Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


Why Nobody Gives A Crap About Books In The Summer: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor


Writers & illustrators: Run Your Backups: @inkyelbows


A Book Release in Numbers: the Cozy Mystery Publishing Process: @Ellen__Jacobson


5 Steps to Prove You’ve Been Plagiarized: @plagiarismtoday


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Five Easy Ways to Look Like a Pro at Conventions: @johnhartness


How to Sell Books in Your Local Community: @Magic_Violinist


‘Vintage Man Booker’ Is Launched, an Online Retrospective on the Prize’s First 50 Years: @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize


Cuba Named Guest of Honor at Upcoming Liber Book Fair in Barcelona: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


11 Books Where Poetry and Politics Overlap: @TobiasCarrol @SignatureReads


Reading a Book Takes Time—Deal With It: @erinkbart @ElectricLit


“Why I Can’t Stop Attempting Impossible Reading Projects”: @JonathanArlan @lithub


8 Things You Didn’t Know About Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep: by Anthony Dean Rizzuto @SignatureReads


Overdrive vs Libby: Which Will Serve You Best? @katsudonburi @BookRiot


Josephine Tey: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics: @CrimeReads by Neil Nyren


A Close Reading of 1 Writer’s Favorite Short Story: @knownemily


Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation


11 Web Comics for Writers: Inspiration and Motivation: @JessZafarris @WritersDigest


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Making Time to Write: Quitting to Win: @JanalynVoigt


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly


3 Ways to Move Forward Fast With Your Writing Even if You’re Overwhelmed and Exhausted: @Eclecticwaters


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


The Satisfaction of Excellence: The Growth Mindset for Writers: @jennienash


Be a Bad Writer to Be a Great Writer: @StefanieFlaxman @copyblogger


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


Why 1 Writer Gave Up Drinking: @BrynDonovan


No Writer’s a Geek: by Andrew Pettigrew @scottishbktrust


How to Write While the World’s Burning Down: @mdilloway @WriterUnboxed


Readers’ Taste (or Blaming The Writer): @KristineRusch


8 Fears That Hold Writers Back From Publishing Their Books: @ScottAllan2 @thecreativepenn


Talent is a Myth: @p2p_editor


It Helps If You Can Write: @jamesscottbell


3 Types of People to Watch Out For In Your Writing Life: @Margo_L_Dill


Why Writing Is A Form Of Meditation: @swetavikram @WomenWriters


Writing For Life: @sowulwords @DIYMFA


Do Writers Have To Be Sad? @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor


4 Book Lovers who Left Charitable Gifts in Their Wills: by Hayley Hutchison @scottishbktrust


Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life: @DanaSchwartzzz @lithub


Writer’s Envy-And 3 Thoughts on What to Do About It: @KMWeiland


Fighting Anxiety Even When You Think You Can’t: @TheKTDaxon


“Eighty percent of what you write will never go anywhere.”: @MegDowell


Genres / Fantasy


5 Steps to Creating a Perfect Fantasy World: @andrewtheauthor


Crafting A Fall: Turning Heroes to the Dark Side: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction


Genres / Miscellaneous


Tips for Writing Graphic Novels: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


Genres / Mystery


Where Southern Gothic Meets Crime: @LORIROYauthor @CrimeReads


Crime Writing: Inside The Four Corners: Search Warrants: @LeeLofland


Genres / Science Fiction


Writing Combat for Character and Scale in SFF: @TracyATownsend @lunaquarterly


Genres / Screenwriting


Find Your Authentic Screenwriting Voice To Make Your Film Script Stand Out: by Matthew Kalil @CreativeScreen


Why Spec Scripts Fail: Formula vs. Structure: @stewartfarquhar @scriptmag


When Flashbacks Attack – Your Guide To Correct Use In Your Screenplay: @JamesNapoli


Promo / Connecting with Readers


Authors Are You Building Social Media Relationships with Your Readers? @CaballoFrances @annerallen


