by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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November 13-14: Get
Read – Marketing Strategies for Writers: Dan Blank’s We Grow Media is a two-day online conference for authors looking
for promotion strategies--and, ultimately, readers. Speakers include Porter
Anderson, Chuck Wendig, Dan Blank, Jane
Friedman, Therese Walsh, and many
others. (I'm one of the scheduled
speakers and am also am serving on the advisory board.) More information about the conference and
registration information can be found here.
If you use the
discount code elizabeth, you receive $20
off the conference price.
Check out the new
resource for writers. It’s Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Insecure
Writer’s Support Group website. There you’ll find pages of links to
resources—writing tips, publishers, agents, queries, self-publishing,
marketing, contests, and publications for writers.
20
questions to ask when creating your setting: http://dld.bz/cTcAm
@daycathy @jtdutton
Believable Characters: Applying
Personality Types: http://dld.bz/cTcAv
@JuliaReffner
Free writing
sprint/virtual retreat from @DIYMFA Nov. 16-17 offers
motivation and tips for finishing your book: http://bit.ly/1hkZYv8
What Do Your Characters Falsely Believe? http://dld.bz/cTf8g @jamigold
A test of standing desks--more proof they
make you productive: http://dld.bz/cTf8j
Reasons why horror is important as a
genre: http://dld.bz/cTf8r @kevinlucia
Writers & Inspiration: 5 Things to
Consider: http://dld.bz/cTf8z @YAmuses
The Key to an Unforgettable Opening Line:
http://dld.bz/cTf85 @paperblanks
Looking at control as a theme in books: http://dld.bz/cTf8A @CuriosityQuills
The Value of Planning Your Ebook: http://dld.bz/cTf8C @ninaamir
Write Your Book: A Guide to Getting
Started and Staying Productive: http://dld.bz/cTf8K
@KDillabough
Writers: Break The Rules—Run With
Scissors: http://dld.bz/cTf8U
The Heightened Sensitivity of Romance
Readers: http://dld.bz/cTf8W @PacificStand
Middle-grade novels for girls vs boys: http://dld.bz/cTf9c @glencstrathy
Breaking Into the Comic Book Industry: http://dld.bz/cTf9h @jasonboog
A site for getting ideas: http://dld.bz/cTf92
It's time to kill the idea that Amazon is
killing independent bookstores: http://dld.bz/cTf98
@qz @passivevoiceblg
What Drives a Book Reviewer to Drink: http://dld.bz/cTf9C @stefanvucak
Are We Too Concerned That Characters Be
'Likable'? http://dld.bz/cTf9J @mohsin_hamid
Mining Your Manuscript for Modifiers: http://dld.bz/cTf9N @AimeeLSalter
Is Pinterest Right for You? http://dld.bz/cTf9R @authormedia
Why Authors Should Believe in Their
Websites: http://dld.bz/cTjRf @fictionnotes
How to handle receiving an addendum to
your contract: http://dld.bz/cTjRr
@kristinerusch
12 Facebook Groups for Writers: http://dld.bz/cTjRC @thewritelife
3 Ways to Find Better-Paying Freelance
Writing Jobs: http://dld.bz/cTjRV @ticewrites
Writing and the Creative Life: Mind
Wandering: http://dld.bz/cTjSf
@gointothestory
10 Characters That Turned to the Dark
Side: http://dld.bz/cTjSh @rajanyk
Anticipating Reader Wants: http://dld.bz/cTjRx @Kid_Lit
Tag the Trait: The Game of Character
Description: http://dld.bz/cTcAF
@WyattGBessing
5 ways to see if your novel is ready to
face the world: http://dld.bz/cTkZb @rxena77
What Do You Do When Your Muse Is On
Vacation? http://dld.bz/cTkZc @write_practice
The Tension (and Relationship) Between
Creating and Consuming: http://dld.bz/cTkZd
@thatguyKC
Dealing With Telling and Backstory in an
Opening Scene: http://dld.bz/cTkZf
@janice_hardy
Be sure, as a writer, to listen to
yourself: http://dld.bz/cTkZg @hughhowey
Want to Be Successful? Beware of
End-of-the-Rainbow Thinking: http://dld.bz/cTkZj
@kristenlambtx
Story structure in Harry Potter: How Rowling became a billionaire by following
the rules: http://dld.bz/cTkZ3
World-building Tip: 15 Details to
Remember: http://dld.bz/cTkZT @ava_jae
Getting Real About Writer's Burn Out and
Social Media Demands: http://dld.bz/cTkZV
@cateartios
Write More Easily: Understanding,
Embracing and Moving Beyond Resistance: http://dld.bz/cTmab
@aliventures
Why Don't Publishers Believe in Author
Websites? http://dld.bz/cTmaR @janefriedman
Exploiting Your Rights: http://dld.bz/cTmaY @susankayequinn
Emotional Barrier in Fiction: Why is it
so important for you to learn how to cross it? http://dld.bz/cTmba
@NakedEditor
Branding 101: What Is Your Brand? http://dld.bz/cTmbw @jamigold
A Warp Speed Analysis on the Influence of
SF: http://dld.bz/cTmb4 @SmartBear
Writing the Opening Scene: http://dld.bz/cTmb6 @janice_hardy
Rowling's outline and The Book
Architecture Method: How they both can push your writing to a new level: http://dld.bz/cTmbA
The Slow Release—Not the End of the
World: http://dld.bz/cTpFM
Punctuation with Conjunctions: http://dld.bz/cTpFS @writing_tips
5 Ways to Pace Your Story: http://dld.bz/cTpFY
Writing the High ROI Screenplay: http://dld.bz/cTpGp @joeteevee
Write What You Love: http://dld.bz/cTpGr @jamesscottbell
Handling showing vs. telling: http://dld.bz/cTpGQ @Margo_L_Dill
How long should it take to write a novel?
