Twitterific Writing Links
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
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Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
7 Reasons To Attend a Writer’s Conference: @AlyciaMorales
Planning a Writer’s Conference? Here’s What’s Really Involved: @ascamacho @TheIWSG
Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting
3 Steps to Start Tiny Habits that Help You Reach Your Goals: @lornafaith
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
Why You Need to Invest In Yourself First: @SukhiJutla
How Free Writing Helps You Find Your True Creative Voice: @JamesPrescott77
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers
Addictive Sci-Fi: 5 Books with Fictional Drugs: by Chris Howard @tordotcom
Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation
Don’t wait to follow your dreams: @SiakChinYoke
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing
Are You Too Nice To Say “No?” @CarolAnneMalone
5 Ways to Manage Multiple Creative Passions: by Linda Bernadette Burgess @DIYMFA
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / When to write
Writing Routines: Rethinking What Works:
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block
10 Writing Prompts To Help You Unstick Your First Draft: @10MinNovelists
Sometimes Instinct Should Take Over the Story: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting
Creativity and Inspiration / Success
How 1 Writer Landed a Book Contract at 16: @tessaemilyhall @authorsjournal
The Second Act Novelist: 6 Ways to Prepare: @joneslepidas @JaneFriedman
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
For writers who are recent graduates, broke, in between things, or living at home: @austinkleon
Writer Struggles: Isolation & Loneliness: @HeatherJacksonW
Stress and Burnout: Writers can suffer from both. Learn the signs and how to cope: @RuthHarrisBooks
Can Your Distractions Make You a Better Writer? @charityscraig @tspoetry
Envy, Perfection, and the Work of Writing: @JoEberhardt @WriterUnboxed
How to Create a “Writer Productivity Diet”: @CSLakin
Spectral Awareness: 8 Quotes From Authors With Autism: @TomBlunt @SignatureReads
Genres / Horror
Horror and Crime: A Writer’s Education: @Gabino_Iglesias
Surviving Horror Films Is A Breeze If You Follow These Rules: @IanFortey @cracked
Genres / Literary Fiction
When Literary Plots Get Mysterious: @TobiasCarroll @lithub
Genres / Mystery
Suburban life as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
How to Write Suspense Like Hitchcock: @TonyLeeMoral
Writing a Murder Mystery, Character Creation: The Murderer: @woodwardkaren
Crime Writing: Behind the Scenes: What Happens After The Cuffs Go On? @LeeLofland
Genres / Poetry
15 Tips for Writing Poetry: @WordDreams
10 Short Poetic Forms: @robertleebrewer
10 Reasons Why Poetry is the Manliest of Genres: @Gabino_Iglesias
Genres / Screenwriting
Thinking of Writing a Short Film? Ask These Questions First: @scriptmag
6 Things To NOT Do When Submitting Your Script: @Bang2write
Genres / Young Adult
The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction: by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit
How To Write Young People That Are Actually Realistic: @Bang2write
Promo / Ads
Are Facebook Collection Ads Good for Selling Books? @cksyme
Promo / Back matter
Using Back Matter to Sell More Books: @DianaUrban @BookBub
Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting
Writing the Perfect Blurb: @RayneHall
Optimizing your Online Book Description: @ml_keller
How To Chose Your Book Title: @SukhiJutla
Promo / Miscellaneous
How to Get Attention for Your Book on Amazon: @CaballoFrances
A Recipe for a Non-Traditional Marketing Plan: @mbhide
10 Myths About Marketing Your Book: @diannmills
How to Develop a Street Team for Your Book: @jenniferprobst
10 Sure-Fire Ways to Help a Writer: @CalebPirtle
5 Reasons to Submit Your Work to Anthologies: @PStoltey @RMFWriters
Promo / Podcasts
Podcasting Tips And Tricks: @JerodMorris
Promo / Social Media Tips
10 Ways First-Time Writers Can Get Noticed on Social Media: @ParkLiterary @WritersDigest
Busy Authors Should Simplify Social Media Efforts: @CeceliaMecca
Publishing / Miscellaneous
A Potentially Pivotal Case: Louisiana State University and Elsevier: @Porter_Anderson @AndrewRichard
