Elizabeth Spann Craig
@elizabethspanncraig.com
Penguin Random House & indie published. Author of 60+ Southern-set cozy mysteries with quilting guilds & library cats. Curating and sharing writing-related links from the mountains of NC. 🔍📚
10 books to make you a better author: authors.ai/10-books-to-... by J.D. Lasica #wkb80
10 books to make you a better author - Authors A.I.
Here's a list of 10 books on how to become a better author, covering such topics as plot, theme, story structure, character arcs and more.
authors.ai
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
10 books to make you a better author: authors.ai/10-books-to-... by J.D. Lasica #wkb80
Tips from a beta reader: www.tumblr.com/cranberry-qu... from cranberry-queen #wkb89
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💬 13 🔁 3230 ❤️ 7594 · Tips from a Beta Reading Writer · This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved. Writing group scenes is chaos. Some…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Tips from a beta reader: www.tumblr.com/cranberry-qu... from cranberry-queen #wkb89
Managing Criticism: floridawriters.blog/managing-cri... by Mary Ann de Stefano #wkb2b
Managing Criticism | Florida Writers Association
“It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.” —Virginia Woolf…
floridawriters.blog
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Managing Criticism: floridawriters.blog/managing-cri... by Mary Ann de Stefano #wkb2b
Syntax: Definition, Examples, and Writing Tips: fictionary.co/journal/synt... by Millie Dinsdale #wkb89
Syntax: Definition, Examples, and Writing Tips | Fictionary
yntax is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. Learn all about syntax and how to use it well in your writing.
fictionary.co
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Syntax: Definition, Examples, and Writing Tips: fictionary.co/journal/synt... by Millie Dinsdale #wkb89
Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help): lithub.com/books-arent-... By Maris Kreizman #wkb31
Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)
Last week I read a really lovely WIRED story by Tess Owen about people who desperately want to deprogram their MAGA-pilled family members and hope to use books to do so. They want to start a meanin…
lithub.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help): lithub.com/books-arent-... By Maris Kreizman #wkb31
Writing 101: How to Fix an Infodump: writershelpingwriters.net/2025/08/writ... by Becca Puglisi #wkb89
Writing 101: How to Fix an Infodump
Learn why infodumps are a problem, how to identify them in your writing, and how to fix them without sacrificing pace or reader interest.
writershelpingwriters.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Writing 101: How to Fix an Infodump: writershelpingwriters.net/2025/08/writ... by Becca Puglisi #wkb89
Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives: lithub.com/five-books-w... By Kelly Sundberg #wkb3b
Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives
There is a cognitive dissonance that survivors of gender violence like myself live with; it is the dissonance of living in a world where we feel both completely normal and alien at the same time. I…
lithub.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives: lithub.com/five-books-w... By Kelly Sundberg #wkb3b
Reclaiming Your Time: foxprinteditorial.com/2025/08/28/r... from Fox Print Editorial #wkb31
Reclaiming Your Time
If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Over dinner with friends the other night, I commented in conversation that I had recently deleted all the social media apps off…
foxprinteditorial.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reclaiming Your Time: foxprinteditorial.com/2025/08/28/r... from Fox Print Editorial #wkb31
Audio Interview: How Authors Can Earn Income and Visibility Through Libraries With Dale L. Roberts and Sylvia Hubbard: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-sylv... #wkb8b
Audio Interview: How Authors Can Earn Income and Visibility Through Libraries With Dale L. Roberts and Sylvia Hubbard
Learn how libraries can provide income, visibility, and support for authors in this talk with Dale L. Roberts and Sylvia Hubbard.
selfpublishingadvice.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Audio Interview: How Authors Can Earn Income and Visibility Through Libraries With Dale L. Roberts and Sylvia Hubbard: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-sylv... #wkb8b
The quiet beginning – one trick to keep the reader’s attention: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/t... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb8
The quiet beginning – one trick to keep the reader’s attention
Starting a story is always a challenge. You have to do a lot at once, but not too much. Don’t overwhelm the reader, don’t confuse, don’t info-dump, don’t send misleading signals, don’t lose the rea…
nailyournovel.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The quiet beginning – one trick to keep the reader’s attention: nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/t... @rozmorris.bsky.social #wkb8
7 Women’s Fiction Novels with Twisted Timelines: booktrib.com/2025/08/27/w... from Women's Fiction Writers Association #wkb3b
7 Women’s Fiction Novels with Twisted Timelines | BookTrib.
This month, WFWA is excited to celebrate Women’s Fiction that highlights the complexities of multiple timelines.
booktrib.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
7 Women’s Fiction Novels with Twisted Timelines: booktrib.com/2025/08/27/w... from Women's Fiction Writers Association #wkb3b
How Do You Write a Novel with 14 Different Authors? Carefully. crimereads.com/how-do-you-w... by Rick Pullen #wkb31
How Do You Write a Novel with 14 Different Authors? Carefully.
