Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

The Editor Behind the Curtain: Inside the Publishing Process: @AlexanderField @WritersDigest
Writing for Audiobook: by Juliet Marillier @WriterUnboxed
Lessons Learned from Having Sold 1000 Books: @NatRusso
Will your novel sell? @lisapoisso
How to Make the Most of Multiple Writing Projects: @RosanneBane

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

London Book Fair Announces Programming for March’s Book and Screen Week: @Porter_Anderson @Lucy_Worsley @TheYoungOscar @james_runcie
Bookselling Without Borders and Tišma Prize Open for Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
UK’s Society of Authors Announces Seven Translation Prize Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference Plans Film and Television Focus: @Porter_Anderson @stephenpub @raffers
The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
CONTEC Mexico Conference: Book Sales, Distribution, Innovation: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Istanbul International Literary Festival 2019 Opens Applications for Fellows: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankfurter Buchmesse: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

A Non-Snarky Guide to Getting Your NaNoWriMo Draft into Shape: @AnnieNeugebauer @LitReactor

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

How to Hold Yourself Accountable to Your Writing Practice: @kristen_kieffer
Writers Weigh In On Starting a Writing Habit: @marthamconway @WomenWriters

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Influence Without Plagiarism: 6 Tips to Avoid an Ailey O’Toole Situation: @Cassie000000 @WritersDigest
Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? @Tyleraavkl @GuardianBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

9 Thrillers Featuring Duplicitous Spouses: @HuntAuthor @CrimeReads
10 Books to Gift Your Enemies: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor
Jane Austen’s Subtly Subversive Linguistics: by Chi Luu @JSTOR_Daily
7 Reasons to Read Cozy Mysteries: @Ellen__Jacobson
Reading While Nursing: @lsjamison @parisreview
6 Incredible Audiobooks Perfect for Multitasking: @ReaderRox @BookTrib
Five Works of Hard Science Fiction That Bypass the Gatekeepers: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
A Librarian’s Advice on Expanding Your Non-Fiction Reading: by Oleg Kagan

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How to Find the Discipline and Focus to Write: by Anne Marie Gazzolo @mythicscribes
5 Productivity Secrets for Serious Scribes: @jonathanballcom
7 step training plan for running a personal writing sprint: @beprolifiko
How to establish a writing routine for 2019: @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

Writer’s Block: You are Not the Problem: @StoryGrid
3 Steps for Writing Through Resistance to Release: @writingthrulife

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

Tools for Keeping Focused as a Writer:

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Tips for Finding Success as a Writer: @todd_matthews_

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

It’s Never Too Late to Start (or Finally Finish) Your Novel: @JanetClare1 @lithub
Mary Oliver on How Books Saved Her Life and Why the Passion for Work Is the Greatest Antidote to Pain: @brainpicker
One Writer’s Takeaways From 2018: @JL_Campbell @TheIWSG
Deep Breath— There’s No Such Thing As A Waste: @aminahmae
Tips for Writing With Kids: @austinkleon
Writing Needs Solitude And Community: @peg_a_pursell @WomenWriters
Against Completism: On Sylvia Plath’s New Short Story: @egabbert @parisreview
5 Lessons in Writing Learned in 2018: @BeingTheWriter @womenonwriting
The Ten Urges That Stories Can Satisfy: @CockeyedCaravan
A Time to Write and a Time to Not Write: @LiveWriteThrive

Genres / Memoir

7 Ways To Create Suspense In Your Memoir: @Writers_Write

Genres / Mystery

Fear of the Unknown as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg

Genres / Young Adult

Keeping in Touch with Kid Culture When You Don’t Have Kids: @bronniesway @DIYMFA

Promo / Blogging

How authors can use Medium: @sandrabeckwith
Guest Blogging: 12 Tips For Landing the Best Guest Blog Spots: @annerallen

Promo / Miscellaneous

How to Use Author Central to Raise Your Profile Overseas: @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI

Promo / Platforms

7 Simple Steps to Start Building Your Personal Brand from Scratch: by Chase Neely @Draft2Digital

Promo / Social Media Tips

11 Creative Ways Authors Announced Their Book Launch: by Francis Bogan @BookBub

Promo / Websites

Author Media Page Essentials: The Right Images: @BuildYourBrandA @BookWorksNYC
5 Completely Avoidable Author Website Mistakes That Cost You Fans (And Simple Ways to Fix Them): @KimberleyGrabas

