival: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- British Book Awards Name 2021 Jurors for 28 Prize Categories: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Schedule for Cozy Mystery Virtual Book Fairs–Free for Authors: @mystery_cozy
- Barcelona’s Pontas Literary Agency Opens a Mentoring Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- John Leguizamo Tapped to Host 2021 Audie Awards: @Porter_Anderson @JohnLeguizamo @pubperspectives
- On World Read Aloud Day 2021: ‘The Power of Sharing Stories’: @Porter_Anderson @pamallyn @Scholastic
- UK: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Adds Juror Daliso Chaponda: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- AAP PROSE Awards: ‘Ancient Maya Politics’ Wins 2021 Hawkins Honor: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- If Famous Literary Characters Were Given Very Good Doggos: @cupofstars @mcsweeneys
- 10 Things About How Writers Read: @JennyHansenCA
- Is Your Writer’s Block Really Writer’s Indecision? @LouiseTondeur @JaneFriedman
- How to Free Yourself from a Writing Rough Spot: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmir
- 5 Tips For Beating Beginner’s Imposter Syndrome: @thewildwong @emiliewapnick
- How To Be A Healthy Writer In 2021: @euan_lawson @thecreativepenn
- Keep Your Writing Routine from Becoming a Rut: @ShannaSwendson
- 2021: Rethinking Resolutions and Habits as Writers: @sl_penner @WriterUnboxed
- Writing Goal for 2021: Let Go to Love More: @KarenDeBonis
- The One Thing You Need to Do: Write: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting
- How to move on after failure: @pubcoach
- Your Guide to the Writer: @MargotKinberg
- ‘I’ve never felt less festive’: the art of writing Christmas novels, 365 days a year: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
- Writer’s Tech 101: Take Care of Your Computer: @WordDreams
- Writing Valuable Fiction: One Writer’s Reflections on Growing Up in Eastern Germany: by Michael Albrecht @KMWeiland
- 5 Places to find Cozy Virtual Backgrounds for Readers and Writers: @mystery_cozy
- The Accidental Author: “How Writing Helped Me Come To Terms With My Brother’s Death”: @AlisonKerwin @WomenWriters
- Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers: @Court_Writes @CrimeReads
- Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery: @lansingkm @BerkleyPub @CrimeReads
- The Private Detective in Fiction: by Edward J. Herdrich @BooksThatThrill
- Crime Fiction: People in Positions of Trust: @MargotKinberg
- Crime Fiction: People in the Background Who Make Things Run Smoothly: @MargotKinberg
- How to Embrace Risk As A Screenwriter: by Brock Swinson @CreativeScreen
- Screenwriting: 7 Tips for Emerging Creative Entrepreneurs: @CreativeScreen
- The Six Online Bios Every Author Needs: @inkbitspixels @annerallen
- Writing Your Author Bio? Here Are 20 Examples: @DianaUrban @BookBub
- What to do When Your Book Launch Fails: @KristinaAuthor
- How to Get Your Book Noticed on Amazon: Your Relevancy Score: @Bookgal
- 6 Tips to Help You Network Like a Natural: @Bookgal
- Marketing Your Book On A Shoestring Budget: @SmartAuthors
- 3 Ways to Sell More Novels in 2021: @sandrabeckwith
- 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence: @WordDreams
- Top 5 Twitter Tips to Powerfully Market Your Books: @BadRedheadMedia
- 13 Tips on Using Instagram as an Indie Author: @jess_hawk @BookBub
- 4 Easy SEO Tips for Writers and Authors: @sabsky @IvelisseWrites
- How to change your Author Blog into an Author Website: @inkbitspixels
- NetGalley and Its Parent, Firebrand, Sold to Japan’s Media Do: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- PEN America and the UN’s Karima Bennoune on Artists and Risk: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Association of University Presses Opens International Pairings Pilot: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Bookwire and Saga Egmont Partner to Distribute Spanish-Language Books: @Porter_Anderson @bookwire @pubperspectives
- AIE: Italy’s Trade Publishing Sales Grow 2.4 Percent in 2020: @Porter_Anderson @ScuolaLibraiUEM @pubperspectives
- IPA Commends Beijing’s Passage of a Copyright Law Amendment: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishers
- Licensing: Denmark’s Lego Publishing and Chronicle’s New Books: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- China Bestsellers in December: ‘Poverty Alleviation’ and a ‘Tea House’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s Börsenverein to Belarus: ‘Cease Persecution of Critical Voices’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Writers, Translators Issue Call on Sunday’s Belarus Solidarity Day: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 9 things that drive a agent crazy: @Janet_Reid
- Build a smooth progression in a query letter (query critique): @NathanBransford
- Toward More Black Writers in Translation: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders @pubperspectives
- Transcending Borders: A Graphic Novel Translation Conversation with Andrea Rosenberg: by Brenna O’Hara @worldlittoday
- Your Character’s Job May Be More Important than You Think: @AngelaAckerman
- How to Craft Captivating Characters (Podcast): @Roz_Morris @Rebelauthorpod @sacha_black
- How to Write a Vomit Draft (And Why It’s So Important): @Write_LA @CreativeScreen
- Everything Looks Different Once You Have a First Draft in Hand: @GoIntoTheStory
- Concept: Maybe Your First Draft DOESN’T Suck: @bucketsiler
- Gone Girl: Beginning Hook: @TheWritership @StoryGrid
- “What I Learned About Writing from Making Sound Effects for Movies”: @EssaHansen
- Why Is the Star Wars Universe Full of Megafauna? @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes: Examples: @dlwebb @WomenWriters
- Literary Elements: Symbolism: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire
- The Trouble with “Was”: @davidfarland
- Plants and Payoffs in Your Story: by C.S. Boyack @StoryEmpire
- Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make Writing School Scenes: by Siân Rowland @Bang2write
- Tips for Writing Reaction Beats: @Kid_Lit @TheIWSG
- Five Ways To Make Your Story “Good”: @10minnovelist
- Getting Away With Murder: A 5-Point Plan On How To Kill A Character: @ChrisLukeDean @Writers_Write
- Usage: Addicted “to,” not “with”: @writing_tips
- Five Common Grammar Errors: by Bob Hostetler @stevelaubeagent
- 10 Steps To Revise Your Nano Novel: @Bang2write
- 8 Simple Tips For Editing Your Own Book: @BirdsOAFpress
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I have to check out the per whose Twitter handle is Among the Zombies!
He writes great posts! I think you’d enjoy his stuff.
I already checked out the link for blogs for authors. Thanks for all the useful links.
Thanks for coming by, Natalie!
As always, these are great links, Elizabeth! It’s good to see some about querying and working with agents. Those are really different skills from writing a novel, and a lot of writers make the mistake of storytelling when they might be better off storyselling, if that makes sense.
Great way of putting that, Margot! And you’re totally right.
Fantastic list, as always! Thank you!
Thanks to you for coming by, Gwen!
Lots of great information listed here, thanks :)
Hope you have a great week, D.L!
A nice list of links. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for coming by, Joan!
I’m honored to have an article listed among this group. Thanks for including Story Empire.
Thanks for being a resource for writers, CS!