Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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New Stuff:

The folks at Kirkus Reviews are offering a free self-publishing guide for authors.  The PDF can be accessed here. 

Reedsy has a free downloadable character template PDF that looks pretty cool for helping with character development.

There’s a new, free, app called Taskade (a pro version is coming soon).  CEO John Xie calls it a “bullet journal reimagined” and “a beautiful outliner for brainstorming, note sharing, and managing tasks.”  You can see an example of a project road-map here.   It even offers collaboration, if you’re co-writing.  Something to check out if you’re looking for a way to plan or organize your life or projects. FAQ is here. 

Business / Miscellaneous


Accounting for Writers: @FictionNotes


When and How to Change Your Book Title: @DaveChesson


Building Your Business Model as a Writer: @JaneFriedman


How to Get Your Story or Poem Unpublished: @NathanielTower


Barnes & Noble chief Len Riggio: ‘Open More Stores Than We Close’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @BookExpoAmerica


How AI Technology Will Change Literature: @jenxuewrites


Everything You Wanted to Know about Book Sales (But Were Afraid to Ask): @TheLincoln @ElectricLit


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


At the Hay Festival, the Man Booker Prize Announces Its Anniversary ‘Golden Five’ Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Details for the next #IWSGPit Twitter pitch on July 19: @TheIWSG


As BookExpo Approaches, US Publishers Cite Revenue Up In First Quarter: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Wins 2018 Audie Awards for Random House: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Book Clubs – The Human Touch in Marketing: by Debbie Burke @killzoneauthors


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


102 Ways to Spark Novel Ideas: @TheMerryWriter

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels Featuring Characters Living with Mental Illness: by Matt Staggs @unboundworlds


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


Make Your Writing Anxiety Disappear By Thinking Small: @anne_staw @JaneFriedman


You and Your Writing Deserve the Grand Gesture: @annkroeker


You’re Never Too Old, Never Too Bad, Never Too Late, Never Too Sick to Start From Scratch Once Again: @block_sandra


What You Really Need to do as a Discouraged Writer: @colleen_m_story


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


The Easiest Way to Get More Writing Done: @Janice_Hardy


Stop Making Excuses: Make the Writing Plan You Need: @the_writing_pal


Making Time to Write: Time Management For Screenwriters: by C. Bryce Fuller @WritersDigest


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


5 Caffeine-Free Beverages to Boost Writing Focus & Energy: @colleen_m_story


The importance of deep breathing: @pubcoach


5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers: @lithub @askanyone @TisforThompson @MegWolitzer


You Need to Drink More Water, but Watch Out for This: @colleen_m_story


On Distractions That Keep Us From Writing: @LindaGilden


A Homework Assignment from W. H. Auden: by Anthony Madrid @parisreview


11 Highly Literary Tote Bags: by Jo Lou @ElectricLit


Writing and the Creative Life: One key to creativity… naps? @GoIntoTheStory


The Sanitized Words of Complicated Women: @diancalondon @byshondaland


Don’t Be Satisfied With Competence: @jamesscottbell


So Longhand: Has Cursive Reached The End Of The Line? @GeoffNunberg @NPR


Is a Workaholic Writer Unhealthy? @colleen_m_story


Five Movies About Master Writers: @librarylore @DIYMFA


I Have Wasted My Life: by Patricia Hampl @parisreview


An Open Letter to My Dog: I Couldn’t Have Written This Without You: by Cinelle Barnes @lithub


Genres / Fantasy


History for Fantasy Writers: Money: by E.L. Skip Knox @mythicscribes


Genres / Humor


The 3 Steps to Writing Humor: Channeling Erma: by Diane Laney Fitzpatrick


Genres / Memoir


6 Simple Ways To Help You Find Out What Your Memoir’s About: @Writers_Write


Genres / Miscellaneous


Know Your Writing’s Genre: @Lindasclare


5 Tips to Understanding Genre in the Publishing Industry: @SydneyMathieu @KillerNashville


Genres / Mystery


Why Crime Authors Need to Stop Pretending They’re Badasses: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor


The perfect crimes: why thrillers are leaving other books for dead: @hesutton @GuardianBooks


Trophy Wives and Boy Toys as Elements in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg


Crime Writing: How To (Legally) Get Away With Murder: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors


How to Write the Perfect Mystery: Writing Advice from the Greats of Crime Fiction: @CrimeReads


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


Make sure your book description doesn’t include spoilers:


Promo / Book Reviews


8 Rules to Help You Handle Bad Reviews: @RachVD


Promo / Miscellaneous


Contact Info and More in Amazon Author Central:


Promo / Newsletters


Website Tools to Build Your Author Email List: @selfpubbootcamp


Promo / Social Media Tips


5 Simple Tips for Creating Video Content for Social Media: @Bookgal


Publishing / Miscellaneous


A Bunch of Hard Truths About Publishing: @RuthanneReid


BookExpo’s CEO Roundtable Cites Stability, Growth, Promise for Books Ahead: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Some of the First Sketches of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Collaborative Process of Shepard and Milne: by James Campbell @lithub