SELF-e Indie Awards 2017 – Just another Self-e Libraries Create Sites site @libraryself_e
This is the #1 Reason an Expert Will Hire a Ghostwriter: @granthony
Publishing / News / Amazon
Warnings on Amazon’s Changed Buy-Button Book Sales Policy: @Porter_Anderson @AuthorsGuild
Publishing / News / International Publishing
Hay Festival Announces Bogotá39-2017 Anthology’s Latin American Authors: @Porter_Anderson
Industry Notes: Publishing Scotland Opens Translation Grants, Wiley’s Mark Allin Resigns: @Porter_Anderson
British Book Awards 2017: The ‘Nibbies’ Honor Literature and Industry @Porter_Anderson
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying
10 Ways to Make Your Submission Stand Out in the Slush Pile: @MegLaTorre
How to Use LinkedIn and Twitter to Find an Agent: @evans_writer @RMFWriters
Publishing / Process / Contracts
How to Request A Reversion of Publishing Rights: @SusanSpann
Publishing / Process / Formatting
20 Pro Tips to Prepare Your Ebook for Conversion: @CatherineDunn8
Writing Craft / Beginnings
8 1/2 Tips for How to Write Opening and Closing Lines: @KMWeiland
Starting a Novel With Setting Description: @Kid_Lit
3 Tips From Being a Failure As An Author: @KelsieEngen
How to Introduce Characters Memorably: 6 Ways: @nownovel
Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists
Creating the Perfect Villain-Author Toolbox: @ml_keller
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
Character Motivation Entry: Protecting One’s Home or Property: @AngelaAckerman
Women Are People, Too: 6 Ways to Write Better Female Characters: @cameron_chapman @scriptmag
Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Escaping a Widespread Disaster: @beccapuglisi
3 Fiction Writing Tips For Beginners: Build Your Characters: @angee
Writing Craft / Common Mistakes
12 Mistakes You Could Make When Creating Narrative Voice: @10MinNovelists
“Writing Career Mistakes I Made So You Don’t Have To”: @annerallen
Don’t Show, Don’t Tell — How to Leave Room for the Reader’s Imagination: by Nils Odlund @mythicscribes
Writing Craft / Dialogue
How to Write Dialogue That Works: @JerryBJenkins
Tips for better dialogue: @teaganberry
Writing Craft / Endings
An Unhappy Ending Is Just A Happy Ending That Gets Yanked Away: @CockeyedCaravan
Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story
4 Ways to Handle Backstory: @AndreaWriterlea
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
On the Accidental Origins of Beloved Books: @knownemily
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
Why Literature and Pop Culture Still Can’t Get the Midwest Right: @aMandolinz @lithub
5 Tips for Creating First Dates for Your Characters: @lisajordan
Things Your Writing Teacher Never Told You: 9 Aspects of Story Promise: by Tina L. Jens @BlackGateDotCom
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting
4 Part Story Structure for Fiction: @lornafaith
A Fun Way to Brainstorm Story Ideas: @Janice_Hardy
7 Ways You’re Treating Your Novel Like A Screenplay (And How To Stop): by Hannah Collins
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research
How to Research and Write in a Way Your Fact-Checker Will Appreciate: by Megan Jones @maisonneuvemag
Stop Researching & Get Writing: by Lisa Lepki @ProWritingAid
Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar
AP Stylebook Updates: Singular ‘They’ Now Acceptable: @GrammarGirl
5 Errors in Noun-Verb Agreement: @writing_tips
Writing Craft / Revision
How to Edit Your Story Like a New York Publisher: @hodgeswriter
Editing Tips: 7 Smart Ways to Tighten Your Writing: @LisaTener
Writing Craft / Tension
How Do Authors Create Suspense in Writing? @AGHackney
5 Ways You Can Source Great Character Ideas: @Bang2write
Writing Craft / Tropes
5 Bad Tropes to Drop: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
Writing Craft / Word Crafting
10 Ways To Make Your Words More Beautiful: @10MinNovelists
Writing Tools / Apps
15 Productivity Apps to Help Keep Your Writing Goals on Track: by Wendy Dessler @ProWritingAid
Writing Tools / Resources
A tool for using the appropriate vocabulary in your novel: @GaiaBAmman
The 110 Best Apps, Tools and Resources for Writers in 2017: @geediting
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