Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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I’m spotlighting another conference for writers this week: the 2nd Annual Write This Way Indie Author Fest in Dallas, Texas.  The event is free to the public and free participating authors.  The goal is to inspire literacy, as well as provide a platform for authors to be of service to the community.  The Future Author Contest encourages young writers  ages 12 and older to write the book they have dreamed of writing.

Business / Miscellaneous


6 Tips to Hiring a Freelance Editor: @KarenCV


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World: @Porter_Anderson @michielams


Viewpoints From the Children’s Books Salon: Trends, Concerns, and Publishing Pride: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @EvyTillman


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


How to Write a Book in 2018 (A Step-by-Step Guide for New Writers): @BryanJCollins

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


Lose the Guilt: You Don’t Have to Write Every Day: @RuthanneReid


1 Writer Assesses Her 2017 Goals and Makes New Ones for 2018: @AuthorSAT


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Writing is Writing, From ‘Seinfeld’ To Historical Fiction: by Lawrence H. Levy @SignatureReads


A Good Walk May be The Best Writing Exercise: by Scott McCormick @BookBaby


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


Slow: Meandering Reader Ahead: @Julie_Glover


So You Want to Read Sword and Planet Fiction: Here’s Where to Start: @mattstaggs @unboundworlds


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


How to Use The Force to Write Your Novel: @SnowflakeGuy


How to Overcome Inner Challenges to Become a Successful Writer: @Daniel_Chidiac


Why You Should Name Your Artistic Nemesis: @AnnieNeugebauer @LitReactor


Creativity and Inspiration / Perfectionism


Why Fear of Imperfection Should Not Hold Up Publication: @DixieCarlton @IndieAuthorALLI


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Writing and the Creative Life: Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time: @GoIntoTheStory


Writing five minutes a day for a year equals a book: @AlexSokoloff


10 Ways to Find More Time to Write: @WritersCoach


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


The Writers’ Journey: Newbie to Mastery: @KristenLambTX


How to Boost Focus & Productivity with a Writing Space Makeover: @colleen_m_story


3 Simple Ways to Overcome the Challenges of Working from Home: @JustKimClark


Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? @JamesTateHill


At What Age Should a Writer Stop Writing? @GainesSteven @booktrib


Don’t Let Your Dream Die With You: @deborahdeetales


Write Everything: @SRaffelock @storyfix


10 Incredible Writing Superpowers: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest


Things You Should Never Say To A Writer On A First Date (comic): @inkyelbows


Why Should You Journal? @laina_turner


Genres / Fantasy


How to Avoid the Dark Lord Cliché: @AuthorCoH


Genres / Memoir


Transforming an Essay Collection into a Memoir: @ChelseyDrysdale @brevitymag


Genres / Miscellaneous


How Writers Can Become Songwriters: @MellaNation @hopeclark


Genres / Mystery


Tips for Writing Killer Suspense: @WomenWriters @GayYellen


Genres / Non-Fiction


Writing Nonfiction vs. Writing Articles and Can Good Writing Be Taught? @votergirl @TheWriterMag


Genres / Poetry


Components of Your Poetry Chapbook: @wvancamp


Genres / Science Fiction


Distance Legal Systems in Sci-fi: @DanKoboldt


Adventure Awaits: A Brief History of Space Opera: @HairEverywhere_


Genres / Screenwriting


The 10 Best Pairings in the History of Film and Pop Culture: @JonDLand @BookTrib


25 Mistakes That Send Your Screenplay To The Trash: @Bang2write


Promo / Ads


Mastering Amazon Ads: @ExtremelyAvg @thecreativepenn


Promo / Blogging


Bring Social Media to Your Blog with Embedded Posts: @CaballoFrances


Promo / Connecting with Readers


How to Find Your 1,000 True Fans and Make a Living as an Artist: @TCKPublishing @JeffGoins


What to remember when you’re discouraged about connecting with readers: @DanBlank


5 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Reader Engagement: @Bookgal


Promo / Miscellaneous


Best Book Marketing Advice for Authors: The Best of 2017: @JaneFriedman


Is December Good for Releasing the 12th Book in a Series? A Workaround: via @elizabethscraig


