Lit Links
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Business / Miscellaneous
Approaching another author for help: by Leslie Budewitz
Interview: Laura Elliott, Ghostwriter: @GoodStoryCo
The Value of Copyright: @pubcoach
How to Create a Squarespace Website for Authors: @davechesson
Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
Winners of the Society of Authors’ 2023 Awards: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
UK: Christine Pillainayagam, KLeah Thaxton Win the Branford Boase: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
6 Ways Tabletop Gaming Can Help Improve Your Writing: by Whitney Carter
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers
Celebrate Pride with These Speculative Graphic Novels: @SWytovich @litreactor
Four Science Fiction Novels Set in Future Versions of San Francisco: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
Crime Fiction With No Sleuths: @MargotKinberg
Six Favorite Authors Writing in New or Unexpected Genres: @QueenOfRats @tordotcom
Five Satisfying Standalone Books for Instant Gratification: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Naomi Hirahara’s Clark and Division @margotkinberg
Why Are Stories Popular Despite Problems? by Oren Ashkenazi
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing
10 Time Management Tips for Fiction Writers: by Juliet Dreamhunter @livewritethrive
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
Creative Writing vs Writing as Therapy: by Sara Kopeczky
@TheRyanLanz
The Writing Juggling Act: @karencv
Find Your Writing Team: @TimSuddeth @ediemelson
What Sort Of Writer Are You? by Dale Ivan Smith @killzoneauthors
Why Authors Need Continuous Learning: by Doug Lewars
5 Things Gardening Teaches About Writing: @QuotidianWriter
Readers’ Pet Peeves. Should Writers Pay Attention to Them? @annerallen
How is Your Writing Lately? by P. S. Hoffman
You Gotta Have Heart: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
Second Novel Syndrome: by Lily Lindon @thenovelry
How I’m Sustaining My Love for Writing and How You Can Too: by LaKisha Cargill @seejavaciawrite
Genres / Historical
Historical Writing: Get Your Facts Straight: @JoanHallWrites @storyempire
Genres / Memoir
‘I was terrified just before it was released’ – Anne Pinkerton @AAPinkerton on writing a grief memoir: @roz_morris
Writing Your Transcendent Change: Memoir With Marion Roach Smith: by Marion Roach Smith @thecreativepenn
Genres / Mystery
Unusual Settings in Crime Fiction: @MandSMagazine
For the Love of Serial Killers: @MandSMagazine
Genres / Non-Fiction
How to Write a Biography: A 7-Step Guide [+Template]: @reedsy
Genres / Poetry
Poetry and AI: by Shutta Crum @floridawriters1
Genres / Screenwriting
10 Quick Reasons Why Writers Should Become Script Readers: @bang2write
Genres / Short Stories
Creating Scenes In Short Story: @JunetaKey @theiwsg
Why Short Stories Are Difficult to Write: by Teagan Berry
Publishing / Miscellaneous
Self-publishing News: USA Today Bestseller List is Back: by Dan Holloway @indieauthoralli
Publishing / News / Data
EIBF Issues Its 2022 Bookselling Markets Report: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Publishing / News / International Publishing
At CONTEC Mexico: Examining the Hopes and Hurdles of Sustainability: by Adam Critchley @pubperspectives
The Netherlands’ Elsevier Gains Benetech Accreditation: @porter_anderson @pubperspectives
MVB’s New UK Teleordering Service Platform Goes Live: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop: ‘The Palestinian Point of View’: @OliviaSnaije @pubperspectives
Tech Publisher IEEE in Transformative Agreement With Spain’s Universities: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
At Frankfurt’s CONTEC Mexico: ‘Art for Audio’s Sake’: @pubperspectives by Adam Critchley
In Geneva: WIPO’S Marrakesh Treaty’s 10 Anniversary: @porter_anderson @pubperspectives
The United States Rejoins UNESCO After Its Trump-Era Exit: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Sustainability: Taylor & Francis Opts for Paper Wrapping in the UK: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Sven Fund: 10 Years of Open Access at Knowledge Unlatched: @HannaSJohnson @pubperspectives
Rights Edition: Tokyo and Kansai Rights Meetings Announced: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing
My Pathway to Self-Publishing: by Marisa K. Jones @womenwriters
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying
Careful with teenage petulance (query critique): @nathanbransford
But what if I piss off the agent? by @janet_reid
Publishing / Process / Book Design
AIGA Names Its 2022 50 Best Book and 50 Best Cover Designs: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
How to Create a Book Cover that Wows [2023]: @nownovel
Writing Craft / Arc
8 Point Story Arc: What Is It and Is It Worth Using? @SWMillarAuthor
Writing Craft / Beginnings
Why No One Is Reading Past Your First Chapter: @janice_hardy
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
Character Type & Trope Thesaurus: Magician: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writers
Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists
Giving Your Hero Agency When Things Go Wrong: by Chris Winkle
Writing Craft / Conflict
Height and Combat: from How to Fight Write
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
Five Stories With Poorly Established Stakes: by Oren Ashkenazi
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
Jennifer McMahon’s Top Writing Tips: @Writers_Write
How Can We Define Our Story’s Essence? @jamigold
Writing Craft / POV
Point of View (POV): Structuring: by Stephen Geez @storyempire
Writing Craft / Revision
Manuscript Changes During Copyediting: by Jeanette the Writer @diymfa
Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques
Why Your Book Needs Beta Readers: by Andrea Lundgren
Writing Craft / Settings and Description
How Place Shapes Story: by Janice Deal @womenwriters
Writing Craft / World-Building
Worldbuilding 101 for Writers: Agriculture: @ACW_Author @ediemelson
Writing Tools / Resources
The 3 Best Courses on Selling Books Direct to Readers @StoryHobbit
Uncategorized
What Metaphor Fits Your Writing Career? @theladygreer
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