Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Free Guide for Pre-Nano: Are you thinking about participating in NaNoWriMo this year? Are you getting ready for your next novel? If so, then you might want to visit Fiction University. Janice Hardy is giving away her Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure ebook for free until October 15 just for subscribing to the site (and if you want to learn more about writing, you’ll want to anyway). Check out the details here.

Free Webinar: If you missed How to Survive and Succeed as a Writer (without Breaking Your Heart or Losing Your Mind), there’s a live encore class on Tuesday October 9, 12pm ET.  (Part of the DIY MFA program from Gabriela Pereira).

Master Class Opportunity: The DIY MFA Master Class (a 10-week program) is now enrolling students.  Each weekly module includes video lessons, audio recordings, slides, and worksheets, so you can absorb the material in the way that’s best for you. More about the program here (note that I’m an affiliate for the class) or consider the free class first (here) to see if this would be something up your alley.

Business / Miscellaneous


Affiliate Programs for Books: @KathySteinemann


Alternative Ways to Make Money as a Writer: @LynseyMay @scottishbktrust


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Industry Notes: Man Booker’s Shortlisted Authors, London Book Fair’s Literacy Charity: @Porter_Anderson


At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: Brazil’s Gustavo Lembert: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Accessibility: ‘Frankfurt For All’ and France’s ‘Literary Season For All’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


IWSG Anthology Contest 2018 (free to enter): @TheIWSG


At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: China’s Jiang Yanping: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels


5 Important Parts of a Story: @WritersCoach


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


9 Books on the Complexities of Mother-Daughter Relationships: @vanessa_hua @ElectricLit


What do you read when you’re writing? It’s complicated: @Roz_Morris


7 Novels That Capture the Pain and Chaos of Alcoholism: @laura_june @lithub


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Overcome Distractions and Write: @WriteNowCoach


When Writing Habits Fall Apart: @katekrake


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


When You Can’t Think What to Write About: @ClaireFayers


Creativity and Inspiration / Success


3 Ways to Make Your Book Memorable: by Jeffrey Eaton @murderbecomes


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


How to Start a Local Writing Group: @shaylaleeraquel


Why Writers Need Confidence—5 Ways to Boost Yours: @colleen_m_story


4 Ways Travel Can Enrich Your Writing: @thecreativepenn


On Taking a Writing Retreat for Solitude When Your Biological Clock is Ticking: @emjsmith


How to Finish Writing Your Book By Abandoning It Well: @JeffGoins


10 Animals Who Have Broken Into the Library: @erinkbart @ElectricLit


How Wilkie Collins found sensation in ordinary life: @samjordison @GuardianBooks


Beating Burnout – A Writers Guide: @TheMerryWriter


5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers: @TeddyWayne1999 @lithub


A Librarian’s Life: “Buddy, the Library Isn’t a 7-Eleven”: @Kristen_Arnett @lithub


3 Steps to Bring Clarity to Help You Finish Your Book: @lornafaith


100 Reasons Libraries are Better than Amazon and Starbucks: @DrunkestLibrary @5minlib


“Why I Have to Write, Even While Working Full-Time”: @KarisRogerson @LitReactor


The Weirdest Libraries Around the World: by Brianne Alphonso @ElectricLit


Writing and the Creative Life: The Mundane and the Marvelous: @GoIntoTheStory


Why You Should Pull Out the Manuscript Under Your Bed: @KelseyBrowning @RomanceUniv


The Hack’s Guide to Buying a Writing Desk: @BillFerris @WriterUnboxed


What to Do When Journaling Makes You Feel Worse: @writingthrulife


5 Ways to Restart a Bad Day: @BrynDonovan

Genres / Fantasy


Keeping the Magical World Secret from the Mundane World in a Fantasy: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


Genres / Horror


H.P. Lovecraft And The Shadow Over Horror: @R_Emrys @NPR


Modern horror films are finding their scares in dead phone batteries: @TashaRobinson @verge


Genres / Miscellaneous


Why Genre Mashups Are Not Just for Music: @Magic_Violinist


Genres / Mystery


Should You Age the Characters in Your Mystery Series? @mkinberg


Murder Motives for the Crime Writer: @DPLyleMD


5 Must-Use Tips on Writing a Thriller: @KarenCV


Genres / Non-Fiction


What Authors Need To Know About True Crime: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks


