Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

What to do when a celebrity writes your book: @sandrabeckwith
Why Does It Matter Who Wrote Nancy Drew, Anyway? by Radha Vatsal @CrimeReads
The Submission Merry-Go-Round and How to Navigate it: @PennyWilson123 @womenonwriting

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

The Albertine Prize Readers’ Vote on Translations Is Underway: @Porter_Anderson @GaelFaye
Why Spend the Money to Attend Writers Conferences? @ZoeMMcCarthy
‘Author-Driven’ German-Norwegian Literature Festival in Oslo This Week: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
Sharjah Is Announced London Book Fair’s Market Focus 2020: by @Porter_Anderson @SharjahBookAuth @BritishCouncil @AhmedAlamriSHJ @jacksthomas @Bodour @HugoSetzer @IntPublishers
Nicole Brossard Given Canada’s Lifetime Griffin Award for Poetry: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Kalimat Foundation Signs Accessibility Deal, Expands Books for Refugees: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @KalimatFnd @UNESCO @SharjahWBC

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

6 Ways For Writers To Stay Motivated: @bridgetmcnulty @Writers_Write
Practicing Creative Closure and Coming to Peace With What Is: @CreativeKatrina

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes

150+ Writing Quotes to Help You Through Every Stage of Writing: @ReedsyHQ

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Five Fictional Books Inside of Real Books: by K Chess @tordotcom
The Library 100: Top 100 Novels of All Time Found in Libraries Around the World: @OCLC
Police Sketches of Literary Characters Based on Their Book Descriptions: @laptop_lasane @mental_floss
Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2019 World Book Day Translation Offer: 9 Free Translated Books: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The Greatest Settings in Gothic Fiction: @TheCraigRussell @CrimeReads
On the Archetypes of the Captivity Narrative: @AimeeParkison @lithub
The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Wuthering Heights: @knownemily @lithub
5 Books for the Fantasy Naturalist: @MelanieRMeadors @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

6 Neuroscience Hacks to Beat Writer’s Block: @Astrohaus
7 Ways to Crush Writer’s Block: @TheLeighShulman

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

“5 Lessons I Learned at My First Writing Residency”: by Lisa Rowan @thewritelife
Crick in Your Neck? Tips and Stretches to Combat the Writing Life: @AnnieNeugebauer @LitReactor
Quit Trying to Write: @laurabenedict @killzoneauthors
Resources for Organizing a Writing Process: @writingandsuch
Virginia Woolf’s Depression Shouldn’t Define Her: @maggiegeewriter @lithub
There Will Be Typos. (Trust Me On This.) @joannaslan
Louisa May Alcott’s Letter of Advice to a Young Writer: @knownemily @lithub
From No-Where to Now-Here: Intuition’s Role in a Writer’s Life: @despresmich @WomenWriters
3 Reasons ‘Write Drunk, Edit Sober’ Is Terrible Advice For Writers: @Bang2write
How Gabriel García Márquez Began to Write: @parisreview
Tips for Writing When You Have Children: @aliventures @WritetoDone
Where Should a Writer Begin? @NeelyKneely3628 @EdieMelson
Have You Forgotten to Have Fun Writing? @JulesLynn7
Ursula K. Le Guin on the Sacredness of Public Libraries: @brainpicker
Why reading aloud is a vital bridge to literacy: @MichaelRosenYes @GuardianBooks

Genres / Fantasy

8 Tips for Creating a Compelling Magic System: @_HannahHeath

Genres / Historical

Tips for Complex Historical Research: @almakatsu @WriterUnboxed

Genres / Horror

The Five Habits of Highly Effective Horror Fiction Podcasts: @LukeofKondor @LitReactor

Genres / Memoir

How to Write a Memoir: 14 Tips for Writing Memoir that Sells: @annerallen

Genres / Miscellaneous

What do Middle Schoolers WANT to Read? An Interview with a School Counselor: @PalmerCounselor @MidGradeMafia

Genres / Mystery

Tips for Brainstorming Clues for a Mystery:

Genres / Non-Fiction

5 Proven Steps for Starting a Nonfiction Book Project: @NinaAmir

Promo / Book Reviews

Writing: How to Deal with Negative Reviews: @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI
How to Deal with Bad Reviews: by T.W.M. Ashford @pbackwriter

Promo / Miscellaneous

Your Author Media Calendar for Pitching Seasonal Events: by Chris Well @BookWorksNYC
Book Marketing Tips Introverts Will Love: @Bookgal @BwkrSelfPublish
How to Create Your Own Marketing Team: @RachelleGardner
How to Sell More Books with Amazon Pre-Order Strategies: @Bookgal @IndieReader
How to Set Up Local Book Links for your Ebooks: @HelpingWriters @IndieAuthorALLI

Promo / Social Media Tips

Social Media: Making It Fun: @JamiGold
Author Platform: Using Facebook: @wvancamp

Publishing / Miscellaneous

An Author’s Guide to Narrating Your Audiobook: by Gordon Rothman @IndieAuthorALLI
Louise Dean, Founder of The Novelry, Opens Another Avenue to Publication: @TheIWSG @thenovelry

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Wattpad in Asia: Singapore’s Mediacorp Signs on at APOS; Manila’s Pasion-Flores on the Anvil Deal: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
IPA Leaders Tour Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Hoda Barakat Is Second Woman To Win International Prize for Arabic Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Sharjah Becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital With a ‘Scherezade’ Stage Premiere: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
Shiekh Zayed Winner Hussain Al Mutawaa on Children and the Habit of Reading: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

Understanding the Differences Between Your Publicity and Marketing Teams at a Publisher: @nedadallal @penguinrandom

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

An Accidental Simultaneous Submission to Two Agents at the Same Agency: @Janet_Reid
The Importance of Following Directions When You Submit Work: @MegDowell

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Charting the Rejection Progression: by Rejectomancy

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Fun with Fonts — Getting Ebook Typefaces Right: by David Kudler @JFbookman

Publishing / Process / Legalities

3 Misconceptions About Copyright (and how to protect yourself): @KelsieEngen



3 Factors for Choosing an On-Brand Pen Name: @DaveChesson @BookWorksNYC

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

The Essence of Character Driven Storytelling: @GoIntoTheStory
Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Nanny: @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

When Friends Fight in Fiction: @cyallowitz

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Nasty, Menacing, Murderous: Protagonists We Love…and Why: @DonMaass

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

First Things First: Does Your Manuscript Defy Physics? @HankPRyan @CareerAuthors
Three Ways Writers Tell, Not Show (And How You Can Fix Them): @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Diversity

How To Authentically Write Diversity: @bharatkrishnan9 @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Writing from a young perspective: @Sara__Holland
More Than a Happy Ending: What Makes a Story Uplifting? @JamiGold
Writing for Audiences Affected by Cancer: @amaranise @WritersDigest
How to Use the Uncanny in Your Writing: by Bunny @mythcreants
How to Create Compelling Story Action: by TD Storm

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

How to Plot A Novel In One Hour: @BrynDonovan

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Comma Usage Tips: by L.S. Lane

Writing Craft / Revision

When Your Query Reveals a Story-Level Problem: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedman
10 Top Tips for Revising and Self-Editing Your Novel or Creative Non-Fiction: @emma_darwin
How To Be An Expert Typo Hunter: @KMAllan_writer

Writing Craft / Subtext

Subtext for Writers: Images, Metaphors, and Genre: @SarahSallyHamer @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Synopses

Taming the Synopsis: 4 Steps for Perfecting One-Page and Long-Form Synopses: @joanpaq @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Tropes

The Practical Guide to Using Character Archetypes in Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

5 Overused Words in Fiction: @KelsieEngen

Writing Craft / World-Building

7 Tips on Fantasy Novel Worldbuilding: by Michelle Kenny @CBGBooks

Writing Tools / Resources

40 Days of Worksheets: @ramonadef

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