Why I’m an Independent Publisher
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
3d ago
by Wendy Adair, @WendyAdair14 I recently completed and published my second book, a mystery titled Deliver Us From Evil…and the Six O’Clock News.  I came to self-publishing after trying in vain to get an agent, but I have embraced the freedom, control, speed, and  ownership that self-publishing grants me. A few decades ago my 120 agent rejections would have meant my first book would have never seen the light of day.  In my head anyway, self-publishing bore the mark of “vanity press” and was not taken seriously by anyone.  But thanks to changes in printing technology and onl ..read more
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LitLinks
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
3d ago
  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig LitLinks are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 70,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. While you’re there, check out the Writer’s Digest award-winning Hiveword novel organizer. Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiv ..read more
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The Path of Least Resistance for Writers
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
1w ago
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There’s an idiom that I often hear, that’s always bothered me a little bit. It’s about “taking the path of least resistance.” It’s usually thought of as being a negative thing. Merriam-Webster defines the phrase as: to choose the easiest way to do something instead of trying to choose the best way.” I understand the negative connotations, but to me, taking the path of least resistance is something that often is the smartest approach leading to the best way. Here’s a non-writing example. I know I need to exercise. I exercise daily, by taking the path of ..read more
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LitLinks
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
1w ago
  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig LitLinks are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 70,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. While you’re there, check out the Writer’s Digest award-winning Hiveword novel organizer. Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiv ..read more
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Outlines Can Save You Money
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
2w ago
This post is for self-publishing writers (because traditionally published writers get free editing) and writers who might be on the fence about outlining. Here’s my usual caveat: if you’re not outlining, and that’s working for you, you should definitely keep doing what’s working. I’ve written a lot about outlines. You can find those posts here. I’m the kind of writer who finds outlines a necessary evil. I started off as a pantser, but it ended up making me run into issues when I was trad-pubbed. I find outlining really tedious, but I do like the results. When you hire a freelance editor, the ..read more
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LitLinks
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
2w ago
  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig LitLinks are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 70,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. While you’re there, check out the Writer’s Digest award-winning Hiveword novel organizer. Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiv ..read more
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Writing Routines: Flexibility
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
3w ago
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As any long-time reader of this blog will know, I love a routine. The more rote, the better. When I have these established routines, keeping up with my writing (and exercising and other tasks) is almost effortless. But the really long-time readers of this blog will remember that when I started writing this blog in 2008, I had a couple of young children in the house. I still loved a routine, but I realized that I wasn’t going to get much writing done if I tried to follow one. Kids run on their own schedules of carpools, illnesses, and activities. So, alt ..read more
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LitLinks
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
3w ago
  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig LitLinks are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 70,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. While you’re there, check out the Writer’s Digest award-winning Hiveword novel organizer. Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiv ..read more
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On Drafting
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
1M ago
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig One of the big mysteries to me when I was starting out as a writer was where the drafting “sweet spot” was. Some writers seemed to have things down to a science, doing specific edits during specific drafts. Some seemed like their drafts were random tweaks during each read-through. There didn’t seem to be a formula for it, so I stumbled around for a while. I wasn’t even sure what qualified for a draft. Was it when I made a full pass through the document? Was it when I changed a certain percentage of the document? Now that I’ve been writing for a whil ..read more
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LitLinks
Elizabeth Spann Craig
by Elizabeth Spann Craig
1M ago
  by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig LitLinks are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 70,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. While you’re there, check out the Writer’s Digest award-winning Hiveword novel organizer. Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiv ..read more
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