http://dld.bz/cTpKr
Write YA When You Don't Read YA? http://dld.bz/cTpK7 @KaitGetsLit @womenwriters
4 Reasons Your Concept Counts Above All
Else: http://dld.bz/cTpKT @Bang2write
The Ultimate Story Checklist: http://dld.bz/cTpMc @cockeyedcaravan
Are you an author or a publisher? How
indies are making their own rules: http://dld.bz/cTpMK
@nailyournovel
Your Non-Fiction Self-Publishing To Do
List: http://dld.bz/cTpMQ @theprexpert
Why Your Book Pitch Matters (Even If
You're Self-Published): http://dld.bz/cTqVy
@JFBookman
4 Ways To Reach The Right Audience For
Your Book: http://dld.bz/cTqVD @ebooksandkids
20 Literary Tumblrs: http://dld.bz/cTqVP @BuzzFeeders
How to Use Free Public Domain Art: http://dld.bz/cTrPD @Louise_Myers
17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will
Understand: http://dld.bz/cTrQh @BuzzFeeders
10 Ways to Use Audio to Sell More Books: http://dld.bz/cTrQj @bookgal
4 Ways to Sell eBooks Directly to
Readers: http://dld.bz/cTrRS @PaulaatAME
Discovery: Another Buzzword We're
Wrestling to Understand: http://dld.bz/cTrSg
@bookgal
How to Get Your Book Reviewed On Amazon: http://dld.bz/cTrSy @CathyStucker
5 Profitable Places To Sell Your Books: http://dld.bz/cTrS4 @FutureofInk
Authors and book clubs: http://dld.bz/cTrSQ
How to Choose Keywords and Categories for
Your Kindle eBook: http://dld.bz/cTrTe
@FreelanceSw
Video Marketing – Trick or Treat? http://dld.bz/cTrUz
12 novelists tell their scariest
bite-size stories: http://dld.bz/cTtYY @salon
Why You Should Be Blogging Your Origin
Story: http://dld.bz/cTum8 @JFBookman
Expose the inner thoughts of your
protagonist: http://dld.bz/cTumF
What Terrifies Teens In Today's Young
Adult Novels? The Economy: http://dld.bz/cTuqh
@valdesmarcela @nprbooks
Writing Secrets from Cheesy Halloween
Movies: http://dld.bz/cTu8R @jeffgoins
Writers' Halloween Fear List: http://dld.bz/cTu9n @RMFWriters
NaNoWriMo: Should You Participate?Plus
NaNoWriMo Comics, Musicals and Songs: http://dld.bz/cTvv5
@inkyelbows
Literature's haunted houses: http://dld.bz/cTweQ @guardianbooks
Don't rush to publish: http://dld.bz/cTwj2 @Porter_Anderson
Using Villains to Shape Your Hero: http://dld.bz/cTwNa
Killing the Top 10 Sacred Cows of
Publishing:Book as Event: http://dld.bz/cRE6D
@deanwesleysmith
The View From Book Six: http://dld.bz/cTwNA @megrosoff
Tips on Upping The Stakes: http://dld.bz/cTwNS @JHBogran @angelaackerman
7 fulfilling writing careers: http://dld.bz/cTwPj @thewritelife
50 Cliched Dialogues to Ban From Your
Script: http://dld.bz/cTwPG @Mentorless
17 Struggles Of Getting Ready For
NaNoWriMo: http://dld.bz/cTwt9
7 Haunted Libraries From Around the
World: http://dld.bz/cTund @paperblanks
How to Avoid the Self-Published Look: http://dld.bz/cTum6 @PaulaatAME
5 Tips for Creating an Urban Fantasy
World: http://dld.bz/cQGnW @cairnswrites
The 7 Most Common Misconceptions About
Science Fiction Publishing: http://dld.bz/cN5FJ
@io9
What to know about writing memoir: http://dld.bz/cTzTV @MacGregorLit
Reinventing your book: Reinventing the
Length: http://dld.bz/cTzUm @TheresaStevens
Ten Things an Author Should (or
Shouldn't) Do: http://dld.bz/cTzUv
@Martinthewriter
What to Expect From Working With A Book
Publicist: http://dld.bz/cTzUx @theprexpert
Adding mystery into a story: http://dld.bz/cTmQ3 @PAShortt
Those who stick with print books just
want to show off: http://dld.bz/cTnb4
@AndrewCouts @Porter_Anderson
Reasons to write for free: http://dld.bz/cTtcC @alexisgrant
As Amazon faces disappointment in its
publishing arm, is the company really in retreat? http://dld.bz/cTpnt
@Porter_Anderson
Keeping readers interested in a mystery
when they know the culprit from the start: http://dld.bz/cTsBX
@mkinberg
What Makes NaNoWriMoNoGo for Two Writers:
http://dld.bz/cTu8J @Porter_Anderson
@ChuckWendig
Character types in romantic suspense: http://dld.bz/cTxNj @camillelaguire
All about National Novel Writing Month: http://dld.bz/cTtZm @fantasyfaction