Promo / Metadata


How To (Ethically) Hack Amazon Categories: @DavidGaughran


Promo / Miscellaneous


3 fiction lead magnet ideas: @sandrabeckwith


10 Tips for Pitching Your Book: @bookouture


Promo / Websites


12 Ways to Ensure Your Website Helps You Sell More Books: @Bookgal


Top 8 WordPress Plugins for Bloggers, Writers, and Entrepreneurs: @TCKPublishing


Publishing / Miscellaneous


Why All the Books About Motherhood? @LaurenElkin @parisreview


Good Reasons to Rerelease a Revised Version of Your Book: @Bookgal @BookWorksNYC


Why We Shouldn’t Be Fighting Over Trigger Warnings: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants


Simon & Schuster’s Woodward Book on Trump Roars Up the Charts Ahead of Its Release: @Porter_Anderson @realBobWoodward


Author Coaches: How They Can Help Both Beginners and Experienced Writers: @IngeniumBooks @IndieAuthorALLI


Publishing / News / Amazon


Industry Notes: Amazon ‘Prime Book Boxes’ for Children: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Moroccan Author Leads a Widening Call for an End to Rabat’s Silence on Rape, Poverty: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives


Beijing International Book Fair Reports Gains in Rights Sales: @Porter_Anderson


Chad Post Named 2018 Ottaway Honoree in International Literature: @Porter_Anderson @chadwpost @pubperspectives


Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing


“Mistakes I Made as a New Indie Author”: @Creativindie @annerallen


Publishing / Process / Distribution


List of Print Book Distributors: @ReedsyHQ


Choosing Your Book’s Distribution Channels: @Ellen__Jacobson


Publishing / Process / Translation


‘Words Without Borders’ September: ‘The Lullaby of the Machine Gun’: @Porter_Anderson @GvantsaJobava @wwborders


American Literary Translators Assoc. Shortlists Titles in Poetry and Prose: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Writing Craft / Beginnings


4 Signs You Might Be Confusing, Not Intriguing, in Your Opening Scene: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists


Use The 7 Deadly Sins To Strengthen Your Antagonist’s Motives: @Writers_Write


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Character Motivation: How to Write Believable Characters: @ReedsyHQ


5 Simple Tips For Powerful Character Development: @Bang2write


Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion


How to Write Emotional Scenes When You’d Really Rather Not: @AnneGBrown @WriterUnboxed


Writing Craft / Hooks


5 Tricks that Help with Hooks: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


Learn About Storytelling from Blockbuster TV Series: @writingthrulife


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Tips for Writing Female Characters: @CM_DZA @lunaquarterly


3 Signs You Might Be Ignoring Writing Advice That Can Help You: @Janice_Hardy


How to Capitalize On An Unconventional (aka Crazy) Childhood: @JGDornbush @WomenWriters


When should your character’s goal be identified? by Bucket Siler


Writing Craft / POV


How to Use Deep POV for Pacing: @LisaHallWilson


A Beginner’s Guide to Multiple Point of View: by Bucket Siler


Diving Deep into POV: @christinadelay @beccapuglisi


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming


Creating Character Names: by Valerie Allen


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Scene Trackers for Writers: @plotwhisperer


How to Skillfully Use Subplots in Your Novel: @dianakimpton @JaneFriedman


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


Research: So Your Character is From Israel: @VictoriaGHowell


How To Write Effective Injuries For Your Characters: by Samantha Keel @thecreativepenn


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


4 Steps for How to Turn an Idea Into a Story That Rocks: @KMWeiland


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


3 Ways to Use Coordinating Conjunctions: @JJ_Burry


Writing Craft / Revision


On Editing Your Novel: @davidfarland


Writing Craft / Series


Series, Sagas, Cycles… How About We Call Them “River Novels”? @KentWascom @lithub


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


The Power of Word Choice in Fiction: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / World-Building


8 Easy Details You Can Include To Add Depth to Your World-Building: @_HannahHeath


Writing Tools / Apps


The Best Mobile Apps for Writers: @TCKPublishing


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