by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Thanks to all who entered mystery writer Sue Coletta’s giveaway! And congratulations to winners Carol Sue, Mark, and Rosemary.
Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a great 2016. Here are the links I shared in the last couple of weeks.
5 Ways To Think Differently About Motivation When Setting 2016 Goals: http://ow.ly/Ww0kZ @mazlocoach
“Did my agent fire me and I just don’t know it?” http://ow.ly/VYdwg @Janet_Reid #TopTweets2015
On the Rise and Fall of the New Creative Class: http://ow.ly/VYdwh @IreneKeliher #TopTweets2015
Boost Your Writing: 3 Things To Do Now To Start 2016 Off Right: http://ow.ly/Ww0Sw @angelaackerman
5 Things To Do Before Hiring a Freelance Editor: http://ow.ly/VYdwi @RachelleGardner #TopTweets2015
10 Habits of Highly Effective Writers: http://ow.ly/Ww0ny @RBWhitehill
NaNoWriMo, Or How 1 Writer Cheated Her Way to Finishing Her Novel: http://ow.ly/VYdwl @j_s_brown @DebutanteBall #TopTweets2015
5 Apps for Writers: http://ow.ly/Ww0r2 @FinishedPages
What Every Writer Should Know About Their Novel’s Pre-Middle: http://ow.ly/Ww0Cz @BetterNovelProj
How to Build the Writing Habit (in 2016): http://ow.ly/Ww0zR from Authority Self-Pub
Comic: New Year’s Resolutions (or not): http://ow.ly/Ww0sY @inkyelbows
Tips for Writing Your Author Acknowledgements: http://ow.ly/W9whX @juliemusil
Author-Editor Collaboration: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: http://ow.ly/W9wjq @byondpapr
Should You Let Others Read Your Work Before It’s Finished? http://ow.ly/W9w4l @WritingBusy
An agent on using italics: http://ow.ly/W9w92 @Janet_Reid
Is Backstory Killing Your Book’s Plot? Here’s How to Fix It: http://ow.ly/W9w2B @CSLakin
5 Things Authors On Facebook Should Know: http://ow.ly/W9vYv @AnthonyEhlers
Working Collaboratively: Checking Our Ego at the Door: http://ow.ly/W9wlk @MartinaABoone
8 Tips for Punctuating Dialogue Tags: http://ow.ly/W9w5T from My Book Cave
Resources for Television Writers: http://ow.ly/W9vZa @beccapuglisi
4 ways to write faster: http://ow.ly/W9weN @Brianna_daSilva
7 YA clichés: http://ow.ly/W9wb5 @Brianna_daSilva
Commas, Em Dashes, and Ellipses: http://ow.ly/W9w7x @JamesJMurray1
When writer’s block is real: http://ow.ly/We1IO @MelSzymanik
What You Really Want to Know About Self Pub: http://ow.ly/We2wk @Janice_Hardy
10 practices publishers can use to tamp down Amazon’s impact: http://ow.ly/We2gK by Stephen Blake Mettee
Jobs That Leave Us Time to Write: http://ow.ly/WdXj8 @stevegillman
Why We Should Do Bad Things to Our Characters: http://ow.ly/We2tL @Janice_Hardy
11 Top Articles on Writing Characters: http://ow.ly/We2oB by Hiten Vyas
On keeping a logbook: http://ow.ly/WdXso @austinkleon
Questions to Help You Create Conflict in Your Story: http://ow.ly/Ww2sn @kylieday0
New Year’s resolutions and embracing mediocrity: http://ow.ly/Ww0hG @tobywneal
A 4-draft writing process: http://ow.ly/VYdwc @kseniaanske #TopTweets2015
7 Steps to Creating a Flexible Outline for Any Story: http://ow.ly/VYdwa @KMWeiland #TopTweets2015
How to Write Vivid Descriptions: http://ow.ly/VYdw9 @dice_carver #TopTweets2015
20 Characters You Need to Start A Novel: http://ow.ly/WvAFb @BetterNovelProj
Deconstructing Back Cover Copy: http://ow.ly/VYbZq @betternovelproj #TopTweets2015
6 More Character Archetypes to Ditch: http://ow.ly/VYbZn by Oren Ashkenazi #TopTweets2015
