by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Selling a Million Books: What Worked for Us (and Can Work for You, Too): @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- Business Musings: AI, Copyright, And Writers: by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- How you share is a craft: @DanBlank
- Best Practices for Selling More Books:
- Writer Tip: How To Figure Out When You’ll Earn Out Your Advance: @K_Hana_Lee @NatalieIAguirre
- Part-Time or Full-Time Self-Published Author? What Does it Take? @IndieAuthorALLI
- Boost Your Book Launch by Perfecting Distribution and Metadata: @Wogahn @JaneFriedman
- Canada’s International Cundill History Prize Names Its 2023 Jury: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Jennifer Homans Wins Biographers International’s Plutarch Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The 2023 Bilingual ‘Prix Albertine Jeunesse’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Five SFF Stories With Interesting Takes on Mass Media: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
- What I Need Is a Literary Mood Ring: @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- The Only Way Out Is Through: Getting Past Your Reading Slump: @mollytempleton @tordotcom
- When the Setting Is as Creepy as the Story Itself: @SallyHepworth @CrimeReads
- Five Great Novels Inspired by Real-Life Crimes: @vanessajcuti @CrimeReads
- Eight SFF Books Written in Verse: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
- 6 Books to Help Heal from a Traumatic Past: by Wyatt Semenuk @BookTrib
- One great short story to read today: Alice Munro’s “Wenlock Edge”: @knownemily @lithub
- 7 Poetry Collections That Capture the Beauty and Brutality of the South: by David van den Berg @ElectricLit
- Seven Stories About Scary (and Possibly Sentient) Plants: by Lorna Wallace @tordotcom
- How to Start a Writing Routine That Actually Works For You: @ByMichelleRenee
- Why Can’t I Write Whenever I Want To? @StoryADayMay @WriterUnboxed
- How to write when you don’t want to: @pubcoach
- It’s All About Momentum – Writing Effectively and Productively Amidst a Busy Life: @Corrine_A_Kumar @sfwa
- Does Writer’s Block Really Exist? @ScreenWryter13
- Writer’s Block? Maybe You’re Writing in the Wrong Format: @aprildavila @JaneFriedman
- The writer is the composer, the reader is the musician: @austinkleon
- What Educators Can Learn from Jessica Fletcher’s Critical Pedagogy: @sdraucker @lithub
- 2 second way to find a book on Amazon: @WordDreams
- 5 More Things to Do When You Can’t Attend a Writers Conference: @LoriHatcher2 @EdieMelson
- Writer Rebecca Ley Shares Her Writing Journey: @thenovelry
- So Where’s the Novel? @JSWalkerAuthor
- Getting Unstuck: Characters, or Getting to Know You: by Jen Dupree @MastersReview
- Richard Charkin: On Becoming an Author: @rcharkin @pubperspectives
- How to Choose Which Writing Idea to Pursue When You have Too Many Options: @EdieMelson
- What Emojis Can’t Express: How Handwriting Reveals Our True Selves: @NeilServen @lithub
- The Hole in Your Goal: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxed
- “It’s Not All Over…” On Persisting in Writing and in Life: @MarkEPothier @lithub
- How to Unlock Your Full Potential: @ChadRAllen
- Pop Culture in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- Twists in Legal Thrillers: @MandSMagazine
- And Your Little Dog, Too: Incorporating Real Fears Into Your Fiction: by Taylor Adams @CrimeReads
- Coffeehouses in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
- How to Develop Characters in a Short Story: @ByMichelleRenee
- Matty Dalrymple and Mark Lefebvre: Reaching More Readers with Your Short Fiction: @IndieAuthorALLI
- The State of Author Newsletters: Data from 500+ Authors: by AJ Jack @BookBub
- 5 Tips to Improve Newsletters: @SueColetta1
- The Essential Elements of an Author Website: A Guide for Writers: by Ayanna Coleman @scbwi
- Building Your Website: Expert Advice for Every Stage: by Ayanna Coleman @scbwi
- IOP’s New Journal Coincides With Readmagine Focus: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Self-publishing News: Could Carbon Labels Be Coming to Books? @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
- Circana’s US Report for May: Sales Down 1.5 Units from April: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- March StatShot: US Industry Up 3.2 Percent Year-to-Date: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Dosdoce: Growing Sales in Spanish-Language Audiobooks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Jerusalem International Book Forum: Sharon Katz Is Now Director: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- New Scottish Books Showcase: Focus on Germany: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center: MOU With Al Owais Foundation: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- Accessibility in Books: Australia’s New Publishing Guide: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- The Book Marketing Scam That Went the Extra Mile: @IamAlinaAdams @victoriastrauss
- Call For Change: Current and Former New Leaf Literary & Media Authors Speak Out: @victoriastrauss
- First Page Critique from author Henry McLaughlin (@RiverBendSagas) on @EdieMelson
- Don’t rush to the inciting incident (page critique): @NathanBransford
- Five Ways to Write an Opening that Shines: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson
- Scooby-Doo and the Gang: A Character Case Study: Part 1: and Part 2: https://buff.ly/43JzfnP @TheOnlyRedWolf
- Using Wound Categories & Pointed Questions to Identify a Character’s Past Trauma: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
- The Allure of Toxic Relationships (as a Voyeur and a Writer): @msheatherwebb @WriterUnboxed
- Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction: @EricaVerrillo
- Three Different Sorts of Readers: by Dale Ivan Smith @killzoneauthors
- Raising the Stakes in Your Story: by Susan Koehler @FloridaWriters1
- 3 Ways To Mess Up Your Character’s World And Hook Your Readers: @KMAllan_writer
- Effective Ways to Use Foreshadowing: @ecellenb
- Plot Twists: @HowellWave @StoryEmpire
- On Brevity: @jessicastrawser @CareerAuthors
- Characters need to prioritize coherently: @NathanBransford
You always share the best links, Elizabeth! There are a few here on publishers/publicists/etc. to avoid. We all know that marketing our work is part of what we do, but if you're like me, it's hard! Little wonder people fall prey to publishing and marketing scams and questionable companies. I think it's important to 'do the homework' and check out any company you're considering choosing. I think that goes for companies offering freelance work, too.
It’s so very important. It’s awful that there are companies out there that prey on writers.
Another fine collection of links and resources, Elizabeth.
Thank you, Beem!
Another comprehensive and fantastic list, Elizabeth. Thank you so much and especially for including Story Empire!
Thanks to you for coming by, Jan!
Thanks for another week of great links, Elizabeth.
Thanks, Staci!
Great list, Elizabeth!
Thank you, D.L.!