Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

4 questions to ask yourself before scheduling an author event: @DeannaCabinian
Sisters in Crime Awards the Eleanor Taylor Bland Prize: @jessica_e_laine @Porter_Anderson

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Learn to Love the Work, or Do Something Else: @jeffgoins
The Picasso-Pollock Brain: @katmagendie

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

101 books recommended by TED speakers: by Rebekah Barnett and Chelsea Catlett
In Praise of Daphne du Maurier: @parul_sehgal @NYTimes

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

A writer’s attention span creates writing issues: @jasonbougger
What’s Really Keeping You From Writing? by Anita Evensen
5 Things to Write During a Power Outage: @WriteOnOnline

Creativity and Inspiration / Perfectionism

Ways Writers Can Combat Perfectionism: @cslakin

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

5 Ways to Find (or Make) Big Chunks of Time to Write: @aprildavila

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

How ‘Harry Potter’ Saved Young Adult Fiction: @ClaireEFallon

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

How to Stop Feeling Guilty about All of Your Unfinished Projects: @enhughesiasm
How to Be a Contemporary Writer: @rgay
Exploring the sonnets, and authorship, of William Shakespeare: @AlanTarica
Why is English so weirdly different from other languages? @aeonmag @JohnHMcWhorter
Writers, Get Those Summer Vibes: @AnnieNeugebauer
Mindfulness and Writing: @wandalu64

Genres / Fantasy

10 Writing Resources: Fantasy: @alyssa__holly
12 ways to make better creatures for fantasy and sf: @Brianna_daSilva
Naming Fantasy Characters—and Making Sure They’re More Than Just Names: @writer_anthony

Genres / Horror

8 Must-Read Reference Books on Horror Movies: @NatBrehmer

Genres / Literary Fiction

Self-Publishing a Debut Literary Novel: The Actions, The Costs, The Results: @hellothefuture @janefriedman

Genres / Memoir

How to Write a Memoir: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide: @JerryBJenkins
10 tips for micro-memoirs: by Beth Ann Fennelly @TheWriterMag

Genres / Mystery

Crime Writing: Edged Weapon Attacks: Stabbings Are Not Fun: @LeeLofland
Stage parents as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
A look at 1929’s 10 Commandments for Detective Fiction–With Updates (by @GretchenMdm9524 ):

Genres / Poetry

21 Top Poetry Writing Apps: @writingtipsoasi
A Social Media-Fueled Bestseller List…For Poetry: @DanielleMohlman @My_poetic_side

Genres / Romance

5 Ways to Write a Soul-Stirring Love Story: @cheryljmuir

Genres / Young Adult

Why YA Shouldn’t Require Romance: @p2p_editor

Promo / Blogging

8 Strategies for Writing Successful Blog Posts: @ninaamir

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Craft a Book Bio That Will Boost Sales: @bookgal @BookWorksNYC
How to Write a Book Foreword: A Checklist For Authors: @jckunzjr
How to Write a Book Description that Sells Books: @SukhiJutla

Promo / Metadata

7 Keyword Tools to Help Authors Create Good Book Metadata: @MissAdventuring

Promo / Miscellaneous

Free Promotional Sites for Self-Published Books: @EricaVerrillo
17 Ways to Sell Preorder Books: @dianaurban
Promo by @OpenRoadMedia Means Sales for 1982 Book on Dunkirk: @porter_anderson
An unusual bookmark makes for good promo: @terrywhalin

Promo / Newsletters

Why Your Email List Matters More Than Pageviews: @kikimojo
Never Look to See Who “Unsubscribed”: @gigirosenberg

Promo / Platforms

New app by @instafreebie delivers books instantly to ereaders:

Promo / Social Media Tips

10 Social Media Mistakes We’ve Made (And How to Avoid Them): @alfred_lua

Promo / Websites

140 Tools and Resources for Building Your Author Website and/or Blog: @sabsky

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Netflix buys comics publisher behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman: @dwbronner @CNNMoney
Netflix Buys Millarworld; Barnes & Noble Ed Buys Student Brands: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / News / Data

Reader Analytics: Crunching the Numbers to Improve Book Marketing and Sales: @janefriedman @arhomberg

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Malaysia’s Book Industry Challenges: @porter_anderson @pubperspectives
Draft2Digital adds international library distribution options: @porter_anderson @draft2digital
Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book City 2019: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
Why Censors Are Targeting Winnie-the-Pooh in China: @BRIGITKATZ @SmithsonianMag

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

10 Tips for Self-Published Authors: @DuncanMHamilton @fantasyfaction
8-Stage Ebook Project Workflow Checklist For Self Published Authors: @EbooksAndKids

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Writing A Successful Query Letter: @JeremySzal

Publishing / Process / Legalities

Copyright test: ‘children’s books based on great lit are ruled to be infringing’: @porter_anderson
Using Public Domain Works in Literary Mashups: @HelenSedwick

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Strong Openings to Overcome Reader Impatience: @Jenslattery

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

5 Tips for Writing Superbad Villains: @sacha_black @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Using Character Biographies: @scriptgods @scriptmag
A tool to help with character creation: @NicoleLockeNews @jemifraser

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

The Power of the Unlikeable Protagonist: @joeberhardt

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

How To Avoid Writing A Mary Sue Protagonist: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Correctly Using Beats in Dialogue: @ml_keller

Writing Craft / Drafts

It’s OK to Follow Your Emotional Dominoes and Write Out of Order: @stdennard

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

20 Years of L.G.B.T.Q. Lit: A Timeline: by Concepción de León @nytimes
10 great books set in hotels: @HelenaFairfax
Tolkien’s Map and The Messed Up Mountains of Middle-earth: @katsudonburi
7 Ways William Faulkner Can Help You Improve Your Writing: by Fred Johnson @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

A Guide to Dramatic, Situational and Verbal Irony: @reedsyhq
How Much Do You Know About Irony? @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Writing fight scenes: just how fit are cheerleaders? by How to Fight Write
How Your Emotional State Can Affect Your Editing: @AndreaWriterlea

Writing Craft / POV

6 Questions to Help You Choose the Right POV: @kmweiland

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

12 Step Novel Breakdown: Pride And Prejudice: @patverducci

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Temporary and Permanent Phrasal Adjectives: @writing_tips
7 grammar myths you learned in school: @OxfordWords
How to Flatten Adjective Stacks: @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Revision

Editing the “Final” Draft: @AuthorSAT

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Evaluating Writing Feedback Advice: @ml_keller
Beware Of Positive Feedback: @HettiRoss
A New Approach to Critique: by Gary Zenker @diymfa

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

How to Make Your Character Descriptions Perform Double-Duty: @A_K_Perry
Choosing Description Words: 10 Questions: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Tropes

Story Tropes: Lazy or Helpful? @jamigold

Writing Craft / World-Building

Why Worldbuilding is Not Just for Science Fiction: @willvanstonejr

Writing Tools / Resources

Checklists and Tip Sheets for Writers: @AngelaAckerman @beccapuglisi

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