Twitterific Writing Links
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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Happy New Year!
Business / Miscellaneous
2 Types of Events Authors Need on Their Calendar: @cksyme
Create Diverse Income Streams to Build Your Brand and Income: by Michael Larsen
Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous
UNESCO World Arabic Language Day (the World’s 5th Most-Spoken Language) Features Sharjah’s Al Qasimi: http://ow.ly/O7L030hi1Z1 @Porter_Anderson
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration
5 Ways To Help Inspire Your Writing: @lornafaith
Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers
The 7 Scariest Little Girls in Literature: by Natalee Cruz @ElectricLit
Slow Journeys – Why we read: @Roz_Morris@isabelcostello
5 Books That Have Fun Mashing Up Subgenres: @jamesagard @tordotcom
Why Art is So Important During Turbulent Times: @KarisRogerson @LitReactor
10 Fictional Characters That We Just Love to Hate: @Keith_Rice1 @SignatureReads
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block
What Writers Think about How to Start Writing: @the_writing_pal
Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly
5 Must-Have Habits for Writing a Book in a Month: @NinaAmir
Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life
What will carry you through as a writer: @rxena77
How to Maintain Your Writing Sanity During the Holidays: @SpunkOnAStick @TheIWSG
“I Pretended to Be Emily Dickinson on an Online Dating Site”: by Erin Bealmear @ElectricLit
Self Doubt Never Really Goes Away: @losapala
6 Things Writers Can Do This Holiday Season: @deborahdeetales
Balancing Writing During the Holidays: @AuthorSAT
Genres / Horror
Horror Story vs. Horror Novel: @wickerkat
Genres / Literary Fiction
The UK’s Alarm for Literary Fiction: @JonnyGeller @Porter_Anderson
Genres / Mystery
Internal dialogue as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Genres / Non-Fiction
The business end of biography: @Janet_Reid
Promo / Blogging
How to Use Lists Effectively in Your Blog Posts: @problogger
Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting
Book description tips: @AndreaWriterlea
Promo / Connecting with Readers
Finding Your Readers: @tessaemilyhall
Promo / Miscellaneous
Tutorial: How to Open a Zazzle Store: @LynneCantwell
‘5 Things I’m Not Doing to Launch My Book—Plus What I’m Doing Instead’: @DeannaCabinian at @JaneFriedman
Promo / Newsletters
Understanding Newsletter Ads: @MarcyKennedy
Why authors should have a newsletter: @JanalynVoigt
Promo / Platforms
7 Best Ways to Build an Authentic Author Brand: @SmartAuthors
Publishing / Miscellaneous
The Best Tools for Kindle Self Publishing: @kikimojo
Publishing / News / Amazon
10 Myths and Misunderstandings about Amazon: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI
Publishing / News / Data
Trends in Children’s Books: Five 2018 Predictions from Scholastic: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing / News / International Publishing
Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers: @Porter_Anderson @thecreativepenn
November 2017 Bestseller Lists from China: Literature and Current Affairs: @Porter_Anderson
Rights Roundup: Deals Reported From Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Spain: @Porter_Anderson
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Observes Its 50th Anniversary in 2018: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing
Why Pursue Traditional Publishing? (Are There Enough Good Reasons?) by Kristen Tsetsi @JaneFriedman
Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying
Contacting agents when you have a contract from a publisher in hand: @Janet_Reid
Publishing / Process / Legalities
4 Legal Myths for Authors, Debunked: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ
Publishing / Process / Translation
Translator challenges: survey respondents state translation earnings are a fraction of their income: http://ow.ly/WMaa30hi2mA @Porter_Anderson
Writing Craft / Beginnings
Plunge into Story Action—and Genre: @kcraftwriter
