by Elizabeth S. Craig,
@elizabethscraig
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is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.
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23 Top Tips to Make Your Blog
Posts More Conversational: http://bit.ly/YfTB5m
@writingh
Jumping Jacks for Writers: http://bit.ly/UFON4I @fictionnotes
Have You Recently Checked Your
Book’s Amazon Page? http://bit.ly/14nQmZl
@ZimblerMiller
Deciding which details to
include and which to leave out when writing crime fiction: http://bit.ly/YyPWzF @mkinberg
How to Slash Your Word Count by
20-50%: http://bit.ly/14pct2s
@JodieRennerEd
Abuse of trust as an element in
crime fiction: http://bit.ly/WvBdlV
@mkinberg
Instances when 1 pantster will
use outlines: http://bit.ly/14ry35B
@hartjohnson
How Not To Get an Agent or
Publisher (experiment with transmedia): http://bit.ly/Ww7OrI
@Porter_Anderson @ChrisRickaby2
Story inspiration from
Hitchcock: http://bit.ly/YfTSFt @junglereds
Building an Author Platform by
Proxy: http://bit.ly/YfUtHf @kristinba
How To Format A Word Document
For Uploading To Amazon: http://bit.ly/UFQ4sA
@woodwardkaren
Don't Just Start the Great
American Novel... Finish It. http://bit.ly/YfUBGw
@novelrocket
The Silver Linings Playbook
Beat Sheet: http://bit.ly/UFQlM5
Writers Shape & Share
Exercise Goals on Facebook: http://bit.ly/YfUM4R
@thewritermama
Researching writers: Top 10
Ways to Speed Up and Beef Up Your Google Searches: http://bit.ly/UFQGym @WhitsonGordon
"Can the Romantic Comedy
be saved?" http://bit.ly/YfUURV
@gointothestory
Will Gutenberg laugh last? http://bit.ly/Sqq2uO
How To Promote Yourself: http://bit.ly/WzyRAj @Derek_Haines
How To Format A Manuscript
Header Using MS Word: http://bit.ly/WzzsC2
@woodwardkaren
How to Create Infographics and
Ideas for Using Them: http://bit.ly/Sqr6Pb
10 Topics Writers Should Talk
About When Promoting Their Book Online: http://bit.ly/WzAjCF
@bubblecow
Don't Make Your Book Launch
Like a Trip to the Dentist: http://bit.ly/Sqrkpn
@danblank
Merging reality and fantasty: http://bit.ly/WzAz4L @ewillett
How to Write Your Story's
Midpoint: http://bit.ly/SqrVaH @sHalvatzis
When Will YA Sci-Fi Finally
Arrive? http://bit.ly/SqsjpF @AlexScarrow
All Things in Moderation-Even
Writing Advice: http://bit.ly/SqDajk
@writeangleblog
Options for Disasters in a
Scene: http://bit.ly/WzMm33 @kmweiland
Online Book Reviews: Games
People Play: http://bit.ly/WzMsHQ
@annerallen
Writing for Reluctant Readers: http://bit.ly/SqDyi0 @charmaineclancy
6 Winning Ideas for
Self-Publishers Straight from "Downton Abbey": http://bit.ly/WzRLXQ @jfbookman
Publishing is Seriously
Nostalgic About Comics, But Why? http://bit.ly/SqICTw
@pubperspectives
Who dies in your story? http://bit.ly/WzS4Sv @juliettewade
Negative self-talk and trying
to get published: http://bit.ly/WzSh87
@rachellegardner
Fantasy--Book Covers: Should
You Sell Sex? http://bit.ly/WzSTKV
@BlackGateDotCom
7 No-Pressure Techniques To
Keep The Pressure On Your Writing: http://bit.ly/13ZWqYx
