Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Every Commercial Writer is His or Her Own Small Business: by John Gilstrap @killzoneauthors
Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press’ Buys Council Oak: @Porter_Anderson
Freedom And Long Term Business Thinking: @yarostarak @thecreativepenn

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

China’s OpenBook ‘Reading X’ Conference: Reader Engagement and Content Development: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
London Book Fair Names Its 2019 ‘Author of the Day’ Lineup @Porter_Anderson @holly_bourneYA @pubperspectives
Joyce Carol Oates Is Named the 2019 Jerusalem Prize Winner: @Porter_Anderson @JoyceCarolOates

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

A Prescription for Writers: 3 Steps to Achieving Your Writing Goals: by Beth Ricanati @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Why We (Still) Love Crime and Comic Book Heroes: @megfuzzle @CrimeReads
Read Like a Writer: Second Person Narrative Voice in Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric”: @charlottedonlon @tspoetry
Four Places to Start with the Work of Ray Bradbury: @Ian_SMC @tordotcom
Tired of Series? Try These 10 Standalone Fantasy Novels: @coolcurrybooks @tordotcom
When Technology Betrays Us: 5 Classic Thrillers: @ezekiel_boone @CrimeReads
14 Literary Podcasts That Aren’t Hosted by Three White Guys: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit
The Crime Fiction of Galway: by Paul French @CrimeReads
Beyond Crazy Rich Asians: A Look at Humorous Fiction: by Terri Frank @DIYMFA

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

If I Have Time to Brush My Teeth, I Have Time to Write: @GwenHuber

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Why The More Successful Writers Fail The Most: @Bang2write
The 10-Step Checklist to Writing an Above-Average Novel: @KMWeiland

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

What It’s Like to Be a Writer with Anxiety: @losapala
An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library: @Kristen_Arnett @lithub
Writing: 5 Places to Write When You’re Fed Up with Working at Home: @helenahalme @IndieAuthorALLI
A Librarian’s Resolutions for the New Year : @Kristen_Arnett @lithub
On Writerly Jealousy: @egabbert @parisreview
Build Your Writing Community After You’ve Published in a Lit Mag: by Rachel Thompson
The Book Lover’s Guide to Volunteering: by Katie Yee @lithub
Transformative Journaling and Why it’s Different from Regular Journaling: @cbramkamp
How to Restore Your Love of Writing: @colleen_m_story
Words You Need To Redefine as a Writer: @TheLeighShulman @WomenWriters
What 1 Writer learned about writing two novels at the same time: by Diane Tibert
Artists Should Think Twice Before ‘Tidying Up’: @austinkleon
“What I Wish I’d Known When I Started Writing”: @jamesscottbell
The Novelist Who Works as a “Seasonal Associate” at Amazon: by Heike Geissler @lithub

Genres / Horror

8 Conventions For Horror Writers in 2019: @GiveMeYourTeeth

Genres / Memoir

Writing through Trauma: Two Published Memoirists Share Their Experiences with Writing and Finishing Their Books: @writeabook

Genres / Mystery

Crime Fiction Writing: Using Lands and Grooves to Solve Murders: @LeeLofland
Crime Fiction: Murders That Take Place at the Office: @mkinberg
Crime Fiction: When Characters Have (Perhaps Unjustified) Faith in the Accused: @mkinberg

Genres / Science Fiction

SF Novels That Get Special Relativity All Wrong: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom

Genres / Screenwriting

7 Ways Star Wars Resistance Can Up the Ante Going Forward: @use_theforce_em @tordotcom
Screenwriting: Great Scene: “Rocky”: How budget issues helped to create the memorable ice rink scene: @GoIntoTheStory

Promo / Ads

Clever Ways Authors Are Using BookBub Ads: @CarlynAtBookBub @DavidGaughran

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Employ These Powerful Verbs in Your Leadership or Author Bio: @LisaTener

Promo / Book Reviews

Ultimate List of the Best Book Review Blogs: @DaveChesson
5 Tough Tips for Surviving (and Triumphing Over) Bad Book Reviews: @austencats @WritersDigest

Promo / Connecting with Readers

How to Keep Your Audience Happy: @kikimojo

Promo / Miscellaneous

9 Ways to Share Your Favorite Books With Fans: by Audrey Derobert @BookBub
How To Psychologically Enhance Your Author Bio: @DaveChesson
How to Market Your Book: Beginners’ Self-Publishing Salon: @JyotsnaR @StonehamPress @IndieAuthorALLI
9 Book Marketing Tips Even Introverts Can Use: @Bookgal
5 No Good Reasons Authors Resist Marketing: @SmartAuthors @BadRedheadMedia

