Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Quick Update on a Recent Blog Post: Instafreebie 

Instafreebie’s new iOs reading app has been released.  More about the reading app and how it can help with discoverability here.

Additionally, Instafreebie has also just released a group giveaway interface.  If you’re a writer who wants to find and join a group giveaway, you can now locate one through the Instafreebie site. More information on that can be found here.

I’ll be back on Friday with another post; I’m taking tomorrow off in observance of Labor Day.  Hope everyone has a great week! 

Business / Miscellaneous

Your Magic Bakery of Intellectual Property Rights: @DeanWesleySmith @thecreativepenn

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Setting Your Goals for a Writing Conference: @Victoria_Noe

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Ambient sounds for writers: from 1000 Story Ideas
5 Habits to Keep Your Writing Fresh: @audreykalman @DIYMFA
Writing Prompt Generator: @thestoryshack
18 Things Every Young Writer Should Know: @chelspipp @BuzzFeed

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

9 Inspiring Survival Stories for Fans of Dunkirk: @EarlyBirdBooks
5 Books About Strange Cities: @ghostfinder

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Author @Colleen_M_Story gives writers 5 ways to slow down time for better writing sessions:
Tips for more consistent writing: @_FYWH

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Eclipsing Your Writing: @Lindasclare
11 Steps to Set Up Pre-Orders on Smashwords: @lornafaith

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Healing, Chapter by Chapter: How Writers Tap into Their Own Grief: @emilyacolin
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Creative People May Feel More Anxiety: @GoIntoTheStory
The Life Expectancy of a Novel: @GiveMeYourTeeth
How Writing Let 1 Writer Take Control of Her Own Story: @jennie_melamed

Genres / Fantasy

Fantasy Writing: 5 Ways to Fight Like an Elf: @mattstaggs @unboundworlds
19 Top Urban Fiction Publishers: @rororella @writingtipsoasi
How to Make a Clichéd High Fantasy Cover: @NicolaAlter
5 Shows That Prove You Love Urban Fantasy — and What to Read After Watching: @ChelseaVBC

Genres / Historical

There’s No Such Thing As Historical Fiction: @paullynchwriter @lithub
Historical Research for Writers: @TheMerryWriter

Genres / Miscellaneous

4 Resources for Women Interested in Travel Writing: @AllisonBYates

Genres / Mystery

Governing boards as elements in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Crime writing: shoot to kill or wound? @LeeLofland
8 Key Traits of Highly Effective Detectives: @JChaseNovelist
Longing to be someone else as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Crime writing: evaluating threats as a police officer: @LeeLofland
Dutiful relationships in crime fiction: @mkinberg

Genres / Picture Books

Finding and Working with an Illustrator for Your Children’s Picture Book: @IndieKidsBooks

Genres / Romance

In Defence of Romance – How to Handle Coming Out of the Romance Writer’s Closet: @lansi26

Genres / Screenwriting

How to Write a Screenplay in 30 Easy Steps: @CockeyedCaravan
Dunkirk vs. Saving Private Ryan: What’s Your Screenplay About? : @jacobkrueger

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

A fill-in-the-blank formula could be the start of a great book blurb: @EbooksAndKids

Promo / Book Reviews

How To Get Book Reviews As An Unknown Author: @JasonBLadd @thecreativepenn

Promo / Box Sets

A Series of Posts on Publishing a Box Set on Amazon: @sallyjenkinsuk @nickdaws

Promo / Miscellaneous

13 Ways To Help An Indie Author With Their Book Release: @HelenScheuerer
Polarities Of Book Marketing. Where Do You Sit On The Scale? @thecreativepenn
Diary of a Book Marketing Plan – Setup: @ZoeMMcCarthy

Promo / Newsletters

Building an Email List for Your Book: 2 Effective Tactics to Try Now: @EmilyWenstrom

Promo / Social Media Tips

Starting a book? Start your author platform now: @ZaraAltair
Tips for growing your Twitter followers: @CaballoFrances