@KristinNador
11 Tips on Naming Your
Characters: http://bit.ly/13ZWHej
@RobDYoungWrites
The Finishing Touches on Your
Story: http://bit.ly/Wp96TF @JaelMchenry
Newsletters & Mailing Lists
for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/13ZX0Wk
Vision for writers: http://bit.ly/13ZX60b @fictionnotes
Writing across the media: http://bit.ly/VUIcCX @tordotcom
Writer's Digest's @RobertLeeBrewer 's List of Best Blogs for Writers to Read 2013: http://bit.ly/WFSKoF
Writer's Digest's @RobertLeeBrewer 's List of Best Blogs for Writers to Read 2013: http://bit.ly/WFSKoF
"Platform" Doesn't
Have to Be a Four-Letter Word: http://bit.ly/10pWHVN
@AuthorTedFox
TED Presentations from Writers:
http://bit.ly/10qjmBh @galleycat
Self-publishing isn't as easy as it seems--and success can be elusive: http://bit.ly/Yl2lU6 @Porter_Anderson @eadingas @GuyKawasaki
Self-publishing isn't as easy as it seems--and success can be elusive: http://bit.ly/Yl2lU6 @Porter_Anderson @eadingas @GuyKawasaki
The New World of Publishing:
How To Keep Production Going All Year: http://bit.ly/ZY2DnY
@deanwesleysmith
Bringing the Past Into the
Future in Your Story: http://bit.ly/Wp9K3q
@Kid_Lit
A writing exercise to help
readers get a 1st impression of your character: http://bit.ly/Wp9TnA
@AimeeLSalter
Series of Events or Plot? http://bit.ly/13ZXPOZ @behlerpublish
9 Tricks to Make Your Dialogue
More Organic: http://bit.ly/Wpa2Hv
@robdyoungwrites
5 Things Bad Radio Guests Do
(And 7 Ways to Rock on Radio): http://bit.ly/13ZY1Ob
@MrMediaTraining
Tips for writing book
beginnings: http://bit.ly/WpahT9
Set Reachable Goals by
Establishing Boundaries: http://bit.ly/13ZYC2q
@lydia_sharp
Point of View and
Worldbuilding: http://bit.ly/WpaGVs
@davidbcoe
5 tips for starting a novel: http://bit.ly/13ZYLmq @writersdigest
A 50 item questionnaire to find
the meat of your character: http://bit.ly/13ZYVu5
@robdyoungwrites
Global Talk Radio: How to Waste
Money and Fail to Influence People: http://bit.ly/WpaXrA
@victoriastrauss
Character development: 6
Reasons Why Batman is Both Perfect and Boring: http://bit.ly/TkWdxl
@io9
Lessons about Indie Publishing
from a former Executive Editor: http://bit.ly/10u7qc6
@shewritesdotcom
5 Verbose Sentences Made
Shorter: http://bit.ly/TkWvEn @writing_tips
Getting Things Done: The Art of
Workflow Management: http://bit.ly/TkWJLM
@mollygreene
Why Kindle Fire might be a
success for Amazon after all: http://bit.ly/WvXCQp @Porter_Anderson @KevinCTofel
Why Do Most Writers Start with
Novels? http://bit.ly/10u88Gn @jasonboog
Self-Publishing - the
"easy way" to get published? http://bit.ly/TkXdBu
@LanaPenrose
Inspired openings: http://bit.ly/TkXnZL @kayhoneyman @4YALit
*Should* libraries be quiet? http://bit.ly/TkY456 @passivevoiceblg @wsj
Writer's Jealousy: Make it Work
for You: http://bit.ly/10u9NM7 @lindasclare
The Starburst Method: The
Hero's Journey: http://bit.ly/10uac18
@woodwardkaren
Adding Complexity to Your
Characters: http://bit.ly/TkYGrC
@AmericanEditing
