Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

The Different Types of Editing Explained: @jimdempsey @WriterUnboxed
Best New Year Strategies for New Novelists: @ZaraAltair @ProWritingAid

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Tips for Author School Visits: @AHuelsenbeck
London Book Fair Designates its Official 2019 Illustrator and Poet: @Porter_Anderson
Bologna Announces 2019 Themes: Women, African-American Culture, Handwriting: @Porter_Anderson
France’s Maghreb-Orient des Livres at 25: Gaining Importance Among Festivals: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
London Book Fair Announces Its 2019 International Excellence Award Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

6 Tips for Polishing Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript: @JuneCasagrande @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Goals Should Account for the Realities of Our World: @JoEberhardt @WriterUnboxed
One Writer Shares Her 2019 Writing Goals: @SarahRPainter
On Setting Word Count Goals: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
Give Me Fewer Resolutions and More Hustle: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor
Making Sure Your Writing Goals Are Smart: @SueBEdwards

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Fine Tune Observation Skills to Fire Up Creativity: @CreativeKatrina

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Is it Possible to Read Too Much as a Writer? @AuthorSAT
What Type of Reader Are You? @LisaLisax31
14 Books to Help You Deal with Millennial Burnout: @erinkbart @ElectricLit
On the Experience of Entering a Bookstore in Your Forties (vs. Your Twenties): @The_Big_Quiet @lithub
Crime Fiction Based in San Francisco: @mkinberg
5 Fully Immersive Novels of Psychological Suspense: @ljsims50 @CrimeReads
8 Books That Fuel Our Fascination with Twins: @EJRous @CrimeReads
8 Books About Immortality: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

Making an Attitude Adjustment in Terms of Your Writing: @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Build Productive Writing Habits: How to Write More in the Time You Have: by J. J. Hanna @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

5 Tips for Breaking Through the Wall of Your WiP: @KelsieEngen
Five steps to banishing block: by Lisa O’Donnell @CBGBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

Boost Productivity by Taking Effective Breaks: @LisaEBetz
One Thing that will Speed Up Your Writing and Publishing Progress: @NinaAmir
Writing Slow and Not Loving It: @jillkemerer

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

5 Reasons to Handwrite Your Story: @victoria_grif7
Confidence Through Criticism: Walt Whitman and the Discipline of Creative Self-Esteem: @brainpicker
When a Writer Doesn’t Write: @PeevishPenman
4 Things You Should Know Before You Quit Writing Your Novel: @KMWeiland
Bandersnatching Your Writing Career: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxed
One Writer’s Plan to Cut Back on TV for 2019 to Make More Writing Time: @PhilAthans
12 Signs It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Your Writing Project: @MegDowell
Signs You’re Afraid of Finishing Your Manuscript: @KMAllan_writer
Writing on the Tough Days:
7 Hacks That Will Transform You Into an Unstoppable Writer: @Frank_McKinley
7 Tips to Make You a More Observant Writer: @EdieMelson

Genres / Fantasy

On the Freaky Foods of Fictional Worlds: @thegarlictattoo @lithub
How to Choose Sounds for a Fantasy Language: @AriannaRLemont

Genres / Memoir

7 Reasons To Write A Memoir: @Writers_Write

Genres / Miscellaneous

The 6 Golden Rules Of Writing Legal Fiction: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks
Respect for graphic novels: “…addressing social and political issues”: @Porter_Anderson @SusanHarrisWWB @wwborders

Genres / Mystery

Crime Writing: What Makes a Good Witness? @FionaQuinnBooks
Being Confronted With One’s Illusions as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg

Genres / Non-Fiction

Nonfiction Books: 15 Proven Techniques and Methods for 2019: @TheIvanKreimer

Genres / Romance

How Do I Write Non-Sexist Sex Scenes? @mythcreants
Want Readers to Fall in Love With Your Hero? Create The Perfect Hero Lens: @sacha_black

Genres / Screenwriting

Screenwriting: What 22 Industry Pros DO Want From Your Writing: @Bang2write

Promo / Blogging

5 Tips for Better Blogging from @lsmith335 :

Promo / Connecting with Readers

This Is What Happens When You Stop Lying to Readers: @GlennJMiller @CareerAuthors