The growing “business demands on an author’s time”: http://ow.ly/Wvl0l @Porter_Anderson @kristinerusch
10 Things Best Sellers Don’t Do: http://ow.ly/VYbZa @AmyMilesBooks #TopTweets2015
How to Develop an Outline for Our Novel: http://ow.ly/VYbZ7 @farrtom #TopTweets2015
It’s Fat Season For Diet Books: http://ow.ly/Wux7b @Porter_Anderson
Why query letters should focus on plot not theme #querytip http://ow.ly/VYbZ1 @carlywatters #TopTweets2015
With booksellers’ pressure: DRM is now soft in Germany: http://ow.ly/VYbZk @Porter_Anderson @doctorow #TopTweets2015
How to Write a Fantasy Series: http://ow.ly/VYbZh @nownovel #TopTweets2015
The Real Price of Traditional Publishing: http://ow.ly/VYbZe @deanwesleysmith #TopTweets2015
Why you should put your book on Wattpad ASAP: http://ow.ly/VYbhP @kseniaanske #TopTweets2015
The Plotting Grid: a Tool for Plotters and Pantsers: http://ow.ly/VYbZ5 @ChrisMandeville @KoboWritingLife #TopTweets2015
17 Things Learned About Writing From Structuring a Novel In 7 Days: http://ow.ly/VYbYX @BenSchmitt5 #TopTweets2015
Why Authors Should Never Buy Amazon Reader Reviews: http://ow.ly/VYbJ6 @annerallen #TopTweets2015
What Literary Agents Want to See Before Signing With a Writer: http://ow.ly/VYbYN @Writers_Circle #TopTweets2015
Rowling’s Revisions for ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ : http://ow.ly/VYbi8 @RiteLikeRowling #TopTweets2015
Is my agent an idiot? Yes, yes he is. http://ow.ly/VYbi4 @Janet_Reid #TopTweets2015
10 tips from a self-publishing survivor: http://ow.ly/VYbhL @digiogi #TopTweets2015
What Do Your Readers Know and When Do They Know It? http://ow.ly/VYbhJ by Dave King #TopTweets2015
The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/Ws8K0
How 1 writer improved her writing productivity by 100%: http://ow.ly/VYbhH @novelexperienc3 #TopTweets2015
Be a More Productive & Balanced Writer: http://ow.ly/VYbi0 @JordanRosenfeld #TopTweets2015
A Writer’s Cheatsheet to Plot and Structure: http://ow.ly/VYbhX @mgherron #TopTweets2015
You’re Not Alone: —10 Perfectly Normal Struggles when #Writing a Novel: http://ow.ly/VYbhS @WarrenAdler #TopTweets2015
7 Ways End Your Novel: http://ow.ly/VYbhB @enderawiggin #TopTweets2015
10 Links That Demonstrate Your Self-Published Book Looks Cheap & Amateurish: http://ow.ly/VYbhy @10MinuteNovelists #TopTweets2015
Cliches to avoid when writing love triangles: http://ow.ly/VYbhu @EimhWrite #TopTweets2015
What’s the Biggest Lie You Tell Yourself as a Writer? http://ow.ly/VYaHo @jamigold #TopTweets2015
Who cares whodunit? Part One: http://ow.ly/Wq5xo and Two: http://ow.ly/Wq5Bf @TimHallinan
Don’t get Scammed on Self-publishing: What are Reasonable Costs? http://ow.ly/VYaHp @silas_payton #TopTweets2015
The Character Most Writers Get Wrong (And How to Fix It) http://ow.ly/VYaHm @MandyCorine #TopTweets2015
7 Reasons Why Most Authors Fail: http://ow.ly/VYamp @johnnybtruant #TopTweets2015
4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions: http://ow.ly/VYaGP @KMWeiland #TopTweets2015
Most authors break through in middle-age: http://ow.ly/VYaGM @alice_emily @Telegraph #TopTweets2015
How 1 Writer Became a Morning Person: http://ow.ly/VYaGr @ava_jae #TopTweets2015
An agent on introducing characters in a query: http://ow.ly/VYaGn @Janet_Reid #TopTweets2015
How 1 writer outlines using a 6-stage plot structure: http://ow.ly/VYaGj from Nova Zero Writing #TopTweets2015
