Writing and Self-Publishing Links of the Week: May 21

This is a post in our continuing series of writing and publishing links of the week.

Art and Craft of Writing

• The Invisible Quality of Character Growth by @JodyHedlund
• Warriorship, Writing and Communication by Nancy Jane Moore
• Four Good Reasons You Should Plan a Book Before You Write It by @ShaunKilgore
• Creating Your Story’s Settings via @jeannieruesch and @lynsouth
• What to Do with Your Novel When You Don’t Know What to Do via @dirtywhitecandy
• Creating Characters That Make Readers Cry via @JodyHedlund
• Quick Fixes for 6 Fiction Writing Weaknesses via @Writeitsideways
• Daily Writing Tips: Don’t Start at the Beginning via @writing_tips
• Organize your writing to enhance your productivity via @elizabethscraig and @merrileefaber
• Tips for Improving Dialogue in Your Novel via @thecreativepenn
• Writing a Novel: What You Need to Know via @fuelyourwriting

Motivation and Inspiration

• What Makes A Successful Writer? via @writeinlife
• 7 Reasons to be grateful you’re a writer by @victoriamixon via @LynSouth
• Looking for Inspiration? Try Public Radio! by @PauloCamposInk
• What Makes a Successful Writer? via @ZiggyKinsella and @writeinlife

Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing

• List of Tips for Those Considering Self-Publishing via @wisebird2009
• Very well-written article on arguments for self-publishing via @selfpubreview
• Adventures in Self-Publishing via @selfpubreview and @BookBuzzr
• Some Timely Advice for Self-Published Authors via @Bookgal

Technology, Promotion and Marketing

• Tips for writing back cover copy via @elizabethscraig
• The Real Secret To Twitter via @Bookgal
• Why I Love Books (and Why They Will Never Die) via @BubbleCow
• Example of simple, attractive author one sheet format to attract speaking invitations by @Rogercparker

Resources, Tools and Fun

• Have a story to add to @MillionStories? 50-5000 words.
• NovelHelp: A new author community via @NovelHelp
• Creating a Functional Writing Station by @KMWeiland
• Amusing infographic: Breakdown of time spent writing your ground-breaking novel via @korakos

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