Screenwriting--How To Avoid
Being Seen As A Rookie And Break Into The Ranks Of The Pros: http://bit.ly/10uaBAA @goodinaroom
Ask The Agent: A Look At
Graphic Novel Submissions: http://bit.ly/TkZ0Xk
@breeogden
Writer's Voice: http://bit.ly/W0O1Au @fictionnotes
Why we've now got a "New
Adult" genre: http://bit.ly/Y0tiw2
@jamigold
Adapting Your Novel For
Hollywood: http://bit.ly/W0P5Es @John_Marlow
Male. Female. Or Otherwise: http://bit.ly/W0Qg6X @Mazarkis_W
Worldbuilding: Alien
Perspectives and Communication: http://bit.ly/W0QElN
@marshallmaresca
The Business of Screenwriting:
The art of stacking projects: http://bit.ly/W0RgYB
@gointothestory
The First 15 Minutes Project:
Cady Heron in Mean Girls: http://bit.ly/Y0uKPh
@cockeyed_caravan
Writers and back pain: http://bit.ly/W0REXe @RitaHancockMD
How to avoid clichéd writing: http://bit.ly/W0RXkL @howtowriteshop
Commodity Publishing,
Self-Publishing, and The Future of Fiction: http://bit.ly/W34R1Q
@Janefriedman
Lessons From a Failed Residency
Workshop: http://bit.ly/XD6W1M
@PatrickRwrites
Using Short Stories to Drive
Sales: http://bit.ly/W35b0n @talliroland
Why You Should E-publish; Why
You Shouldn't: http://huff.to/XD7epb
@LAMysteryWriter
The UK’s Rock-Bottom Ebook
Pricing: http://bit.ly/118u1LG @Porter_Anderson @authornick @joshfarrington
Formatting For A Clean
Manuscript: http://bit.ly/W35KaB
Your Author Business Plan:
Compare, Contrast And Conquer: http://bit.ly/V0chRL
@susanspann
Great scene: Citizen Kane: http://bit.ly/10wbOwU @gointothestory
Finding your tactical plan for
writing this year: http://bit.ly/10wFEkV
@livewritethrive
Why Every Author Should Be On
Goodreads In 2013 [Infographic]: http://bit.ly/13CTjoq
@jonathangunson
Walking away from a project can
open new doors: http://bit.ly/10RSMAs
@v_rossibooks @4YALit
Organic writing--quick and
dirty 1st drafts make for better books: http://bit.ly/10RUams
@robdyoungwrites
When You Have Editorial
Differences: http://bit.ly/10RUmT1
@behlerpublish
How To Use Pinterest To Improve
Your Writing: http://bit.ly/Y3eugj @fcmalby
The Starburst Method: The
Hero's Journey: http://bit.ly/10RUBxp
@woodwardkaren
Emotional experiences in books:
http://bit.ly/10RV3vB @aliciarasley
Why It Might Be Time to Dump
Your Editorial Calendar: http://bit.ly/Y3eNaN
@pushingsocial
Rewriting: A Clean Read: http://bit.ly/Y3eSeK @gointothestory
Search or Discovery? How Do
People Find Your Book? http://bit.ly/10RVsOD
Q&A with a ghostwriting
expert: http://bit.ly/Y3f5yE @MichelleRafter
10 Ways for an ADD Writer to be
OOH! SHINY!…Productive: http://bit.ly/10RVIwT
@kristenlambtx
Show, Don't Tell—But How? http://bit.ly/WZMsBl @livewritethrive
How to Cope With All The Stages
of Fan Letdown: http://bit.ly/W6KcLe @io9
Author interviews (podcasts): http://bit.ly/W6KpxQ @thelitshow
Writing Basics: Dialogue: http://bit.ly/W6KzW3 @jaquiradiaz
The First 15 Minutes Project:
Peter Parker in Spider-Man: http://bit.ly/WZNg95
@cockeyed_caravan
Generating Buzz Through Book
Reviews: http://bit.ly/WZO0ep @RitaHancockMD
