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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


What type of editor do you need? by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors


Piracy, Plagiarism, and Impersonation: @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI


21 Ways to Network with Other Writers: @WritersCoach


Co-Writing a book with a loved one: @clairescobie @IndieAuthorALLI


Writing to Publish, or Spinning Your Wheels? @AnnalisaParent


1 Writer Tanked When Producing Her Memoir into an Audiobook: @LizbethMeredith


The Business of Tracking Lit Mag Submissions: @AaronGilbreath


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Tips for Writer’s Conference Attendees: @cathychall @womenonwriting


Nigerian Publishers and IPA Hold Seminar in Lagos in Progress and Piracy: @Porter_Anderson @npaonline @rasmedpu


PEN Afrikaans Launches Translation Funding, Two Deadlines This Year: @Porter_Anderson @BettinaWyngaard @pubperspectives


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Writing and the Creative Life: Is the key to creativity “unlearning”? @GoIntoTheStory


A Writer’s Guide to Infinite Ideas: by Rainey Hall @RMFWriters


Stumped for Story Ideas? Try This One Tip: @monicamclark


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


The Stories Behind 15 Poems We All Learned in School: by Jay Serafino @mentalfloss


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to Lose Weight While Writing: @colleen_m_story


“PEN America takes on the problems writers face in online harassment with a new guide for protection”: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Rejections, Tragedy, Caregiving—What Resilience Means to this Writer: @LindaOsmundson @colleen_m_story


10 Killer Tips for Beating Writer’s Solitude: @VickieM_author


A Writer with Imposter Syndrome: @AuthorSAT


Paul Gauguin’s Advice on Overcoming Rejection, Breaking Free of Public Opinion, and Staying True to One’s Creative Vision: @brainpicker


Three Core Elements of 1 Writer’s Home Office: @jonathanballcom


The Agony and the Ecstasy of Taking Author Photos: by Tom Rachman @lithub


Creating a minimalist workspace: @zen_habits @unclutterer

Genres / Dystopian


Emily St. John Mandel on Station Eleven, Katrina, and Apocalypse Lit: @EmilyMandel @unboundworlds


Genres / Fantasy


What is Fantasy, Exactly? by Juliet Marillier @WriterUnboxed


Building Better Magic Systems: When Fantasy Fails: @davidfarland


Creating a fantasy map: making your fantasy world real: @Magpie_Richie @SchmidtJesper


Genres / Horror


A horror reviewer talks about effective horror: @ClowderofTwo @NightmareMag


Genres / Mystery


Crafting the Perfect Setting for Noir: @Brendan_Duffy @CrimeReads


The cozy mystery antagonist: @LauraDiSilverio


Prison escapes as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Non-Fiction


How To Turn Your Non-Fiction Book Into A Workbook: @thecreativepenn


Genres / Romance


Writing Romance: the Midpoint: by Jax Hunter @RMFWriters


Genres / Young Adult


The Difference Between YA and MG Novels: @HeatherJacksonW


Promo / Blogging


6 treatments for a sickly blog: @LouiseHarnby


Does a Fiction Author Need a Blog? @annerallen @RomanceUniv


4 Ways You Can Make Time to Blog Right Now: @BadRedheadMedia


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


4 steps to writing your Amazon book blurb: @DeborahJay2


Promo / Metadata


How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings: @Nicholas_Rossis


Promo / Miscellaneous


Writing Articles to Market Your Books: @LindaGilden @EdieMelson


11 Ways to Promote Preorder Books that Drive Real Results: @ThereseWalsh


How to plan a successful DIY book tour: @byJenAMiller @TheWriterMag


BookBub for Authors Who Don’t Run Ads:


Can Slick Marketing Sell Bad Books? @jamesscottbell


The Best Way to Promote a Book on Bargain Booksy: @WrittenWordM


5 Promotion Tips for Small Press and Self Published Authors: @JaceyCockrobin @LitReactor


What Are “Also Boughts”? And How Can They Help You Sell More Books? @ricwol


Collaborative Digital Marketing: @LPOBryan @IndieAuthorALLI


Promo / Platforms


5 Ways to Solidify Your Indie Author Brand: @Bookgal


Promo / Social Media Tips


How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Better Visibility: @LinkedInSpeaker @SMExaminer


How to Identify Social Media Influencers and Collaborate on Campaigns: @SproutAlexYork @SproutSocial


How to Build a Facebook Ad Funnel: @Mike_Stelzner @SMExaminer


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Blockchain for books – technology advances in publishing: @JosefPublica @IndieAuthorALLI


