Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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In observance of Memorial Day, I won’t be posting tomorrow, but I’ll be back with a post on Friday.  Enjoy your weekend!

Business / Miscellaneous


The 34-second Rule for Writers: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson


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


The Business Of Being A Writer With @JaneFriedman : @thecreativepenn


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


No Corks Popped: The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Jury Has No Winner: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


‘Fix Our Marketplace,’ Canadian Publishers Tell Parliament in Copyright Modernization Act Hearings: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


UK’s CrimeFest Conference Confers Its 10th Annual Awards: @Porter_Anderson


The New York Rights Fair Changes the Rights Floorplan at BookExpo: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Rights Roundup: War, Allegory, and Crime Drama Ahead of BookExpo: @Porter_Anderson


Interview: Man Booker International Winners Olga Tokarczuk and Jennifer Croft on ‘Flights’: @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize @jenniferlcroft


The European Union Prize for Literature Opens Its 10th Anniversary Public Reading Project: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


The UK’s Forward Poetry Prizes’ Shortlists: ‘Nuclear War to Motherhood’: @Porter_Anderson @ForwardPrizes


Authors Guild Honors VIDA, Announces ‘Boot Camps’ for Authors Outside New York: @Porter_Anderson @AuthorsGuild


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Feng Shui Tips to Inspire a Writer’s Creative Flow: @OliviaWJones1 @colleen_m_story

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


“How I Revitalized my Reading Life Through Structure and Rules”: @KarisRogerson @LitReactor


10 Classic New England Thrillers: @PeterSwanson3 @CrimeReads


A Tale of Two Cities Was Ahead of Its Time: Dystopia, PTSD, and Dickens: @BerryFLW @SignatureReads


10 Surprising Facts About Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on Its Bicentennial Year: @JoyLanzendorfer


Why Does Reading Make You a Better Writer? @EditingWizard


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


How to Increase Your Writing Productivity in the Next Three Months: @NinaAmir


What Helps You Keep Writing? @AndreaWriterlea


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


3 Tips for Writing Through A Block: @KelsieEngen


How To Break Free Of A Writing Slump: @StephMorrill


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


“Are You Pregnant? Can I Have Some Creamer? And Other Questions I Get at the Library”: @Kristen_Arnett @lithub


Filling Your Creative Well: @Helen_Lacey_ @RomanceUniv


How to Clean Your Germ-Ridden Writing Computer: @colleen_m_story


Resurrecting a Shelved Manuscript: @SonjaYoerg @WriterUnboxed


4 Ways Writing Is Like Running: by Karen Krumpak @WritersDigest


A Writer’s Lessons in Failure: @msheatherwebb


Why We Do What We Do: @KristineRusch


When Should You Drop Your Story? @SnowflakeGuy


11 Tips To Keep You Writing While Traveling: @helpfulsnowman


How Mindfulness Can Help You Enjoy Your Book Release Day: @swetavikram @WomenWriters


Publishing is a Business: 10 Tips to Protect Your Creative Self: @annerallen


How to Plan a Writer’s Retreat on a Budget: @kikimojo


The Zen of Standing Desks: @LindaKSienkwicz


On Telling Ugly Stories: Writing with a Chronic Illness: @TisforThompson @parisreview


Why and How to Use Evernote for Journaling: @writingthrulife


Genres / Memoir


How to Start Writing Memoir: @LynseyMay @scottishbktrust


Surviving the Ordinary: Why We Need Memoirs of Regular Lives: @MaryLauraPh @lithub


Genres / Mystery


You’re Officially a Crime Writer When … : @LeeLofland


Writing the Crime Scene: Blood: @repokempt @LitReactor


Plotting Your Psychological Thriller: @Wendy_Walker


Crime fiction subgenres: Where does your novel fit? @LouiseHarnby


Genres / Non-Fiction


How to Make an Index (for a Nonfiction Print Book): @ChrisDMcMullen


Genres / Science Fiction


A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Science Fiction: by Georgina Roy @writingtipsoasi


Promo / Blogging


Are You a Writer Who Hates to Blog? You’re Not Alone: @losapala


Promo / Metadata


How A Keyword Sells A Book On Amazon: @kadaxis


Promo / Miscellaneous


How to Overcome the Smothering Fear of Marketing Your Writing: @JamesPrescott77


Promo / Podcasts


Extend Your Author Brand with a User-Friendly Podcasting Platform: by Phil Stamper-Halpin @penguinrandom


