by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Why I’m Launching My Book On Kickstarter And Not On The Usual Stores: @thecreativepenn
- How to Pursue a Career in Editing: Advice for College Students: @FoxPrintEd @JaneFriedman
- 5 Ways Used Bookstores Can Help Your Career: by Leslie Budewitz @CareerAuthors
- 5 Tips for Managing your Author Business During Crises: by Maria Connor
- Indie Author Pivots: Is it Time to Start Over? @IndieAuthorALLI
- The Importance Of Confident Creative Direction, Voice, And Taste, In Generative AI Art With Oliver Altair: @OliverAltair @thecreativepenn
- How to build an ethical creative business aligned with your values: @jccabel
- Tips for Writer Retreats: by Erica Vetsch @SKRViLL
- In Praise of Frankfurt Pavilion: The Martin Elsaesser Plaque: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Bologna’s Licensing Awards: 160 Entries, 10 Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse: A Time Line: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
- Tom Benn Wins England’s Young Writer of the Year Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The US National Book Awards Name Jurors, Open Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- How to Make the Most of a Writing Retreat: @seejavaciawrite
- Sheikh Zayed Shortlists: Translation, Publishing and Tech, and Arab Culture: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- British Book Awards: Trade and ‘Book of the Year’ Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- London Book Fair’s New Director Gareth Rapley: ‘A Rich History’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @LondonBookFair
- London Book Fair: Ukraine Named ‘Guest Spotlight’; Mayor Khan Keynotes: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- France’s Biennial Salon du Livre Africain Grows in Its Second Edition: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- In England, the Yoto Carnegies Announce a Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- When Writing Goals and Reality Collide: @donnajostone
- Planning and Sticking to Your Writing Resolutions in 2023: @nownovel
- Five Steps to Pump Up Your Creativity: @CindyDevoted
- Five More Creativity Exercises for Writers: by LA Bourgeois @DIYMFA
- Writing Tips from Bestselling Writers: @DiAnnMills @EdieMelson
- Reimagining Language and Our Own Stories : @ChiehLanTang @CatapultStory
- The “What If” List: @rachelsdempsey @RMFWriters
- Sad Writing Prompts: 50+ Ideas to Get Your Started: @StoryHobbit
- 35 Character Backstory Ideas: @BrynDonovan
- Five Stories About Accepting Help From Supernatural Sources: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- Seven Novels That Explore the Power of Music: @BookTrib
- How to Read Like a Writer: @bucketsiler
- Mysteries That Bring You Inside the Workings of Fascinating Minds: @Rarmstrongbooks @CrimeReads
- 5 Mysteries and Thrillers About Returning to Your Hometown: by Kate Alice Marshall @CrimeReads
- 1 Reader’s Petty Pet Peeves: by Polly Iver
- Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Nick Louth’s The Body in the Marsh: @MargotKinberg
- 7 Acts of Betrayal in Literature: @GabrielleBates @ElectricLit
- Top 10 novels about office jobs: by Caroline Corcoran @GuardianBooks
- 8 Moving Stories of Solo Parenting: @WF_WRITERS @BookTrib
- Five SF Works About Ruined Civilizations: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- What Makes a Story Comforting? @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- 10 Essential Questions About Moby-Dick: From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson @lithub
- 12 Books About Coming of Age as an Asian American: by Delia Cai @ElectricLit
- The Ancient Science That Can Help You Get It Written: by Deborah-Zenha Adams @LiveWriteThrive
- Multi-Six Figure Book Sales And The Power Of Daily Habits With Marc Reklau: @thecreativepenn
- How Authors Manage the Time Between Finishing a Book and Publishing it: @cleemckenzie @TheIWSG
- Artificial Intelligence for Writing: 10 Helpful AI Uses: @nownovel
- A Telltale Sign of Writerly Procrastination, and What It May Reveal: @Mary_McDonough @WriterUnboxed
- 7 Things You Should Give Yourself Permission to Do as a Writer: @colleen_m_story
- To Tell a Story Is to Tell It Again, to Carry Another Time: @salesses @CatapultStory
- The curse of knowledge: @pubcoach
- Coping with Overwhelm: @WriteNowCoach
- A Walk Down Salinger Lane: The Legacy of an Author in a Small Town: @adearinthewoods @LitReactor
- When Writing Isn’t Fun Anymore: @losapala
- 8 Poetry Collections Celebrating Black Culture: by Kelsey Gooden
@LittleInfinite - Taming the Haters: How to Handle Malicious Online Comments About Your Work: @Emilie_Noelle @WriterUnboxed
- Self-Soothing is Really All about Micro-Tension: @msheatherwebb @WriterUnboxed
- Why We Stigmatize Enjoyment: by Chris Winkle
- 5 Tips to Savor Your First Read Through: @monicacoxwrites @DIYMFA
- Endings: @MaureenPilk @WomenWriters
- 7 Ways to Rekindle Your Enthusiasm/Regain Your Motivation for Your WIP (and fall in love with your novel again) by Derek Murphy: @TheIWSG
- Have Fun in the Writing Game: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- How Parenthood Opens Writing Opportunities: @landofsize
- The 30-minute noticing workout: @austinkleon
- Writing Lessons From House-Building and From Marriage: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
- 5 Tips for How to Return to Writing After a Long Break @KMWeiland
- When a Humor Author Tackles Divorce: @bydawndais @WomenWriters
- How Is a Strategist Different From a Leader? by Oren Ashkenazi
- Fantasy Writing Prompts: 150+ Ideas to Get Started: @StoryHobbit
- Can My Hero Stay in the Magical World? by Oren Ashkenazi
- Book Lovers as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- A Look at Stereotypes in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Murder, Mystery, and Midwestern Noir: by Hannah Morrissey @CrimeReads
- Women Supporting Each Other as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- The Importance of Sidekicks in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Stage Performances as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- The Ultimate Guide To Producing (Plus Where To Find Producers): by Charlotte Atkinson @Bang2write