Lots of Spanish speakers in the US, but not so much of a book market for Spanish books: @MikeShatzkin


Publishing / News / Amazon


Eoin Purcell of Amazon Publishing UK: ‘Building Those Relationships’ @Porter_Anderson @eoinpurcell


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Stockholm Librarian Elisabet Risberg on Arabic Books in Sweden: @Porter_Anderson @Bokstigen


Initial North American Roald Dahl Licensing Rights Announced in London: @Porter_Anderson


“With more than 905,000 reads @wattpad to date…author Kara Barbieri’s ‘Permafrost’ trilogy could be the next…YA bestseller”: @Porter_Anderson @PandeanPanic


Industry Notes: Amazon Prime ‘Book Box’ for Children, Unicorn Acquires Ronquillo’s ‘Spellbound’: @Porter_Anderson @fatimaronquillo


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


Writing the Query Letter Synopsis: A Step by Step Example: @aprildavila


Publishing / Process / Translation


“Promoting literature that would be ‘shipwrecked without a translator,’ Words Without Borders observes its 15-year anniversary”: @Porter_Anderson


Writing Craft / Beginnings


Inhabiting Our Scenes: Information Versus Experience: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


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


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Real Estate Agent: @AngelaAckerman


Character Flaws: Key Types of Lovable Imperfections: @nownovel


Creating Characters: 6 Points to Get You Started: @TheWritingNook


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


Write Using Emotional Amplifiers: @AngelaAckerman


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Protagonists and Point of View (podcast): @chloekbenjamin @DIYMFA


Everything You’ll Ever Need For Writing Great Heroes: @Bang2write


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Purple Prose: What it is, How it Works, How to Get Rid of it: @SeptCFawkes


5 Reasons Readers Give Up On Books And How To Avoid Them: by Rebecca Langley


Writing Craft / Dialogue


The Problems with Quirky Dialogue Tags: by JM Williams


Writing Craft / Diversity


Romance so white? Publishers grapple with race issues amid author protests: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks


Writing Craft / Drafts


10 Tricks For Rocking Your First Draft: @StephMorrill


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


How to Reveal Your Character’s Backstory Wound: @plotwhisperer @scriptmag


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


6 Important Writing Reminders From The Shape Of Water: @Bang2write


Analyzing a Masterwork: Knife of Never Letting Go: @rsmonterusso @StoryGrid


Four Lessons From Colson Whitehead: @AlpertMark @killzoneauthors


The Annotation Project: A Game of Thrones: @CockeyedCaravan


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


Discovering Your Theme: @ShanDitty


Back to Basics–Imagery: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


10 Success Tips from J.K. Rowling: @JennyHansenCA


What’s the Emotional Core of Your Character? @Janice_Hardy


What Is Cinematic Perspective? When to Write It (and When to Avoid It): @TCKPublishing


How to Turn Real Events from Your Life into a Work of Fiction: @emilybelden @WritersDigest


On Writing Dark Stories: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed


Writing About Death, Dying, And Grief: @spiritualmd @thecreativepenn


5 Ways to Take Risks With Your Writing: @KMWeiland


How to Write a Story from the Ending: Twisted Path to Mind-Blowing End: @KristenLambTX


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Using Character Motivations in Plot Chains: @ml_keller @plotwhisperer


The Waypoint Writer — A Flexible Way to Plan a Story: by Rose Andrews @mythicscribes


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats


A Man Like You Beat Sheet: @NaomiBeaty @savethecat


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel: @LiveWriteThrive


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


9 Ways to Use a Colon: A No-Fear Guide to Correct Colon Usage: @TCKPublishing


5 Functions of Quotation Marks: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


5 Ways to Build Your Success Team: @SloanTamar @DIYMFA


Writing Craft / Series


Series Writing 101: Resources for planning and writing a series: @LisaPoisso


Writing Craft / Tension


Tension Techniques: The Sly Art of Stalling: @EditingWizard


Writing Craft / Voice


Masterful Voice in Novels: @LiveWriteThrive


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


Size doesn’t matter: why short words are better than long ones: @wearearticulate


Writing Tools / Books


Five Best Books about Writing: @metcalfwriter


Writing Tools / Miscellaneous


How to Use Headings in Microsoft Word to Organize Your Novel: @JillWilliamson


Writing Tools / Resources


Using an iPod Touch to Edit a Book: @alissagrosso


Uncategorized


On Teaching Creative Writing: @t_mcallister @The_Millions

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