Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


Turn Your Core Values Into The Heart Of Your Author Business: @ThornCoyle @thecreativepenn


Ways to Make More Money with Your Book (podcast): @DaveChesson


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Kamila Shamsie Joins Susan Hill in Judging Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award: @Porter_Anderson @kamilashamsie


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Your Novel’s Soundtrack: @writersstation @WriterUnboxed


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


5 Books About Learning to Communicate with Alien Species: @marthawells1 @tordotcom


The 8 Best Curses In Literature: by Julia Fine @ElectricLit


When Poets Write Novels: 10 of the Best: @CaoilinnHughes @GrantaMag


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


5 Reasons to Join a Twitter Writing Sprint: @WGTWrite @DIYMFA


On Motivation: Significance: @PhilAthans

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


3 Writing Techniques to Quash Procrastination: @LynseyMay @scottishbktrust


You love writing: should you, could you, commit to it? @emma_darwin


Focus on writing: 4 simple exercises to strengthen attention and reduce distractibility: by Rebekah Barnett @amishijha @TEDTalks


How to Use a Timer to be More Productive: @WriteOnOnline


Is Technology Clouding Your Mind? @rxena77


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


500 Days of Not Writing and How to Start Again: @JoelDCanfield @RosanneBane


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly


How to Train Yourself to Write Faster: by The Literary Architect


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


Pixar Writer-Director’s TED Talk: “Clues to a Great Story”: @andrewstanton @GoIntoTheStory


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


What Does It Mean to Be a Disabled Writer? by Alex Lu @Keah_Maria @esmewang @ElectricLit


What I wish I’d known at school: two instructions for making a creative life: @Roz_Morris


Heinlein’s 5 Simple Rules for Writers: @lornafaith


The Angsty Writer: by Juliet Marillier @WriterUnboxed


3 Ways Writers Can Find Inspiration to Fill Their Creative Well: @lornafaith


Picking a Story and Sticking With It: from Lizard is Writing


“How Pregnancy Taught Me to Say No to Everything and Write Novels Instead”: @wolfwidge @ElectricLit


8 Tips on Avoiding Burnout: @RachVD @IndieReader


Why Writers Need Community and Writing Groups: @kikimojo


Don’t Write Every Day: 9 Ways to Rest and Rejuvenate: @beth_wangler @_HannahHeath


5 Lies Writers Believe That Are Holding Them Back: @KMWeiland


How Your Writing Actually Improves With Age: by Jane Sandwood @Draft2Digital


Genres / Historical


Researching Your Historical Novel: by James Hall @CurtisBrown


Genres / Horror


Why Do Horror Stories Resonate So Deeply Right Now? @TobiasCarroll @lithub


Horror is Not a Dirty Word: @BobPastorella @ThisIsHorror


Genres / Humor


The Basics of Writing for Comedy: @EditingWizard


Genres / Memoir


How to Tell Your Family That You’re Writing a Memoir: by Neal Thompson @lithub


Genres / Mystery


Barbeques and Picnics as Elements in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg


Literature’s Great Con Artists: @TheLincoln @CrimeReads


The Focus on Psychology as a Source of Tension in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Non-Fiction


How to Write a Self Help Book: @DavidHSafford


Genres / Science Fiction


New or Obscure Speculative Fiction Subgenres: @JEPurrazzi


Promo / Blogging


3 Must-Have Posts To Brand Your Blog: @Writers_Write


Why It’s Important To Check Your Blog Stats and How To Do So: @sugarbeatbc @BadRedheadMedia


Important Reasons Authors Need to Think About Blogging: @kikimojo @BadRedheadMedia


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


4 steps to writing your Amazon book blurb: @DeborahJay2


Promo / Miscellaneous


6 Reasons to Relaunch Your Book: @Bookgal @JaneFriedman


How to promote your writing without social media: @pubcoach


Book Swag from a Bookseller’s Perspective: by Meghan Dietsche Goel @PublishersWkly


Introverts: You Can Do Book Marketing: @FictionNotes


Promo / Platforms


Branding & The Brain: How Social Media Changes but Humans Never Will: @KristenLambTX


Promo / Social Media Tips


Goodreads Giveaways and Review Widgets for Writers: @TheIWSG


Promo / Speaking


6 tips to help you speak in public with confidence: @simonraybould


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Literary Magazines: How to Find the Right Home for Your Work: @2elizabeths @DIYMFA


Publishing / News / Data


How Reader Analytics Can Support Publishers’ Decisions: @Porter_Anderson @ContecMXOficial


How Much Do Writers Earn in the UK? Report Offers New Input: @Porter_Anderson @ALCS_UK @StephenLotinga


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Publishers Cheer Settlement of Copibec-Laval Lawsuit in Québec: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Finnish Digital Media Fund Backs Development of Book Series for Television: @Porter_Anderson @iprvc


Industry Notes: UK’s ‘Golden Man Booker’ Voting Is Closing; AudioFile’s Whitten on the Audies: @Porter_Anderson


Kids Can Press Will Distribute New Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: @Porter_Anderson @llyonstweets


China Bestsellers May 2018: Popular Philosophy and Faith in Love: @Porter_Anderson


