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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 9h

Three Authors on Writing With Creative Constraints: buff.ly/OUwJyey from Naomi Cohn, Darien Gee, and Tom McAllister #wkb36

Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 10h

The Tools Have Changed, but Your Voice Still Matters: buff.ly/N8xZhcP by Lisa Norman #wkb70

The Tools Have Changed, but Your Voice Still Matters

The writing world is evolving fast—but your unique voice is still your greatest asset. Here’s how to stay grounded as tools and trends shift.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 11h

Dramatic Irony vs. Surprise: Which One Should You Use (and When)? buff.ly/4J6frTs By Janice Hardy #wkb89

Dramatic Irony vs. Surprise: Which One Should You Use (and When)?

Fiction University is a site dedicated to helping writers and authors improve their writing craft and their publishing careers.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 12h

What Writers Can Learn From Stagecoach: buff.ly/s722iQ2 by James Scott Bell #wkb14

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“Time is on my side, yes it is.” Mick Jagger

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 13h

The Bottom Line: Industry Newsletter for Writers (free edition) from
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Free subscription to The Bottom Line newsletter by Jane Friedman | Jane Friedman

Stay up-to-date on publishing industry news. Ideal for new and emerging writers. Weekly publishing industry news curated by Jane, sent via email *

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 14h

Rebel Archetype: Personality and Trope Writing Tips: buff.ly/6Npoacv by Polly Watt #wkb1

Rebel Archetype: Personality and Trope Writing Tips | Fictionary

A character meets the rebel archetype when they fight against social norms and conventions. Learn how to write the rebel archetype here.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 15h

Character Secret Thesaurus: Making a Black Market Purchase: buff.ly/xeEnRXj by Becca Puglisi #wkb1

Character Secret Thesaurus: Making a Black Market Purchase

Has your character bought something on the black market? Learn the behaviors & motivations for this secret so you can write it in your story.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 18h

Why Do We Read Murder Mysteries? buff.ly/6BlXq4G by Anne R. Allen #wkb44

Why Do We Read Murder Mysteries?

A criminally compelling web site featuring professional crime writers and crime fighters.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 18h

How to Stay Patient While Your Writing Dreams Take Root: buff.ly/ncoiu6w by Suzanne Lieurance #wkb31

How to Stay Patient While Your Writing Dreams Take Root

A blog that provides writing, freelance writing, ghostwriting, marketing, and book marketing tips and instruction.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Misaligned Character Wants & Plot Goals: buff.ly/Oj6dovk by September C Fawkes #wkb89

Misaligned Character Wants & Plot Goals

WRITE BETTER WITH AN EDITOR - writing tips and editing services. "Sometimes I scare people with my enthusiasm for writing."

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Crafting Archetypal Arcs With Enneagram Insights: buff.ly/Y9edy17 by K.M. Weiland #wkb2

Crafting Archetypal Arcs With Enneagram Insights

Discover the connection between archetypal arcs and Enneagram insights for transformative storytelling and character growth.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

How to deal with criticism of your writing: buff.ly/dVq55fr by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb31

How to deal with criticism of your writing | Publication Coach

I scan the world for material to help other writers. Today I discuss a blog post about how to deal with criticism..

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

How Do You Feel About Social Media, Writers? buff.ly/ZN641rF by Sue Coletta #wkb71

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Crafting Story Worlds, Creative Control, And Leveraging AI Tools With Dave Morris: buff.ly/3dkVxGU #wkb8b

Crafting Story Worlds, Creative Control, And Leveraging AI Tools With Dave Morris

Why is creative control and owning your intellectual property so important for a long-term author career? How can AI tools help you be more creative and amplify your curiosity? Dave Morris talks…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

The Writers Write Snowflake Method Of Plotting A Book: buff.ly/W6ybPVA by Elaine Dodge #wkb20

Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Refilling Your Creative Well with Artist Dates: buff.ly/68uV0No by Monica Cox #wkb32

Refilling Your Creative Well with Artist Dates

Adding to your experiences and appreciating the creative effort of others in unlikely spaces will sow seeds in your creativity garden.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Punctuation: Apostrophes & Contractions: buff.ly/2VqstYB by D. Wallace Peach #wkbd

Punctuation Part V: Apostrophes & Contrations (‘)

Greetings Storytellers, Diana’s back again with another smokin’ post on the hot topic of punctuation, specifically—the apostrophe! This one’s fairly straightforward . . . though, as usual, I’ve a f…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Show, Don't Tell, by Scene Segmenting: buff.ly/OPTYYfL by CS Lakin #wkb89

Show, Don't Tell, by Scene Segmenting

Writing fiction these days is all about “show, don’t tell.” But, as I often say, that admonition is vague. Yes,...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

The Best Ultimate Guide To Why Alt-Text Is Important: buff.ly/Dw2iH2Q ‪@hughsviewsandnews.com‬ #wkb72

The Best Ultimate Guide To Why Alt-Text Is Important

Do you add alt-text to the images and photographs you include in your blog posts? If not, my post outlines why you should.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Navigating Feedback Contradictions: When Readers Disagree: buff.ly/sJsPbGp #wkb2b

Navigating Feedback Contradictions: When Readers Disagree – Elizabeth Spann Craig

When betas give conflicting advice, how do you decide what to change? Strategies for navigating feedback while staying true to your story.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

5 Reasons a Literary Agent Isn’t Going to Steal Your Story, Make Millions, and Cut You Out: buff.ly/ktWqbvL by Sarah Chauncey @janefriedman.com #wkb66

Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Crime Fiction: In The Spotlight: A.G. Barnett’s A Rather Inconvenient Corpse: buff.ly/uYw36HE @mkinberg.bsky.social #wkb44

In The Spotlight: A.G. Barnett’s A Rather Inconvenient Corpse

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Five SFF Stories About Making Amends: buff.ly/DqVStQB by James Davis Nicoll #wkb42

Five SFF Stories About Making Amends - Reactor

People adopt very different strategies when it comes to making up for mistakes.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

-Overcoming Procrastination: www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/2025/10/10-w... by Juneta Key at the IWSG #wkb34

The Insecure Writers Support Group--Overcoming Procrastination

#IWSG DAY OCTOBER 1ST, 2 025 Insecure Writer’s Support Group Sign Up And Become a Member Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can expre...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Shortlist: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction: publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/shor... by Porter Anderson #wkb84

Shortlist: The UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction

Three of the six books shortlisted for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize in the United Kingdom are Penguin Random House releases…

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