Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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I have an interview (podcast with transcript) on Simon Villeneuve’s BookWorthy site about making time for writing. 

Business / Miscellaneous


Launching Your Second Book and Beyond: 4 Questions to Ask: @Andrea_Dunlop @JaneFriedman


The ‘Profits From Publishing’ Controversy: Do Authors Get Paid Enough? @Porter_Anderson @lizzykremer


Keep the information on your business proprietary: @KristineRusch


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Writers’ Conference Secrets for Success: @FrugalBookPromo @TheIWSG


How To Be A Success At A Book Event: @wandalu64


National Book Awards Open 2018 Submissions and Name Judging Panels: @Porter_Anderson @nationalbook


Lithuania’s ‘Day of the Book Smugglers’ Comes to the UK Ahead of London Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


How to Break Free from Your Writing Rut: @BeingTheWriter @womenonwriting

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


Five YA Series with Geeky Heroes: by Brooke Johnson @tordotcom


15 Novels That Subvert Traditional Gender Roles: @knownemily @lithub


17 Literary Podcasts to Ease Your Commute: by Jo Lou @ElectricLit


Reading to Write: @SueBEdwards


Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous


3 Ways “Hustle” May be Hurting Your Creativity: @emi1y_morgan


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Tips for making time for writing your book: @savilleneuve


Write Four Books A Year As A Juggling Author: @lornafaith @JugglingAuthor


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


3 Reasons You Have Writer’s Block—and How to Cure it: @RDCwrites


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to Be a Confident Writer: @the_writing_pal


Avoiding Burnout With Strategic Breaks: @jamesscottbell


Confessions of a Typewriter Addict: by Anthony Casillo @lithub


Want To Be An Organized Writer? Start With An Effective Life: @10MinNovelists


Bullet Journal Update: Can They Help Your Writing Career? @Jenn_Mattern


How to Tell if Your Writing is Good: @HeatherJacksonW


Three Things You Have In Common With All Writers: by Art Holcomb @storyfix


What if a Standing Desk is Too Big for Your Writing Space? @colleen_m_story


5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing: @annkroeker


6 Types of Writer Pain and How To Resolve Them: @Beth_Barany


Simplifying Your Writer’s Life: @KelsieEngen


Making Friends with Your Inner Editor: by Christine Hennebury @10MinNovelists


Conquer Writer’s Angst: @sallyjenkinsuk


15 Ways to Strengthen Writer Courage: @diannmills


Getting pitched, getting hitched: A literary marriage proposal: @MelissaMHart @TheWriterMag


Genres / Fantasy


Why Read Fantasy Literature? @AGHackney


Reality checks for fantasy: from Just a Writing Aid


Genres / Horror


Women in Horror: 10 Authors to Read: by Wordy Nerd Bird


Why the Horror Trope of the Hard-Boiled Detective Protagonist Needs to End: @ShotgunZen @BDisgusting


Genres / Memoir


Writing Memoir: The Perils of Research: @writingthrulife


Genres / Mystery


Writing a Cozy Mystery: The Murder: @LauraDiSilverio


Search Warrants: What the Officer Should be Able to Tell a Judge: @LeeLofland


Crime Writing: Developing Latent Prints on Difficult Surfaces: @LeeLofland


Genres / Non-Fiction


5 Tips for Writing a Self-Help Book That’s Better Than Tom Brady’s: @UselessEty @WritersDigest


Genres / Romance


7 Interesting Romance Fiction Trends from the Past 10 Years: @EmmanuelNataf


Genres / Science Fiction


Time Loops in SFF: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom


Space Opera vs Science Fiction (podcast): @mythcreants


Promo / Ads


How to Boost Your Chances of Getting a BookBub Featured Deal: @DianaUrban @BookBub


Promo / Blogging


Blogging isn’t Dead 8 Reasons to Start an Author Blog: @annerallen


Promo / Metadata


British Industry Slams Wrongful Use of Metadata Fields for Book Promotion: @Porter_Anderson @KarinaLuke


Promo / Miscellaneous


The Art of Publicity: How Indie Publicists Work With Writers: by Tess Taylor @poetswritersinc


Complete Guide to Interview Strategies: @TCKPublishing


5 Terrible Ways to Launch Your Book: @Draft2Digital


Your One-Sentence Book Marketing Plan: @GlennJMiller


Promo / Newsletters


How to use Mailchimp – A Basic Mailchimp Tutorial: @pjrvs


Promo / Websites


How to Build a Website (For Authors): @RuthanneReid


Publishing / Miscellaneous


London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Nod Will Go to Sara Miller McCune at Intl. Excellence Awards: @Porter_Anderson @SAGE_News


Publishing / News / International Publishing


‘Radical Publishing House’ Verso Wins IPG’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Trade Publisher of the Year: @Porter_Anderson


