Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

7 Thoughts About Collaborating Successfully on a Novel: @brotzel_fiction
Writing Contests are Important: How To Choose the Right Ones: @hopeclark @annerallen
Defining Editing: @LindaGilden @EdieMelson
What Defines a “Good” or “Bad” Adaptation? @atroskity @tordotcom
US Authors Guild Praises Nora Roberts’ Legal Action on Digital Plagiarism: @Porter_Anderson @AuthorsGuild
13 Etiquette Tips for Writers: @RachelleGardner

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Will Eaves’ ‘Murmur’ from CB Editions Wins 2019 Wellcome Book Prize: @Porter_Anderson @WillEaves @wellcomebkprize

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Inviting Creativity Through Meditation: @christinadelay
Start Before You’re Ready: @SPressfield
How to Find Inspiration: @jimdempsey @WriterUnboxed

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

5 Books That Will Make You Ugly Cry in Public: @kcraftwriter @BookTrib
8 Books That Define and Defy the Canon of Hip Hop Literature: @willashon @lithub

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How to establish a writing routine for 2019: @pubcoach
Want to Be a Productive Writer? Three Clues: @jcbaggott @WriterUnboxed
How to Keep Writing When You Don’t Have Time to Write: @Jffelkins @write_practice

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

Good News About Procrastination: Psychologists Explain Why We Do It: @RuthHarrisBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

13 ways to prevent overwork from affecting your writing: @pubcoach
Stuck With Your Story? Why You Keep Hitting Walls and Dead Ends in Your Writing: @losapala
13 Tips for the Work-at-Home Author: @JFbookman
Journaling Through Grief: A Conversation with Grief: Writing Through Life: @writingthrulife
Writing to Know Oneself: @Lindasclare
How a 70-Year-Old Poet Strayed into Fiction: @sleeperina @WomenWriters
Morning Pages – Clearing the Head Clutter: @LisaJJackson
Writing with Children: @cyallowitz @Nicholas_Rossis
Why My Students Don’t Call Themselves ‘Southern’ Writers: by Katy Simpson Smith @lithub
Writing: How Many Books Should You Write at Once? @DebbieYoungBN @IndieAuthorALLI
How to Start Writing Your Book: @lornafaith

Genres / Mystery

Genre Study: How to Write a Thriller: @savannahgilbo

Genres / Non-Fiction

How to write a non-fiction book cover blurb that sells: @amabaie
7 things to know about writing (and editing) children’s non-fiction: @moiraworld
How to Write a Self-Help Book That Actually Changes Lives: @shaylaleeraquel

Genres / Screenwriting

10 Audience Principles In Screenwriting: by Paul Gulino @ozzywood

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

A Free Tool for Formatting Book Descriptions on Amazon:

Promo / Connecting with Readers

How to Attract Readers with an Outreach Strategy: @SmartAuthors @BookWorksNYC

Promo / Miscellaneous

Tips for Getting Your Name Out There: @hopeclark
Book Marketing Strategies (That Don’t Eat into Your Writing Time): @writingcookbook
3 Activities that Increase Sales Before You Publish Your Book: @NinaAmir
The Complete Guide to Making A Great Author Page With Amazon Author Central: @WrittenWordM

Promo / Social Media Tips

Pinterest Basics for Writers: @EdieMelson
7 Tips for Social Media Savvy: @deannaraybourn @CareerAuthors

Promo / Websites

How to Build an Author Website – How Many Pages? from It’s a Writer Thing

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Research Sees 50 Percent of Americans Listening to an Audiobook: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The Commoditization of Books: 2 Views: @markcoker @PassiveVoiceBlg
Cengage Unlimited Cites a Successful First Academic Year: @Porter_Anderson @CengageLearning

Publishing / News / International Publishing

France’s Lagardère Studios Announces a Book-to-Screen Deal With Wattpad: by @Porter_Anderson @LagardereSTUDIO @christhoral @AronIsHere
Fourth Tehran Book Fair Uncensored Moves Next to Germany: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Motovun Group Issue Call for Illustrated Books About Film: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Nonfiction Sales Growth in the Russian Book Market Expected to Continue This Year: By Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives
Cengage and McGraw-Hill in Merger, Hansen To Lead the Company: @CengageLearning @mgh_educacion
Newly Added Speakers for the IPA’s Nairobi Seminar: @Porter_Anderson @petertabichi @kimaniwanjogu
IPA Names Khaled Lutfi 2019 Prix Voltaire Laureate, Demands a Pardon for Lutfi From Cairo: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishers
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Acquires Ediciones Salamandra: @Porter_Anderson @Salamandra_Ed @megustaleer
Highlights for Children Sells Boyds Mills to Kane Press, Owned by Beijing’s Thinkingdom: @Porter_Anderson @Highlights @KanePress
Words Without Borders May: New Omani Writings and Translating ‘Unsettlement’: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Writing An Indie Novel Is Like Going For A Long Walk: @SteveRMarriott @pbackwriter

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Writing a One-Sentence Summary: @RachelleGardner



The Best Pen Name Generator Tools: @TCKPublishing

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Real Life Diagnostics: Writing a Close Point of View: @Janice_Hardy
Opening Strategies: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Characters / Arc

Six Unsatisfying Character Arcs: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Create Characters in 60 Seconds: @LMacNaughton
Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Coroner: @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

How To Write Fear That Connects Emotionally With Readers: @LisaHallWilson

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Using Vampires as Heroes: @cyallowitz @SCVincent

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

On interrupting the story for your brilliant philosophical ideas: @Roz_Morris
Three Tips on Show, Don’t Tell: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Conflict

Protagonist v. Nemesis: Keys to Conflict: @GoIntoTheStory

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

5 Writing Lessons Learned from Margaret Atwood: @DaveChesson @LiveWriteThrive @MargaretAtwood

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

How to make the most of themes in your writing: @TheLeighShulman

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

How to Write Excellent Introspection: @SeptCFawkes
How To Use Empathetic Writing To Craft Humane Stories: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
Tips for Better Cliffhangers: @CindyDevoted
Story Threads: Fixing Rips in Our Story: @JamiGold
“How Writing Book Reviews Makes Me a Better Writer”: @SbWoodson @DIYMFA
Five writing lessons from Australia & New Zealand: @pubcoach
7 Tips to Crafting Emotionally-Meaty Monsters: @cyallowitz @stacitroilo
Writing Tips: Write A Great Novel By Asking The Right Questions: @Roz_Morris @thecreativepenn
8 Ways To Take Your Book From Good To Great: by Braeden Phillips @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / POV

How to Write First Person Point of View: @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Building Your Book Structure around Key Questions: @writeabook

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Historical Novel Research: Masculinity and Late 19th Century Fraternities: @mlouisalocke
10 Little-Known Weapons to Use in Your Speculative Fiction Stories: @_HannahHeath

Writing Craft / Revision

Making a Big Revision? Stitching Our Story’s Rips Together: @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Where to find beta readers for your book: @sandrabeckwith

Writing Craft / Series

3 Essential Tips for Writing a Series Readers Can’t Get Enough Of: @Jffelkins @write_practice

Writing Craft / Subtext

Creating a Subtext: @themaltesetiger
Subtext and Unreliable Narrators: @ebdawsonwriting @phoenix_fiction

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

Crutch Words: @Dwallacepeach

Writing Craft / World-Building

Worldbuilding a Series: Writing without a Plan: @JamiGold

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