Writing Craft / Common Mistakes
Don’t Over Explain: Readers Get It the First Time: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Writing Craft / Dialogue
Diversifying Your Characters’ Voices: @beccapuglisi
Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story
How To Use Flashbacks: @patverducci
Writing Craft / Literary Devices
How Great Writers Develop the Theme of a Story: @mattgrantwriter
Writing Craft / Miscellaneous
5 Tips For Fairy Tale Retellings: @jules_writes
Writing Fiction Using Family History: @anngborn2write
Secret Writing Rules and Why Writers Should Ignore them: @annerallen
6 Tips About Academic Writing: @ThaxRomana
Liberating Over-Burdened Stories: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Using current events in fiction: by Brandi Reissenweber @TheWriterMag
Writing Craft / POV
A Character’s POV = A Character’s Truth: @sarahrcallender @WriterUnboxed
Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar
3 Types of Superfluous Use of Semicolons: @writing_tips
Our Love-Hate Relationship with Punctuation: @StephenJSpector @lithub
Writing Craft / Scenes
Writing Scenes That Work (Every Time): @rsmonterusso @StoryGrid
Writing Craft / Word Crafting
What’s Your “Cinnamon Word”? The Stats on How Authors Use Language: @AZinosAmaro
Writing Tools / Resources
Using a word crawl as a writing challenge: @EvaDeverell
Uncategorized
The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs: @JeffGoins #TopTweets2017
The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction: by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit #TopTweets2017
Self-Publishing a Debut Literary Novel: The Actions, The Costs, The Results: @hellothefuture @janefriedman #TopTweets2017
And here is the list of the top tweets of 2017 (with the most interaction and engagement on Twitter):
In Defense of Third Person: http://ow.ly/ZRpP30gxu4X @AdamOPrice @The_Millions #TopTweets2017
A Selection of Virginia Woolf’s Most Savage Insults: http://ow.ly/NqCH30h9N9z @knownemily #TopTweets2017
9 Writing Rules Examined: http://ow.ly/j0zB30fGHpB @KathySteinemann #TopTweets2017
How to Show Your Character Is Beginning to Heal: http://ow.ly/O1lH30gdon6 @AngelaAckerman #TopTweets2017
Writing Scene Breaks and Transitions that Develop Story: http://ow.ly/y6wC30fZ5B4 @nownovel #TopTweets2017
How do I do my own audio-book narration? http://ow.ly/4V5h30fSToA @raygreenleyvo #TopTweets2017
Switching From Querying Agents to Querying Publishers: http://ow.ly/6kFz30fo9QS @KristenBrakeman @WomenWriters #TopTweets2017
How to Write a Book With Traumatic Brain Injury: http://ow.ly/5jJT30fuhGZ @AlicePoet @lithub #TopTweets2017
6 Writing Books Librarians Recommend: http://ow.ly/sqr330fSf1N @librarylore #TopTweets2017
What makes a good fiction editor? http://ow.ly/TywC30fm4RV @LouiseHarnby #TopTweets2017
How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead to a Lifetime of Better Writing http://ow.ly/R6VY30fSeMo @grantfaulkner #TopTweets2017
“What I Learned from Failing NaNoWriMo”: http://ow.ly/UqVz30fEVZP @emi1y_morgan #TopTweets2017
Should You Self-Publish or Try to Get an Agent? 4 Questions Can Help you Decide: http://ow.ly/X6ux30h9Mrz @ChuckSambuchino @TheIWSG #TopTweets2017
Historical Novels: Your Research To-Do List: http://ow.ly/I2kK30h9MJg @LydiaYKang #TopTweets2017
12 Unusual And Achievable Productivity Hacks For Writers: http://ow.ly/yiI530f1GrD @Bang2write #TopTweets2017
“The Time I Moved to New York City to Be a Poet”: http://ow.ly/YKRg30f2n2I @Jrbialosky @lithub #TopTweets2017
How Many Words in a Novel? Our Editors Have the Answers: http://ow.ly/xQpV30fv2KD @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2017
Writing Secondary Characters That Pop: And Sell More Books: http://ow.ly/2n0230fi8hx @jenniferprobst @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2017
The Heart of Picture Books: http://ow.ly/aOme30eSQbq @JulieFHedlund #TopTweets2017
Want to Get More Readers? Get Rid of your Subscription Popup! http://ow.ly/DUpA30fexE4 @annerallen #TopTweets2017
