Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Prioritizing the Writer’s Life via a Business Plan: @beccapuglisi

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Rebooting a Writing Career at a Writing Conference: @Victoria_Noe
At the Frankfurt Book Fair‘: A Book Is a Film Is a Game’ Networking Day Returns: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

Your 6-Week Prep Plan for NaNoWriMo: @AlyciaMorales

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

You Want to Write Fiction. So Where Do You Start? @Janice_Hardy

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Creative Writing Activities That Don’t Involve Writing: @WritingForward
How Hobbies Can Improve Your Writing: @woodwardkaren
Empower Your Creativity by Engaging The Practicing Mind: @practicingmind @lornafaith

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

On the Dark, Wondrous Optimism of Ray Bradbury: @GabbyBellot @lithub
5 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Inspired by Jewish History and Culture: by Matt Stagg @unboundworlds

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

3 Essential Questions for Writers: @RuthanneReid
“On the Sophomore Slump and How I Beat It”: @theladypenumbra

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How to Overcome 3 Things That Make You Feel Rushed for Time: @colleen_m_story
5 Lessons Learned on Writing Habits, Routines and Productivity: @lornafaith
Need More Writing Time? Learn to delegate: @lisajordan @NovelRocket

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

An Easy Trick for Nipping Creative Fear in the Bud: by Sarah Moore @AngelaAckerman

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

Tips for more productive writing sessions at home: by Pat Olsen @TheWriterMag
Dear Writer: Stop Releasing So Many Novels: @MCristianoWrite
Prep Yourself for Writing Productivity: @FinishedPages
What is reverse engineering for writers? @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Self-Serving Writing is the Only Writing You Can Trust: @julietescoria @_chelsea_martin

Genres / Fantasy

Divorce Should Be an Option in Fantasy Fiction: @AniseKStrong @tordotcom

Genres / Memoir

Tips for Writing Memoir: @Roz_Morris @thecreativepenn

Genres / Non-Fiction

Becoming a Biographer: Telling Someone Else’s Life Story: by James Atlas @SignatureReads
7 Simple Steps to Gain Visibility for You and Your Nonfiction Book: @kathleengage

Genres / Picture Books

3 Things Nobody Told Me About Having a Children’s Book Published: @Patrickwensink

Genres / Romance

7 Tips For Writing Great Love Scenes: @JoyceScarbrough

Genres / Science Fiction

The Creatures We Base Aliens On: @NicolaAlter

Genres / Screenwriting

Writing The Short Film – Week One: @seanbhood

Genres / Short Stories

How to Keep a Short Story Short: @april_bradley
8 rules for writing historical short stories: @toddjamespierce @TheWriterMag

Genres / Young Adult

Why Young Adult Fiction Is Essential: @virginiawrites

Promo / Blogging

Blogging: write as if people are reading: @rxena77

Promo / Book Reviews

Easy author hack for more book reviews: @sandrabeckwith

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

Tips for book launches: @SurfCityJames

Promo / Miscellaneous

Amazon Keywords Learning Lab (podcast): @DaveChesson @cksyme
5 Ingredients You’ll Need to Get More Amazon Sales: @Bookgal

Promo / Platforms

How to Record an Audio Book: @maestrompc @TheIWSG

Promo / Podcasts

Podcasts: How they sell books and how to start one of your own: @altait @annerallen
Self Publishing Podcasts: Everything You Wanted to Know: @maifosz @publishdrive

Promo / Social Media Tips

Using Twitter Moments for Promo or Networking:
3 Ways How to Respond to Blogs on LinkedIn So You Look Like an Ace: Naked_Determina
Using Social Media to Grow Your Online Audience and Influence: @HelloMorganTimm
5 Ways to Use Facebook Pinned Posts to Hook Fans: @cksyme