It started with After Party. Not an after party, but “The After Party,” as in the Apple TV show that turned heads in 2022. Bestselling thriller novelists Joe Finder and Gregg Hurwitz had watched it…
crimereads.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How Do You Write a Novel with 14 Different Authors? Carefully. crimereads.com/how-do-you-w... by Rick Pullen #wkb31
LOOK! Finding Writing Ideas storyempire.com/2025/08/28/l...
LOOK! Finding Writing Ideas
Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about something we did often as children, or see things most adults are too busy to notice. This wonder allows the imagination to blossom. Ever watch a child stoop stu…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
LOOK! Finding Writing Ideas storyempire.com/2025/08/28/l...
Making the Best of Chance Encounters: killzoneblog.com/2025/08/maki... by Terry Odell #wkb31
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Killzoneblog.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Making the Best of Chance Encounters: killzoneblog.com/2025/08/maki... by Terry Odell #wkb31
Copyright Registration Issues: deanwesleysmith.com/copyright-re... by Dean Wesley Smith #wkb5c
Copyright Registration Issues
Afraid to Talk About This… Honestly.. Why? Because so many writers are so uninformed, they think they need to “copyright” a work before they have protection. Uhhh, no, copyright protection is…
deanwesleysmith.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Copyright Registration Issues: deanwesleysmith.com/copyright-re... by Dean Wesley Smith #wkb5c
What If the Secret to Writing More … Is Writing Less? megdowell.com/2025/08/26/w... by Meg Dowell #wkb89
What If the Secret to Writing More … Is Writing Less?
What if I told you that writing less will actually lead to a more productive writing schedule over time?
megdowell.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What If the Secret to Writing More … Is Writing Less? megdowell.com/2025/08/26/w... by Meg Dowell #wkb89
A few important tips for writing fiction: lindasclare.com/2025/08/writ... by Linda S. Clare #wkb89
Writing: Late Summer Fiction Refresher - Linda S. Clare
Head into fall with a fiction writing refresher to tune up your novel or story.
lindasclare.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A few important tips for writing fiction: lindasclare.com/2025/08/writ... by Linda S. Clare #wkb89
Unlock The Freedom To Cheat Deep POV: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/08/unlo... By Lisa Hall-Wilson #wkb10
Unlock The Freedom To Cheat Deep POV
Struggling with deep POV? You're not alone. Deep point of view is powerful—but it's also hard. Read more to learn more about cheating deep POV.
writersinthestormblog.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Unlock The Freedom To Cheat Deep POV: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/08/unlo... By Lisa Hall-Wilson #wkb10
In The Spotlight: Carolyn Wilkins’ Murder at the Wham Bam Club: margot-kin-berg.com/2025/08/19/i... @mkinberg.bsky.social #wkb44
In The Spotlight: Carolyn Wilkins’ Murder at the Wham Bam Club
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margot-kin-berg.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In The Spotlight: Carolyn Wilkins’ Murder at the Wham Bam Club: margot-kin-berg.com/2025/08/19/i... @mkinberg.bsky.social #wkb44
Fostering Creativity in an Age of Anxiety: writerunboxed.com/2025/08/27/f... By Emilie-Noelle Provost #wkb32
writerunboxed.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Fostering Creativity in an Age of Anxiety: writerunboxed.com/2025/08/27/f... By Emilie-Noelle Provost #wkb32
How to Write Stories That Matter to You and Your Readers: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/09/how-... by Lynette M. Burrows #wkb89
How to Write Stories That Matter to You and Your Readers
Tired of conflicting writing advice? Here's what every guru misses: authentic writing isn't autobiography—it's emotional truth that connects us all.
writersinthestormblog.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
How to Write Stories That Matter to You and Your Readers: writersinthestormblog.com/2025/09/how-... by Lynette M. Burrows #wkb89
Writing Fan Fiction, And Multi-Passionate Creativity With KimBoo York: www.thecreativepenn.com/2025/09/08/w... #wkb4f
Writing Fan Fiction, And Multi-Passionate Creativity With KimBoo York |
What if the key to finding your authentic voice as a writer lies in exploring someone else's fictional world first? How can multi-passionate creators manage multiple brands without losing their…
www.thecreativepenn.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Writing Fan Fiction, And Multi-Passionate Creativity With KimBoo York: www.thecreativepenn.com/2025/09/08/w... #wkb4f