Promo / Social Media Tips


Social media for authors: @NathanBransford


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Industry Notes: PBS’ ‘Great American Read’ Opens; Ingram Partners With Open Road’s ‘Ignition’: @Porter_Anderson


Two Authors Sue Publisher Cengage Over Subscription-Model Royalties: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / News / Amazon


Amazon Gets Medieval on Paid Reviews: Real Reviewers Leaving: @annerallen


A closer look at KDP Print: @EricVanDerHope


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Beleaguered Access Copyright, Turning 30, Is Honored by Canadian Publishers @Porter_Anderson @CdnPublishers


Publishing / Options / Hybrid Publishing


Everything You Need To Know About Hybrid Publishing: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


Do you need a Literary Agent? @TheMerryWriter


Things You Should Never Say to an Agent: @TheMerryWriter


Publishing / Process / Book Design


What is Typesetting? Your Guide to Interior Book Design: @ReedsyHQ


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How to Establish Routine While Building Character on the First Page: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


Real Life Diagnostics: Is This Protagonist Sympathetic? By Maria D’Marco @Janice_Hardy


Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist: Hooking Readers: @KMWeiland


Writing Craft / Chapter Endings


How Long Should a Chapter Be? @LauraDiSilverio


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Wants, Needs, Fears – The Compelling Triangle Of Motivation: @AnthonyEhlers


Who Are The 3 Characters Driving Your Plot? @AnthonyEhlers


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


7 Ways To Evoke The Emotions You Want From Your Readers: @Writers_Write


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


How To Show Your Alpha Hero is In Control Even When Writing In Deep POV: @LisaHallWilson


What Are Your Protagonist’s Relationships Like? @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


How to Fix an (Accidentally) Autobiographical Novel: @sarahstypos


Writing Craft / Dialogue


Short Chapters and Lots of Dialogue: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors


5 Tips for Dazzling Dialogue: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting


Writing Craft / Endings


Plot Out the Perfect Ending with Blake Snyder’s Five-Step Finale: @JillWilliamson


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


5 Ways Ernest Hemingway Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks


Writing Craft / Literary Devices


Five Ways to Hide Your Foreshadowing: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Synonyms For Very: from Ellie Writes Stories


Prologues Can Be a Microcosm of the Story: @CockeyedCaravan


Writing advice for artists and visual thinkers: @austinkleon


Teaching Writing to Young Students: Reinvigorate Writing Workshop With Joy Through Ind. Writing Projects: @kelsey_corter


What You Need to Know About Doubling and Doppelgängers: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks


Middle Scenes: A Non-Linear Approach: @DonMaass @WriterUnboxed


Fighting to Write Between Two Languages: by Eréndira Ramírez-Ortega @The_Millions


Teaching Writing: “My Five Favorite Share Sessions”: @MermelsteinLeah


Signpost Scenes: The Care Package: @A_K_Perry @DIYMFA


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Where Writers Get Stuck: Planning: @allisonmaruska


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


How To Use Grammarly To Improve Your Writing: @thecreativepenn


Interrupting Dialogue with Action: @NovelEditor


Writing Craft / Revision


On Revising with Flashcards: @Ava_Jae


6 Ways to Improve Your Big-Picture Revision Skills: @LisaPoisso @JamiGold


Self-Editing For Success: Final Edits: @TheMerryWriter


Writing Craft / Scenes


Drafting a Book One Scene at a Time: @ShanDitty


How To Write A Scene That Works: The Story Grid Way: @valerie_francis @thecreativepenn


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


Creating a Mountain Setting: by Dheolos @mythcreants


Maximizing or Minimizing Your Setting: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Synopses


Writing a Killer Synopsis: @TheMerryWriter


Writing Craft / World-Building


Resources for Worldbuilding: @writingandsuch


5 Tips on World-Building Through Collaboration: @paolobacigalupi @tobiasbuckell @WritersDigest


Writing Tools / Apps


Best Proofreading Software of 2018: Grammarly vs Hemingway vs ProWritingAid: @DaveChesson


What 1 Writer Loves about Scrivener 3.0: @LynnHBlackburn


Writing Tools / Resources


Computer Tips and Tricks for the Tech-Challenged Writer: @WidrickLinda

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