15 Tips for Aspiring Writers from 5 Successful Authors: http://ow.ly/VYaGe @SimoneHCollins #TopTweets2015
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Describing Character Movements: http://ow.ly/VYaGb @KMWeiland #TopTweets2015
If Strangers Talked to Everybody like They Talk to Writers: http://ow.ly/VYaG9 @ElectricLit @TheLincoln #TopTweets2015
2016 Book Ind. Predictions: Opportunities amid Slow Growth: http://ow.ly/Wo77m @markcoker
28 Tips for Writing Stories from Poe, Faulkner, Hemingway and Fitzgerald: http://ow.ly/W5Bc8 by Josh Jones @openculture
Can we discover narrative through auditory practices? http://ow.ly/Wo7fB @swtomp @thewritermag
Writing Tense Scenes: http://ow.ly/W5BCI @NatePhilbrick
When Writing Becomes Misery: http://ow.ly/W5Bxn @AuthorAthenaM
4 Special Features For Your Blog or Website: http://ow.ly/W5B9w @IndiePlotTwist
Poe, Short Story Structure and Narrative Technique: http://ow.ly/W5Br3 @FlynnGrayWriter
How 1 writer perfected his cover copy: http://ow.ly/W5AWY @JMNeyGrimm
Daily Discipline for Writers: Keep After It: http://ow.ly/W5B4Q @IndiePlotTwist
Power Your Fiction: Using Weather To Create Mood, Not Clichés: http://ow.ly/W5Cmj @angelaackerman
Caring For Your Writer 101: http://ow.ly/W5BEX @NatePhilbrick
Things to Know When Working With a Printer: http://ow.ly/W5AA9 @beccapuglisi
Top 8 Screenwriting Books: http://ow.ly/W5C8u @ScriptReaderPro
15 Things to Consider When Writing Description: http://ow.ly/W5BOp @kathytemean
End of Year Tips: Update Your Online Presence: http://ow.ly/VTFYO @AskATechTeacher
4 Ways to Reignite the “Wonder” in Your Writing: http://ow.ly/W4FU3 @KMWeiland
Crafting a Strong Opening: http://ow.ly/W4Fuq @jodyhedlund
Cover Design on a Budget: http://ow.ly/W4FmN @MarcyKennedy
The 5 Incredible Benefits of Unplugging: http://ow.ly/W4Fem @emily_tjaden
Tension: Setting the Clock: http://ow.ly/W4FqA @JamesTuckwriter
Writing is Hard: http://ow.ly/W4FIp by Dave King @writerunboxed
25 things to keep in mind if you want to write a book: http://ow.ly/W4FAs @AuthorAthenaM
When Writing is Like An Arranged Marriage: http://ow.ly/W4FMM @jamesscottbell
How to Know Your Book’s Cover Needs a Redesign http://ow.ly/W4FgZ @dianaurban
Why writers need to keep a notebook: http://ow.ly/W4G0t @NatePhilbrick
Things To Do On Your Holiday Writing Break: http://ow.ly/W4FQP @storyfix
Stash, Trash or Refresh: Dealing with Boring In-Between Story Parts: http://ow.ly/W1j53 @RidethePen
The Simplest Story Structure: http://ow.ly/W1jHh @larathelark
5 Books That Give Women Their Apocalyptic Due: http://ow.ly/W1iY9 @tordotcom @jackiehattton
A Collection of Creative Writing Worksheets: http://ow.ly/W1jpz @evadeverell
Where to Find Ideas for Writing a Story: http://ow.ly/W1jlZ @writingforward
10 Ways To Kick Start Your Writing : http://ow.ly/W1iFO @Joannechocolat @womenwriters
Genre Mindmaps: http://ow.ly/W1jvd @evadeverell
#AmNotWriting : What holds one writer back: http://ow.ly/W1gJb @MsTamarCohen @womenwriters
Tips and resources for plotting: http://ow.ly/W1jyJ @larathelark
Why one writer is enjoying Wattpad: http://ow.ly/W1iIg @amzoltai
7 Steps to Overcome Writing Procrastination: http://ow.ly/W1jaV @CoachRenate
3 Ways To Build Your Own Genre: http://ow.ly/W1jhn @AnthonyEhlers
The Skinny On Blurbs: http://ow.ly/W9wxj @sharonbially
2 Tricks for Portraying Relatable Heroes: http://ow.ly/W9x46 @Brianna_daSilva
