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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2h

How to Finish Your Draft—One Tiny Sprint at a Time: buff.ly/s6nHvO9 by Colleen M. Story #wkb34

How to Finish Your Draft—One Tiny Sprint at a Time - Master Writer Mindset

Discover simple, burnout-free strategies to finish your draft faster by writing more in less time—even with a packed schedule.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2h

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of… (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences): buff.ly/h0oGcj6 By Bryan VanDyke #wkb32

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of… (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

Last month I found myself on a Zoom call with the members of a book club who’d read my debut novel; truly, a bucket list moment in my writing life. Near the end of the call, someone asked the quest…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 17h

Bad writing advice: buff.ly/cOwgGWJ by Daphne Gray-Grant #wkb31

Bad advice | Publication Coach

I scan the world for material to help other writers. Today I discuss a post about bad advice for writers...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 18h

Embracing Change: How To Flux with April Rinne: buff.ly/f4fh3fH #wkb31

Embracing Change: How To Flux with April Rinne

How can you embrace the process of change in life and author business, especially in an era of AI? How can you take control of what's possible and be more comfortable with uncertainty? How can you…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 19h

Why Original Content Still Matters in the Age of AI: buff.ly/St8iK3B by Nathaniel Tower #wkb31

Why Original Content Still Matters in the Age of AI | Nathaniel Tower

Have you noticed that a lot of the content you’ve been consuming lately seems…familiar? Like you’ve seen it all before? If so, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. You’re likely looking at the…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 20h

Using Dialogue to Explain World Building: buff.ly/ILNEyxI by Marilynn Byerly #wkb12

Using Dialog to Explain World Building

QUESTION: How do I use dialogue to explain world building? If you want to use dialogue, you can sprinkle the information through a series...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 22h

10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know: buff.ly/1jRbdSe by Linda K Sienkiewicz #wkb1

10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know - Linda K Sienkiewicz

Here are ten ways to help you build compelling characters in fiction that readers can relate to.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 23h

How to Market Your Book When It's Between Genres: buff.ly/pX9wNdr by Savannah Cordova #wkb87

How to Market Your Book When It's Between Genres

Learn how to market your book when it’s between genres, with tips to reach the right readers and avoid mismatched expectations.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

A Guide to Staying Afloat: buff.ly/hWrXvV4 By Juliet Marillier #wkb31

Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

How to Get Your Book Published With a Small Press: buff.ly/QS9sR8X by Carol L. Pauer @natalieaguirre7.bsky.social #wkb31

How to Get Your Book Published With a Small Press: Author Carol L. Pauer Guest Post and Rowley Peters and the Lumberjack Ghost Giveaway

Happy Monday Everyone! Today I’m excited to have author Carol L. Pauer here with a guest post to share the release of her MG Rowley Peters ...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Clocking In, Hauntings, and Sticking It to the Patriarchy: Seven Novels on the Workplace: buff.ly/30PJZxL by Lorna Graham #wkb3b

Clocking In, Hauntings, and Sticking It to the Patriarchy: Seven Novels on the Workplace

We come for the high-stakes drama, the quiet poignancy, the intricate structure, and the liquid, perfect sentences. We often stay because we see ourselves and our experiences in the pages. Many of …

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

8 Pre-Apocalyptic Novels: buff.ly/dK9mG6b by Alex Foster #wkb3b

8 Pre-Apocalyptic Novels - Electric Literature

Step aside, post-apocalypse. These books ring the alarm bells for an apocalypse yet to come

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

The Arc of Time in a Story: buff.ly/SBdaisX By Dave King #wkb2a

Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe: buff.ly/kV6Waw4 By Daria Lavelle #wkb31

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe

It’s a Tuesday, and I stand before the open doorway of my fridge, cooking in my mind. A package of chicken breasts is defrosting on a shelf, and I smash its contents thin with a heavy pan, dredge i…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 1d

What is Fair Use and How is it Different from Plagiarism? www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/2025/10/what... by C. Lee McKenzie at the IWSG #wkb8b

What is Fair Use and How is it Different from Plagiarism?

First of all, why would you use someone else’s words in what you’re writing? Sometimes it’s to show an appreciation and admiration for what...

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Tension in Domestic Thrillers: www.mysteryandsuspense.com/tension-in-d... by Natali Simmonds #wkb18

Tension in Domestic Thrillers - Mystery and Suspense Magazine

How to create palpable tension in your domestic thrillers

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Why Beginning Writers Should Avoid AI: elizabethspanncraig.com/motivation-a... by Hank Quense #wkb89

Why Beginning Writers Should Avoid AI – Elizabeth Spann Craig

Learn why beginning fiction writers should develop their own creative voice before using AI writing tools.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

5 Things I Learned About Writing: buff.ly/GZLhel2 by E A Carter #wkb89

5 Things I Learned About Writing | Fictionary

I've published a book. Here are the 5 key things I learned about writing whilst writing. You might be surprised by what they are.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Reading Journals & Craft of Fiction: buff.ly/AMpOrFJ by Liz Gauffreau #wkb89

Reading Journals & Craft of Fiction

Image: Pixabay Greetings! Liz Gauffreau with you today with some thoughts about reading as a writer. I fell in love with reading literature in the ninth grade. I enjoyed the experience of reading t…

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction: buff.ly/zcL11pO By Jesse Browner #wkb52

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

In 1964, when Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was asked for his definition of obscenity, he famously replied, “I know it when I see it.” Like a cohort of sinners in a lower circle …

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Writing: Critique Groups: buff.ly/DlQtTtI by Linda S. Clare #wkb2b

Writing: Critique Groups - Linda S. Clare

Beta Readers are great, but writers also need a solid critique group. Here are tips to find one.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Putting Rejection in Perspective: buff.ly/PDBxGgr by Jon Bassoff #wkb67

Putting Rejection in Perspective • Career Authors

In today’s post, Jon Bassoff provides advice on coping with and even welcoming rejection.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 2d

Why bother writing historical fiction? buff.ly/x78tENI by Rowena House #wkb52

Why bother writing historical fiction: part 2 - by Rowena House

Children's authors writers from the UK share thoughts on books and writing

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 3d

The links I shared with writers last week: elizabethspanncraig.com/uncategorize...

LitLinks – Elizabeth Spann Craig

LitLinks is a weekly roundup of the top writing links from around the web. It's curated by mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig.

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 3d

Creating Compelling Character Arcs: A Guide for Fiction Writers: buff.ly/y3Mp9oV from The Write Advice for Writers #wkb2