Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Saving Your Work–Ways to Keep Your Writing Safe Today: @writeabook

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

The #1 Tip For Introverts Attending a Writing Conference: @writingrefinery @DIYMFA

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Summer Bucket Lists For Writers: @10MinNovelists

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Ignite Your Imagination: 12 Books on Creativity: by Jessica Mizzi @SignatureReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Horror in Translation: 8 Chilling Reads From Around the World: @Rcordas @tordotcom
“10 Things About Writing I (Re)Learned From Graphic Novels”: @Gabino_Iglesias
It’s All in the Rigging: 9 of the Best Boats in Fantasy: @fran_wilde @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

The Drive to Survive as a Writer: @christinadelay
Confidence and the Writer: @ByCatherineEgan

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

The Secret Schedules of Great Authors: @AndreaWriterlea
Are Your Writing Habits Beach Ready? Writing in the Summer: @SueBEdwards

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

Writer’s Block and You: On Causes and How to Write On: @HistoireLolita
Regaining confidence as a writer: @_FYWH

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

Tracking Time: Analyzing Your Work Week For Maximum Productivity: @JillWilliamson
2 Ways to Beat Writing Procrastination and Finish Your WIP: @numawokcreative

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

6 Fantasies Standing Between You and Writing Success: @RuthHarrisBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

18 Quotes for the Writing Life: @ErinMFeldman
How Do You Know When Your Writing Career Is Over? @edsikov
“Poultry?” No, Poetry. On Moving From Verse to Memoir: by Chris Forhan @lithub
10 Things Authors Would Like to Say to Their Worst Critics: by Raymond Esposito @WritersAfterDrk
8 unintended consequences of becoming a writer: @tmAlexander
Overcoming Negativity Bias: @e_foster3
4 Ways to Beat Frustration in Your Writing Career: @DanBlank

Genres / Fantasy

Publishing Urban Fantasy For 11 Months – Lessons Learned: @KhaosFoxe

Genres / Horror

Ghost story writing: a reading list: @huntershea1

Genres / Mystery

The M.I.C.E. Quotient and Mystery Stories: @woodwardkaren
Crime Writing: Collusion Illegal? Well, it Depends … : @LeeLofland
Writing a Murder Mystery: The First Victim: @woodwardkaren
Underdogs as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg

Genres / Poetry

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Poetry for Beginners: @writingtipsoasi
Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines: @lwlindquist @tspoetry

Genres / Science Fiction

Horses in Space: Evolving the Equinoid Alien: @dancinghorse @tordotcom

Genres / Screenwriting

Top 5 Screenwriting Mistakes Writers Make: @Bang2write

Genres / Young Adult

Writing teen dialogue: @SH_Marr_Writes

Promo / Platforms

Your Writing Platform: Letting Readers Know the (Sort of) Real You: @barbaraoneal
Creating an author tagline: @mybookshepherd

Promo / Social Media Tips

5 Twitter Chats for 5 Different Writers: @bronniesway @DIYMFA
5 Steps to Kick Your Marketing FOMO to the Curb: @cksyme @JaneFriedman

Promo / Speaking

3 Steps to Crafting Your Public Persona For An Author Speaking Engagement: @Dana_Kaye @DigiBookWorld

Promo / Websites

5 Good reasons to Secure Your Site: @AnneKnol1

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Alternative to ACX for Your Audio-Book: @111publishing
5 Tips for Applying to Writing Fellowships and Residencies: @decorcione
How good is my audio-book narration? And how do I minimize risk? @LouiseHarnby
The Millions : Why Literary Journals Don’t Pay: by M.R. Branwen @The_Millions
How New Writers Can Build an Impressive Writing Resume with Zero Experience: @tessaemilyhall