13 Things Learned About Writing Faster: http://ow.ly/VTzX4 @VeronicaSicoe
10 Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Book Publicist: http://ow.ly/VTASc @dianaurban
The Power of Narrative Writing: http://ow.ly/VTANP @writingforward
Pros And Cons Of Writing In 1st Person: http://ow.ly/VTzP6 @MiaJouBotha
Why We Should Read Our Novel Out Loud: http://ow.ly/VTAPH @blotsandplots
Exploring different writing styles: including writing by hand: http://ow.ly/VTAmC @NadineBrandes
How To Format Your Short Story For Publications: A Step By Step Guide: http://ow.ly/VTAHY @DeanElphick
15 Tips for Promoting Nonfiction Books Successfully: http://ow.ly/VTzSq @NinaAmir @CaballoFrances
Why writers MUST emerge: http://ow.ly/VTAe3 @kimberlydbrock
5 Reasons Why Writers Need Friends Who Write: http://ow.ly/VTAyX @EM_Denning
The Complete Guide To Creating Backstory In Spec Fiction: http://ow.ly/VTAEC @paperbackbird
1-dimensional vs. 2-dimensional characters: http://ow.ly/VTAuA from Writers’ Helpers
How to Decide How Many POV Characters Our Book Needs: http://ow.ly/VTA3J @marcykennedy
Storytelling flaws in the Insurgent movie: http://ow.ly/W9wY1 @Brianna_daSilva
How Are You? Good vs. Well: http://ow.ly/VTAsB @epbure
37 Ways To Write About Anger: http://ow.ly/VTAL3 @writers_write
The Truth About Querying Your NaNoWriMo Novel: http://ow.ly/WiqS4 @breecrowder
A History of the Christmas Story: Not Altogether Christmas but Christmas All Together: http://ow.ly/Wg7ER @@katewebb_uk
Should authors use other authors as their critics? @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxed http://ow.ly/Wivx7
Writing Mechanics: Avoiding the “I” Trap and Other Irritants: http://ow.ly/VQIH3 @lindasclare
This year’s publishing trend: the remarkably lengthy novel: http://ow.ly/VQIyA @juliafly
Catherine Ryan Hyde on Rejection: Does Your Rejected Work Need a Rewrite? http://ow.ly/VQGPj @cryanhyde @annerallen
2015 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insights to Help Authors Reach More Readers: http://ow.ly/VQEE6 @markcoker
A social media mid-life crisis: http://ow.ly/VQHcg @DanBlank
Is social media effective for selling books? http://ow.ly/VQHOw by Chip MacGregor
Pinterest is Changing The Social Media Game: http://ow.ly/VQHuf @CaballoFrances
Attaining Success as an Indie Author with BookBub: http://ow.ly/VQHnc @CaballoFrances
Cultivating your creativity during the holi-daze : http://ow.ly/VQHg9 @laurelgarver
Getting Your Book Translated and Published in Other Countries: http://ow.ly/VQEIf @lauracallisen
5 Scams that Target New Writers and How to Spot Them: http://ow.ly/VQGFj @annerallen
Engaging Audiences through Twitter in 15 Minutes a Day: http://ow.ly/VQHCc @kikimojo
Flash Fiction as Holiday Therapy: http://ow.ly/Wg7sf @_AliciaAudrey
World-building with Holidays: http://ow.ly/VTHoQ @GailZMartin
Need escape from holiday stress? A giveaway for crime fiction fans: http://ow.ly/Wg4zQ @SueColetta1
Vow of silence: how much do you talk about your novel in progress? http://ow.ly/VQF5J @Roz_Morris
Social pressure to marry in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/Wg4hw @mkinberg
Why writing your query like a dust jacket isn’t always sound advice: http://ow.ly/VQF3u @Janet_Reid
16 Ways to De-stress This Holiday Season: http://ow.ly/VTE3y @emily_tjaden
6 Scams That Target New Writers: http://ow.ly/VQFde @annerallen
How to Protect Your Blog from Hackers: http://ow.ly/VQFPX @NinaAmir