Future!Publish Program at Leipzig; Greystone Sending 15 to London: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


The Golden Phone Call: Eight Writers Handed US$165,000 Each by Windham-Campbell: @Porter_Anderson @pblossomhwy


A new Pop Up Project announced today in London (March 12) celebrates art and internationalism: @Porter_Anderson


Open Road Acquires US Graham Greene Ebook Rights; Unicorn Announces Ali Cavanaugh Book: @chgreig @Porter_Anderson


BookNet Canada’s 2017 Sales Performance Report Shows Online Buying, Younger Readers, and Big Poetry: @Porter_Anderson @BookNet_Canada


Three Ways PEN’s New Report Says China Is Compromising Free Expression: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


Tips for successful self-publishing: @IndieAuthorALLI


Comparing Print-On-Demand vs Offset Printing (Pros & Cons): @ReedsyHQ


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


7 Questions for Writers to Ask While Researching a Small Press (via @JaneFriedman ):


Publishing / Process / Book Design


7 Best Book Cover Trends to Stay Current in 2018: by Calvin Emerson @JFbookman


Publishing / Process / Translation


Man Booker International Prize 2018 Longlist Spotlights Books Translated From 10 Languages: @Porter_Anderson


France’s 2018 Literature in Translation: The 10 Shortlisted Titles From the French-American Foundation: @Porter_Anderson @HowardCurtis49 @EmKateRam


A Translator’s Diary: @EmKateRam @vee_ess_eee


Writing Craft / Beginnings


A Lesson in Deep POV — First Page Critique: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors


Tips for character intros: from Just a Writing Aid


Avoid Nagging False Suspense Questions in Your Story Opening: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


Tips for beginning your novel: @Margo_L_Dill


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


How to Write Memorable Villains: @evans_writer @RMFWriters


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Write Fictional Characters as Complex & Realistic as You Are: MBTI for Writers (blog series): @MandyCorine


Characters As Mirrors: @beccapuglisi


Character Development Questions: Building Character Arcs: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Have You Chosen the Right Main Character to Tell Your Story? @kristen_kieffer


How To Write A Character Who Can Carry A Series: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Avoid Common Writing Mistakes: by Natalie Hanemann @RachelleGardner


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Do Your Characters Talk too Much? When to Use Indirect Dialogue: @annerallen


Writing Craft / Diversity


Description: Making Representation Obvious: from Tropes are Tools


Writing Craft / Endings


Epilogues and How To Write an Effective One: @ReedsyHQ


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


Avoiding Info Dumps: from Just a Writing Aid


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


5 Writing Lessons from Groundhog Day: @JennyHansenCA


4 Lessons Writers Can Learn from ‘The Good Place’: by Karen Krumpak @WritersDigest


6 Ways Mark Twain Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


9 Tips to Improve Your Writing: @katy239


4 Tips for Writing to the Right Audience: @KMWeiland


7 Ways to Bring More Artistry to Your Writing: @soniasimone


The Question Your Novel Answers: @NancyJAuthor @WriterUnboxed


How To Write About the Body in Creative Nonfiction: @kayladeanwrites @DIYMFA


Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In: @knownemily @lithub


What is sticky writing?  @pubcoach


Writing Craft / Plot Holes


The Magic Fix-it Scene: @ml_keller


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Elevate Your Story – Push Your Hero Off a Cliff: @jeannevb @WritersDigest


The Art of The Plot Twist (Video): @12BPSeries


A Simple Tip to Help Get Rid of Saggy Middles: @FaeRowen


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


A Review of Clauses and Conjunctions: @LiveWriteThrive


Writing Craft / Revision


The Author’s Survival Guide to Track Changes: @LisaPoisso


Ten Reasons Why You Need an Editor: @carolcram @WomenWriters


Hedge Words and Inflation Words: Prune Them From Your Writing: @JRHwords @JaneFriedman


Breaking Writing Rules Right: Don’t Use Filter Words: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


How to Create a Critique Group that Works: @WriteNowCoach


An editor takes on a submitted second chapter: @kcraftwriter


Writing Craft / Special Needs


Building The Disabled World: @WriterOdell @sfwa


Writing Craft / Synopses


How to Write A Synopsis: @editoreditorial @IndieAuthorALLI


Writing Craft / Voice


Masterful Voice in Novels: @LiveWriteThrive


Reading Your Way to Great Writing Voice: @Kid_Lit


Writing Craft / World-Building


7 Tips for Creating Believable Fantasy or Science Fiction Worlds: @Janice_Hardy


Creating a Fantasy Race : by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction


Stop World Building and Start Writing: @12BPSeries


Writing Tools / Apps


5 Powerful Upgrades to Your Writing Software: @DaveChesson


Uncategorized


Family businesses as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg

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