Twitterific Writing Links
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Business / Miscellaneous
Writing To Market – What It Means & Some Considerations: @KhaosFoxe
Digital Science Releases Scholarly Publishing Blockchain Report: @Porter_Anderson
Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
The 85K Writing Challenge for 2018: @Julie_Valerie
A closer look at the upcoming FutureBook conference in London: @Porter_Anderson
5 Ingredients for an Awesome School Visit: @PM_Freestone @scottishbktrust
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
Boost Your Creative Mojo (podcast): @grantfaulkner @DIYMFA
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers
Writers Learn from Reading / IWSG Book Club: @TheIWSG @ChrysFey
368 “best books of 2017” lists: @largeheartedboy
Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation
Thinking about the rewards of writing can be motivation for continuing to write: @SloanTamar
Reducing the Noise of Hesitation: @MattBPerk
Never Give Up (Or Why New Writers Feel A Little Nuts): @10MinNovelists
Don’t wait for your Muse. Avoid precious rituals. Get into the daily habit of doing the work. @inkyelbows
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing
On Maximizing Creativity: By Bonnie Randall
6 Simple Tips to Create Daily Writing Habits: @hodgeswriter
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly
The importance of tracking our writing: @pubcoach
Creating the Right Mindset to Be Productive: @JRoseBooks
Unplugging for Productivity: @Julie_Klassen
Creativity and Inspiration / Success
The 3 Secrets to Addictive Fiction: @VictoriaMixon @WritetoDone
Three Fiction Essentials to Keep Readers Reading: @Lindasclare
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
The Definitive Way to Organize Your Books: An Illustrated Guide: @tomgauld @lithub
25 Gift Ideas For The Writer In Your Life: @thecreativepenn
3 Tips to Help You Understand Your Writing Fear: @patverducci @SPressfield
Why Journaling is a Powerful Way to Transform Your Life: @writingthrulife
5 Ways Writers Can Survive A Quake: @kcraftwriter
What Are You Wearing? Why Writers Should Care: @colleen_m_story
4 ways to build mental toughness for writing: @pubcoach
Writing Through Fear and Anxiety: @BJoycePatterson @DIYMFA
6 Famous Writers Injured While Writing: @knownemily @lithub
How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Boston: @baburoset
Vanquishing the Killer Critic: @barbaraoneal @WriterUnboxed
Genres / Fantasy
History for Fantasy Writers: How Old Was Old? by E.L. Skip Knox
Worlds Within Worlds: Qi and Fantasy: @DeadmanMu @FantasyFaction
Genres / Horror
A beginner’s guide to writing horror novels: @bethanyrscott @beprolifiko
7 Beloved Authors Who Occasionally Dabbled in Horror: @EmmanuelNataf
Genres / Miscellaneous
Illuminating the Edge of Dark Contemporary Fiction: @KairaRouda
Tips for Writing and Self-Publishing Cross Genre Fiction: @CasiaSchreyer @lornafaith
Genres / Mystery
Crime Writing: From Hot Breath to Big Toes: More Cop Terminology: @LeeLofland
Parents’ secrets from their children as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Crime fiction authors who took risks with their genre: @mkinberg
Crime Writing: More Cop Terminology: @LeeLofland
Genres / Picture Books
Self-Publishing a Picture Book: @KarenCV @FrugalBookPromo
Genres / Screenwriting
Screenwriting: “La La Land”: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
Screenwriting: 5 Ways To Stand Out In The Script Pile: @Bang2write
Promo / Blogging
Using and Understanding Google Analytics for Beginners: @HelloMorganTimm
Promo / Miscellaneous
Journaling a Book as a Reader ‘Extra’:
8 Ways For Authors to Waste Their Money: @thDigitalReader
5 Simple Amazon Sales Tips for Indie Authors: @Bookgal
Why You Need an Author Tagline and 3 Tips for Creating One: @laina_turner
The Angsty Relationship Between Writing and Sales: @andilit
How to run a successful book preorder campaign: @DianaUrban
Promo / Platforms
10 Tips for Building Your Platform With Less Pain: @MargotStarbuck
Promo / Social Media Tips
How to Create Screencasts With Your Smartphone: @Tabitha_Carro @SMExaminer
Promo / Speaking
5 Tips for Engaging Your Audience: @Julie_Glover
Promo / Websites
Are You Hiding at Your Author Website? @JanalynVoigt
Publishing / Miscellaneous
A Contest Judge Reveals How to Win Writing Contests: by Alice Sudlow @write_practice
Publishing / News / Amazon
Amazon’s new imprint for short-form work: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Publishing / News / International Publishing
‘New Influencers’: Social Media Specialists and Canadian Publishing: @lukaesque @pubperspectives
European Booksellers Cheer Talks Moving Ebooks Out of Geo-Blocking: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
