Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


The Publishers’ Forum Discusses “Ventures in Subscription, Crowdfunding, Narrative Development and Audio-First”: @Porter_Anderson


Analyzing Your Novel for Market Value: @theWRITEengle


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Five-Day Poetry Fest Will Launch London’s New Second Home Bookstore: @Porter_Anderson @Malikabooker


“What I’ve Learned about Convention Accessibility”: @kateheartfield @sfwa


Awards Notes: Giles Tremlett Wins Elizabeth Longford, Sisters in Crime Changes Rules: @gilestremlett


Foreign Correspondent Richard Lloyd Parry Wins £20,000 Rathbones Folio Prize: @Porter_Anderson @dicklp


Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Film Awards Add Prize for Illustrated Book on a Film-Related Subject: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Zambian-British Poet Kayo Chingonyi Wins £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize @Porter_Anderson @KayoChingonyi @dylanthomprize

Lagos IPA Seminar Focuses on African Market’s Particular and Universal Challenges: @Porter_Anderson @michielams @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


Tips on starting to write a novel: by Anna Davis @cbcreative


Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting


When you should let go of your writing goals: @pubcoach


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Using a Siege Mentality to Write That Book: @CSHumble

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


10 Literary Classics We (Not So) Secretly Hate: @knownemily @lithub


Two Books With Alcoholic Protagonists That Actually Avoid Clichés: @BerryFLW


Learn to read like a novelist: @LisaPoisso


Five Books About Heroic Hackers: @ecmyers @tordotcom


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


Bribing yourself with habit points for writing: @pubcoach @wigglechicken


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


The Haze of Writing Forgetfulness: @Wordstrumpet


“5 Reasons Why I Am Not Writing This from the Beach”: @_warrenfowler @Independent


What Exactly Does a Librarian Do? Everything. : @Kristen_Arnett @lithub


What You Need to Write Your First Book After Age 50: @J_RosenbergMD @JaneFriedman


5 Reasons to Study Creative Writing in School: @KarisRogerson


5 Powerful Strategies to Build Writer’s Grit: @SloanTamar


How to Talk Back to Discouragement so You Can Write Confidently: @weems503


Genres / Fantasy


Begin with Movement: @PhilAthans


Genres / Horror


Two types of horror stories and tips for writing horror: @PhilAthans


Genres / Mystery


11 Authors Defining Noir in the Sunshine State: @BerryFLW @CrimeReads


Losing something you’ve taken for granted as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Non-Fiction


9 Tips for Writing Nonfiction that Sings: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting


Genres / Romance


Writing Convincing and (Potentially) Compelling Sex Scenes: @TheMerryWriter


Genres / Screenwriting


Screenwriting: When To Use Captions: @Bang2write


Genres / Short Stories


“What I learned about writing novels by failing at short stories”: @Roz_Morris


The Novel Versus the Short Story: A Conversation with Matthew Lansburgh: @ChristineSneed @The_Millions @senorlansburgh


Genres / Young Adult


How “Young Adult” Fiction Blossomed With Teenage Culture in America: by Michael Cart @SmithsonianMag


Promo / Ads


Book Marketing and Facebook Advertising with Ricardo Fayet (Video): @CaballoFrances @ReedsyHQ


What 1 Writer Really Thinks Of Amazon Marketing Service (AMS): @Nicholas_Rossis


Promo / Blogging


How to Make a Content Calendar for Blogging Success: @TCKPublishing


3 Tips To Make Your Blog Posts Sizzle: @laina_turner


Promo / Book Reviews


3 Types of Book Reviews You Can Write and How to Write Them: @JJ_Burry


A Long- and Short-Term Approach to Getting Reviews: @KKrisLoomis @JennHarris_ICM


Promo / Box Sets


5 Strategies for Releasing a Boxed Set to Sell More Books: @Bookgal


Promo / Connecting with Readers


What Fiction Classifications Can Tell You About Your Readers: @AndreaWriterlea


Promo / Images


The Best Free Stock Photo Sites: How to Get Royalty-Free Images for All Your Creative Projects: @TCKPublishing


Promo / Miscellaneous


Publicity Mistakes that Ruin Book Launches: @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG


Why Writers Should ‘Fish’ Every Day: @terrywhalin


Promo / Platforms


Is A Large Platform Critical For An Author’s Success? @jckunzjr


Promo / Social Media Tips


Writers: Grow Your Instagram Account Organically: @CaballoFrances


Promo / Websites


Five Trends in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Authors: by Phil Stamper-Halpin @penguinrandom