Pages requested at a conference: how long do I have to send? http://ow.ly/VQF1L @Janet_Reid
Going Global: Self Publishing Tips From Dan Wood From Draft2Digital : http://ow.ly/VQEWq @danwoodok @thecreativepenn
The Future of Publishing: http://ow.ly/VQEZF @jamesscottbell
5 things that established authors would tell new writers: http://ow.ly/VQFb0 @Roz_Morris
Editor’s Tips on How to Write a YA Novel: http://ow.ly/VQFpd @kateangelella @ReedsyHQ
Why Mysteries Matter: http://ow.ly/VQFIP @ClareLangleyH
Blogging with Facebook “Notes” to Improve Visibility: http://ow.ly/VQERO @LynneCantwell
Finding a Narrator on ACX: http://ow.ly/VQEMa @RamiUngarWriter
Why Writers Need to Motivate All of Their Characters: http://ow.ly/VQyZy @drewchial
International sales: Both in translated works and ESL: http://ow.ly/WfwTG @Porter_Anderson @ThadMcIlroy
Top 6 Ways Writers Spend the Holidays: http://ow.ly/VTEeX @HeatherJacksonW
Words or Numbers? What’s the Best Way to Label Your Chapters? http://ow.ly/VQz2m @Janice_Hardy
10 Reasons Why Being a Writer Is Like Being Santa Claus: http://ow.ly/We371 @TaraSparling
The Problem with Backstory and the Star Wars Franchise: Lessons for Writers: http://ow.ly/VPjys @cathinnorway
When You Need to Rewrite Your Rewrite: http://ow.ly/VPjFd @kristinaaurelia
Working With a Freelance Editor: The Process: http://ow.ly/VQzsn @MarloWordyBird
Creating lean but descriptive prose : http://ow.ly/VQzfF @cjjasp
Being Trendy: Should You Write What’s Hot? http://ow.ly/VQz4y @Janice_Hardy
All You Need (as a writer): http://ow.ly/VQzko by Ken Hughes
How Writers can Create Their Own Galaxies Far Far Away: http://ow.ly/VQyWA @drewchial
Creative Exhaustion: http://ow.ly/VQz7r @shay_goodman
Why Books Are the Best Gifts: http://ow.ly/VQzFI @mybookshepherd
11 Plot Pitfalls: http://ow.ly/VPkiB by Laura Whitcomb @writersdigest
5 Ways to Answer the Worst Question Ever For Writers During the Holidays: http://ow.ly/VTFcI @besscozby
Indie Publishing Paths: What’s Your Pricing Plan? http://ow.ly/VQwcq @jamigold
Successful Blogging Tips, Authenticity And Longevity: http://ow.ly/VQwww @yarostarak @thecreativepenn
Tips for Facebook Cover Photos: http://ow.ly/VQwCg @sosandrine
3 Tips to Launch a New Instagram Account (video): http://ow.ly/VQxPs @SavvySexySocial
A Must-Read for Storytellers: Save the Cat: http://ow.ly/VQwOn @writingforward
Actions vs Choices: Crafting Better Plots: http://ow.ly/VQwgo @Janice_Hardy
On Keeping Track of (Fictional) Time: http://ow.ly/VQwMa @ava_jae
Turn a #NaNoWriMo Story Into a Real Novel: http://ow.ly/VQwkn @taniastrauss @thecreativepenn
Writing Fiction? 10 Overwriting Traps to Avoid: http://ow.ly/VQxL9 @danielamcvick
Why More Practice Can Make You A Worse Writer: http://ow.ly/VQwQV @bnonn @writetodone
Rough Draft to Final Draft: Tips: http://ow.ly/VQwJQ @fictionnotes
Self-Publishing Your NaNoWriMo Book? Don’t Miss These Steps: http://ow.ly/VQw8N @dianaurban
Do Book Reviewers Charge Too Much? What Do You Get for Your Review? http://ow.ly/VPk5e by Mike Norton
Flattery is More Common Than Truth When Writers Offer Feedback: http://ow.ly/W9wAp @Porter_Anderson
When Sidekicks Get the Fan Mail: http://ow.ly/VPkfx @julieczerneda @tordotcom
10 Horror Podcasts: http://ow.ly/VPjRS @G9Burkart @blumhouse
3 Tricks to Motivated Writing Sessions: http://ow.ly/VPjX8 @rachellerea
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