Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Reviewing a Writing Year in Progress:

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

What a Writer’s Conference Really Buys You: @msheatherwebb

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

Start Writing Your Novel Today With Super-Fast Prep: @angee

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Reading and Writing Imaginary Books: @KimAlexander80
5 Books with Bargains You Don’t Want to Make: @em_llojo @tordotcom
5 Books with Fictional Languages that Could Be Real: by David Peterson @tordotcom
Using Comics to Improve Your Storytelling: @smudged_ink@MartinaABoone
10 essential books for writers: @jonreed

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

7-Step How-To Guide for Writers Who Don’t Feel Like Writing: @NathanielTower

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

12 Easy Steps To Beat Procrastination: @Bang2write
6 Creative Tips to Crush Writer’s Block: @JaggedJourney1
Struggling with writing ‘shoulds’: @AllieLarkin
7 Questions to Ask When You Lose Desire to Finish Your Book: @denisejaden

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

“Meditating” Your Way into Writing: @RosanneBane

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

3 Tips for a Successful Writing Career: @KarenCV

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

3 Types of Writers Have Trouble Finishing Things: @losapala
Do you Prefer “Click” or “Brick” Learning? @mybookshepherd
The Poseur Test: @DanBlank
“How Pickles Help Me Survive the Horrible, Wonderful Life of a Writer”: @danyakukafka
How to Stop Feeling Intimidated by Other Writers: @NeluTheCurious @WritetoDone
Staying Positive While Writing About Death and Tragedy: by Smith Galli @WritersDigest
From Roleplayer to Writer: @JediKnightMuse
31 Writer Dreams: A List: @EdanL

Genres / Mystery

Hiring PIs with the hope that they fail as elements of crime fiction: @mkinberg
Writing the Crime Scene: Murder or Suicide? @repokempt
Writing Christian Fiction And Success Over A Long Career: @JerryBJenkins @thecreativepenn

Genres / Picture Books

5 Lessons from 100 Published Picture Book Authors: @HannahWHolt
The Heart of Picture Books: @JulieFHedlund

Genres / Screenwriting

Screenwriting: Straying from the Party Line: “Cheers”: @CockeyedCaravan
Screenwriting: On the Beginnings of Scenes: @dougeboch

Genres / Young Adult

Things to avoid when writing YA: @jasonbougger

Promo / Ads

Top and Paid Book Promotion Services in 2017: @ReedsyHQ @RicardoFayet

Promo / Blogging

How Long Should A Blog Post Be? @KarenBanes

Promo / Connecting with Readers

Podcast interview with publishing expert @thecreativepenn: @writerscast
Discoverability: Go Wide: @JFbookman

Promo / Metadata

Taking Control of Your Metadata: by David Kudler @JFbookman
Help Readers Find Your Book Using BISAC Codes and Categories: @JuiceTom

Promo / Miscellaneous

Launch parties and other promo activities: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Stop spamming everyone online now: @Bang2write

Promo / Newsletters

MailChimp Alternatives for Authors: @RicardoFayet @JaneFriedman
How to Grow Your Email List with Ryan Zee: @pattywrites

Promo / Podcasts

Podcasts are Trending. Here’s How to Start Now: by Melissa Flickinger @BadRedheadMedia

Promo / Social Media Tips

Twitter hashtags for writers: @publishingjobs
How to Grow Your Facebook Following: A 6-Step Plan: @dknowlton1
How to schedule a Facebook group post: @sandrabeckwith

Publishing / Miscellaneous

How Long Should Your Book Be? @SKathAnthony
A leading journal program now offers free training in peer review: @Porter_Anderson @SpringerNature

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Censorship: IPA Refers to Russian ‘Anti-Gay Propaganda’ Law in Moscow: @michielams @Porter_Anderson
A Frankfurt Publishers’ Workshop: The Philippines in the World Market: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The UK’s 2017 Man Booker Prize Shortlist: UK, UK-Pakistani, US Authors: @Porter_Anderson
Mark Sullivan’s ‘Beneath a Scarlet Sky’ Racks Up Rights Sales: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