Understanding ‘Also Boughts’: @DavidGaughran


5 Tips on When and Where to Promote Your Book: @tmccauley_nyc @LitReactor


Promo / Newsletters


Newsletters and Discoverability: @KristineRusch


Promo / Platforms


Author Platform Cheat Sheet: @LillianJaine


Promo / Pricing


How to Price Your EBook for More Consistent Sales: @Bookgal


Promo / Social Media Tips


How to Set Up Facebook Groups for Pages: @thekristihines


7 Ways Instagram helps authors find readers: @LakotaGrace


Creating a Social Media Calendar: @10MinNovelists


Promo / Websites


Five Useful Elements for Your Website:


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Agent Laurie McLean’s Publishing Predictions for 2018: @agentsavant @annerallen


“How is the political climate in the US affecting the sales of socially relevant books?” @Porter_Anderson @_secondstory


Publishing Wide: Selling Ebooks And Print Books Direct From Your Author Website: @thecreativepenn


The Audie Awards Finalists Are Announced, Amid Louder Competition for Audiobook Rights: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Interview With James Chao, Director, Taipei International Book Exhibition @Porter_Anderson


Industry Notes: In France, Arab Comics; In the US, Scholastic’s Nonfiction: @Porter_Anderson


Man Booker Prize for Fiction Pressured to “Reimpose a ‘Ban on American Writers’” @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize


Italian Publishers and Frankfurter Buchmesse: Frankfurt Fellows Event: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


If, When, and How to Respond to Emails from Editors: @NathanielTower


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


How To Pitch A Series: @LH_Writes @WomenWriters


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


Submitting Your Novel: Key Tips for Success: @nownovel @rockingbooks


How to Stand Out in the Slush Pile 101: @SeptCFawkes


Publishing / Process / Formatting


Understanding Your Print Book Formatting Options: @MarcyKennedy


Publishing / Process / Legalities


Copyright Infringement By the Internet Archive (and What You Can Do About It): @victoriastrauss


3 quick thoughts about copyright: @austinkleon


Writing Craft / Beginnings


10 Easy Ways to Improve Your First Chapter Right Now: @repokempt


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Keep Your Villain Coming at the Hero from all Directions: @SPressfield


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Do Your Characters Have the Right Flaws? @Janice_Hardy


How to Use Acting Techniques When Writing a Character’s Emotional Journey: @WarnerLoughlin


How to construct interesting and compelling characters for your stories: @SHalvatzis


Creating fully developed fictional characters (that are not secretly you): @SusanPerabo @TheWriterMag


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


10 Unlikable Literary Heroines That We Love to Hate: @rosmance


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Making Readers Care About Your Story: @Janice_Hardy


5 Reader Questions to Avoid: by Dawn Field @DIYMFA


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Action Beats: More than Dialogue Tag Surrogates: @KathySteinemann


Writing Craft / Diversity


Literary Color Lines: On Inclusion in Publishing: @lithub


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Tips to Include Pets in Fiction: @SueColetta1


How to write an unreliable narrator: @ArlenePrunkl


How seriously should you take readability statistics? @pubcoach


Should I Use a Prologue for My Book? @MoonlightingWri


When A Character Does Something You Dislike: @AuthorSAT


Writing Craft / POV


Different Kinds of POV Slips and How to Avoid Them: @Ava_Jae


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


3 Cases of Erroneous Use of Colons: @writing_tips


Exclamation Points in Fiction: @NovelEditor


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


5 Reasons You Need an In-Depth Critique: @katiemccoach


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


So You Want To Write About The Cold: @helpfulsnowman


Writing Craft / Tension


Suspense Writing: 5 Hacks to Improve Your Story: @aleshahomans


Writing Craft / Voice


Using Writing Vocabulary to Streamline Voice: @Kid_Lit


Writing Craft / World-Building


Conveying Worldbuilding Without Exposition: 4 Techniques: @DN_Bryn


Writing Tools / Thesauri


Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Therapist (Mental Health): @beccapuglisi


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8 Styles of Music to Listen to While Writing: @danasitar #TopTweets2017

 

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