By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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5 Reasons Why Amazon's
Kindle Worlds Is Great For Writers: http://bit.ly/11V16LK
@Harrison314
The challenges trad pubs
face and their silence while dealing with them: http://bit.ly/15BGFEQ
@barryeisler @molbarton @Porter_Anderson
Tips for Creating
Multi-Dimensional Characters: http://bit.ly/11ZiQEU
@WritingCozies
Trains in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/16z8TT3 @mkinberg
Financing Fan Fiction: http://bit.ly/16zdrJ9 @eoinpurcell
@Porter_Anderson
The changing world of
literary criticism--http://bit.ly/1506Qs8 @Porter_Anderson @silvermanjacob 4
Fiction Felonies that Make Your Plot Unbelievable: http://bit.ly/1aoEfz9 @MarcyKennedy
Letting go of scarcity thinking: http://bit.ly/11IIIoB @rachellegardner
Tips for finding an agent: http://bit.ly/1aoFu17 @yeomanis
@writeitsideways
Writing romantic relationships--the
disoriented/disorganized attachment style: http://bit.ly/11IJLox
@FaeRowen
Character Archetypes 101: The Lover: http://bit.ly/11IJQsl @jeanniecampbell
What Wordbirthing & Name-Nicking Can
Do for Fiction: http://bit.ly/11IJW3b
@Jan_Ohara
Novel length and novel size: http://bit.ly/1aoGhiI @VeronicaSicoe
Trusting Your Own Work: http://bit.ly/11IKaqR @stdennard
Do Not Exhaust the Reader: http://bit.ly/1aoGum6 @katieganshert
12 Ways to Revitalize Your Social Media
Presence: http://bit.ly/1aoGQZI @katielance
@12Most
Dealing with Mental Exhaustion: http://bit.ly/11ITpY5 @Author_DFarland
Self-Publishing: It's Not for Everyone: http://bit.ly/12H6fwi @ava_jae
The Shape of a Story: http://bit.ly/12H6vv9 @tabithaolson
Drive the Flaw to the Surface for Great
Fiction: http://bit.ly/15gfgrU
@kristenlambtx
A query's revision and critique: http://bit.ly/15gfUWz @YAStands
1 writer's year of writing faster: http://bit.ly/15gghjP @blurbisaverb
@SarahPinneo
ISBN Advice for Self-Published Authors: http://bit.ly/15gglAc @galleycat
Why Every Freelancer Should Get Screwed
Over Once (But Never Again): http://bit.ly/12H7Nq7
@nickdaws @DaleyJFrancis
How Young is a Young Adult? http://bit.ly/12H8UpI @amazingstories0
Writing a Page-Turner: http://bit.ly/15ghXde @shalvatzis
3 Things To Know Before You Publish: http://bit.ly/12H99RB @diymfa
The iceberg approach to demonstrating
character: http://bit.ly/15gig7L
@LaurelGarver
5 Things Indie Authors Do Very Well: http://bit.ly/12H9rrL @IndieReader @alisonbav
Specific Genre Structures: Comedy: http://bit.ly/15giLia @cockeyedcaravan
13 blog post blunders to avoid: http://bit.ly/15gqoVN @writerplatform
Why Fiction Writers Should Read Poetry: http://bit.ly/12HgAYZ @lucasallenhunt
Tips for running a book contest: http://bit.ly/12HgNvc @nickthacker
10 Ways to Bring New Life to Old Blog
Posts: http://bit.ly/15gsSn8 @patflynn
The fantastical during the golden age of
children's lit: http://nyti.ms/15gtbOO&
@nytimes
Nonfiction--Why a Competitive Analysis
Improves Your Book's Chances of Success: http://bit.ly/15gtxoG
@ninaamir
What's your excuse? http://bit.ly/12HhKUo @cjlyonswriter
How to add a Facebook badge to your
blog's sidebar: http://bit.ly/15guyNl
How To Do Your Own eBook Distribution: http://bit.ly/12HibOk @NewShelvesBooks
Telling It Like It Is With Our Writing: http://nyti.ms/12HiubW @nytimes
21 Platform Building Insights from
Authors and Experts Who Excel at It: http://bit.ly/15gyEFs
@writerplatform
20 Inspirational Apps and Online