- There Are NOT ‘Loads’ Of Great Spec Screenplays. Here’s Why: @Bang2write
- Five Myths and Five Facts About Screenwriting that Every Writer Should Know: @ZenaDellLowe @EdieMelson
- Top 10 Ways to Market Your Book in a Month: @BadRedheadMedia
- How Writers Can Create a Great Lead Magnet Title: @PatriciaDurgin @EdieMelson
- Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Marketing Expert Shows the Way to Book Discovery: @KarenAChase @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLI
- Promoting Your Book as an Introvert in the Age of TikTok: @vickjulie @JaneFriedman
- Marketing Plans for Authors Don’t Have to Cost a Fortune: @Bookgal
- 6 Ways to Authors Can Overcome Interview Fright When Marketing Their Books: @AlisonNissen @FloridaWriters1
- When machines write books: will AI writing threaten authors’ livelihoods? @Roz_Morris
- To Warn or not to Warn: The Controversy around Trigger Warnings in Literature: @writerjamiebeck @WriterUnboxed
- Copyright: The ‘Protect the Creative Economy Coalition’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Richard Charkin: ‘Cutting-Edge Publishing Technologies of the 1970s’: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- What Is Book Production? @CatapultStory
- Audiobooks in Spanish: Javier Celaya Hands Publishers a ‘Map’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Circana (NPD): US Book Market Tracks Closely to 2022 Into March: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- AAP StatsShot: US Industry Gains 3.5 Percent in January: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Nielsen BookData 2022: A ‘Slight Decline’ in UK Book Sales: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Poland’s Draga Group: An Audiobook Platform with Beat: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Germany’s Börsenverein Questions Verdict on Ebay Book Discounts: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Manchester University Press Enters Distribution Deal with De Gruyter: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Rights Roundup: Post-Bologna Rights Deals for Adults: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Egyptian Book Publisher Diwan Acquires Naguib Mahfouz Rights: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- Rights Edition: Barnes & Noble Brings Beloved Moomins to US with Licensing Deal: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Audiobooks: Germany’s Bookwire Partners with US Publisher Podium: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- February’s China Bestsellers: A Crime Drama Knockout: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Most Common Writing Mistakes Agents and Editors See: @GoodStoryCo @TheIWSG
- What do literary agents want you to know? A conversation with Amy Collins: @sandrabeckwith
- Literary Agent Interview: Kristen Terrette Interview and Query Critique Giveaway: @KTerrette @NatalieIAguirre
- Fear Thesaurus Entry: Having No Purpose: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- You’re Quite a Character: How to Craft Interesting Minor Characters in Spec-Fic: @JD_Harlock @sfwa
- How to Create Compelling Characters: by Polly Watt @TheStoryEditor
- Fear Thesaurus Entry: Discrimination: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Dialogue Journals and Writing Good Dialogue: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
- Some Quick Dialogue Tips: from Coffee Bean Writing
- How to Write Bad Dialogue: @davidfarland
- Top 10 Fearless Female Archers In Movies And TV: @Bang2write
- The Climaxes of Marvel’s Phase Four, From Worst to Best: by Oren Ashkenazi
- Writing an Invasion Storyline: @cyallowitz
- Three Things That Can Sink Your Novel: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
- Metaphysical Elements In Writing: @JanSikes3 @StoryEmpire
- Build Suspense With Secrets: @christinadelay
@onestop4writers - Five Ways to Make Sure Technology Doesn’t Get in the Way of Storytelling: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- How to Write Heroes and Villains: by James Gallagher @TheStoryEditor
- How to Use Prologues: Prologues and Epilogues: @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire
- Four Plot Twist Ideas to Get Your Act II Going: @quillinary @DIYMFA
- The Story Grid Infographic: How to Visualize Your Story: @StoryGrid
- How to Plot with Save the Cat: @themaltesetiger
- 5 Ways to Raise the Stakes in Your Scene: @Janice_Hardy
- Developing a Scene Outline for Your Novel : @LiveWriteThrive
- Finding Those Laser Beam Words: by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthors
- Playing with Short Sentences: @AnneJanzer
- How to Do World-Building Research: @bucketsiler
- Research: The Key to Immersive World Building: @AnnaMHolmes_ @DIYMFA
Thanks for including the IWSG post on enthusiasm. And missed you last week!
Thanks, Alex! I’m glad to be back. :)
So many great links today, Elizabeth! The one about used bookshops resonated with me. I've had events at a couple of used books places and it's been a good experience. The owners are supportive, and the atmosphere is relaxed. Admittedly, there's not as much traffic, but I completely agree that used bookshops are worth including in a launch or signing plan.
I’m thinking about the same thing! I might need to give it a go.
Thank you, Elizabeth, for another great list. I've much to explore. Have a fantastic day! 😊
Hope you do, too, Gwen!
Another excellent collection of links. Thanks, Elizabeth.
Thanks, Staci!
Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth!
Thanks for coming by, Jan!
Lots of good reading in the list!
Lots of good links lately!
Thanks for the links and mention, Elizabeth. Have a wonderful week. 💕🙂
Hope you do, too, Harmony! Nice post. :)
A wonderful collection of links, Elizabeth. Thanks again for the time you take to put these together.
Thanks for coming over, Beem!
Thanks for another great list and including me in It, Elizabeth :)
Great post, D.L.!
:)