Promo / Miscellaneous

4 Ways to Boost Your Digital Marketing Strategy: @cleemckenzie @TheIWSG

Promo / Newsletters

How to Keep Your Newsletter from Sucking: Writers @jakazimer @RMFWriters

Promo / Social Media Tips

How to Set Up and Edit Your https://t.co/EHAmyYA10j Author Profile: @thDigitalReader
How Writers can Use the Power of Instagram: @ChrysFey @theindiepubmag

Publishing / Miscellaneous

How to Pitch Articles and Get Published: An Effective 4-Step Strategy: @robertleebrewer
Nine Lessons From a Small Indie Publisher: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Bulgaria’s ‘BookMonster’ Intends to Make Youngsters Game for Reading: @jaroslawadamows @pubperspectives
‘German Stories’ Launch at Germany’s Guest of Honor Program in Taipei: @Porter_Anderson
Wattpad’s Hong Kong Office Opens Partnership with Huayi Brothers Korea: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Five Questions for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s Paula Santillán Grimm @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Books at Berlinale 2019: “Pitching Literature to Filmmakers”: By Holger Heimann @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

“Why Being Indie Brings Me More Joy in My Writing”: @errinstevens @IndieAuthorALLI

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Real Life Diagnostics: Does This Query Blurb Make You Want to Ask for Pages? @Janice_Hardy
How to write the perfect pitch-letter to an agent: by Anna Davis @CBGBooks
How to Write a Query Letter That Grabs a Literary Agent’s Attention: @JerryBJenkins
Where does that personal connection info belong in your query? @Janet_Reid

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Finding the Constructive Criticism in Every Rejection: @MegDowell

Publishing / Process / Book Design

How to Design a Book Cover… Backwards? @chloescheffe @lithub

Publishing / Process / Formatting

Converting from MS Word to Mobi Using Kindle Create: @harmony_kent

Publishing / Process / Services to Avoid

Writing Scams: What Authors Need to Watch Out for in 2019: @annerallen

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

9 Tips For A Powerful Antagonist That Work For Any Genre: @LisaHallWilson
The Villain Doesn’t Change: @SPressfield

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

7 Tips to Writing Humanoid Monster Protagonists: Even the Undead Can Have Heart: @cyallowitz
Choices characters make: @Janet_Reid

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

How Charles M. Schulz Made an Art of Difficult Emotions: @brainpicker

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Writing Tips: 4 Mistakes To Avoid When Creating Your Protagonist: @sacha_black @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Is Story Structure Strangling Your Writing? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Dialogue

How to convey accents in fiction writing: beyond phonetic spelling: @LouiseHarnby

Writing Craft / Drafts

How to Finish Writing a Book: @writingcookbook

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

5 Easy Tricks to Smuggle in Background Info (and Even Make it Fun): @RidethePen

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

One writing rule you really need: @Roz_Morris
Psychology and Writing: How to Use Psychology to Write Amazing Stories: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
How to Write a MacGuffin: @themaltesetiger
A Cheat Sheet To Writing A Novel In Suburbia: @NatashaTynes @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Pacing

An Easy Tip for Tightening Your Novel’s Plot: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / POV

Are You a POV Snob? @MaeClair1
Using “You” in Deep POV: by Jax Hunter @RMFWriters

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Midpoints: Signpost Scene 7 and The Mirror Moment: @abigailkperry @DIYMFA

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

3 Apostrophe Rules: @VSAnderson1

Writing Craft / Revision

Six Easy Tips for Self-Editing Your Fiction: @KristenLambTX

Writing Craft / Scenes

How to Set a Scene: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Make Plotting Fiction Easier: 3 Ideas For Settings And Moods: @angee

Writing Craft / Tropes

Hero’s Journey Archetypes: @valerie_francis @StoryGrid

Writing Craft / World-Building

How to Create a Wiki to Support Your Fantasy Worldbuilding: @jennlyonsauthor @tordotcom

Writing Tools / Apps

How a Writing Tool Can Help You Write Better: @HayleyMilliman @LiveWriteThrive @ProWritingAid
Tour Scrivener’s Inspector: @ph_solomon @StoryEmpire

Writing Tools / Books

5 Inspiring Books for Writers: @LMacNaughton

 

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