Don't Feed Your Discontent: http://bit.ly/W6LaqR @rachellegardner
How important are maps to
fantasy books? http://bit.ly/W6LqG8
@scottmarlowe
5 Reasons It's Hard to Market
Indie Fiction and What to Do About It: http://bit.ly/WZOHnX
@AyalaRachelle
Pacing and Narrative Structure:
How The Hobbit and Django Unchained Screwed Up: http://bit.ly/W6MmdD
@KgElfland2ndCuz
Thoughts On Selling Out: http://bit.ly/WZQ3iP @Scalzi
The difference between a
successful writer in the past and a successful writer now: http://bit.ly/14nQGXV @SPressfield
Smashwords: All Function and No
Form: http://bit.ly/TJfvwA @scottmarlowe
Use This Subplot to Bring Depth
to Your Story: http://bit.ly/YyW0Z3
@KMWeiland
Indie Life - Self-Imposed
Deadlines: http://bit.ly/Ybstk9
@susankayequinn
And the year's most scathing
book reviews are...:http://bit.ly/YyWdvr @prachigu @salon
Can authors cash in on
crowd-sourced funding sites? http://natpo.st/YbsGno
@itsmarkmedley
2 Myths of Publishing and a New
Story for Authors: http://bit.ly/YyWnmm
@JeffreyDavis108
Complete list of Paris Review
author interviews: http://bit.ly/YyWuhJ
@parisreview
3 Vs of Fiction: Vulnerability:
http://bit.ly/YyWAWP @fictionnotes
5 Ways Dystopian Fiction May
Surprise You: http://bit.ly/YyWIFO
@KarenDuvall
Finding the Right Writing
Seminar: http://bit.ly/YyWPRC @Fictorians
A blog with daily screenwriting
tips (useful for novelists, as well): http://bit.ly/YyWWfU
Chris Guillebeau's 1,000 words
standard: http://bit.ly/YbtBEq
@CriticalMargins
How to Think of Blog Post
Ideas: http://bit.ly/YbtE36 @ava_jae
Researching a setting: http://bit.ly/YyX3IA @triciagoyer
What to Do When Your Creative
Writing Hits a Brick Wall: http://bit.ly/YbtOro
@melissadonovan
Query Strategy-Narrow Focus vs
Scattergun? http://bit.ly/YyXen8 @FaeRowen
Methods of being edited: http://bit.ly/YbtZmw @StinaLL
The Formula for Writing a Book
Trailer Script: http://bit.ly/YyXq5Y
@beth_barany
An Easy Fix for a Tighter Point
of View: http://bit.ly/YbZ21n @janice_hardy
The importance of metadata: http://bit.ly/YbZj4z
Rejections: Land of
Opportunity: http://bit.ly/YBfOuT
@Lindasclare
Script To Screen:
"Philadelphia": http://bit.ly/116cGmB
@gointothestory
How Switching Tasks Maximizes
Creative Thinking: http://bit.ly/YBfZGy
@Psych_Writer
Why Manuscripts Are Rejected: http://bit.ly/116d6JN @WhereWritersWin
The 5 Best Big Buzz Books: http://bit.ly/YBg6Sy @homebtwnpages
3 No-nonsense Strategies for
Profitable Part-time Blogging: http://bit.ly/116dFmR
@problogger
5 Ways to Come Up With Great
Story Ideas: http://bit.ly/YBgi4e
@BrianKlems
Scent, Sound, Words and Memory:
http://bit.ly/116eeNr @NicholeBernier
Rewriting Your Script:
Characters: http://bit.ly/116exrE
@gotintothestory
Writers--behavior to avoid: http://bit.ly/YBgxft @philjourdan
Standalones, Trilogies, and
Series: http://bit.ly/10ho03J
@Suzanne_Johnson
All Things in Moderation-Even
Writing Advice: http://bit.ly/SqDajk
@writeangleblog
Are grammatical errors killing
your blog traffic? http://bit.ly/YBxMxq