Promo / Websites

Your contact page: @Janet_Reid
Writing a feature article for your media kit: @BuildYourBrandA

Publishing / Miscellaneous

5 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About Interactive Books: @maifosz @publishdrive
Simon & Schuster Offers Books for Storm-Stricken Texas @Porter_Anderson
Producing Your Books in Audio: Picking Your Narrator: @AngelaQuarles
The Coveted Book Table: How Those Books Get There: @NewShelvesBooks

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Rights Tips: German Children’s Books to Watch for at Frankfurt: @Porter_Anderson
Industry Notes: EC Chooses Spain’s Odilo; Quarto Breaks Off Talks: @Porter_Anderson
Rio’s Biennial Book Fair Prepares Its Agents & Business Center: @Porter_Anderson
OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for July 2017: Fiction and Nonfiction: @Porter_Anderson
Birkbeck’s ‘Mechanics’ Institute’: ‘Showcasing New Voices’ in the UK: @Porter_Anderson @JuliaBell
Singapore’s SnapLearn Brings AR and VR to Books: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Freedom to Publish: Romania May Allow Only One Textbook Publisher: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Kalimat Foundation’s Ara Initiative Helps Sight-Impaired Children Read: @Porter_Anderson
Politics and France’s Reading Culture: @FabricePiault @Porter_Anderson
UK Author-Illustrator Judith Kerr Now Platinum Bestseller: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Free Webinar: How to Self-Publish Your Illustrated Book: @ReedsyHQ

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

A Guide to #PitchWars & #PitMad: @brendadrake

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

The Broken Query System: @wendylawton
Is This MG Science Fiction Query Letter Working? @Janice_Hardy

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

What Creative Icons Can Teach You About Rejection: @Bang2write
How To Survive Having Your Writing Rejected: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks

Publishing / Process / Formatting

Ebook Formatting Tips: @SpunkOnAStick @TheIWSG

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Make Your Opening Grand: @tinaannforkner

Writing Craft / Chapter Endings

Starting and Ending Chapters: @AJHumpage

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

8 Character Development Exercises to Help You Nail Your Character: @ReedsyHQ
7 Key Traits of Enduring Characters: @ev_scarlett
How to Write Characters Who Don’t All Feel the Same: @Janice_Hardy
How Relatable Character Relationships Will Make or Break Your Story: @RuthanneReid

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Writing a Compelling Hero: 7 Tips With Examples: @_HannahHeath
5 Tropes That Make a Protagonist Boring: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Dialogue: 10 Ways to Make it Real: @JordanDane

Writing Craft / Diversity

White Writers Writing Non-White Characters: @EllieStephens5

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

A Simple Technique to Improve Your Writing in 10 Minutes a Day: @newleafwriter @AngelaAckerman
The value of capturing family histories: @gmartin70

Writing Craft / POV

A Tip for Writing Multiple Points of View: @MarchMcCarron
Blowing Up Your Point Of View: @jeanne_harrell

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Cinematic techniques for writing fiction: @Lindasclare
Every Good Book is a Mystery, Even When it’s Not: @msheatherwebb

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Research: Why You Must Leave Awesome Things Out Of Your Book: @ellajoyolsen @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

3 Cases of Nonequivalent List Items: @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Revision

What does the word STET mean? @pubcoach
How to Take Edits 101: @ChristophPaul_
5 Reasons Your Novel Needs a Developmental Edit: by Jonathan Vars

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

The beta reading process: 10 critical steps: @kseniaanske

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Curing White Room Syndrome: How to Ground Your Reader: @RDCwrites
Using Body Language in Your Novel—Legs, Feet, and Bonus Tips: @SKathAnthony

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

Saying What You Mean: Controversial Language in Fiction: by Cait Reynolds @KristenLambTX

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

What Smart Writers Spend Their Money On: @colleen_m_story

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