Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous


It’s Time For Your Fall Platform Inventory: @cksyme


How to successfully pitch The New York Times (or anyone else): @TimHerrera @nytimes


How Star Wars writer Chuck Wendig’s tweets got him fired by Marvel: @ChuckWendig @comicriffs


How Being an Opportunist Helps Build Your Writing Career: @WendyHJones @IndieAuthorALLI


Business Musings: Barnes & Noble: @KristineRusch


Chasing Book Trends … or Not: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors


Doubling Down On What You Love And Opportunities When Publishing Wide: @thecreativepenn


Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous


Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards, Goethe-Institut’s Uwe Johnson Series: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @GI_NewYork


US National Endowment for the Arts’ ‘Big Read’ Program Adds New Books: @Porter_Anderson @NEABigRead


The UK’s Inaugural Women Poets’ Prize Shortlists Nine Writers: @Porter_Anderson @B_Littlefair @HRHopkins @alice_hiller @jennaclake @PoeticJemz @clairecollison1


Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018: “Energy was high, deals were plentiful, and business was serious”: @Porter_Anderson @LenaStjernstrom @Amy_Joyner @MagalieSFSG @annasolerpont


Sharjah’s 2018 Professional Program Features More Than 350 Rights Trading Participants: @Porter_Anderson


Rights Roundup: A Post-Frankfurt Look at a Range of Titles and Rights Sales: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives


AAP Opens 2019 PROSE Awards to Entries; National Book Awards Host Is Nick Offerman: @Porter_Anderson @Nick_Offerman @nationalbook


Author Benyamin’s ‘Jasmine Days’ Wins Inaugural JCB Prize for Literature in India: @Porter_Anderson @TheJCBPrize @juggernautbooks


Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo


The October Panic: @cathychall @womenonwriting


Eight Reasons to Participate In NaNoWriMo: @kristen_kieffer


Reasons to Skip NaNoWriMo: @the_writing_pal


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration


Cozy British Mysteries—How They’ve Inspired 1 Writer: @VClinebarton @WomenWriters


The Heart to Start Your Creative Journey: @kadavy @JeffGoins


6 Ways Creative Writing Prompts Can Move You Toward Your Goal: @cathysbaker @EdieMelson


Move Past a Creative Rut: @DanBlank


How to Get Ideas for Your Writing: @Wordstrumpet


In Case of Inspiration Emergency: Revisit Your Childhood Favorites: @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes


Quotes on Writing: Everyone from Alexander Pope to Eeyore: @BE_Sanderson


Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers


8 Totally Eighties Horror & Science Fiction Books: @mattstaggs @unboundworlds


Finding Books to Read and Tracking Our Reading as Writers:


Five Books That Give Voice To Artificial Intelligence: @tansyrr @enoughsnark @tordotcom


Reading as a Writer: Shifting from Private to Public:


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing


Seven Life Lessons Learned From Tracking Time: @sowulwords @DIYMFA


How to Find Time to Write When You’re a Caregiver: @colleen_m_story


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block


Help for Being Stuck: @DonMaass


Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly


Pick One Thing – How and Why to Have a Singular Focus: @kikimojo


Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life


11 Ways for Writers to Sleep Better at Night: @TCKPublishing


25 Truths About the Work of Writing: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxed


12 Quotes About Procrastination: @TomBlunt @SignatureReads


How Long Should It Take to Write a Book? @MerilynSimonds @JaneFriedman


5 Reasons This Is The Best Time To Be A Creator: @sara_crawford @thecreativepenn


The myth of the reclusive author: @GuardianBooks


Get More Done with a Plan: @jillkemerer


The In-Between Stages of Writing: @NataliaSylv @WriterUnboxed


How to Adjust Your Writing Process and Embrace Your Writing Season: @weems503


Why Every Writer Should Have a Dog: @CameronShenassa @ElectricLit


Genres / Fantasy


A Fantasy Geek’s Guide to YouTube: Weapons and Warfare: @RMarpole @FantasyFaction


Bullet Journaling as a Fantasy Writer: @jennlyonsauthor @tordotcom


Genres / Historical


How to Write Historical Fiction That Comes Alive: @JimmyWriter @CareerAuthors


Genres / Horror


How to Create a Monster That Terrifies Your Readers: @sarahstypos


Genres / Miscellaneous


Top 10 Elements of Gothic Literature: @InvaluableLive


Genres / Mystery


How to Write Mystery: 6 Ways to Create Suspense: @nownovel


Disappearances as Elements in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg


Genres / Picture Books


Advice For Young Writers from a Picture Book Author and Illustrator: @inkyelbows @BlushingFawn @a_offermann


Genres / Science Fiction


What Makes the Monstrous? @pauljessup


Doing the Math: Aliens and Advanced Tech in Science Fiction: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom


