The following is a post in our continuing series of writing and self-publishing links of the week.

Writing

• How to find a critique group via @alexisgrant @BookBuzzr
• What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Writing via @elizabethscraig
• Could your book be a series? Things to consider via @elizabethscraig
• Writing a book? This better be personal! via @bookviewcafe @BookBuzzr
• 13 ways to make characters lovable via @elizabethscraig
• Why conflict is so important to your novel via @elizabethscraig
• 3 Honest Tips on Staying Focused When You Write via @Julia_olbooks
• Ten Ways to Get the Most from a Writers’ Conference via @BubbleCow

Publishing

• Why Agents May Be Opposed to Self-Publishing via @BubbleCow
• How to Get Blurbs for Your Book via @BubbleCow

Marketing, Promotion and Branding

• How To Plan a Successful Debut Book Party via @JodyHedlund
• How Authors And Writers Can Build An Email List For Marketing via  @thecreativepenn @elizabethscraig
• Sometimes it is tough to figure out our brand. by @susan_bischoff  via @KristenLambTX
• Post-Publication Book Marketing Activities by @RickChesler via @tonyeldridge
• Blog tours–why you should have one and tips and resources for setting one up via @elizabethscraig

Inspiration/Motivation/POV

• 3 Keys to Handling Criticism via @elizabethscraig
• 5 Things One Writer Learned After Publication via @elizabethscraig
• The Indie Publishing Life via @JFBookman @thecreativepenn
• 4 Reasons to Appreciate Your Self-Doubts via @elizabethscraig
• How To Be Creative: Incubating Inspiration. via @elizabethscraig

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Writing

• Strengthen Your Story With Proper Framing by @KMWeiland
• How to Deal With Negative Reviews of Our Books by @ZimblerMiller
• Where We Write: The Merits of Making Do via @elisabethscraig
• Writing the Basics. Sentence Structure, Paragraph Structure and Why they Matter via @elizabethscraig

Publishing

• 7 Reasons You Should Wait to Get Your Book Published by @Julia_olbooks
• The Perks of Being Unpublished via @BubbleCow
• The Changing Face of Publishing via @elizabethscraig

Marketing

• What Makes Great Content Great via @tonyeldridge
• Some info about elevator pitches by @BubbleCow
• Why Visitors Leave Your Site And What To Do About It by Conrad Feagin via @tonyeldridge
• Self-Publishing is Easy — Self-Promotion is Hard by Valerie of @SoftCopyPub
• Holiday Book Marketing by J. Aday Kennedy via @tonyeldridge
• A 3-Step Blueprint for a Brilliant Blog Launch via @Bookgal @copyblogger
• 5 Tips On Using Social Media To Market Yourself by @tonyeldridge
• What Authors Need To Always Have On Hand To Market Their Books via @TonyEldridge

Motivation & Inspiration

• I’m SO Close to Being a Published Author! by @Jeff__Emmerson via @JohnBetcher
• Five Words to Inspire a New Novelist by @JohnBetcher
• Writing puts a target on your back via @RachelleGardner @thecreativepenn

Resources

• The Non-Techie’s Guide To Basic HTML by @tonyeldridge
• Discover the wonderful world of Twitter Fiction by @bubblecow

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Writing and Motivation

• 23 (More) Websites that Make Your Writing Stronger via @Writeitsideways @thecreativepenn
• Why getting your book rejected is a good thing via @BubbleCow
• Articles on writing and publishing via @bradvertrees @thecreativepenn
• Favorite characters, phoning in their roles. Ah, sequels! by @CristynWest

Publishing

• Publish With Lightning Source – may be! via @BubbleCow
• How Can Writers Know if Their Manuscript is Ready to Query? via @JodyHedlund

Marketing and Branding

• New Prevailing Wisdom – Begin at Home by @JohnBetcher
• Book Authors Need Their Own Dedicated Websites via @BubbleCow
• Online Marketing for Authors: Interactions Are Personal, Not Business  via @JaneFriedman @thecreativepenn
• Social Media is Bringing Sexy Back to Branding via Author Marketing Experts
• TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Ten Ways to Sell Books On Amazon by @BookBuzzr
• Pushing Through Promotion via Blood Red Pencil

Opinion and POV

• Self-publishing hurts “real” writers? Um, really? by @SueCollier
• Defending the $9.99 and under ebook market via @teleread @thecreativepenn
• Indie Blog Carnival: Why I Went Indie by @kaitnolan

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Writing and Motivation

• Staying Organized: 8 Tips for Daily Sanity via @elizabethscraig
• Looking for an agent or wonder about the author/agent relationship? via @shanwrites @Allison_Brennan
• 10 Book Writing Tips From Published Book Authors and Freelancers
• Does Your Novel Suffer From Flat Writing?
• What Writers Wish They’d Known Before Pitching via @CPatrickSchulze @BookGal
• How I Managed to F–k Up My E-Book with Laziness via @cathryanhoward

Design

• On Judging a Book by Its Cover via @fuelyourwriting

Promotion

• Websites for Authors: Contact Information is Essential via @bookmarketer
• 7 Quick Writing Tips For Daily Bloggers via @CPatrickSchulze @BookWhirl
• Exhibiting at a Book Fair by @JohnBetcher
• Is Your Target Readership Finding Your Book? Let’s Find Out! by @cathryanhoward
• Engagement, it’s not just a marketing thing! via @Iconic88 @sammutimer

News and POV

• Penguin Book UK Accepting Queries via @JohnBetcher

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