Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


Brazilian Ebook Market in 2017: Trends and Predictions: @publishdrive


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Opening the 32nd International Publishers Congress: ‘Shout About What We Do’: @michielams @Porter_Anderson


Four Speakers’ Talking Points: Ahead of the IPA Congress in New Delhi : @Porter_Anderson @Bodour


Wales’ All-Hay-Festival’s Fellow Named for 2018-2019: @Porter_Anderson


New York’s Festival Neue Literatur 2018 Theme: ‘Insider | Outsider’: @Porter_Anderson


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


5 Tips for a Successful Debut Novel: @slipperywhisper @careerauthors


Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


How to Set and Keep Your Writing Resolutions: @BJoycePatterson

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


You are a Writer(Choose Yourself): @lornafaith


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Willpower: @colleen_m_story


Harness Your Creative Momentum: @DIYMFA


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


How Not Writing Can Help Your Writing: by Diane Laney Fitzpatrick


Organizing Your Emotions For The New Year (So You Can Write More!) : @10MinNovelists


How To Create Space And Time For Writing: @StephMorrill


Ideas for New Writing Challenges for 2018: @WilsonTheWriter


The Daily Writing Routines of 20 Famous Authors (Infographic): by Sierra Delarosa


How to get back into writing after a break: @pubcoach


Making Progress on Tough Writing Days:


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


5 Tips To Eliminate Writer’s Block Forever: @angee


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


The 3 Fastest Ways to Improve Your Writing in 2018: @Wordstrumpet


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to Create a Healthy Working Environment Anywhere: by Phil Stamper-Halpin @penguinrandom


All Wounds Matter: Writing Better Stories: @KristenLambTX


Writers Need to be Amphibious: @jamesscottbell


Writing and the Fear of Failure: @ClaireFayers


3 Ways to Improve Your Writing Life: @kirsticall @WritersRumpus


Tips to Help You Concentrate While Writing: @MegDowell


The Writing Effect: How Writing Well Improves Your Life and Vice Versa: @LisaTener


5 Ways to Boost Your Mood Right Before Writing: @colleen_m_story


Genres / Fantasy


Creating a Fantasy Race: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction


Genres / Humor


5 Lessons on Writing Humor: @ChrisvonHalle


Genres / Mystery


Crime Writing: Cops: Fight Fair, Or Fight To Win? @LeeLofland


The aftereffects of gossip as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Crime fiction: lying to protect a friend who’s a suspect: @mkinberg


Genres / Picture Books


Writing or illustrating a picture book? A free Picture Book Creation Resource (including templates): @inkyelbows


5 tips for writing children’s books: by Margaret Meacham @TheWriterMag


Genres / Romance


Romance Publishers Who Accept Unsolicited Manuscripts – 2018: @BrynDonovan


3 Ways To Write A Better Sex Scene: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks


Genres / Short Stories


5 lessons learned about writing flash fiction: @JJ_Burry


Promo / Ads


How to Increase the ROI of Your BookBub Ads (+ a BookBub Fast Pass): @DianaUrban @WriterUnboxed


Promo / Blogging


How to Create a Bullet Journal for Blogging: @suzie81blog


Why Should Fiction Writers Blog? @annerallen


5 Tips for Picking a Blog Topic People Will Actually Read: @NathanielTower


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


Why Characterization Matters in Back Cover Copy: @AndreaWriterlea


Promo / Book Reviews


The 5 Worst Kinds of Amazon Reviews: @BrynDonovan


How to Jumpstart Book Reviews for Self-Published Books: @Wogahn


Promo / Miscellaneous


5 ways to use audio for book marketing and reader engagement: @LouiseHarnby


Promo / Pricing


5 Ways That Playing with Pricing Can Sell More Books: @Bookgal


Promo / Social Media Tips


Facebook Algorithm Updates and How to Survive Them: @kikimojo


Tips for the New Goodreads Giveaways: @ChrisDMcMullen


How to get kicked out of a Facebook group: @sandrabeckwith


Promo / Speaking


Broaden Your Speaking-Platform Potential with These 10 Tips: by Heather Brown @penguinrandom