Five Things You Must Do if You’re Writing Non-Fiction: @Bookgal


How and Why to Use Subheads in Your Nonfiction Writing: @theladyck @NinaAmir


Genres / Romance


Keeping the Bedroom Door Closed: @RayneHall @RomanceUniv


Genres / Screenwriting


Writing a spec episode: Act Four Scenes: @BittrScrptReadr


Writing a spec episode: Act Five Scenes: @BittrScrptReadr


Genres / Short Stories


A Basic Guide to Flash Fiction: @daciaauthor @RMFWriters


Promo / Blogging


Tips for Allowing Guest Posts on Your Blog: @ZoeMMcCarthy


7 Ways To Get More Readers To Your Blog: @HughRoberts05


Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting


How to Write Attention-Grabbing Promo Copy for Books: @MJRose @BookBub


Promo / Book Reviews


How to Change a Book Title Without Losing Reviews: @helenahalme @IndieAuthorALLI


Promo / Miscellaneous


1 Writer’s Quiet Rebellion Against 3 Pieces of Conventional Marketing Wisdom: @Roz_Morris


An Agent on Non-Fiction Platforms: @RachelleGardner


Create a List to Sell All Your Books: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting


Promo / Platforms


Branding For Authors: @KristineRusch @thecreativepenn


Promo / Social Media Tips


5 Simple Ways to Crush Your Networking on Goodreads: @Bookgal


5 Common Twitter Mistakes of Indie Authors: @DebbieYoungBN


Publishing / Miscellaneous


The DIY Guide To Turn Your Book Into An Audiobook: @DaveChesson


Industry Notes: Charkin Opens Mensch Publishing; LBF Opens Award Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Gvantsa Jobava on Guest of Honor Georgia at Frankfurt: @Porter_Anderson @GvantsaJobava


Publishing Issues for the IPA’s Meetings: Diversity, Emerging Markets, Literacy: @Porter_Anderson@Bodour


European Publishing Welcomes ECOFIN’s Decision on Taxation for Ebooks: @Porter_Anderson @StephenLotinga @pubperspectives


A New ‘Barometer’ Checks Sales Conditions in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart


Wattpad To Beta-Test a Payment Plan for Its Writers: Canada, UK, Philippines, Mexico: @Porter_Anderson @wattpad


Publishing in Southeast Asia: ASEAN Forum Highlights: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


Writing Craft / Beginnings


Writing Story Openings: @Lindasclare


Do You Really Need To Start At The Beginning? by Robert Wood @standoutbooks


20 Things Learned After Reading 150,000 Words in Opening Pages: @katiemccoach


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Character Motivation: How to Write Believable Characters: @ReedsyHQ


Writing Craft / Common Mistakes


Think Small: 32-quick-fixes-for-writing-microblocks-and-mini-glitches: @RuthHarrisBooks @annerallen


Writing Craft / Conflict


Writing an Action Sequence: @StoryGrid


Writing Craft / Dialogue


3 Ways to Make Your Dialogue More Interesting: by Bucket Siler


Dialogue Issues? Read It Out Loud: @BE_Sanderson


8 Rules for Better Dialogue: @CherylProWriter


Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story


Is Your Backstory A Threat To Your Book? @Writers_Write


Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film


Five Stories That Don’t Understand Power & Privilege: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants


“Choosing to Read or Watch According to the … Adjacency it Might Have to Your Own Work”: @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxed


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


When you should stop reading, start writing: @pubcoach


Crafting a “Body Language Voice”: @SeptCFawkes


Create Power Paragraphs For Stronger Storytelling: @Writers_Write


Do You Have a Story with a Twist, or a Twist That Thinks it’s a Story? @Janice_Hardy


3 Ingredients You Need To Make Readers Feel: @LisaHallWilson


Weaving A Narrative: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction


How To Focus on Your Story’s DNA: @JennyHansenCA


Why Writers Should Let Go and Enjoy the Story: @mike54martin


Getting the Big Picture Across in Your Scenes: @LiveWriteThrive


Writing Craft / Plot Holes


How to Find and Fix Your Story’s Plot Holes: @kristen_kieffer


What to Do When You Write Yourself Into a Corner: @SeptCFawkes


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining


Crafting Outlines That Work for You: @Janice_Hardy


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Stories Are About Change: @SPressfield


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research


How Much Research Is Really Enough? @writeabook


Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar


Verb Tenses — 2 Tips for Errors: @JJ_Burry


How to punctuate dialogue in a novel: @LouiseHarnby


Writing Craft / Revision


An Example of Editing a Scene: @DavidCorbett_CA


The Every-Novel-Is-Wildly-Different Guide to Revision: @jcbaggott @WriterUnboxed


Writing Craft / Series


Planning For the Next Book In Your Series: @chemistken


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


Writing a Setting Your Reader Can Call Home: from Let’s Write Some Novels


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


22 Common Nouns & What You Can Use Instead: @Writers_Write

 

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