Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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I’m going to be offline this week , so won’t have posts tomorrow or Friday.  I’ll be back next Sunday.  :)

Business / Miscellaneous


What Makes a Great Fiction Book Editor: @TessaShapcott @RomanceUniv


Top 8 Benefits of Freelance Writing: @TCKPublishing


How To Write High-Volume Fiction In A Sustainable Way: @tobywneal @thecreativepenn


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


The UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Names Six Authors: @Porter_Anderson @WomensPrize @BananaKarenina @girlhermes @meenakandasamy


Ibrahim Nasrallah Wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @i_nasrallah23 @pubperspectives


Greece Opens Athens’ Year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


A closer look at the new Bibliotopia festival in May: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Opens, a Professional Program at Its Center: @Porter_Anderson


Publishers Forum Opens Today in Berlin: ‘New Tech’ and Level Heads: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


How to Write a Novel: A 12-Step Guide: @JerryBJenkins


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


PBS Announces ‘Its 100 Contenders for Best-Loved Novel’: @Porter_Anderson @pbsbooks @Nutopia_tv


10 Authors Whose Best Work Was Published Posthumously: @knownemily @lithub


David Foster Wallace and the Horror of Neuroscience: by M.M. Owen @The_Millions

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Top 8 Online Time-Tracking Tools: @TCKPublishing


Writing Progress Does Not Always Equal Word Count: @annamarieobrien @losapala


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


Broken Fingers, NOT Writer’s Block: @jakazimer


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to build a creative life that makes you happy and ALSO produces results: @jennifershiman @jccabel


After publication, 4 things to do to prepare for the road ahead: @tessaemilyhall


Re-reading your work: @evmysterywriter @killzoneauthors


Coping with Impostor Syndrome: @DanBlank


The Secret to Journaling: @Lizmugavero @WickedCozys


The Strange Magic of Libraries: @StuartKells @parisreview


Why the Term “Mary Sue” Should Be Retired: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


The Healthy Writer: @thecreativepenn @SarahRPainter


How did 18th century literary women relieve domestic distress? With opiates: by Vanessa Thorpe @GuardianBooks


Should You Make That Comment or Not? @Stepha_OBrien


How to Make a Writer Crazy: @LindaKSienkwicz


2 Steps to Your Writer’s Stance: @Beth_Barany


Truths About The Artist’s Journey: @SPressfield


Genres / Middle-Grade


9 Things Learned From Rewriting a Children’s Books Series: @Heather_B_Moon1 @ReedsyHQ


Genres / Mystery


Job trainees as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Developing Your Cozy Mystery Story Concept:


The Traditional Mystery: A Roundtable Discussion: @CrimeReads @GigiPandian @MargaretMaron @medwardsbooks @Annette_Dashofy


Genres / Non-Fiction


Why Every Writer Has a Nonfiction Book in Them: by Jennifer Blanchard


How To Set And Track Goals For a Creative Nonfiction Writing Career: @kayladeanwrites @DIYMFA


How to Write a Nonfiction Book When Writing Is NOT Your Strength: @NinaAmir


Promo / Book Reviews


8 Tips to Get Great Amazon Book Reviews: @LisaTener


Promo / Miscellaneous


15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling: @JFbookman


How to Connect with Book Clubs: by Tara Lynn Masih @hopeclark


4 Book Promotion Strategies That No Longer Work: @SmithPublicity @BookBub


Promo / Newsletters


Reach More Customers by Sending an Email Newsletter: by Campaign Monitor @hopeclark


Promo / Social Media Tips


How to Write a LinkedIn Profile that Stands Out: @Nelson81Kevin


How To Avoid Blocked Hashtags On Instagram: via Wordy Nerd Bird


Publishing / Miscellaneous


How to create an audio book: Distribution, editing and briefing a voice artist: @raygreenleyvo


Publishing’s Darker Stories: Focusing on Freedom to Publish in London: @Porter_Anderson @michielams


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


6 Resources for Finding a Literary Agent: from Whynott Edit


Agent spotlight interview with @marchsoloway and query critique giveaway: @NatalieIAguirre


The Revise + Resubmit Request: @LaurieTomlinson


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections


Make Rejection Your Motivation to Grow: @diannesalerni @TheIWSG


Publishing / Process / Formatting


How NOT to Format Your Manuscript: @KnowlesMarianne @WritersRumpus


Publishing / Process / Self-Publishing


1 Author’s First Couple Of Months Publishing Wide: @KhaosFoxe


Publishing / Process / Translation


Rights Roundup: Crises, Confidence, and Correspondence for Sale: @Porter_Anderson


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How Your Story Opening Foreshadows (Intentionally or Not) What’s to Come: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


Can First Chapters Ever Be TOO Dramatic? @writeabook


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


The Secret Sauce For A Menacing Antagonist: @LisaHallWilson


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Ask the Editor: Character Motive: @writingrefinery @DIYMFA


The Island of Misfit Characters: @katmagendie @WriterUnboxed


Writing Your Character to Life: @Lindasclare


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Proving Your Protagonist Has What It Takes: @kcraftwriter


The Hero vs. The Secret Good Guy: @BetterNovelProj


When Your Heroes Could Become Villains: @VictoriaGHowell


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


How to Spot and Avoid Self-Indulgent Writing: @KMWeiland


How to Avoid Info-Dumps in Your Stories: @TheRyanLanz


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


How to write a flashback: @jasonbougger


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


Television Doesn’t Kill Writing: How TV Helps 1 Writer Write: @LisaLisax31


What You Can Learn About Writing from Cheesy Movies: by Jonathan Vars


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


How to Foreshadow with Flair: @EditingWizard


Foreshadowing in a Sentence: Connecting Story Events: @nownovel


Deepening Our Story: Theme It Like You Mean It: @JamiGold


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


4 Timeless Writing Tips from ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Author Madeleine L’Engle: @Kerrie_Flanagan @WritersDigest


John Grisham’s 8 Do’s And Don’ts For Popular Fiction: @writerswrite


5 Ways To Make Your Writing Stronger: @AnthonyEhlers


Distinguishing the Key Elements that Drive Internal Genres: @KimberKess @StoryGrid


Kerouac’s 30 Rules for Writing: @Writers_Write


10 Tips For Writers From Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Author Douglas Adams: @Writers_Write


3 Tips to Hook Your Reader’s Emotions: @anna_elliott @WriterUnboxed


Storyteller’s Rulebook: Writing for Reluctant Readers: @CockeyedCaravan


Writing Craft / POV


How Many POVs Are Too Many? @Ava_Jae


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming


5 Tips for Naming Your Characters: by Nicole Pyles @womenonwriting


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


Is Your Concept Really More Scene Than Story? @storyfix


How to Choose the Right Path in Your Story When There are So Many Possibilities: @enhughesiasm


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


How to Use a Colon: @debluskin


Essential and Nonessential Clauses: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Revision


A revision checklist: @HankPRyan


Writing Craft / Series


Planning Out a Series: @JillWilliamson


5 Sequel-Writing Secrets From Jessica Jones: @Jffelkins


Writing Craft / Subtext


Create Layers of Tension With Subtext To Surprise Readers: @LisaHallWilson


Writing Craft / Synopses


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


Writing a Working Synopsis: @ShanDitty @GoTeenWriters


Tips for writing a synopsis: @pintipdunn


Writing Craft / Tension


Raise the Stakes By Making It Personal: @AngelaAckerman


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“Keep writing no matter what.” and 11 other tips for successful writers: @EdieMelson

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