Publishing / Miscellaneous


How Small, Scrappy Local Book Presses Have Turned L.A. Into a Publishing Town: @davidulin @LAmag


Creating an Anthology For Your Writers’ Group: @Aprilgreynyc


Are Audiobooks In Your Future? @mollygreene


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Ucross Honors Annie Proulx, @wattpad Expands its Screen Presence: @Porter_Anderson


Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing Worldwide: ‘When the Stories Are Good’: @Porter_Anderson


Rania Zaghir: A Lebanese Publisher’s Arabian ‘Sea of Tales’: @Porter_Anderson


March 2018 Bestseller Lists from China: Hawking and an Evolving List: @Porter_Anderson


US Publishers’ StatShot Report Cites Fifth Year of Double-Digit Audiobooks Growth in 2017: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’ for ‘Interfering With Copyright’: @Porter_Anderson @HugoSetzer


Industry Notes: ‘Teach This Poem’ Wins National Book Foundation’s Innovations in Reading Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


The One Sentence Pitch for Your Manuscript: @KarenCV


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections


How to cope when your manuscript query is rejected: @LisaPoisso


Publishing / Process / Contracts


Good Faith or Good Practice? On Publishing Contracts: @CallieOettinger @SPressfield


Publishing / Process / Formatting


How to Make a Book With the Reedsy Book Editor: @ReedsyHQ


Publishing / Process / ISBNs


ISBN for Self-Publishers: The Complete Guide: @ReedsyHQ


Publishing / Process / Translation


Wolff Translator’s Prize Winner Isabel Fargo Cole: ‘On the Level of the Language’: @Porter_Anderson @GI_NewYork


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How to Write a Great First Sentence, with 22 Examples: @RuthHarrisBooks


3 Mistakes That Kill Your Novel At Outset: @TheMerryWriter


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


What The Well-Dressed Villain Is Wearing These Days: by Bonnie Randall


Good Character Flaws: Create Complex Antagonists: @nownovel


How to Write a Compelling Antagonist: 6 Steps to Building a Better Baddie: @TCKPublishing


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


How Characters See Themselves in Relation to Other Characters: @PhilAthans


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Quieter Protagonists: 3 Ways to Help Them Steal the Stage: @AngelaAckerman


Novel Writing Test: Whose Story Is It? @Lindasclare


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell: @thecreativepenn


Frustrating Writing Mistakes That Get on Publishers’ Nerves: @WriteToSell


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Names versus Pronouns in Dialogue: @Dwallacepeach


4 Ways Writers Cheat Reality With Internal Dialogue: @LisaHallWilson


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Tips for engaging readers: @rxena77


Writing Confession Scenes: @RayneHall @RomanceUniv


Use What You Know: Improve Your Writing With Transferable Skills: @10MinNovelists


176 Tips to Make You a Better Writer: @WritetoDone


Characters in Cars Thinking, or, How to Deal with the Passage of Time: @jennienash


The Book that Breaks Every Rule, Part 1: Have One Hero: @CockeyedCaravan


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


3 Act Structure for Novelists: @Kris_Bock @RomanceUniv


3 Easy Ways to Torture your Characters (And your Readers): @CharacterComma


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


Research Resource: Army Logistics: Food Rations: @sarakirchner @Nicholas_Rossis


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


Spellcheck Cannot Save You: Know English Grammar Rules: @GramrgednAngel @BookWorksNYC


Writing Tips: How Writers Can Use Punctuation To Great Effect: by Rachel Stout @thecreativepenn


Using Adverbs: An Easy Guide: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


3 Things Critique Groups Are Great For (and 3 Things They Really Aren’t): @manzanitafire @LitReactor


12 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Beta Reader Feedback: @_HannahHeath


Writing Tools / Apps


3 Ways Scrivener Makes Self-Publishing a Breeze: @DaveChesson @thewritelife


Tech Tools for Writers: @carlaking @BookWorksNYC


Writing Tools / Resources


The Best Podcasts for Writers: @WrittenWordM


6 Writing Exercises to Help You Start and Finish Your Novel: @ariellelle @ReedsyHQ @IndieReader


23 Best Podcasts for Writers: by Karen Krumpak @WritersDigest

 

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