Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


3 Steps for Spring Cleaning Your Artist Statement: @gigirosenberg


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Insights From the Foreign Rights Specialists Shortlisted for Tonight’s 2018 British Book Awards: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


In London, British Book Awards Include Political Commentary Amid Celebration: @Porter_Anderson @PhilipPullman @pubperspectives


UBM Partnership Adds Children’s Books Rights and Licensing to Beijing Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson


‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ This Year Adds an Anthology of Writings Forbidden in Iran: @Porter_Anderson @indpuballiance


The 213 Year Old New England Society Names Five 2018 Book Awards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, and Travel: @Porter_Anderson @NewEnglandSoc


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


What Should I Expect From My First Novel? @jamesscottbell


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


Five Fascinating Facts about the Limerick for National Limerick Day: @InterestingLit


Reading as a Writer: @10MinNovelists


15 Page-Turning Podcasts for Readers: @TCKPublishing


9 of the Most Memorable Mothers in Literature: @AnnieNeugebauer


8 of the Most Terrifying Mothers in Crime Fiction: @Chesanek @CrimeReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


The Key to Unlocking Your Writing Potential: by Jason Binder @LiveWriteThrive


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


How Writing in Chunks Can Make You a More Productive Writer: @Janice_Hardy


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


How to Outsmart Writer’s Block with Neuroscience: @KeltonReid @copyblogger


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to Avoid Burnout as a Writer (and as a person): @DeannaCabinian


Teaching Little Ones to Value Books and Stories: 9 Tips from the Trenches: @MargaretWelwood @Nicholas_Rossis


The 5 Keys to Writing with Depression: @SloanTamar


6 Ways To Know You’re Writing For The Long Haul: @sowulwords


You Can’t Create Alone: On Fostering Literary Community: @cimjones @loftliterary @The_Millions


22 Photos of Famous Authors and Their Moms: @knownemily @lithub


10 Literary Holidays We Desperately Need: @helpfulsnowman


Who Decides if a Writer has Talent? @SnowflakeGuy


Little green monsters: How to handle writer envy: @ryangvancleave @TheWriterMag


Genres / Fantasy


Writing Lessons from Video Games: Conquest of the Longbow: @VictoriaGHowell


Genres / Miscellaneous


Publishing Success: Genre Loyalty vs. Plot Bunny Saboteurs: @KristenLambTX


How Reddit is launching the careers of webcomic artists: @simonowens


Genres / Mystery


Crime Writing: Murder Scene Checklist: @LeeLofland


Crime Fiction: When a Small Offense Leads to Something Bigger: @mkinberg


Old-Fashioned Characters as Elements in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Picture Books


“My Long Journey to Becoming a Published Children’s Book Author”: @kidsbookbuzz


Genres / Romance


Writing Sensual Romance 101: from Miranda Shepard


Genres / Science Fiction


A Primer on Primates for SFF Writers: @DanKoboldt


Promo / Blogging


The Return of Blogging: @DanBlank


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


The Organizing Principle, for Fun and Profit: @PaulaSMunier


Book Description Basics: @AuthorKSBrooks @IndiesUnlimited


Promo / Miscellaneous


6 Top Tips for SEO on Amazon: @JyotsnaR @IndieAuthorALLI


5 Quick Ways to Ramp Up Your Amazon Author Central Page: @Bookgal


Promo / Platforms


A Smarter Author Platform for the Digital Era of Publishing: @JaneFriedman @WriterUnboxed


Promo / Social Media Tips


Social Media Phobic? Facebook is (Still) Your Friend: @sharonbially @WriterUnboxed


6 Steps to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile: @BetJett @EdieMelson


Overcoming the Social Media Fear: @emma_darwin


Shakespeare’s Twitter Account: @ByKateDwyer @parisreview


How to Use Twitter Hashtags for Writers: @EmilyWenstrom


11 Tips To Using LinkedIn To Promote Your Book: @Mollie_Porein


Publishing / Miscellaneous


How to Link your Kindle Book Edition to your Paperback Edition on Amazon: @EricVanDerHope