Publishing / News / International Publishing

A successful YA YouTube vlog is picked up by a Canadian press: @Porter_Anderson @llyonstweets
China’s Copyright Industry Shows Growth, Exports in Creative Products: @Porter_Anderson
Rights Update: Italy’s Piergiorgio Nicolazzini for Righetto, Gungui, Mosca: @Porter_Anderson
International Publishers Association Announces Prix Voltaire Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson
Hers and His Software: The Klopoteks’ Publishing System, Growing: @pubperspectives @Porter_Anderson
Two UK Acquisitions: Curtis Brown and Victor Ltd., Ingram and NBNi @Porter_Anderson
Rights Update: Lina Bengtsdotter’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories: @Porter_Anderson @BonnierRights
Sudanese Author Wins 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing: @DennisAbrams2 @CainePrize
From India: A Call for Short Fiction Entries on Delhi: @Porter_Anderson @SEffectBook
At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’: Haemin Sunim and the Pace of Publishing: @haeminsunim @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

“Trying” to Self-Publish: @hopeclark

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

How Pitching a Novel is Like Being in the Secret Service: @JJHensleyauthor
In-Person Pitching: The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat: @jenklepper @WomenWriters

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Bookscan for the indie writer: @Janet_Reid

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Rejection Doesn’t Stop: @Ava_Jae @theverbs

Publishing / Process / Distribution

Aggregation without Aggravation: @pronoun and @publishdrive



How to Choose and Set Up a Pen Name: @HelenSedwick @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Fixing the first page: @Ava_Jae

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

5 Ways to Use Myers-Briggs for Characters: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How To Give Your Hero Some Personality: by Hannah Collins
Hero Personality Profiles: The Archive @CockeyedCaravan

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

General writing misconceptions: @CockeyedCaravan
Why Head-Hopping Hurts Your Writing And How To Avoid It: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Conflict

Are Your Conflicts Significant? @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Diversity

Writing Black Characters Dealing with the Culture of Poverty: @evans_writer

Writing Craft / Drafts

5 Ways to Get Your Draft Written: @victoria_grif7

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

That Magic Technique: Dark City’s Influence on Modern Sci-Fi: by Leigh Butler @tordotcom

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

How to Use Similes and Metaphors: @AJHumpage
When Imagery in Description Is Useful, and When It’s Overkill: @Kid_Lit

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Writing Cinematically: 10 Movie Techniques to Apply to Your Novel: @AuthorDebRaney @stevelaubeagent
Food and Fiction: @JennyCrusie
Why Writing Rules Don’t Work but Writing Guidelines Do: @RuthHarrisBooks @annerallen

Writing Craft / Plot Holes

How to Fix Any Plot Hole Like a Pro: @ink_and_quills

Writing Craft / POV

Point of View: Third-Person Limited: @HelloTheFuture @theverbs

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Plot Twists That Defy Genre Expectations: @NicolaAlter
4 Lessons on Plotting: @millie_ho
3 Whimsical Reasons to Daydream Your Story: @RuthanneReid

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

The Writer’s Guide to Anaphylaxis: @scriptmedic

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Wrestling Run-On Sentences Into Shape: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid
Faulty Parallelism: Parallelism With a Rebel: @ZoeMMcCarthy

Writing Craft / Revision

How to Make a Manuscript (More) Perfect: @KatieClarkBooks @tessaemilyhall
Trimming Tricks of the Trade: @GoIntoTheStory

Writing Craft / Scenes

4 Ways to Make a Scene Matter: @AndreaWriterlea

Writing Craft / Series

Settings and Series (video): @JAHuss

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Worksheet to help writers with description: @EvaDeverell

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

Do you use too many sticky words? @pubcoach
Purple Prose: Why It’s So Terribly Fun: by Raymond Esposito @WritersAfterDrk

Writing Craft / World-Building

World Building: How much does it take to bring characters and places alive? @emma_darwin

Writing Tools / Resources

Yale’s Free Online Course on Lit Theory, Covering Structuralism, Deconstruction, More: @openculture @Yale

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