Promo / Platforms

How to Use Top Book Blogs to Build Your Author Brand: @DaveChesson @BookWorksNYC

Promo / Speaking

Tips for Public Speaking: @YvonneOrtega1 @EdieMelson

Promo / Video

Before You Shoot Your Next Video: 3 Tips for Speaking on Camera: @gigirosenberg

Promo / Websites

Create Your Author/ Artist Website: @JAZarins @WritersRumpus
Make Your Children’s Writing Website Focused: @KarenCV

Publishing / Miscellaneous

A Publisher Might Approach YOU: Four Stupid Mistakes to Avoid: @KJKabza @sfwa
UK Publishers’ 2018 Diversity Report: ‘More Needs To Be Done’: @Porter_Anderson
How to Get Included in a Short Story Anthology: @TimOMaraAuthor @CareerAuthors
Richard Charkin: ‘Try Another Word’: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives
New Translated YA Book Shortlist from GLLI; New Translators’ Grants From SCBWI: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Blockchain in Publishing: Modeling the Future at Access Copyright: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Why (and When) Word Count Matters: @victoria_grif7

Publishing / News / Amazon

‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry by Marching Into Publishing: @JeffreyT1 @WSJ

Publishing / News / Data

American Publishers’ StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November: @pubperspectives @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / News / International Publishing

“Having attracted Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka to the Pula Book Fair, Zagreb’s Ivan Sršen talks of promise in Croatia’s young editors”: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
De Marque Is French Canada’s Largest Library Ebook Lender: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Author Organizations Allege Copyright Infringement by the Internet Archive: @Porter_Anderson @mariraz
RightsTech’s Paul Sweeting on Europe’s Summit for Publishing and ‘Related Sectors’: @Porter_Anderson @themediawonk

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Resource for Writers: A Self-Publishing Podcast: @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

How to Pitch a Picture Book: Breaking Into a Growing, Competitive Market: @lara_perkins @WritersDigest

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

How to query a literary agent: @Catkcho @CBGBooks
Comp Titles in a Query and How to Use Them: @Kid_Lit

Publishing / Process / Book Design

The Joys of Designing a Debut Writer’s Book: @sarahmay_w @lithub

Publishing / Process / Legalities

Copyright Tips for Songs and Recipes: @SusanSpann

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Catastrophe Theory and Characters: @DonMaass @WriterUnboxed
Taking Character Relationships to the Next Level: @AngelaAckerman @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Dialogue

How to Write Dialogue: 8 Tips and Exercises: @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Diversity

Tackling The “Struggle Novel” as an Outsider: from Writing With Color

Writing Craft / Drafts

Famous Rules for Writers – Heinlein’s Rules -How many drafts are too many? @Peter_Rey_

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

7 Crucial Things to Know Before You Start Writing a Book: @LisaTener
Getting the Details Right: @davidfarland
How Online Confessional Columns Are Reinventing the Diary Book: by Luna Adler @ElectricLit
How to Spot Bad Writing Advice: 6 Red Flags: by Bucket Siler
When Is It Appropriate to Dispel the Mystery? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Tips for Writing Sibling Relationships: from Just a Writing Aid
Want to Improve Your Writing? Change Your Thinking: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / POV

Create Emotional Connections With Readers Using Deep Point Of View: @LisaHallWilson

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming

How to Give Your Characters Unforgettable Names: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ @ElectricLit

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

5 Uses for Subplots (and a Giveaway for a Marvelous Resource for Writers): @scribesworld
How to Structure Your Subplot by @ScribesWorld +Giveaway of Writing Resource:
How to Plan a Story in Scenes: 5 Steps: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Erroneous Code in Fiction: @KJHarrowick @DanKoboldt

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

The Secret to Writing a Great Book: Start With a Great Idea: @JeffGoins

Writing Craft / Special Needs

Writing With—And About—Invisible Disabilities: @TeacherPatti @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Subtext

Subtext for Writers: What Lies Beneath: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

Subtlety in Word Choices: @FaeRowen
What is anaphora and how can you use it in fiction writing? @LouiseHarnby

Writing Tools / Books

6 Must-read Craft Books for Genre Fiction Writers: @DanKoboldt @DonMaass @JaneFriedman

Writing Tools / Resources

100 Best Writing Websites: 2019 Edition: @danasitar @thewritelife
10 Sites with Literary Agent Advice & Resources: @WritersDigest @JessZafarris

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