Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


Just Say No to These 5 Freelance Writing Jobs: @newleafwriter @thewritelife


3 Truths About the Mindset of a Successful Authorpreneur: @lornafaith


How to Set and Reach Your Goals to Make a Living as a Writer: @lornafaith @jeffcarson


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Quiz yourself on writing conferences: @AmandaJoyCabot


Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Highlights Titles at Bologna and London Book Fairs: @Porter_Anderson


Top writing conferences for writers of color and LGBTQ writers: @MelissaMHart @TheWriterMag


The Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist Is Announced, as ‘Evolved’ Booker Debate Flares Again: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


Tips for Young Writers: @the_writing_pal

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


Tips for better goal-setting: @bookmarketing @BwkrSelfPublish


3 Ways to Rock Your New Year’s Resolutions: @KelsieEngen


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


Is Spoiler-Free Pressure Ruining In-Depth Discussions About Books? @AuthorSAT


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


4 Lies That Are Keeping You From Writing a Book: @DavidHSafford @write_practice


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


3 Qualities of a Successful Author: @WriteToSell


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


If you want to write, write! And other infuriating advice: by Naomi Shafer


7 Tips to Manage Writing-Related Stress: @colleen_m_story


8 Ways to Find Author Mentors and Learn From Them: @lornafaith


5 Lessons To Combat Book Two Blues: @HouseRowena


25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked: @knownemily @lithub


Genres / Fantasy


Creating Better Magic Systems (Blog Series): @davidfarland


The Dos and Don’ts of Fiction Inspired by Your RPG Campaign: @caitlynpaxson @tordotcom


Six Tips to Make Your Fantasy Setting More Immersive: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


Genres / Memoir


Exploring difficult scenes when writing a memoir: @BettyHafner @WomenWriters


Genres / Miscellaneous


Should You Write Time-slip? @writerashley


10 assumptions about writing radio drama: @foolisholly @scottishbktrust


What It’s Like to Be a Female Author Who Writes Transgressive Fiction: @losapala


Genres / Romance


How Medieval Storytellers Shape Our Understanding of Romance: by Marilyn Yalom @lithub


Writing Romance for the Skeptic: by Elizabeth Wong


Genres / Short Stories


On the Very Contemporary Art of Flash Fiction: by John Dufresne @lithub


Promo / Ads


How Authors Can Build An Indie Empire—How You Advertise Matters: @TraciTyneHilton on @EdieMelson


Promo / Blogging


How to Turn Your Blog into a Book: @drsanford77


5 Creative Blog Post Ideas for Authors: by Jo Golden @BookBub


How to Write A Blog Post When You Have Zero Time or Ideas: @_HannahHeath


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


Better Book Descriptions in 3 Easy Steps: @SueColetta1


Promo / Book Reviews


How To Get Book Reviews (in 5 Smart Steps): @ReedsyHQ


How to Get Book Reviews on Amazon: @WrittenWordM


Promo / Connecting with Readers


Assemble Your Street Team: How to Mobilize Your Fan Army to Promote Your Books: @TCKPublishing


Promo / Miscellaneous


Guide to book marketing (7 parts): by Nicholas Erik


11 Pitfalls Every Indie Author Must Avoid: @Bookgal @IndieReader


5 Ways to Sell More Books: @Bookgal


Promo / Platforms


Tips for Establishing an Author Platform: @TheIWSG


Promo / Pricing


Is 99¢ too cheap a price for your book? by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors


Promo / Social Media Tips


The Cure for Social Media Overwhelm: @DanBlank


Promo / Websites


Using https://t.co/BwfcNJUA3t for books (with examples): @HollowLandsBook


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Kindle Scout: A Guide for Authors: @WrittenWordM


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Four Festival Neue Literatur Writers on Belonging and Displacement: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Istanbul Festival Names 2018 Fellows; Beijing Announces Children’s Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


February 2018 Bestseller Lists from China Include Classics from Jules Verne, Helen Keller, Charlotte Bronte: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Booknet Canada and Rakuten Kobo Award 2018 Ebook Coding Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Norway’s Big Translation Rights Year: ‘An Increasing International Appeal’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


‘Best Children’s Publishers of the Year’ Announced at Bologna Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson


At Bologna: The Very Latest ‘Wimpy Kid’ License: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Frankfurter Buchmesse Issues Global Illustration Award Call for Entries: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


‘Canada Reads’ Chooses Its Winner, as PBS Announces Its Own Books Show: @Porter_Anderson @meredithvieira


Publishing / Process / Book Design


How To Find And Work With A Book Cover Designer: @thecreativepenn


3 Ways to Get Book Covers on a Shoestring Budget: @jkcheney


Publishing / Process / Formatting


Use MS Word Styles to Format Your Manuscript: @JFbookman





Tips for better pen names: @Janet_Reid


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How Works of Fiction Can Be Boiled Down to Two Types of Plots: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


Flog a Pro: would you pay to turn the first page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey @WriterUnboxed


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


The Power of Big Boss Troublemaker Characters: @KristenLambTX


50 Character Archetypes: from Ellie Writes Stories


Show Your Characters’ Wounds: @ZoeMMcCarthy


Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Personal Assistant: @AngelaAckerman


7 Key Ways to Reveal Your Character’s Wound: @SloanTamar


Writing Craft / Diversity


6 Tips for Writing Genderqueer and Nonbinary Characters: @Young_E_H @scottishbktrust


Writing Craft / Endings


How to End a Story: @themaltesetiger


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


Theme Made Simple: @TSQWriting


How to Use Foreshadowing Like a Master Storyteller: @Magic_Violinist


Using Poetic Devices: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Developing a Theme: @themaltesetiger


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Writing Child Characters: @Kid_Lit


8 Elements of Tradecraft: Is Your Writing Plumb, Level, and Square? by Gordon Long @IndiesUnlimited


Writing Craft: Master List of Copy Editing Skills: @JamiGold


Creating Big Moments in Your Small Story: @patverducci


Writing Advice From Readers: @bethhararwrites


Self-Defense: The Predator is Exploiting You: from How to Fight Write


Writing Craft / POV


When to Use 3rd Person vs 1st Person: @HookedOnNoir


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Tips to Keep Your Readers Reading: @CindyDevoted


Pros and Cons of Pre-Plotting a Novel before Writing: @plotwhisperer


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


6 Ways to Enhance the Shooting Skills of Your Protagonists: @LeeLofland


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats


Night of the Living Dead Beat Sheet: @DonRoff @savethecat


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


3 Examples of Problems with Parallel Structure: @writing_tips


3 Types of Compound-Word Errors: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Scenes


5 Essentials for Every Scene: @rsmonterusso @DIYMFA


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


Describing Characters: @AlisonPotoma @WritersRumpus


Writing Craft / Synopses


How to Write a Synopsis—Without Turning Homicidal: @SarahSallyHamer


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


The fictional sentence: @nevalalee


Writing Craft / World-Building


Want To Invent A Fictional Language? Here’s How To Do It: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks


Writing Tools / Resources


27 Handy Keyboard Shortcuts Every Writer Should Know: @TCKPublishing

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