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The Search Engine for Writers: hiveword.com/wkb/search Curated by @elizabethscraig

@thesaloogi @elonmusk @Google @gmail I am. I have. Twice. Three times. But @Google or @Gmail don't have an automatic response acknowledgment message for proof of complaint. There's only the pop up screen with 'Thanks...' etc. So I am still waiting for their response after the first one was sent 3 days ago.

"For me, the editorial process is like having a long conversation with someone. A conversation that starts with the first read and ends when the book is sent to print." iped-editors.org/news/jacquelin… #editing #editor #structuralediting #longform #authoreditor

@AgathaChocolats Saw salad. Didn't approve. So frowned.

In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo. #sixwordstory #WritingCommunity

Twitterific writing links are fed to the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by @Hiveword) which has 50,000+ free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers. elizabethspanncraig.com/twitterific/tw… @elizabethscraig HT @Porter_Anderson & @victoriastrauss

I’m worried about putting my ideas out there incase people think they’re rubbish. How do you get that frame of mind, where you don’t give a crap and just do it? #WritingCommunity

@evelynaraluen @AusCouncilArts I'm so happy for you and wish you luck with it. Can I add that it's a pity that our definition of 'Australian Literature' might not include the trashy cheap romance nor expensive best sellers from overseas that can and probably does have a huge influence on the Australian psyche.

Wasn’t planning on making a fuss, but I’m pretty excited to announce that I was successful in an @AusCouncilArts grant to fund research for a novel and essay series exploring histories of racism and sexism in Australian Literature.

Working on my WIP on this rainy Saturday morning. Perfect weather for writing. #writingcommunity #amwriting

Draw your readers in with your first paragraph and hold their attention with the first chapter in your writing. Sometimes your first paragraph and first chapter are all you get. #amwriting Write.

On Writing: Some of the world's best novelists say a reader should get a good feel for the intent of your novel in the first paragraphs or page, the style and type of writing to expect in your novel. #amwriting

Here's a Novel Writing Tips Playlist I'm especially found of # 7. #amwriting #amwritingfiction

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New! —> The 2021-2022 Key Book Publishing Paths chart. To be honest, little has changed since last year, but people like reassurance it’s up to date. It is. Soon, I expect to change “Big Five” to “Big Four” if PRH’s acquisition of S&S is approved. janefriedman.com/key-book-publi…

4 Timely Craft Tips from the Immortal Bard: ow.ly/zCp830qpVWF @authoradventure @WritersDigest #wkb14@

“Writing for me is just a very sustained process of reading.” —Toni Morrison theparisreview.org/interviews/188…

Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time: - You sit down to do a task. - You assume that the task will not feel good. - Your emotional coping strategy kicks in to keep you away from this bad feeling. - You end up spending two hours watching cat videos online.

“With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?” — Oscar Wilde

Drawing From Memory - Allen Say

Today, ‘The Paris Review’ unveils the Author Index, featuring every interview, story, poem, essay, and portfolio we’ve published over the past 67 years. theparisreview.org/authors