Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Broadening your business: @HollowLandsBook
The role of the book wholesaler in the supply chain from indie authors to bookstores: @ClareFly shares her experience of a visit to @Gardners:
Pushing Ourselves in 2019:
Why Freelance Writers Must Avoid Perfectionism: @TheJohnSoares
Publishing predictions for 2019: @agentsavant @annerallen
Capstone And Earplay Partner on Children’s Titles for Alexa: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names 2019 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson
Details Announced for Germany’s Guest of Honor Program at Taipei International Book Exhibition: @Porter_Anderson
Words Without Borders January: Enter 2019 Laughing @Porter_Anderson @SusanHarrisWWB

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

Finished a First Novel? Do’s and Don’ts for What to do Next: @annerallen

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

How to smash your 2019 writing resolution: @beprolifiko
How to SetUp Your KanBan Board to Reach Your Writing Goals in the Next 90 Days: @createastorylov
How to Make a Vision Board for 2019: @Margo_L_Dill
7 Ways to Turn Your Writing Resolutions into Realities: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes

45 Inspiring Quotes to Become the Best Writer You Can: @WritetoDone

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

The Moral of the Story: Aesop’s Fables: by Anthony Madrid @parisreview
The Secret Syndicate behind Nancy Drew: @anxiouscook @JSTOR_Daily
Why You Should Read The Chronicles of Narnia in Publication Order: @mari_ness @tordotcom
George R. R. Martin On His Three Favorite Books: @penguinrandom @BookTrib
6 Reasons We Still Love L.M. Montgomery’s “Anne of the Green Gables” 110 Years Later: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ @LitReactor

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

The positive creative impact of limits: @beprolifiko

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How To Guard Your Writing Time: @AriMeghlen @RPoli3
Build Productive Writing Habits: How to Write More in the Time You Have: by J. J. Hanna @WritersDigest
Creating a Writing Practice that Works: @SperryEditorial @StoryGrid

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

How to Actually Focus on Writing: The Dangers of Pseudo-Working: @weems503 @write_practice
20 Tips for Unsticking a Stuck Wordsmith: @PeggySueWells @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

10 Ways to Become a More Productive Writer: @TCKPublishing

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Breaking Down the Strategy for Writing Success: @LiveWriteThrive

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

“For writers and artists, the ability to self-reinforce is more important than talent”: @SPressfield
Reducing phone time and going analog with life: @pubcoach
9 Literary Party Games for Your Brainiest Friends: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit
How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Edinburgh: @AuthorVMonet @lithub
Writing Tips: 5 Ways Meditation Can Help Authors: by Ange de Lumiere @thecreativepenn
What We Can Learn from Teen Writers: by Harrison Demchick
6 Practical Ways to Grow as a Writer in 2019: @createastorylov
9 Lessons Learned from a First Attempt at NaNoWriMo: @JessZafarris @WritersDigest
How to Balance Your Writing Life with Chronic Health Problems: @_HannahHeath
Letting Go: In Writing and in Life: @DonnaGalanti

Genres / Historical

5 Considerations for Writing About Historical Figures in Fiction: by John Thorndike @WritersDigest

Genres / Mystery

How Agatha Christie hides her plot secrets in plain sight: @samjordison @GuardianBooks
Posed Bodies as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
10 Ways to Stop Embarrassing the Hero of Your Murder Mystery: @LeeLofland
Why the Open Road Is the Perfect Setting for a Thriller: by James Anderson @SignatureReads
Mutual influence as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg
Thoughts on Planting the Body in a Cozy Mystery:
How to Write Small Town Crime Fiction: @BryanGruley @CrimeReads
Crime Writing: Test Your Knowledge: Traffic Stops, Lights, and Officer Safety: @LeeLofland

Genres / Non-Fiction

Writing Tips: 7 Mistakes First-Time Nonfiction Authors Make: @FriendsWFibro @thecreativepenn

Genres / Short Stories

A Three-Part Flash Fiction Formula: @Aeryn_Rudel
Real Life Diagnostics: Finding Conflict in Flash Fiction: @Janice_Hardy