How to Preview Your Kindle eBook: @ChrisDMcMullen


Collaboration within a Sub-Genre: @grivante @IndieAuthorALLI


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Film Notes: BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ Names Telles, Tiffin at Cannes: @Porter_Anderson @imaginator1d


Industry Notes: Translator Nick Andrews Wins Gutekunst Prize; France Offers Grants in Canada: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Brexit Gets Personal: An Illustrator Draws a Picture of Publishing’s Dilemma: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Russian Government Initiates a Program Promoting a Return to Summertime Reading: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Canada’s Penguin Random House Gets a Female CEO; Sweden’s Universities End Elsevier Contract: @Porter_Anderson


Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction Shortlisters: Lawyers in Love With Literature: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


How to Self-Publish a Book: The Sweet Science of Indie Publishing: @ReedsyHQ


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing. Pros and Cons: @EldonnaEdwards @annerallen


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


Mastering The Art Of The Elevator Pitch: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks


Publishing / Process / Formatting


Word to Kindle Formatting: @ChrisDMcMullen


Formatting your Novel Manuscript for Submission: @LaraEdits


Publishing / Process / Translation


What’s the Best Way to Promote Literature in Translation? @_michaelbarron


Writing Craft / Beginnings


Do You Feel Grounded in This YA Fantasy Opening? by Maria D’Marco @Janice_Hardy


Get Some Blood Pumping in Your Prose: @jamesscottbell


Screenwriting Tricks for Authors: Character Introductions: @AlexSokoloff


Improving a First Page: The Wagon Wheel of Suspense: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Writing Realistic Antagonists: @TyreanMartinson @TheIWSG


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Tips for better character development: @DN_Bryn


How to Create a Character in Short Fiction: by Lesley Nneka Arimah @SignatureReads


How Empathizing With Your Character Can Make a Better Story: @mkinberg


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Protagonist Examples: Creating Memorable Main Characters: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Show Don’t Tell? Not Always. Here’s When to Use Summary: by Bucket Siler


Writing Craft / Conflict


Externalizing Internal Conflict: by Jessica S Hinds @CreativeScreen


Writing Craft / Endings


Stories With a Happy Ending: by James R. Preston


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


Silver Screen Inspiration For Short Story Writers: @MiaJouBotha


Creative Lessons From Screenwriting: @thecreativepenn


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


How to Write Relationships Your Readers Can Get Behind: from Let’s Write Some Novels


7 Frequently Asked Writing Questions: @KMWeiland


Unlikable Characters (That Readers Still Relate To): @RMNSediting


Writing Craft / POV


One-Two-Three. P-O-V. : @stacitroilo @RomanceUniv


Straying from the Party Line: The Power and Peril of POV in “A Game of Thrones”: @CockeyedCaravan


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Never Get Stuck For A Plot Point Or Story Twist Again: @AnthonyEhlers


Free Falling into the Unplotted Novel: by Caroline Taylor @WomenWriters


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


3 Examples of Interpolated Coordination: @writing_tips


Writing Craft / Revision


The Difference Between a Revision, a Rewrite, and a Redraft: @Janice_Hardy


The Dangers of Premature Editing: Pruning Our Stories vs. Pillaging Them: @KristenLambTX


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


How to Handle Critiques: @ClareLangleyH


Courteous Critiquing: @DN_Bryn


Writing Craft / Scenes


The Question You Need to Ask for Every Scene: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict


4 Types of Conflict—and How to Use Them in Your Writing: by Karen Ann Lefkowitz @WritersDigest


Writing Craft / Series / Series Bible


Why You Should Keep Track of Your Story Details: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


5 Most Common Mistakes with Setting: @SeptCFawkes


Mapping Your Story’s Setting: @SaraL_Writer


Tips for Adding Visual “Texture” to Your Story: by Glynna Kaye @SKRViLL


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


How to Decide Between Plain Prose and Beautiful Prose: @KMWeiland


Writing Tools / Miscellaneous


Novel Writing Tools: The Draft Notebook: by letswritesomenovels

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