Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Sharjah’s Book Fair Opening Stresses Publishing’s ‘Light in the Darkness’: @Porter_Anderson


Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo


Preparing for #NaNoWriMo: Minimizing Distractions: @jkolin27


#NaNoWriMo Need-to-Knows: The Inciting Incident: @MishaMFB


When you suspect you may fail #NaNoWriMo next month: @plotlinehotline #WKB83


10 Writing Habits That Can Wreck Your #NaNoWriMo Novel: by Lynn Viehl


Picking Your Story Idea for #NaNoWriMo: @MishaMFB


5 Ws and #NaNoWriMo: @ramonadef


Use #NaNoWriMo to Repo Your Mojo: @jamesscottbell


#NaNoWriMo Need-to-Knows: Your Story’s Goal: @MishaMFB


20 Tips to Increase Your Odds of Winning #NaNoWriMo: @colleen_m_story


Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


Process Goals Will Help you Finish Your Book 6 Ways: @RuthHarrisBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


6 Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Protect Creativity: @KMWeiland


The Creative Life:Something is Better Than Nothing: @Justin_Marks_ @chrissparling @GoIntoTheStory


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


9 Off-the-Beaten Path Horror Books to Read this Halloween: by Cassidy Foust @lithub


5 Ways to Break Out of Your Reading Comfort Zone: by Gordon Connelly @scottishbktrust


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


Tricks and treats for writing: @pubcoach


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Finish Your Novel One Stroke at a Time: @kcraftwriter


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


Block Your Saboteur Before It Blocks Your Writing: @RosanneBane


The Psychology of Writer’s Block: @AuthorLAKelley


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly


3 things that sap productivity: @MichaelHyatt


50 Productivity Tips to Boost Your Brainpower As A Writer: @LauraJTong


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


What Makes a Compelling Story? The Secret Sauce: @AGHackney


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


Safeguarding Your Livelihood: Backup Your Work: @crazyauthorgirl


How to Keep Focused in a Rapidly Changing Industry: @MarshaIngrao


5 Tips for Writing Family Into Fiction Without Burning Bridges: @FrancescaHornak


Why Books Will Always Matter: @likaluca @ScholarlyKitchn


10 Things Learned as a New Author: @ppiano @WomenWriters


Top 20 Scariest Things Ever Said to Writers: @EdieMelson


The Invisible Forces That Make Writing Work: by Roger Rosenblatt @nytimesbooks


5 Ways to Touch Your Favorite Author’s Heart: @heatherdgilbert


Are You Really an Author? How to Kill Imposter Syndrome: @SmartAuthors


Is Your Habenula #NaNoWriMo Ready? @RosanneBane


12 Questions to Determine the Themes of Your Writing Life: @SaraL_Writer


3 Ways “Hustle” May be Hurting Your Creativity: @emily_tjaden


Genres / Fantasy


Making Room for the Small Stories in Epic Fantasy: @tordotcom by Chris Lough


Genres / Historical


Historical Novels—Your Research To-Do List: @LydiaYKang


Genres / Mystery


Links between victims as elements in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Serious Themes in Cozy Mysteries: @LesleyDiehl


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Genres / Poetry


Where Are All the Rural Gay Poets? @BhsniderBruce @lithub


Genres / Romance


Writing Love Stories: 5 Flaws to Avoid: @nownovel


Promo / Connecting with Readers


Focus on connection instead of empty follower numbers: @DanBlank


Promo / Miscellaneous


A Primer on Amazon Products Visualization: @vscotttheauthor @RomanceUniv


How to Build a Personal Brand While Staying Authentic to Your Craft: @AndreaMGuevara


Promo / Newsletters


Email Marketing 101: How to Get Into the Inbox (podcast): @cksyme


Promo / Social Media Tips


What You’re Doing SO Wrong on Twitter And How To Make It Right: @BadRedheadMedia


5 Steps to Hone Your Instagram: @Sherry_Ficklin


Publishing / Miscellaneous


The Economics of Audio Books: An Author Case Study: @ianhsuth @IndieAuthorALLI


“How I Got My Sweat’s Worth Out of a Content Mill”: @HikingAlaska


Gender Bias in Peer Review: ‘Women “Less Likely to be Asked to Review”‘: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / Data