9 Tips to Get an Editor to Say Yes: @BetJett

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

Tips for pitch preparation: @jillkemerer

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Straight Talk From @Janet_Reid , Literary Agent: @TheIWSG

Publishing / Process / Formatting

How to Format an Ebook for Kindle: @K_Mayfield

Publishing / Process / Legalities

5 things you need to know about agency agreements: @thestormboy
What to Look for in Termination Clauses: @SusanSpann
US Copyright Ruling Opinion: The Moppet Books’ KinderGuides Case: @Porter_Anderson
A Basic Guide to Getting Permissions + Sample Permissions Letter: @JaneFriedman

Publishing / Process / Translation

AmazonCrossing’s Gabriella Page-Fort Named PW Star Watch ‘Superstar’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
‘The Important Role of the Literary Translator’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

The Villain Reveal: 3 Different Approaches: by Jonathan Vars
Crafting a Redemption Arc for Your Villain: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Exploring the darker side of characters: @KeithCronin
6 Easy Steps to Unforgettable Characters: @LMacNaughton
5 Tips for Avoiding Stereotypes and Cookie-Cutter Characters: @RMNSediting
7 Key Traits of Enduring Characters: from The Character Comma
4 Bland Character Problems and How to Fix Them: @weems503
Making a non-POV character (important later in the story) likeable: @plotlinehotline
5 Tips for Writing Righteous Characters Your Readers Will Cheer For: @KMWeiland
On Character Development: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How to Identify the Protagonist in a Story: @WritingForward

Writing Craft / Characters / Supporting Characters

Writing Secondary Characters That Pop: @jenniferprobst @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Every Story Has a Shape: @SPressfield

Writing Craft / Conflict

Internal vs. External Conflict: Balancing the Fight: @EditingWizard
Creating Conflict in Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Dialogue

5 Most Common Mistakes with Dialogue: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

How Movies Can Help You Become a Better Writer: by Joan Lennon @scottishbktrust

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Discovering Your Theme Through Genre: @CDavidMilles

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Good reasons for writing by hand: @shepline
5 Creative Nonfiction Skills for Novelists: 2 @kcraftwriter
5 Tips for Writing Kick-Ass Characters: by Codey Amprim @mythicscribes
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Injuring Your Characters: @thecreativepenn @scriptmedic
As A Writer, Your Obligation Is To The Story: @EbooksAndKids
How to Write with a Co-author: @stewartcbaker

Writing Craft / POV

POV (Should) Influence Every Word: @Ava_Jae
7 Characters in Classics from Whose POV We’d Like to Hear: @KEITH_RICE1

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

3 Errors Involving Correlative Conjunctions: @writing_tips
Pronouns and Antecedents: @NanReinhardt

Writing Craft / Revision

Questions to ask when revising: @jasonbougger
5 Quick Proofreading Tips That Have Massive Payoffs: @gvanwelie
Self-editing tips: @DebbieYoungBN
5 Reasons to Let Go of Little Edits: @fiedawn @diymfa

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Why a Funeral Might Be the Perfect Setting for Your Story: @Jffelkins

Writing Craft / Special Needs

Stop Using Autistic Characters as Plot Devices: @fodderfigure

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

200 Ways to Say “Angry”: A Word List for Writers: @KathySteinemann

Writing Tools / Apps

7 Free Book Marketing Tools for Authors: @WrittenWordM

Writing Tools / Resources

An Easy Solution for the Writer with Big Goals and Little Time: @annkroeker
Sites and Links for Writers: by Ghost Flower Dreams

Writing Tools / Thesauri

Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Carrying on a Legacy: @AngelaAckerman

Uncategorized

11 Best Social Media Monitoring Tools (2017 Edition): @bloggingwizard
Fun to speak to @SlomianyR ‘s Creative Writing class! Thanks to you and your students.