Promo / Ads

How an Author Doubled First-in-Series Sales Using BookBub Ads: @CarlynAtBookBub @BookBub

Promo / Connecting with Readers

How to Create an Ideal Reader Avatar to Focus Your Book Marketing: @SmartAuthors @BookWorksNYC

Promo / Miscellaneous

One Important Way You Can Help Your Book Publicist: @sharonbially @WriterUnboxed
Getting Comfortable With the New Marketing for 2019 (podcast): @cksyme

Promo / Newsletters

How To Use Your Mailing List To Increase Engagement With Facebook Posts: by Eileen Coleman @pbackwriter

Promo / Podcasts

11 Essentials and Optionals for Podcasting: by Christopher Dean @Writers_Write

Promo / Websites

How Improving Your Author Website Can Help Sell More Books: @fostertravel @JFbookman

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Industry Notes: Denmark’s UNSILO Working With BMJ; France’s Vivendi Approved To Buy Editis: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Russian Officials Pledge New Support for Independent Booksellers in 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Why Doesn’t America Love the Novella? @TobiasCarroll @ElectricLit
Books, Games, Film: Choose the Next Path for Storytelling: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
So You’ve Published Your Book… Now What? by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2018: Crime, Politics, and Big Questions: @HannahSJohnson @SebastianFitzek @pubperspectives
Book Aid International 2018 Reports Biggest Year Yet, in Africa and Middle East: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Aid
Wimpy Kid’s Jeff Kenney’s new book releases in 18+ markets: @Porter_Anderson @wimpykid
Open Access: Germany’s De Gruyter Signs ‘Read and Publish’ Deal in Iowa: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

5 Questions On Self-Publishing Answered: by Neil Wright @Writers_Write

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

6 Tips for Working with a Literary Agent: @TCKPublishing
Inside the Agent-Author Relationship: @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

7 Tips On How To Make Your Antagonist More Prominent: by Erica Sunarjo @mythicscribes

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

5 Ways to Express Character Emotion: by T.D. Storm @DIYMFA
Finding the Emotional Core: @JoEberhardt @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Five Ways to Edit Dialogue: @tishmartin1416
Your Ultimate Guide to Dialogue Tags and 150+ Words for ‘Said’: @ReedsyHQ
Tips for Writing Bilingual Characters: by Iron Inkpen

Writing Craft / Drafts

Switching Gears: Getting Good Ideas on Paper: @davidfarland
Why 1 Writer Loves 2nd Drafts: @VictoriaGHowell
A Faster Way to Write a First Draft: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

The 12 Most Gratuitous Robot Deaths in Science Fiction: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Tips for Your Novel’s Climax: @Lindasclare
To Epilogue… or Not: @ZaraAltair @ProWritingAid
The 10 Rules of Writing Large Casts of Characters: @KMWeiland
Discovery Writing: 2 Tripwires and a Pitfall: @SeptCFawkes
Using Fiction Writing Techniques to Enhance Your Creative Nonfiction: @elawilliams_ @DIYMFA
On Autobiographical Fiction: @WritersCramp1 @LitReactor

Writing Craft / Pacing

Writing a Page-Turner: @valerie_francis @StoryGrid

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

What Should be in Act Three? @HankPRyan

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats

Hereditary Beat Sheet: @DonRoff @savethecat

Writing Craft / Scenes

Categorizing Scenes: @StoryGrid
Scene writing tips: 5 ways to avoid filler: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Series

Is Your Book a Series, -Ogy, or Stand-Alone? by John Gilstrap @killzoneauthors
3 Good Reasons to Write a Sequel: @DeannaCabinian @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

One Simple Tip To Improve Your Description: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
7 Research and Writing Tips for Setting a Book in Another Country: @sejal_badani @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Subtext

The Importance of Subtext: @MargieLawson

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

“Whilst” Breaks Through to US: @byagoda

Writing Craft / World-Building

Getting Started With Worldbuilding: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

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