Genres / Screenwriting


Breaking the 4th Wall in Scene Description: @GoIntoTheStory


Screenwriting: The Ultimate Story Checklist: Selma: @CockeyedCaravan


Screenwriting: “I Don’t Know Anyone in Hollywood” – 5 Ways to Network as an Outsider: @dougeboch


Five Ways Aspiring Screenwriters Can Get an Agent’s Attention: @mhfilmz @hopeclark


Screenwriting: Manufacturing a Bigger Midpoint Disaster in “Selma”: @CockeyedCaravan


Promo / Blogging


Tips for Better Blog Posts: @writing_tips


Promo / Crowdfunding


Seven Keys To Crowdfunding on GoFundMe: @madeleinedodge @BookBaby


Promo / Metadata


Nailing Your Metadata: Categories: by Vincent B. Davis @A3writers


Promo / Miscellaneous


7 Ways to Turbocharge Your Ebook Marketing: @markcoker @WritersDigest


Your Book’s Unique Selling Proposition Begins with You: @PaulaSMunier


Promo / Speaking


How Writers Can Overcome Their Fear of Public Speaking: @BetsyGFasbinder @JaneFriedman


7 Presentation Tips for Speaking Online in a Virtual World: @gigirosenberg


Promo / Video


5 Things to Do Before Releasing a YouTube Video: by Mella Music


Promo / Websites


10 Ways to Build Traffic to Your Author Website or Blog: @JaneFriedman


Publishing / Miscellaneous


How to Publish Regularly, Even If You Lack Writing Confidence: @soniasimone @copyblogger


PEN America Sues Donald Trump: ‘Standing Up to These Encroachments’ @Porter_Anderson @PENamerican


Readers Begin Voting Today on SyFy Pilots of @wattpad’s ‘Expiration Date’ : @Porter_Anderson @AshleighGardner


Changing The Book Format Game: Augmented Reality, Gameified Books, and More: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor


HarperCollins Launches YA Novel on Snapchat: @HarperCollins @emkantor


Publishing / News / International Publishing


Gaël Faye: Rap Artist to Bestselling Author in France: @oliviasnaije @GaelFaye @pubperspectives


Industry Notes: Elsevier Contributes Book Aid’s Millionth Volume, Simon & Schuster Restructures Touchstone: @Porter_Anderson


Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying


If You Know How to Date, You Know How to Find a Literary Agent: by Jennifer Baker @ElectricLit


Publishing / Process / Book Design


Book Cover Typography: Book Cover Fonts and More: @DaveChesson


Publishing / Process / Translation


Chinese bot translates 300-page book from English to Chinese in 30 seconds with 95% accuracy: @TNPS10


Writing Craft / Characters / Development


Character Development: Recognizing a Flat Character: from Writing Questions Answered


Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Referee: @beccapuglisi


Writing Craft / Conflict


5 Conflict-making Choices Characters Can Make: @FaeRowen


Writing Craft / Diversity


5 Harmful Representations of Disability and What to Try Instead: @writing_alchemy @mythcreants


Writing Craft / Drafts


Why You Should Finish Your First Draft As Quickly As Possible: @FredBobJohn


When is my story finished? @mrushingwalker @StoryGrid


Writing Craft / Miscellaneous


Another 3 Writing Myths You Should Feel Free To Ignore: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks


7 Clever Strategies for Harnessing Coincidences in Fiction: @readstevenjames


How to Give Your Readers Unforgettable Moments: @jamesscottbell


Writing Craft / POV


Tips for Multiple Viewpoint Characters: @SnowflakeGuy


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining


How to outline a book without killing the fun of writing it: @Roz_Morris


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting


Using the Foolscap to Draft Your Next Novel: @winteralley @StoryGrid


Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept


5 Reasons Why Your Story Idea Doesn’t Stand Out: @LA_Screenwriter


6 More Creative Ways to Strengthen Your Story Idea: @joslynchase_ @write_practice


Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques


10 Kinds of Critique Groups that Can Drive you Batty: @annerallen @TheIWSG


Writing Craft / Settings and Description


How to Make Your Descriptions Less Boring: by Bucket Siler


400+ Words to Describe Hands: A Word List for Writers: @KathySteinemann


Writing Craft / Tropes


5 Ways to Subvert Character Clichés and Archetypes: by Casimir Stone @ReedsyHQ @nownovel


Writing Craft / Word Crafting


The Power of a Single Word. 4 Tips for Stronger Writing: @KathySteinemann @annerallen


Writing Tools / Apps


How to Work Within The Scrivener Interface: @kristen_kieffer


Uncategorized


Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Marks a Century and a Half of Books: @rogertagholm @pubperspectives

 

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