10 essential books for writers: http://ow.ly/hEs030eVvbf @jonreed #TopTweets2017
Podcast interview with publishing expert @thecreativepenn: http://bit.ly/2w3fso0 @writerscast #TopTweets2017
5 Secrets to Writing a Fascinating Memoir: http://ow.ly/b4OR30f2mrP by Dan Emmett @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017
The Birth of American Noir: http://ow.ly/hruW30h8rTd @meganeabbott @parisreview #TopTweets2017
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Manuscript: http://ow.ly/loxw30h8rW9 @LoucindaMcGary #TopTweets2017
How Movies Can Help You Become a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/BPIG30h8s0d by Joan Lennon @scottishbktrust #TopTweets2017
A Guide to Dramatic, Situational and Verbal Irony: http://ow.ly/qBMT30e5tfX @reedsyhq #TopTweets2017
Book Promotion: Do This, Not That: http://ow.ly/3rfb30dZxd1 @NewShelvesBooks @JFbookman #TopTweets2017
How to Take Edits 101: http://ow.ly/n7Sw30eHbjh @ChristophPaul_ #TopTweets2017
Naming Fantasy Characters and Making Sure They’re More Than Just Names: http://ow.ly/vdAr30ecz8N @writer_anthony #TopTweets2017
The beta reading process: 10 critical steps: http://ow.ly/WS3030eF7n4 @kseniaanske #TopTweets2017
5 Tips for Writing Better Subplots: http://ow.ly/HNz730eqAQo @nownovel #TopTweets2017
13 Ways To Help An Indie Author With Their Book Release: http://ow.ly/HwsO30eGmDC @HelenScheuerer #TopTweets2017
What Writers Think about How to Start Writing: http://ow.ly/Nnxn30hrWs6 @the_writing_pal #wkb36
How To Choose the Best Book Cover for Your Book: http://ow.ly/EM1F30e0sye @SukhiJutla #TopTweets2017
Women in Publishing and ‘the Lack of Men’: http://ow.ly/M9xJ30e7sCK @sophiedeclosets @porter_anderson @pubperspectives #TopTweets2017
A Reading List for Stronger Creative Nonfiction: http://ow.ly/UQC130h7Wc3 @kayladeanwrites #TopTweets2017
How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz for Your Book Right Now: http://ow.ly/Tw8H30h7Wf8 @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2017
Self-Publishing a Debut Literary Novel: The Actions, The Costs, The Results: http://ow.ly/rKov30h7Wjd @hellothefuture @janefriedman #TopTweets2017
Why Being a Literary Agent Doesn ‘t Make It Easier to Write a Book: http://ow.ly/48cp30dXgdE @kate_mckean #TopTweets2017
7 Book Launch Lessons: http://ow.ly/jdlo30dXhta @sacha_black #TopTweets2017
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Literary Comedy for Beginners: http://ow.ly/61bV30e39zO @paulpaulkeegan @writingtipsoasi #TopTweets2017
10 Questions to Test your Poetry Knowledge: http://ow.ly/PcRL30e39PO by Joanne Jeffries @My_poetic_side #TopTweets2017
Social media tips and platforms for writers: http://ow.ly/7jTZ30dXi5Q @bailey_belmont #TopTweets2017
Writing Memoir: Where’s the Conflict? http://ow.ly/irCO30dXiqe @writingthrulife #TopTweets2017
The Impact of Character Transformation in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: http://ow.ly/EfSu30dXiHu by Cory Milles @savethecat #TopTweet2017
Writing an Action Story: 8 Tips for Zippy Pace: http://ow.ly/SMMT30h7mrX @nownovel #TopTweets2017
5 Tips from Hemingway that Will Make You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/AOzS30h7mbC @NicoleJBianchi #TopTweets2017
How to Write in an Authentic Historical Voice: http://ow.ly/f4io30h7mg1 @KMWeiland #TopTweets2017
The DIY MFA: http://ow.ly/oOWW30h7mqv @diymfa by Jeff Tamarkin @TheWriterMag #TopTweets2017
Writing Tips: Creating Believable Characters: http://ow.ly/7d2l30cOlbr @grace_writelife @thecreativepenn #TopTweets2017
How Much Character Description Does Your Story Need? http://ow.ly/EpRG30cOkQX @hodgeswriter #TopTweets2017
New to Book Publicity? Go Local First: http://ow.ly/fETd30cOFbi @PublicityHound #TopTweets2017
5 Steps to Better Character Development: http://ow.ly/FLBX30dc1yc @JeremyJmenefee #TopTweets2017
‘Booksellers are alarmed about geo-blocking and its potential effects on ebook sales’: http://ow.ly/boby30dc74a @Porter_Anderson #TopTweets2017
Podcast: @JohnGrisham’s book tour (and his conversations with other authors): http://ow.ly/gBlN30dciYx , http://ow.ly/853W30dctuK #TopTweets2017
