by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Business / Miscellaneous
Freelance writers @jessicahische
Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
Colombia’s Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias Opens This Week @cfuenteslaroche
Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting
Top 10 Mistakes Derailing Your Goals [Podcast] @MichaelHyatt
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
9 Simple Activities To Inspire Your Writing: by Emma Johnson
Read More Fiction (A New Year’s Resolution for Writers) @Roz_Morris
3 Ways a Writer Inadvertently Limited Her Writing @rsmollisonread
3 Writing Prompts to Tap Into Your Creative Well @write_practice
Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation
When you’re your own boss, you’re in charge of your own morale @StephMorrill
Creativity and Inspiration / Perfectionism
A Tip to Sneak Past Perfection @WritetoDone
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing
Using Habits,Triggers & Rewards To Build a Daily Writing Practice @SukhiJutla
Writing when it’s hectic @WendyENThomas
6 Words Every Writer Should Avoid @RJThesman
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / When to write
8 Writerly Routines @j_r_fahy_tweets
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block
Finding Your Story, or How to Get out of the Dark Wood When You’re Lost @KAMcCleary
3 Quick Tips to Start Writing Again @LisaTener
How to Avoid the Post-Writing-Challenge Slump @NinaAmir
Exploit Your Vulnerabilities to Finally Complete Your Book @jan_ohara
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly
3 Ways to Improve Your Writer’s Focus and Get More Done @colleen_m_story
5 Strategies to Help Writers Get the Writing Done @JennyBravoBooks
Creativity and Inspiration / Success
“The Tragedy I See At Starbucks Every Day” @storyfix
How to improve your the quality of your work @pubcoach
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
Writing as Aggression @lithub by Emily Temple
Why Books Have Margins (And So Should You) @JanalynVoigt
Reading and Writing in the Age of Social Media @MTW_2017
Your Never Ending Writing Improvement Program @jamesscottbell
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Introverts @livequiet
9 Questions Writers Love to be Asked @AnnieNeugebauer
Why Your Chair Makes a Difference @SeanPlatt
Genres / Miscellaneous
Include Romance In Your Book or Screenplay @patverducci
Genres / Historical
Writing Historical Fiction @GoTeenWriters
Genres / Memoir
Writing Memoir? Think Outside the Book @annerallen
Genres / Middle-Grade
The Difference Between Young Adult and Middle Grade @RuthanneReid
Genres / Mystery
Crime Writing @LeeLofland
Genres / Picture Books
The Dos and Don’ts of Writing for Children @RMFWriters
Genres / Poetry
How Do We Pay the Poets? @amandanadelberg
How to Keep Poetry Alive @tspoetry
4 Poetry Chapbook Strategies @WritersDigest
Genres / Romance
Romance Writing @jcharroway
Romance Sub-genres @RMFWriters
Promo / Miscellaneous
Top 10 Ways Marketing Your Books Is Like Exploring A Jungle @10MinNovelists
Author Promo Tips with @Mark_Gottlieb from @Trident_Media @TheIWSG
Book Marketing @cksyme
Promo / Blogging
3 Tips to Title Your Blog Post and Draw Readers In @Margo_L_Dill
Improving Your Writing with an SEO Plugin @MarshaIngrao
4 Ways to Choose a Blog Topic Your Readers Will Love @woodwardkaren
Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting
Mind Map Your Way to the Perfect Book Title @Writerology
Promo / Book Reviews
How the NY Times Book Review Works @lithub
The Zen of Accepting Bad Reviews @Artzicarol
How Book Reviewing Can Influence Writing @WomenWriters
Promo / Newsletters
Email Marketing 101 for Authors @timgrahl
Promo / Podcasts
The Ultimate Guide to Podcasting for Authors and Creatives @audracasino
Publishing / Miscellaneous
6 lessons from debuting a novel @Ava_Jae
6 skills for authors to hone @ShanDitty
Publishing / News / International Publishing
Cambridge University Press @Porter_Anderson
Industry Changes @Porter_Anderson
A Spanish-Language Social Network for Book Fans @pubperspectives
Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing
Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing @ReedsyHQ
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections
Author Michael Alvear with 4 ways to be resilient in the face of rejection:
Publishing / Process / Translation
On Translating Kafka’s Biography @DennisAbrams2
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
4 reasons to use a time warp in your story @Chris_Kokoski
The Best Place In Your Novel To Put Your Personal Beliefs @Chris_Kokoski
Are Paper Notebooks Better for Creative Writing and Brainstorming? @WritingForward
3 Ways to Make Your Writing Come Alive @Janice_Hardy
How to Create Cause and Effect in Stories @plotwhisperer
How to Use Internal Dialogue Effectively in Your Fiction @ESimsAuthor
Writing Craft / Beginnings
Real Life Diagnostics @Janice_Hardy
On meeting characters and making impressions @DamonSuede
How To Hook Your Readers From The Start @DionneMcCulloch
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
Five Characters Who Endure Too Much Degradation @mythcreants
What Is Your Character’s Cornerstone? @knitteditor
Writing Craft / Diversity
Rosarium’s Faces of Diverse Publishing @RosariumBill
What Counts As Transgender Literature? @GabbyBellot @lithub
Writing Craft / Drafts
The Secret to Writing a Usable Draft @JeffGoins
What a Novel Looks Like Before It’s a Novel @lithub
Writing Craft / Endings
How to Write Effective Endings @pronoun
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
What ‘Westworld’ Can Teach Us About Writers @LitReactor
8 Books About First Contacts and Alien Encounters @TobiasCarroll
Story Structure Case Study of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” @kylieday0
Checklist Road Test @CockeyedCaravan
How To Write Like Leonardo da Vinci @rxena77
How We Write About Work, Then and Now @lithub
5 Times We Earthlings Messed Up a Fantasy World @tordotcom
Writing Craft / POV
Writing Dual Narratives @ClaireFuller2
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting
3 Reasons to Write Your Story as Roman à Clef @McgannKellie
Plot Your Novel with Drama, Depth and Heart [Podcast] @lornafaith @Roz_Morris
Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar
25 Words That Are Their Own Opposites @WordSnooper
Writing Craft / Revision
10 Sentence-Level Mistakes to Watch Out for When Editing Your Fiction @aliventures
Editing Your Zero Draft @woodwardkaren
Storyboarding – Not Just for Plotting Anymore @joanswan
5 Things to Consider During the Revision Process @LoucindaMcGary
100 Editing and Proofreading Tips for Writers: from Expert Editor
Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques
When to Ignore Negative Feedback @tonya_writes
Writing Craft / Settings and Description
How to Describe Setting (Without Putting Your Reader to Sleep) @JerryBJenkins
Writing Craft / Tension
Creating Conflict in Novels @kayelleallen
A Surefire Way to Add Conflict to Your Story @Janice_Hardy
Writing Craft / Tropes
Tropes in Literature: Conveniently an Orphan: by Melinda Brasher
Writing Tools / Miscellaneous
How To Be A Smart Author in 2017 @sacha_black
Writing Tools / Apps
Scrivener and The Book Architecture Method @Book_Arch
Writing Tools / Resources
Free writing manual from @BubbleCow @GarySmailes
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