Promo / Websites


WordPress for Authors – How & Why: @rachelmccollin @IndieAuthorALLI


An important tool for author websites: @KathySteinemann


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Publishing, Online Business And Tech Trends For Authors In 2018: @thecreativepenn


Newbery and Caldecott Medals Lead American Library Association’s 2018 Youth Media Awards: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / International Publishing


The Prix Voltaire 2018 Is Formally Awarded to Gui Minhai in New Delhi (Currently Detained in China): @Porter_Anderson @angelagui_ @pubperspectives


A publisher who disappeared in China this year is awarded the Prix Voltaire. His daughter, @angelagui_ , on the freedom to publish: @Porter_Anderson


The UK’s Book Aid International Opens ‘New Worlds Through Books’ Campaign: @Porter_Anderson


As IPA Congress Closes in India, Norway’s Lillehammer Is Named 2020 Venue: @Porter_Anderson @michielams


The Netherlands’ Sweek Adds a Spanish-Language Contest: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Wattpad Studios Aims at Hollywood With a Pilot: ‘Cupid’s Match’: @Porter_Anderson @wattpad


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


Why Working With Small Traditional Publishers Can Be Beneficial: @KristineRusch


“How My Editor Became My Agent”: @NatalieIAguirre @LindaWJackson @ElizBewley


8 Submission Strategies That Get Results: @manzanitafire


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


Creating the Perfect Elevator Pitch: @jennienash


Publishing / Process / Contracts


5 Book Contract Terms Authors Should Know: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors


Publishing / Process / Translation


What Gets Lost in Translation Gets Transformed: by Jianan Qian @The_Millions


Writing Craft / Beginnings


Masterful Narrative Scenes: @LiveWriteThrive


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Character Sheets: The Good, The Bad, and the Messy: from Lesya at Tropes are Tools


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Are You Writing Your Hero Into the Dreaded Cliche’ Corner? @LeeLofland


Give Your Hero a Hero Speech: @SPressfield


Writing Craft / Conflict


Story is Conflict: @WritingForward


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Writing Movement and Action in Dialogue: 6 Tips: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Diversity


Native American Representation, Characterization: by Mod Lesya at Writing With Color


Who Gets to Write About Gentrification? @zafatista @lithub


Writing Craft / Endings


7 Ways End Your Novel: by Kris Noel


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


Can You Write to a Theme? @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Chronicling a Non-Chronological Story: Writing a Dual Timeline Novel: @juliecardalt @WriterUnboxed


Insider and Outsider Viewpoints: @magpiemareth @mythicscribes


Thinking About Audience (with some classroom applications): @sshubitz


How To Write An Evergreen Book That Never Stops Selling: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks


How to Write an Action Scene: @WriteToSell


Writing Craft / POV


Wrestling with Tense and Point of View: @jan_ohara @WriterUnboxed


Writing Deep POV: @Lindasclare


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining


Outlining and Organizing Master Post: @plotlinehotline


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Plotting a Novel: The Big Picture vs. Single Scenes: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa: @SloanTamar


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


3 Cases of Tense Errors: @writing_tips


3 Examples of Incorrect Use of Semicolons: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Revision


How to Use a Word Cloud to Edit Your Draft: @lidywilks


An example of editing for pace: by Dave King @WriterUnboxed


3 Convincing Reasons to Read Out Loud During Revision: @the_writing_pal


5 Novel Editing Mistakes That Will Make You Pull out Your Hair: @RidethePen


Writing Craft / Special Needs


10 Literary Magazines Curated By and For People with Disabilities: @the_anamaria


Writing Craft / Voice


3 Creative Tricks to Find Your Character’s Voice: @Jffelkins


Writing Tools / Apps


Using Google Keep to Record Ideas:


Uncategorized


15 Wonderfully Wise Quotes From Judy Blume on Her 80th Birthday: by Caitlin Schneider @mentalfloss

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