How to write better LGBT characters: http://ow.ly/qu5b30cOFwg @daisy_and_me #TopTweets2017
6 Cheap(er) Cities Where It ‘s Great to be a Freelance Writer: http://ow.ly/Tzhi30cOFBY @ElenTurner #TopTweets2017
White collar crime in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/9pwo30dcbCc @mkinberg #TopTweets2017
5 Ways to Keep Your Writing Moving Forward: http://ow.ly/6eZi30cOFH4 @terrywhalin #TopTweets2017
Preparing your Goodreads marketing timeline: http://ow.ly/lW5R30dd3v5 @cincindypat #TopTweets2017
3 Tips For Writing Great Chapters: http://ow.ly/33Hp30h63rI @theladygreer #TopTweets2017
How To Assign A Character’s Race In A Screenplay: http://ow.ly/aejk30bFi1x @Bang2write #TopTweets2017
Want to Become a Successful Writer? Develop Your Intuition: http://ow.ly/M5I430bQhxx @AngelaAckerman #TopTweets2017
7 Things To Do When You Want to Give Up (Instead of Giving Up): http://ow.ly/Zigr30bUieM @DanicaDavidson @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017
J.K. Rowling’s Latest Advice Will Inspire You To Pick Up Your Pen And Write: http://ow.ly/wWm330bvBfY @emmaoulton @bustle #TopTweets2017
Mining Your Life for Your Stories: http://ow.ly/9GyQ30bSwk6 @KateMoretti1 #TopTweets2017
Balancing Writing During the Holidays: http://ow.ly/W64Y30hpOID @AuthorSAT #wkb31
Classic Story Structures and What They Teach Us About Novel Plotting: http://ow.ly/UzaQ30bHYMq @jesslourey @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2017
Storytelling Through Costume: The Woman in White: http://ow.ly/hXUg30aWH3R @gaileyfrey @tordotcom #TopTweets2017
6 Things Writers Can Do This Holiday Season: http://ow.ly/PTvM30hpOmV @deborahdeetales #wkb31
The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs: http://bit.ly/2iZyXIJ @JeffGoins #TopTweets2017
An Agent on Why Authors Need to Dump the Elevator Pitch: http://ow.ly/5mwC30h4AJN @BookEndsJessica #TopTweets2017
The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction: http://ow.ly/7WUf30h4AQx by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit #TopTweets2017
How to Get Going with MailChimp and Email Marketing: http://ow.ly/VPxn30h4B2j @CaballoFrances #TopTweets2017
How NOT to start your novel: Six First Page No-Nos: http://ow.ly/F3rX30h4Bf8 @annerallen #TopTweets2017
How To Write Creative Nonfiction: http://ow.ly/QFft30aoOg5 @woodwardkaren #TopTweets2017
International Publishers Association Issues Freedom to Publish Manifesto: http://ow.ly/5KE130aTGVG @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers #TopTweets2017
5 Steps to find Character Names: http://ow.ly/YtmB30a1S4o @nownovel #TopTweets2017
How description works in our stories: http://ow.ly/krwz30auDdZ @PBRWriter #TopTweets2017
How to Write Without Approval: Reasons to Keep Writing When it’s Tough: http://ow.ly/upxW30a3w7K @AGHackney #TopTweets2017
How to Format a Book: 10 Tips Your Editor Wants You To Know: http://ow.ly/B6xb30aUjOS @batwood @thewritelife #TopTweets2017
8 Highly Unusual Writing Residencies: http://ow.ly/jTdy30aapSu @knownemily #TopTweets2017
5 Reasons Fellow Writers Are Essential to Your Writing Life: http://ow.ly/EJTa30aFOF2 @jessicastrawser @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017
The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes: http://ow.ly/tm4P30h3520 @Ramqvist #TopTweets2017
16 Things All Historical Fiction Writers Need to Know: http://ow.ly/GHf530h354Y @IGLAbooks #TopTweets2017
How to Identify & Avoid Some Common Bad Publishing Deals: http://ow.ly/nARG30h35kq @SusanSpann @RMFWriters #TopTweets2017
The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue Tags: http://ow.ly/WZtb30h35BM @HelenaFairfax #TopTweets2017
Using Repetition to Produce Parallel Structure: http://ow.ly/OMQn309JKpQ @writing_tips #TopTweets2017
Should You Use Kindle Pre-order? http://ow.ly/AnzD309PdBn @loishoffmanDE #TopTweets2017
6 Best Podcasts For Writers Who Want to Sell More Books in 2017: http://ow.ly/DPX5309HzUQ @cksyme #TopTweets2017
How to finish a novel: tracking a book’s progress from idea to completion: http://ow.ly/MR0Z30a4qZO @Wylmenmuir @beprolifiko #TopTweets2017
