Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Your Freelance Writer Website: @TalValante

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

How Not to Hold an Author Event: @drewchial

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

On publishing another book when there are already so many: @Roz_Morris
Want to be an artist? Watch Groundhog Day: @austinkleon

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing: @knownemily
5 Ways to Use the Library to Nurture Your Reading Life: @librarylore @DIYMFA
Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone: @WilsonTheWriter @LitReactor
8 Books That Blend Science and Magic, Minus the Fantasy Tropes: @marthawells1
5 Nonfiction Books for Writers in an Emergency: @estepnagy @The_Millions

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

The Midstream Temptation: @jamesscottbell
4 Tips for Writing Accountability: @EngageReadersBk

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How Can You Keep Writing if You Work Long Hours? Tips: @aliventures
Is writing each day important? @WritersCoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

How You’ll Recover From Writer’s Block: @RuthanneReid

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

3 Ways Practicing Detachment Can Promote Writing Productivity: @copybyerika
5 Rules to Increase Your Productivity Fast: @lornafaith

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

How to Go Beyond Your Voice to Make Your Novel Shine: @JadieJones1 @colleen_m_story

Creativity and Inspiration / Target audience

9 Keys to Clarifying Target Market: @LisaTener

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

A School Librarian Who Thinks Outside the Box to Encourage Kids to Read: @angieinlibrary @aasl
Why Some People Don’t Support Your Writing Goals: @SeptCFawkes
9 Steps to be happy with your novel: @DNathanWriter
A School Librarian on How to Reach the Dormant Readers: by Sara Stevenson @aasl
It’s Just Books: 5 Reasons It’s Okay to Quit Writing: @brbjdo @LitReactor
The “Terrifying Crisis” of Finding the Second Act to a Writing Career: @tgwood505 @DanBlank
The Intimacy of Writing in the Second Person, in a Bar: @maireadsmst

Genres / Fantasy

The Persistence of American Folklore in Fantastic Literature: @NB_Chris @tordotcom
A Guide to Sci-Fi and Fantasy Subgenres: by Haley Larson @UnboundWorlds

Genres / Memoir

An agent on non-commercial memoir: @janet_reid

Genres / Mystery

‘Friends’ Who Can’t Be Trusted as Elements in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
Crime Writing: Complacency Kills Cops: @LeeLofland

Genres / Non-Fiction

A Reading List for Stronger Creative Non-Fiction: @kayladeanwrites

Genres / Poetry

How to Read Poetry: @WritingForward

Genres / Science Fiction

5 Kinds of Stories You Can Tell With a Lost Spaceship: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom

Genres / Screenwriting

How to Write a Comedy Script: by Paul Keegan @writingtipsoasi

Genres / Short Stories

11 Very Short Stories You Must Read Immediately: @knownemily

Promo / Blogging

Writing Blog Posts People Want to Read: @BellaRosePope

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

7 Copywriting Mistakes: @KathyEdens1

Promo / Miscellaneous

15 Book Publicity Commandments: @mybookshepherd
7 Real-World Ways to Think Like an Artist for Better Content Marketing: @soniasimone
How to Get High Resolution Cover Image of Any Amazon Kindle eBooks: by eReader Palace
Should You Make a Book Available for Preorder? 14 Authors Weigh In: @CarlynRobrtson
7 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Book Promotion: @WrittenWordM

Promo / Newsletters

What Writers Need to Know About eNewsletters: @TJMoss11 @WritersDigest

Promo / Pricing

How to Price Your Book for Maximum Results During a Promo: @WrittenWordM

Promo / Social Media Tips

Have You Seen These Social Media Changes? @caballofrances
How to Manage Your Time and Automate Your Marketing: @thecreativepenn @Nick_Stephenson
Online Author Etiquette: the Laws of the (Amazon) Jungle: @annerallen

Publishing / Miscellaneous

7 Things 1 Writer Has Learned So Far: @nancykress @writersdigest
On Publishing: Women and Men Need to Champion Women: @ResearchMediaVW @Porter_Anderson
Majority of Hugo Awards Won by Women This Year: @Porter_Anderson @nkjemisin

Publishing / News / International Publishing

PW Star Watch and Frankfurt Book Fair Announce 2017’s Top Honorees: @Porter_Anderson
‘A Banner Year for Japanese Women Authors’: @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives
‘A Champion of Translated Books’ Wins First Frankfurter Buchmesse US Booksellers Award: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

Pitching your novel: @BookOmnivore

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

21 query letter tools: @Chris_Kokoski

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Book Design: Chapter Openers and Part Openers: @jfbookman

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

How To Create A Memorable Antagonist: @OliviRayRay @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

The Development Stage: Creating the Characters: @Janice_Hardy
10 Tips for Writing Socially Awkward Characters: @_HannahHeath
Character Development Follows a Set Formula: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Why Your Protagonist Should Have a Past “Wound”: @CSLakin

Writing Craft / Conflict

Writer @Janice_Hardy Explains the 2 Sides of Conflict:
How to write a sweeping fight or action scene: @RidethePen
9 Tips for Handling Violence in Your Stories: @_HannahHeath

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Dazzling Dialogue: The 9 No’s You Must Avoid: @DIYMFA
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Clunky Dialogue: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Let’s Get Real—Authenticity in Fiction: @KristenLambTX
How to Write Your Characters’ Actions with Clarity: @KMWeiland
Why Your Story Desperately Needs… A Revelation: by Hannah Collins @standoutbooks
Narrative techniques for writers who like ‘pushing the envelope’ in their work: @patverducci
Writing Romantic Scenes and Fight Scenes: Shared Elements: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Mood

How to Create Mood Like Edgar Allan Poe: @KathyEdens1

Writing Craft / Pacing

What’s The Real Engine In Your Book? Pace: @fiedawn

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Outline Your Novel Using 4 Part Story Structure: @lornafaith @NickThacker

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Archetypes: The Chosen One: from Pub Crawl
Spin a Plot from One Story Element: @ZoeMMcCarthy
7 Ways to Bring Characters Together: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
How to Structure a Story Around a Big Problem: The Archive: @CockeyedCaravan

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

How to Evaluate a Story Idea: The Archive: @CockeyedCaravan
Elevate Your Novel By Infusing Your Premise With Something Conceptual: @storyfix

Writing Craft / Revision

How To Edit a Novel: Pump It Up: @BrynDonovan
So You’ve Decided to Write: When to Drown Your Darlings: @RTMcDonell @lithub

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

4 Reasons to Outline Your Settings: @KMWeiland
How To Write Better Food (And Why You Should): @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
Tools for Establishing Setting in Your Story: @AdenPolydoros
Description of Body Language: @SKathAnthony
Tips for Writing About Distant Lands in Fiction: @robwhart

Writing Craft / Tension

3 Ways to Raise the Tension in Your Scenes: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

85 Alternatives for Clenched Fists: A Word List for Writers: @kathysteinemann
An author reveals her list of crutch words: @BE_Sanderson
40 Fish Idioms: @writing_tips

Writing Tools / Resources

9 Helpful Business Tools: @pubcoach

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