US Book Sales for Half of 2017: “upticks for…adults’ and children’s/YA book sectors”: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Sunday Times Prize Jury Names 5 Young Writers to Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Denmark’s Hay Festival Aarhus Is Open; Jon Fine Named to Open Road: @Porter_Anderson


Free Trade Zone: Sharjah Publishing City Has Its Formal Opening: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


UNESCO Names 7 Cities in Literature Among 64 ‘Creative Cities’: @Porter_Anderson


Indigenous Writers in Canada: @CarlaJDouglas @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


Getting Started in Self-Publishing: @TheFirstHellion


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


Freelance Writing: How to Write a Pitch Editors Will Want to Publish: @HelloTheFuture


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


How to Write a Query Letter in 7 Steps: @ReedsyHQ


Agent Spotlight: Interview with Quressa Robinson: @qnrisawesome @NatalieIAguirre


Publishing / Process / Legalities


Finding the Courage to Walk Away From a Publishing Deal: @SusanSpann


Copyright: ‘Under a Well-Funded Attack’: @Porter_Anderson @michielams


The Hidden Dangers in Short-Form Publishing Deals: @SusanSpann


Publishing / Process / Translation


Translation-Exchange Partnerships: Publishers Share Their Experiences: @Porter_Anderson


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How to Write a Captivating First Paragraph: @KatyKauffman28


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Getting into your villain’s head: @YAtopia_blog @CityJuliet


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Character Traits Shake-Up Game and Character Generator Resource: @BrianneToma


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


How to Show Your Character Is Beginning to Heal: @AngelaAckerman


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


3 ways to tell if your novel is a solid story: @Lindasclare


How to Write a Kick-Ass Heroine And Get it Right: @lansi26


3 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Novel at Outset: @TheMerryWriter


Top 5 Mistakes of Indie Authors: @RicardoFayet @thecreativepenn


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Dialogue – It’s Not A Conversation: @ClaireMcMill


Create Tension with Dialogue: @DianaBrandmeyer


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


Is it a Flashback? @KristenLambTX


The Most Important Rule of Backstory: @AndreaWriterlea


3 Biggest Mistakes When Writing Flashbacks: @WriteToSell


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


How Watching TV and Movies The Right Way Can Revolutionize Your Writing: @storyartist_me


Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey


3 Tips From Margaret Atwood: @Margo_L_Dill


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


The Difficulty of Writing Perspective: @FionaQuinnBooks @DianeCapri


Why You NEED Writing Craft: @Bang2write


Writing Craft / POV


The First-Person Plural: by Sadye Teiser @a_writersstudio


Whose Line Is It Anyway? Mastering Deep POV: @jesslourey @sbakerwriter


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Creating Compelling Consequences for Characters: @Kid_Lit


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


5 tips for writing about physical pain in fiction: @LouiseHarnby


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats


E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Beat Sheet: by Cory Milles @savethecat


Writing Craft / Revision


How Do You Know When to Stop Expanding and Start Revising? @writeabook


When You Shouldn’t Hire and Pay For a Professional Editor: @newleafwriter@JaneFriedman


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


The Power of a Brain Trust: @patverducci


Writing Craft / Series


8 Tips on Writing a Series: @JMoffettAuthor


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


Clothes and characters: @elspethwrites


Writing Craft / Tension


5 Ways to Increase Micro-Tension: @heatherbelladam @WomenWriters


Writing Craft / Transitions


Writing Scene Breaks and Transitions that Develop Story: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


Foreign Phrases in Your Novel: @10MinNovelists


Writing Tools / Apps


Automated Editing Tools—Is One Right for You? @ZoeMMcCarthy


Writing Tools / Miscellaneous


How to Use Track Changes to Collaborate on Edits With Ease: @batwood


Writing Tools / Resources


The Prequel & the Sequel: a Worksheet: @EvaDeverell


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