Commonwealth Prize Announces Short Story Winners From Samoa, Trinidad, UK, India, and Nigeria: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


A Developing Snapshot of a Market: Buchmesse’s Editors’ Trip to Germany: @Porter_Anderson


Independent Publishers in a Shifting German Marketplace: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


How to Self-Publish a Book: @ReedsyHQ


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing


What It Really Takes to Get Your First Book Published: 5 Critical Factors: @manzanitafire @LitReactor


12 Ways to Increase Chances of Publication in Today’s Industry: @tessaemilyhall


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches


Tips for Better Pitches: by Laurie Schnebly Campbell @RomanceUniv


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


Writing a Book Proposal: @JillWilliamson


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections


5 Types of Rejection that Drive Every Writer Nuts: @NathanielTower


Publishing / Process / Book Design


Four Innovative Ways to Craft a Better Book Cover: @KJWatersAuthor @BadRedheadMedia





Pros and Cons to Having a Pen Name: @ChrysFey @SpunkOnAStick


Pen Name Generator Inspired by Iconic Pseudonyms : @InvaluableLive


Publishing / Process / Translation


Twitter Traffic: ‘Words Without Borders’ Is 15 and Translators are Tweeting It Up: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Writing Craft / Beginnings


Where to Begin: The Search for the Inciting Incident: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman


8 Types Of Opening Scenes That Could Work For Your Book: @Writers_Write


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Writing Great Villains: @evans_writer @RMFWriters


Save the Cat!® Podcast: Can Your Antagonist Switch Sides? @NaomiBeaty @savethecat


Writing Craft / Characters / Arc


Creating Character Arcs with the DCAST Method: by Bucket Siler


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


The 5 Cornerstones of Characterization: @Michael_Editor


Why and How to Use Character Webs: from Lady Redshield Writes


Creating Compelling Engaging Characters Readers Love or Hate: @ProWritingAid


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


Primary and Secondary Emotions Can Unlock Your Characters: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists


Give Your Hero a Hard Time: @jimdempsey


Your Protagonist’s “I Want” Song: @kcraftwriter @WriterUnboxed


Writing a Main Character: Definitions, Tips and Examples: @nownovel


Writing Craft / Devices / Repetition


Literary devices: repetition in books: @Peter_Rey_


Writing Craft / Drafts


5 Reasons Your First Draft Hates You: @florencefornow


Writing Craft / Endings


How to Write Exceptional Endings: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


What Mister Rogers Can Teach Us About Storytelling: @Repino1 @tordotcom


“Hidden Figures” and the Performance Story Model: @StoryGrid


Writing Lessons from Movies: A Quiet Place: @VictoriaGHowell


The Wisdom of the Goosebumps Books: 8 Lessons: by Mattia Ravasi @The_Millions


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


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


Chekhov’s Gun and How to Use It: @ReedsyHQ


Write Better Scenes with the Rule of Three: @Lindasclare


The External Story Versus The Internal Story: @LoriWilde


On Writing the Personal Essay (Podcast): @watershipdowd @DIYMFA


The Do’s and Don’ts of Crafting Your Story’s Love Interest: @kristen_kieffer


Platonic Protagonists: Can Heroes and Heroines Just Be Friends? @NicolaAlter


Choosing the Right Details in Our Story: @beccapuglisi


Let Readers Find the Unseen: @p2p_editor


Making Your Characters’ Actions Count: @Julie_Glover


How To Challenge Stigma In Your Writing: @Bang2write


Unlock Your MICE Quotient: @yeahwrite_


Thinking with a Child’s Brain: @KAMcCleary @WriterUnboxed


The Author’s Guide To Melodrama (And What It Can Do For You): @FredBobJohn


Concise writing in fiction: @Peter_Rey_


Why Your Writing Should Invite Readers In: @BJoycePatterson @DIYMFA


13 Solid Pieces Of Writing Advice: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor


Writing Craft / Plot Holes


A Panster’s Guide to the Dreaded Dead End: @VirginiaHeath_ @RomanceUniv


Writing Craft / POV


How to Choose the Right Point of View for Your Story: by Bucket Siler


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Plotting Your Novel Conceptually: @Janice_Hardy


8 Signs You Might Be Over-Plotting Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


6 Creative Ways to Strengthen Your Story Idea: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice


Writing Craft / Revision


The 7 Types of Editing Your Book Needs: @TheRyanLanz


Writing Craft / Scenes


How to Decide What Goes in Your Scene: @davidfarland


Writing Craft / Series


For the writers writing sequels: @jodimeadows


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


Help Creating a Setting: from Writing Exercises UK


How to Use Sounds to Affect the Character and Intrigue the Reader: @ZoeMMcCarthy


Writing Realistic Forests: @DanKoboldt


Writing Craft / Synopses


Writing a Killer Synopsis: @TheMerryWriter


Writing Craft / Tension


How to Use the 12 Stages of Intimacy to Build Tension in Your Novel: @JennyHansenCA


Writing Tools / Books


10 Books About Writing Fiction: by Bucket Siler


Writing Tools / Resources


Iterative Outlining, Writing Tools and Resources, More: @scribesworld


Story generators: from Writing Exercises UK

 

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