LitLinks
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Try These Tips for Success: @Sherry_Briscoe @colleen_m_storyPromo / MiscellaneousSet Up the Perfect Online Press Kit: @camilla_monk @JaneFriedmanPromo / PlatformsWhy You Must Update Your Author Platform: @colleen_m_storyPublishing / MiscellaneousThe Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectivesThe Complete Guide to Amazon KDP: @Nicholas_RossisPublishing / News / International PublishingPEN America Cancels Its Awards Ceremony Amid Gaza Crisis: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesEU to Exclude Book Industry from Late Payment Regulations: @porter_anderson @pubperspectives wkb64Italy: AIE Supports Antonio Scurati in Liberation Day Controversy: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishers must seize the opportunity to play a more active role in book-to-film adaptations: @arpitayodapress @pubperspectivesFrench- and English-Language Canadians Protest Copyright Inaction: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesBook Ads on French TV? 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SprolesWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentPersonality Disorders You Can Inflict On Your Characters – Paranoid Personality Disorder: by Elaine Dodge @writers_write5 Tips to Create a Deep Character Voice: by Hope AnnHow to Write Unlikeable Characters Your Readers Will Love: by Lauren North @women_writersWriting Craft / ConflictThe Heart of Goal-Motivation-Conflict: by Laurie Schnebly CampbellWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmAlways Rooting for the Antihero: How Three TV Shows Have Defined 21st-Century America: @michikokakutani @lithubThe figurative language of Shelby Van Pelt: @pubcoachAnatomy of a Fall Beat Sheet Analysis: by Shari Simpson @savethecatWriting Craft / MiscellaneousSetting Up a Sequel for Readers Who Haven’t Read Book One: by Dave King @writerunboxedWriting: The Shape of Essay: @lindasclareBeguile Your Readers with Tension, Suspense, and Conflict: by Lynette M. BurrowsThree Kinds of Story Fuel: Goal, Desire, and Search: by Barbara Linn Probst @writerunboxedWhen—and Why—Reveals Don’t Work: @foxprinted @JaneFriedmanThe Dos and Don’ts of Crafting an Ensemble Cast: @vera_kurian @crimereads“Just Right” Emotional Appeal: by Kristin Hacken SouthHow I Defeated the Poetry That Derailed My Novella: by Chris WinkleWriting Craft / Punctuation and GrammarMyself: Just Avoid It: @TheGrammarDivaWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesYou Want Me to Change THAT? How to Receive Constructive Criticism: @katiemccoachThe Rules of Story Critique, According to Fanragers: by Oren AshkenaziWriting Craft / ScenesScene, Summary, Postcard: 3 Types of Scenes in Commercial, Upmarket, and Literary Fiction: @lidija_hilje @JaneFriedmanWriting Craft / Settings and DescriptionWriting Character Appearance: @ByMichelleReneeAuthenticating Details: @CarriePadgett
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