Promo / Websites

4 Reasons Authors Need A Great Website: by Raymond Esposito @WritersAfterDrk

Publishing / Miscellaneous

6 Things Learned as a Professional Editor: @SeptCFawkes
Ntl Book Foundation Honors Annie Proulx, Scholastic’s Richard Robinson: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Tracey Armstrong on Women in Publishing: ‘Still Striving for Equal Pay’: @Porter_Anderson
3 Random Tips For Making Occasional Webcomics: by Pekoe Blaze
5 Good Reasons for an Author to Record an Audiobook: @clivefrayne
How Many Words in a Novel? Our Editors Have the Answers: @ReedsyHQ
National Book Foundation Names Its ‘5 under 35’ Debut Fiction Authors: @nationalbook @Porter_Anderson
When readers find unintended symbolism in your text: @Roz_Morris
Your Publicity Timeline: Is There a Best Month to Publish Your Book? @McKinneyPR

Publishing / News / International Publishing

OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for August 2017: Drone Delivery Races: @Porter_Anderson
Forward Prizes for Poetry Awarded in the UK: Best Collections and Poem: @Porter_Anderson @ForwardPrizes
Gurry, Pallante, Clemente To Speak at Intl. Publishers Congress: @Porter_Anderson
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill Longlist: Historical Takes on Today’s Issues: @Porter_Anderson @CundillPrize
Oxford University Press India Begins Publishing in Indian Languages: @Porter_Anderson @scroll_in
London Book Fair and Writer’s Digest Summit Announces Pitch Slam Agents: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Traditional Publishing to Indie and Hybrid with @JohnBirmingham : @thecreativepenn

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Don’t Tweet Your Rejections: @ShannaSwendson

Publishing / Process / Formatting

What You Need To Know About Formatting Your Own E-Book: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks

Publishing / Process / Legalities

How Do I Register My Book’s Copyright? @ReedsyHQ @EmmanuelNataf

Writing Craft / Beginnings

What Psychology Says About the First Page of Your Novel: @SloanTamar
Fixing the First Page Feature: @Ava_Jae
Most Common Mistakes in Opening Chapters: @ml_keller

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Why Introverts Make Great Heroes: @ClassicQuirkySG

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

How to revise a manuscript: fixing 5 common problems: @WriteToSell

Writing Craft / Conflict

Common Misconceptions about Conflict: Conflict = Tension: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Dialogue

The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue Tags: @MCristianoWrite

Writing Craft / Endings

How to Write an Ending that Fits Your Story: @AndreaWriterlea

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

Famous Characters Teach Us Characterization: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Don’t Believe These Writing Myths: @Storygeeks
Conflate, and Tighten Up Your Story: by Nancy L. Erickson @BookBaby
A step-by-step guide to better sentence length: @pubcoach
How Many Words in a Novel? Our Editors Have the Answers: @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Pacing

How to Use Your Word Count to Control Pacing: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Diagramming Your Plot: The Big Picture: @SueBEdwards
Want to Find the REAL Story? Ignore Your Instincts: by Emily Ruskovich @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Writing injuries: the recovery time for thoracic blunt/burn trauma: @scriptmedic

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

12 Idioms Commonly Seen with Homonymic Spelling Errors: @writing_tips
Punctuation Marks: The Exclamation Mark: @WritingForward

Writing Craft / Revision

How to Choose Which Scenes to Include in Your Novel: @Kid_Lit
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Manuscript: @LoucindaMcGary
My Story Is Unclear – What Do I Do? @Bang2write
Woodshedding for Writers: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
Self-Editing for Writers: @Lindasclare
3 Strategies for Fixing Exposition: @p2p_editor

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Are You Dressing Your Characters For Success? by Paige Duke @standoutbooks
How Do Your Characters Inhabit Their World? by Sunny Singh

Writing Craft / Tension

Keeping tension in a story when you have a very powerful/skilled character: from How to Fight Write

Writing Craft / Tropes

Archetypes – Cataclysms and Survival Stories (podcast): by Pub Crawl

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

6 Ways to Reduce “-ly” Adverb Abuse: @KathySteinemann
Marilynne Robinson, Author of Gilead, on Finding the Right Word: @nytimesbooks

Writing Tools / Apps

Germany’s ‘oolipo’ Readies Tools for Storytellers: @Porter_Anderson @oolipo

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