“Goodreads is credited by Penguin Press for helping to rapidly build the popularity of bestseller ‘Little Fires Everywhere’”: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


“Why (and how) I chose a small press publisher”: @jasonbougger


Publishing / News / Amazon


Beat KDP Select’s Catch 22: @ianhsuth @IndieAuthorALLI


Publishing / News / Data


Amazon’s control over ebook sales data should upset everyone in publishing: @thu @qz


Publishing / News / International Publishing


University College London Press Passes 1 Millionth Open Access Book Download: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


April 2018 Bestseller Lists From China: Young Readers Cheer a Celebrity-Powered World Book Day: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Industry Notes: China Literature at Rights Fair; Amazon Publishing Signs Cornwell Series: @Porter_Anderson @1pcornwell


‘…(R)eaders are being penalized with an additional 20-percent VAT for choosing to embrace digital,’: @StephenLotinga : @Porter_Anderson


As BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Open: Warnings for Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @BookExpoAmerica


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


A Free Self-Publishing Guide for Authors (PDF) from @KirkusReviews :


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


A week in the life of a small press: @Roz_Morris @ForestAvePress


Why Publish Your Novel with a Traditional Publisher? @SnowflakeGuy


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


Don’t query before your novel is complete, revised, and ready: @LisaPoisso


Publishing / Process / Book Design


10 Book Designers Discuss the Book Covers They Rejected, And Why: by Jo Lou @ElectricLit


Publishing / Process / ISBNs


Why indie authors should buy ISBNs: @selfpubbootcamp


Writing Craft / Beginnings


How to Craft the Perfect Opening Scene: @ShanDitty


Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist: Writing the Opening Scene: @KMWeiland


Writing Craft / Chapter Endings


Controlling Chapter Lengths in Your Novel: @SnowflakeGuy


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Types of antagonists: Creating riveting opponents: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Mining Our Characters’ Wounds: @RLLaFevers


Seven Common Problems in Character Creation: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


Developing a Character with a History of Sexual Assault: @SloanTamar


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


Writing Emotions In Layers: @LisaHallWilson


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Wounded Heroines as Strong Female Characters: @ZoeMMcCarthy


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


7 Ways to Master “Show, Don’t Tell”: @LMacNaughton


How to Spot an “Info-dump”: by Bucket Siler


Writing Craft / Conflict


How to Find the Conflict in a Story: @DavidHSafford


Writing Craft / Endings


How to End a Book: @writingrefinery @DIYMFA


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


How to Write a Flashback: @SnowflakeGuy


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Chapterettes, Prologues, Introductions, and Other Spare Parts–What Purpose Can They Serve in a Book? @writeabook


Character Driven Stories through Life Values: by Leslie Watts @StoryGrid


Writing lessons from Tom Wolfe: @pubcoach


Why Storytelling Advice Is Such a Mess: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Addressing the Reader: @Janice_Hardy


A Short Guide To Unusual Chronology: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks


Writing Craft / POV


Marketing Copy: The First- Versus Third-Person Debate: @jan_ohara @WriterUnboxed


Should I Use a “Throwaway” POV to Add Tension? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Minor Viewpoint Errors: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


7 Essential Elements of a Story: @jasonbougger


Are There Only 7 Stories in the World? @EditingWizard


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


Help with researching royals: @Roz_Morris


A Writer’s Guide to Firearms: Shotguns: @Nicholas_Rossis


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


Top 5 Concept Mistakes Writers Make: @Bang2write


Writing Craft / Revision


5 Self Editing Essentials To Perfect Your Novel: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors


How to Be a Better, More Efficient Editor of Your Own Writing: @AnnieMueller


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


How to Handle Critiques: @ClareLangleyH @killzoneauthors


Writing Craft / Scenes


How To Craft High Impact Scenes for Your Stories: @StephMorrill


Writing Craft / Series


How NOT To Mess Up Your Book Series: @sacha_black


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


How to Write Unforgettable Settings: @KristenLambTX


Appealing to the Senses: @davidfarland


Writing Tips: 3 Techniques to Write Better Settings: @thecreativepenn


Writing Craft / Tropes


On Writing Genius: from Art Attempts Writing


Writing Craft / Voice


How To Make Sure Your Characters Don’t Speak In The Same Voice: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


7 Types of Phrases That Add Detail to Your Writing: @JJ_Burry


Writing Tools / Apps


The New Scrivener 3.0 – Should You Upgrade? @KMWeiland


Writing Tools / Resources


Writing worksheet to help writers create a home environment in their story world: @EvaDeverell


The World at Large: A Worksheet to Aid in the Creation of a Story World: @EvaDeverell


Writing Tools / Thesauri


Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Outdoor Guide: @AngelaAckerman

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