Publishing / Miscellaneous

How to Publish a Book: 5 Questions to Consider in Getting Your Book Published: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest
Open Road Media Cites Growth in in 2018, Adds New Consumer Outreach: @Porter_Anderson @OpenRoadMedia @marymcaveney
2018 Year in Review: Inside the Publishing Industry: @JaneFriedman @WritersDigest

Publishing / News / International Publishing

China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Spain’s Publishers Cite Rising Readership, Digital Reading ‘More Intensive’: @Porter_Anderson
12 Titles Selected for the 2019 Books at Berlinale Pitch Session: @Porter_Anderson
Wattpad Books: The Next Stage in the Platform’s Content Development: @Porter_Anderson @wattpad @AshleighGardner
India’s Kalachuvadu Publications Named Publisher of the Year: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’: @oliviasnaije @MagalieSFSG @pubperspectives
Finland’s Biggest Bestseller: ‘Kimi’ Drives Off With the Record and More Rights Sales: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

Keeping Secrets in the Publishing Industry: @jules_writes
What Happens After a Publishing Contract is Signed: @MothersMilkBks @writingcookbook

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

What Not to Say in a Query: @RachelleGardner
Here Are The Reasons Publishers And Literary Agents Reject Manuscripts: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks

Publishing / Process / Contracts

Understanding Publishing Contracts: The Grant of Rights Clause: by Kelley Way



Should You Use a Pen Name? @writingcookbook

Writing Craft / Beginnings

One reader’s pet peeves about book beginnings: @Peter_Rey_
5 Ways to Successfully Start a Book With a Dream: @KMWeiland
Fiction University: Real Life Diagnostics: Does This YA Scene Hold Your Interest? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

150+ Character Mannerisms: @ReedsyHQ
Characters Are People Too: Bring Your Book To Life: @LoriAnnFreeland
Characters With Scars: How to Use Scars to Deepen Characterization: @weems503
Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Fundraiser: @beccapuglisi
How to Craft Distinct Character Voices: @PSHoffmanAuthor
Lift Your Story with Character Archetypes: @KayKeppler

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

The Invulnerable Hero: @Peter_Rey_

Writing Craft / Diversity

How To Write Awesome LGBT Characters: @GayCelebrantMEL @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

“What Binge-Watching ‘Stranger Things’ Taught Me About Storytelling”: @dshildreth @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Why Is the Theme of Family Important? @Sara_HeartStory @DIYMFA

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

How Can We Get Away with Breaking Writing Rules? @JamiGold
Internal Monologue: @maryannwrites
Set-up and Payoffs: @GoIntoTheStory
3 Ways to Add a Personal Touch to Your Writing: by Rose Andrews @mythicscribes
The Power of Positive Writing: @WordDreams
11 Writing Exercises to Inspire You and Strengthen Your Writing: by Ali Hale @writing_tips
How (Not) to Write Like a Pantomime: @ClaireFayers
5 Ways to Create Movie Magic in Your Writing: @jemartinbooks @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

3 Approaches to Incorporating Subplots into Your Story + Giveaway of Writing Resource: @scribesworld
Plotting While Asleep: @corbden @sfwa
Goal-Oriented Storytelling: Attachment: @mythcreants @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

High Concept Book Ideas: How do You Protect them? @annerallen

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Capitulate Versus Recapitulate: @GrammarGirl

Writing Craft / Revision

Conquering the Fear of Revision: By Jodi Turchin

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Five Reasons to Love All Writing Feedback: @SaudiYankee
How to Recover From Painful Negative Feedback in 5 Steps: @DaniellaNLevy

Writing Craft / Scenes

What to Do When You Really Don’t Want to Write That Scene: @Janice_Hardy
How to Set a Scene: @Lindasclare

Writing Tools / Apps

Using the ProWritingAid Sentence Structure Report: by Hayley Milliman @ProWritingAid
“3 Reasons I’m Ditching Microsoft Word for Scrivener”: @ChadRAllen

Writing Tools / Books

6 Best How-To Books for Writers: @LMacNaughton

 

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