In China: Bookselling Trends and OpenBook’s Bestseller Lists for October: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Sees Gains Amid Concerns About Imports: @Porter_Anderson
Canadian Copyright Challenge: Québec’s Copibec Class Action Update: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Renuka Chatterjee on International Fiction Series at Speaking Tiger Books: @Porter_Anderson
Italian Publishers Welcome Tax Credit for Libraries After
Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing
An Introduction to Self-Publishing Fiction: @kristen_kieffer
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing
9 Little Known Facts about Getting Published: @ChadRAllen
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches
5 Ways to Perfect Your Pitch: @Editor_Amanda @DIYMFA
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying
Should You Revise & Resubmit? @AuthorSAT
Querying weird books: @Janet_Reid
Publishing / Process / Distribution
In-Depth Comparison of Ebook Distribution Platforms: Maximize Reach and Profit: @ReedsyHQ
Publishing / Process / Translation
The UAE’s Rewayat Imprint: Translations For, and From, the Arab World: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
Writing Craft / Beginnings
Is Your Inciting Incident Strong Enough? First Page Critique: @JordanDane
The Pros and Cons of Using a Prologue and When to Write One: @MegLaTorre @writersdigest
Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey
The Opening Scene: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Craft / Characters / Development
Unhelpful thinking styles: which one does your character use? @SloanTamar
How to Create a Character Based on Internet Comments Sections: @weems503
Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion
How to Evoke Emotions as a Writer: by Paul Bates @RomanceUniv
Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists
Heroes Can Be Smart, But Not Even-Keeled: @CockeyedCaravan
Writing Craft / Common Mistakes
The Mundane Doesn’t Belong in Your Story: @Margo_L_Dill
6 Novels With Weak Throughlines: by Oren Ashkenazi
Managing Large Casts of Characters: @plotlinehotline
Too many characters (podcast): @mythcreants
“3 Mistakes I Made: Series Writing, Not Understanding My Genre, and Expecting to be an Exception”: http://ow.ly/jGzH30gFvHq
Writing Craft / Dialogue
Why Effective Dialogue Often Ignores Writing “Rules”: @KathySteinemann
Writing Craft / Diversity
How To Avoid Stereotypes When Writing Diverse Characters: @Bang2write
Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film
What ‘Twin Peaks’ Can Teach Us About Writing—And Experiencing—Trauma: @DorothyBendel @ElectricLit
6 Lessons Writers Can Learn from Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’: @JFarrisKnight @writersdigest
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
On the Dangers of Romanticizing Gentrification in Your Novel: @TobiasCarroll
5 Tips for Organizing Subplots: @KMWeiland
How to Practice Storytelling: 2 Essential Skills: @lori_puma @StoryGrid
Writing Conflict: The Nature of Dehumanization: from How to Fight Write
Detaching yourself from your character: from How to Fight Write
The Act Two Choice: @Janice_Hardy
‘Bad Sex In Fiction’ Award Goes To Novelist Who Compared Skin To Stained Bathtub”: @camilareads @nprbooks
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting
Developing Your Plot: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research
Article Research: A Savvy Librarian’s Top Tips: @TiceWrites by Maia Veres
Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques
5 Stages of Grief for Writers When Dealing with Negative Feedback: @fcheung217 @CleaverMagazine
Writing Craft / Scenes
4 Key Ways to Launch a Scene: @Jordanrosenfeld @JaneFriedman
3 Questions to Ask Every Scene: @AndreaWriterlea
Writing Craft / Settings and Description
Writing Vivid Descriptions: @isekhmet
Writing Craft / Tension
Suspense Writing: 5 Hacks to Improve Your Story: @aleshahomans
Writing Craft / Word Crafting
Don’t Detail Every Movement Your Story Characters Make: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Writing Craft / World-Building
5 Tips for Creating Believable Fictional Languages: @KMWeiland
Writing Tools / Apps
Creatine and Using Scrivener Collections: @aprildavila
9 Manuscript Editing Software Programs Reviewed: by Carla King @BookBaby
What macros do for editors and proofreaders: by Paul Beverley @LouiseHarnby
Writing Tools / Miscellaneous
How to Build a Chapter–A Template to Try for Any Genre: @writeabook
Writing Tools / Resources
27 Great Websites for Writers: @EricaVerrillo
Writing Tools / Thesauri
Character Occupation Thesaurus Entry: E.R. Physician: @AngelaAckerman
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