A 10-step book launch plan to outrank bestselling authors: http://ow.ly/aRvP309bnjZ @Creativindie #TopTweets2017
Writing, brotherhood, and the narrative of autism: http://ow.ly/GKvG309lHpv @mattmastricova @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017
4 Truths to Change Your Perspective on the Writer/Editor Relationship: http://ow.ly/zfhl3095Tpi @jessicastrawser #TopTweets2017
5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent: http://ow.ly/SXJH309CHvH @BriannaShrum @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017
Hyphenation Rules for 35 Prefixes (and 1 Suffix): http://ow.ly/7sYE309LaE9 @writing_tips #TopTweets2017
What not to do at an author festival: http://ow.ly/AH3230h34mu @Elfwriter #TopTweets2017
Getting Our Books into US and International Libraries: http://ow.ly/1jdM30h34E2 #TopTweets2017
Tackling the Dreaded Synopsis: http://ow.ly/fgdZ30h34Kt @jkolin27 @OpAwesome6 #TopTweets2017
How Much Description Do You Need in Your Writing? http://ow.ly/C5Ul308GIUc @katekrake #TopTweets2017
5 Mistakes Authors Make on Social Media: http://ow.ly/uCLH308PVIs by Michael Cristiano #TopTweets2017
Top 10 Trends in Reading and Book Apps for Children: http://ow.ly/5RjA308BoUa @Porter_Anderson @elisayuste #TopTweets2017
How To Become a Good Writer: 50 Quotes From The Greats: http://ow.ly/1uhP308sWYy @WritetoDone #TopTweets2017
Writing Income: What 1 Writer Made in 2016: http://ow.ly/yLkO308VxXV @KameronHurley #TopTweets2017
Staring into the Soundless Dark: On the Trouble Lurking in Poets’ Bedrooms: http://ow.ly/SGyM308sX3x by Andrew Kay @The_Millions #TopTweets2017
Plotting A Blockbuster Thriller: http://ow.ly/Sixd308wwUh @Chris_Kokoski #TopTweets2017
A Complete Guide and Resources for Choosing Your Book Cover Font: http://ow.ly/du6V3092WBO @publishdrive #TopTweets2017
3 Reasons You Don’t Need Experience to Write a Great Story: http://ow.ly/5uBf30gZLEk @bradtaylorbooks @SignatureReads #TopTweets2017
Pixar & Khan Academy Offer a Free Online Course on Storytelling: http://ow.ly/APdS30gZLKT @openculture @AyunHalliday #TopTweets2017
Selecting the Right Sentence Structure for the Right Emotion: http://ow.ly/djSn30gZLWF @SeptCFawkes #TopTweets2017
10 Tips To Up Your Book Marketing Skills Right Now: http://ow.ly/TpJL30gZMfg @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2017
4 ways not to start a novel: http://ow.ly/zLKY307mUaL @jasonbougger #TopTweets2017
How to Find Your Agent Match: http://ow.ly/2Iu6307eqNo @SusanSpann #TopTweets2017
5 Things an Author Did Wrong In Her (First) Novel: http://ow.ly/60Qt307Rj0w @GillianMAuthor #TopTweets2017
20 self-publishing dos and don’ts: http://ow.ly/FOaG307mUSJ @kseniaanske #TopTweets2017
7 Reasons Writers of Serious Novels Should Use Humor in Their Fiction: http://ow.ly/EUyN3079pzT @deangloster @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017
5 successful authors on daily word count goals: http://ow.ly/DxX8307P07s @raimeygallant @benjaminsobieck @heatherezell @pintipdunn #TopTweets2017
Rosarium’s Faces of Diverse Publishing: ‘Just Get Out of Our Way’ http://ow.ly/YMh2308iv5z @Porter_Anderson @RosariumBill #TopTweets2017
First Chapters: Draw in your Reader: http://ow.ly/yF6j307P2Po @annerallen #TopTweets2017
2 Exercises to Maximize Your Creativity First Thing in the Morning: http://ow.ly/8qYU30gZK5r Todd Brison #TopTweets2017
2 Exercises to Maximize Your Creativity First Thing in the Morning: http://ow.ly/8qYU30gZK5r @ToddBrison #TopTweets2017
6 Best Cocktails From Classic Literature: http://ow.ly/b76030gZKiU @rosmance @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017
6 Best Cocktails From Classic Literature: http://ow.ly/b76030gZKiU @rosmance @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017
What to Write in the Bio Section of Your Query Letter: http://ow.ly/w9jx30gZKmP @ChuckSambuchino #TopTweets2017
9 Steps to Self-Publish Your Print Book Using CreateSpace: http://ow.ly/83W930gZL7j @lornafaith #TopTweets2017
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