Resources For Writers: http://bit.ly/15gyTjy
@lifehackorg
Anatomy Of A Successful Kickstarter
Campaign (And What You Should Know Before Launching Yours): http://bit.ly/12HlncO @tomsbiketrip
How to Sell to Libraries: http://bit.ly/15gzFgs @BookMarketer
Traumatizing Your Characters: Factors
That Determine "Severity" of the Trauma: http://bit.ly/12HI3tt @finesarah
Tips for deepening character: http://bit.ly/15h2g5j @candygourlay
@cliffmcnish
7 Weekly Steps to Becoming an Organized
Writer: http://bit.ly/15h2ARz
@KelseyBrowning
Getting Readers to Fill In Your
Character's Blanks: http://bit.ly/12HIGDt
@dirtywhitecandy @kmweiland
Thoughts on Creative
Adaptations--challenges, risks, reasons to attempt one: http://bit.ly/12HIUup @denisedesigns
The Sensitive, Passionate Story: http://bit.ly/15h6JoE @livewritethrive
The Surprising Benefits of a Creative
Rivalry: http://bit.ly/12HLws3
@Psych_Writer
Embrace Creative Collaboration: http://bit.ly/15h6Xfx @denisedesigns
Why Your Library May Not Have the E-Book
You Want: http://bit.ly/12HM5lB
100+ Websites That Pay Writers: http://bit.ly/15h7uOK @ticewrites
Getting your work ready for
self-pubbing--1 writer's tips: http://bit.ly/15h7X3a
@authopublisher
How to use GIMP for design: http://bit.ly/12HSPjx , http://bit.ly/12HSPjB , http://bit.ly/12HSPjD , http://bit.ly/12HSPjF @clarissadraper
Blog tours and how to screw them up: http://bit.ly/15heDyn and http://bit.ly/15heD1f @EmilyMah
Business of Screenwriting: 'Rocky' The
Perfect Movie: http://bit.ly/11XvV5J
@scriptmag
What You Need to Know about Book Piracy: http://bit.ly/19gyAts @passivevoiceblg
The Age of the Empowered Writer: http://bit.ly/11XwbBR @SusanKayeQuinn
Getting pecked to death: Are critique
groups worth it? http://bit.ly/19gyKRz
To be great, strive to be ordinary: http://bit.ly/11Xwn41 @esimsauthor
11 Compound Word Errors to Avoid: http://bit.ly/19gyTEz @copyblogger
Cultivate Reader Interest Through
Unexpected Emotions: http://bit.ly/19gyWAa
@angelaackerman @donmaass
7 Secrets to Writing Persuasive Back
Cover Sales Copy: http://bit.ly/11XwwnW
@caseydemchak @jfbookman
Art vs. Entertainment / Criticism vs.
Reviewing: http://bit.ly/11SkkC7
@Porter_Anderson
7 kinds of kisses to recognize in
romance: http://bit.ly/11XxuRd
@jennifershirk
3 Things Writers Can Learn from the Beat
Generation: http://bit.ly/19gzQg8
@joebunting
7 Things Readers Notice When Picking Up A
Book: http://bit.ly/11XxHnk
What Are the Real Costs of
Self-Publishing? Wrong Question: http://bit.ly/11XxPmV
@JWManus @PassiveVoiceBlg
Checklist infographic to improve your
Facebook fan page: http://bit.ly/12I463g
@askkim
10 Immutable Laws for the Literary Agent:
http://bit.ly/16eHoht @wendylawton
The Many Definitions of Plot: http://bit.ly/12I4f70 @ingridsundberg
Vampires in film--the undead will live
forever: http://econ.st/16eIlqe
@EconCulture
Songwriting--horror themes in heavy metal
music: http://bit.ly/12I5pzn @BubblewsBlog
Influences: How to Control Yours: http://bit.ly/16eIGcu @emilywenstrom
Ebook formatting: Tag and Restore Italics
in Word: http://bit.ly/12I5Jhi @JWManus
Should authors read their own reviews? http://bit.ly/19gO0Or @rachellegardner
5 Stages of Editorial Letters: http://bit.ly/10wJTNV @cafecliche
Think Like a Bookseller--On Turns, and
Returns: http://bit.ly/10wJZ89 @literaticat
10 Ways to Evaluate Fiction Markets: http://bit.ly/16g5PeB @wickerkat
Rules of grammar? Writers need good
judgment...the rules are only guidelines: http://bit.ly/10wKyyT
