by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer was a fellow speaker for an online conference last year. She has a free ebook guide for writing Native Americans more accurately and sensitively. She also offers a course for those writers looking for a more in-depth resource on the topic (I’m not an affiliate, just sharing the information).
- Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make Working With Script Editors: @Bang2write
- How to Become a Book Illustrator: by James McGowan @bookendslit
- Self-publishing News: ChatGPT to Launch Premium Service as Microsoft Set to Invest $10bn in its Parent OpenAI: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Bologna’s 60th Book Fair Names 2023 Illustrators Exhibition Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- England’s Booker Prize Asks Public To Name Its Trophy: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- London Book Fair Plans: Scholarly and Rights Conferences: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- ‘Books at Berlinale’ To Pitch 11 Titles to Film Producers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- On Women Talking and the Unreliable Narrators of Post-MeToo Literature: by Emma Staffaroni @lithub
- The Art of the Cozy Mystery: Six Cozy Mysteries Featuring an Art Theme: @BaileeAbbott1 @CrimeReads
- Ten Expansive SFF Worlds to Fall Into: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- 7 Genre-Defying Books by Women of Color: @CarolineHagood @ElectricLit
- Five SF Works About Sitting Out World War III: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Iain Pears’ The Raphael Affair: @MargotKinberg
- 11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun: @mollsotov89 @CrimeReads
- How Do You Measure a Year in Reading? @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- Five SF Stories About Ghost Ships: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Writing to Save Your Life: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Helping Writers Write, DIY MFA Style: @thatpluckygirl
@DIYMFA - The Risks, Realities, and Rewards of Writing About Social Issues: @kavitamix @CatapultStory
- Stepping off the script in life: @NathanBransford
- Always on the Clock: On the Writerly Need to Find Ideas in Unexpected Places: @JoellaWriting @lithub
- Self-Sabotage: I Don’t Deserve Success: @KristenLambTX
- Three Life Lessons from Writing Books: @AnneJanzer
- What Every Writer Should Know: @dlfinnauthor @StoryEmpire
- How to Be More Productive in Life: by Rhys Keller
- Writing Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To: Obsessively Rewriting First Chapters: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
- What Do You Do After You’ve Written Your Novel? 6 Tips: @thecreativepenn @NaNoWriMo
- How Writers Revise: Vaughn Roycroft and Redefining Success: @VaughnRoycroft @FoxPrintEd
- Can Any Book Truly Be Timeless? @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- Of Grief and Book Tours: @silasdhouse @lithub
- Using Competition to Succeed as an Author: @dkparsonswriter @SelfPubForm
- 5 Classic Films Featuring Writer Characters : by J. M. Kessler @DIYMFA
- Why Nobody Can Tell You When or How to Write: @hopeclark
- 3 Reasons Why It’s So Hard to Be a Writer: @TimSuddeth @EdieMelson
- Linger, Tinker, Savor: Taking the Time to Get it Right: @writerhenriette @WriterUnboxed
- Dealing with Ambiguity: @lahousewyfe @DIYMFA
- Who Influenced Your Writing? @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire
- What, Exactly, Is Queer Literature? @AEOsworth @CatapultStory
- Pivoting Genres And Mindset Tips For Success: @DanPadavona @thecreativepenn
- Scapegoats as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Mentoring Relationships as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- What Makes Niagara Falls Such A Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery? by Rosemary Simpson @CrimeReads
- Bookwire Expands Its Text-to-Speech Audiobook Offer With Google: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Cheering 25 Years: A London Celebration of ‘Banipal Magazine’: @RogerTagholm @pubperspectives
- Banipal Magazine to Close After 25 Years and 75 Editions: @RogerTagholm @pubperspectives
- What Do I Do If My Book or Script Is A ‘Hard Sell’? @Bang2write
- Charles Tripp Chairs the British Academy’s £25,000 Book Prize Jury: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- German Book Trade Peace Prize: ‘Winter Aid for Ukraine’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- IPA’s Karine Pansa at DBW: ‘A Big Wake-Up Call’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishers
- The 40th Mauri School in Venice: ‘Interpreting Change’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s Börsenverein Joins Urgent Calls for a ‘National Reading Plan’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Canada’s Kids Can Press at 50: A New ‘Millie Magnificent’ Series: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Tips on Creating Composite Characters: @LinWilsonauthor
- Writing Your Character’s Why: @Lindasclare
- Why You and Your Characters Deserve some Ikigai: @JennyHansenCA
- How I Plot my Novels Using a Character’s Flaws to Drive the Story: by @suzkelman
- Character Counts: @jamesscottbell
- How to Use Prologues: Recap of Tools: @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire
- Writing Workshops and Developmental Editors: @KBullockAuthor @WriterUnboxed
- The Shadow in the Wilderness: @SPressfield
- The Coming of Age Story: @cyallowitz
- Taking Steps to Strengthen Your Plot: by Kris Noel
- Why Realism is Irrelevant in Fiction: @annerallen
- Can Your B Story Be a Buddy Love, While Your A Story Is Another Genre? @thembob @savethecat
- Strong Act Structure Creates Stronger Stories: @SeptCFawkes @davidfarland
- Revision in Writing: How to Improve Between Drafts: @nownovel
- Quick Revision Tip: Read Your Draft Faster: by the Literary Architect
The Top Writing Links From Last Week Are On Twitterific: Share on X
Michelle's piece at the IWSG site last week was really good.
I could have sworn I scheduled that post! It’s been a disjointed week, ha. Scheduling it now. Best of luck to everyone pitching!
Thanks for the links, Elizabeth, and for recognizing Story Empire.
Great posts from Story Empire!
As always, Elizabeth, these are such great links, so thanks! The one I especially noticed this week is the one about obsessive rewriting. It hits close to home as I'm working on my WIP. Especially in early drafts, the goal should be to just get it done – tell the story. Worry about the revisions, etc. later. It's easy to forget that, though, and I think if we're not careful, it slows the writing down and slams at our self-confidence.
You’re so right about your self-confidence taking a hit when you rewrite! Getting through that first draft is really key.