@GrammarGirl
How winning a literary prize can change
your life: http://bit.ly/16g69Kr
How to Set Up a Free WordPress.com Blog
(A Blogging Beginner's Guide): http://bit.ly/16g6jBn
@FreelanceSW
Mystery vs. Suspense: The 8 Keys: http://bit.ly/16g6sVm @IndelibleWriter
@watched1
Plot points for fantasies: http://bit.ly/16g6H2Q @ThereDraftAgain
@EMCastellan
Leading Readers By the Hand: Navigating
Ebooks: http://bit.ly/16g6T27 @jwmanus
Writing Fiction: Bring Your Characters To
Life: http://bit.ly/10wLu69
@thecreativepenn @dirtywhitecandy
Saying no to an editor: http://bit.ly/16g73X5 @fictionnotes
When Agents Wave the Red Flag: http://bit.ly/10wLS4H @MissDahlELama
The Benefits of a Standing Desk: http://bit.ly/16g7lgL @liakeyes
Time, insecurity and other woes: http://bit.ly/1465Gc0 @matty_gibbon
Dealing With Bad Reviews: http://bit.ly/180c4Hf @colbymarshall
The Limits of Marketing: When Does
Manipulation Go Too Far? http://bit.ly/180caPm
@dearauthor
After readers have figured out the
whodunit in crime fic, is there still incentive to keep reading? http://bit.ly/1466v4u @mkinberg
Writing Time: A Guilty Pleasure or a
Necessity? http://bit.ly/180cptv
@jodyhedlund
The Many Bromances of Neil Gaiman: http://bit.ly/1467d1I @tordotcom @RyancBritt
Your book's cover is its own best
salesperson: http://bit.ly/1467kdA
@GLeeBurgett
Cutting subplots: http://bit.ly/180cHAE @plotwhisperer
Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book: http://bit.ly/1467th3
Tips for growing your blog readership: http://bit.ly/1467FNo @juliegray
PR and Marketing for Self-Publishing: Dos
and Don'ts: http://bit.ly/180cU6R
@BookSparksPR
Querying In the Digital Age: With
Information Comes Power: http://bit.ly/1467QZb
@carlywatters
10 Benefits of Reading: http://bit.ly/180dVMp @lifehackorg
6 tips for your own stay-at-home writing
retreat: http://bit.ly/1469R7r @beth_barany
What are the odds of success in the
writing business? http://bit.ly/180e3eR
@kristenlambtx
7 Steps to Proofreading Like a Pro: http://bit.ly/146a76x @problogger
Where to find cover artists: http://bit.ly/ZH23d6 @woodwardkaren
Publishers Should Empower Authors to Sell
Their Own E-books: http://bit.ly/11TnSme
@nathanbransford
Self-pubbed authors change their covers
for better sales: http://bit.ly/12bZywn
@MsBessieBell @ByRozMorris @Porter_Anderson
12 Compelling Reasons Writers Should
Blog: http://bit.ly/180elT3 @12most
Crime Scenes: The Dos And Don'ts: http://bit.ly/146aUo5 @LeeLofland
Deconstructing Horror: Shaky Hands (the
Homemade Hand-Held Camera Look): http://bit.ly/180ePII
@amazingstories0
Game Writing--The Decline of
Survival-Horror and Why it Needs Saving: http://bit.ly/13CLrDY
@ausgamers
Being Creative While Avoiding Outsider
Status: http://bit.ly/180kONA
@PatrickRwrites
1 writer's greatest fear: http://bit.ly/146o2JG @karenzach @billycoffey
The snowflake method as a brainstorming
technique: http://bit.ly/180l3Zd
@glencstrathy
4 Tips For Dealing With Difficult People
on Social Media: http://bit.ly/146ooA9
@BadRedheadMedia @loriculwell
Trust Your Process: http://bit.ly/180lliD @SmackDabBlog
7 reasons you might need an agent: http://bit.ly/146oUht @ninaamir
9 facts about life that 1 writer has
learned from writing about death: http://bit.ly/146pdcc
@danasitar
Pitching To Understaffed Media: http://bit.ly/180lNxw
Those "Toxic" Ebook Royalties: http://bit.ly/16zdEvW @Harkaway @DeFiore
@Porter_Anderson
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