Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books? @MaryLauraPh @lithub
Team Royalties: a Hassle-Free Solution for Splitting Co-Author Royalties: by Monica Dube @publishdrive

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Publishers’ Forum 2019: Driving Forces, Technology, and Models: @Porter_Anderson @Sara_Sargent @AshleighGardner
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize Announces Its Regional Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

6 Reasons You Should Participate in Camp NaNoWriMo (in July): @RebekahJoanBlog @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

How To Write a Novel: The Complete 20-Step Guide: @write_practice @joebunting

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Creative Writing Prompts and How To Use Them: by Teagan Berry @TheRyanLanz
10 Great TED Talks for Writers: @TCKPublishing @TEDTalks
Writing Prompts: Helpful? Or a Waste of Time? by Savannah Cordova @ReedsyHQ @JamiGold

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

5 Famously Rewritten Novels: from Jeanette the Writer @DIYMFA
7 Stories That Reimagine Some of Your Favorite Classics: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
Reading Broadly to Write Better: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

What Is a ‘Flow State’ and How Will It Help You Write More, Faster? @MegDowell
How Writing Faster Can Vastly Improve Your Storytelling: @KristenLambTX

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Are you sitting too much? @pubcoach
10 Lessons from 10 Years of Writing: @Julie_Glover
What You Really Mean When You Say ‘I Can’t’: @MegDowell
5 Tips for Writing Fearlessly: by Stephanie Jo Harris @DIYMFA
What Will You Sacrifice to Be a Better Writer? @BMCadman @LiveWriteThrive
‘You Are Not Alone’: How To Beat Challenges As A Writer: @Alice_Hayden @Bang2write
Teaching Tips: How To Make Creative Writing Classes More Interesting: by Kristen Ford @WritetoDone
The Three-Step Process From Isolation to Publication: by Joanne Ramos @WritersDigest
What Does ‘Writer Burnout’ Actually Look Like? @MegDowell
Focus: The solution to book marketing overwhelm: @sandrabeckwith
3 Good Reasons Not to Quit Your Night Job: @MaggieWells1

Genres / Fantasy

14 Popular Fantasy Tropes (and How to Revitalize Them): @ReedsyHQ
What Does a Fantasy Map Look Like? @mcwetboy @tordotcom

Genres / Historical

How to Write Historical Fiction: @MariahFrederick @WritersDigest

Genres / Memoir

Collaborating with others on your memoir in 6 easy steps: @bncarvin @sandrabeckwith

Genres / Miscellaneous

Why Speculative Fiction Is Needed Now More Than Ever: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ

Genres / Mystery

How to Mislead Your Reader with Red Herrings: @savannahgilbo
Keep Your Readers Guessing with Red Herrings: @LisaEBetz @A3writers
Terminology for the Savvy Crime Writer: Abrasion Collars to the Rare Cadaveric Spasm: @LeeLofland
Plotting poisons into fiction, a list of resources: @raimeygallant

Genres / Non-Fiction

How to Build the back cover of your nonfiction Paperback: @BirdsOAFpress
Nonfiction Writing Tips: How to Tell a True Story in a Creative Way: @izzardink @IngramSpark

Genres / Picture Books

The Importance of Determining a Picture Book’s Premise Before Querying: @SFretwellHill @BAndersonWriter @RedFoxLiterary @NatalieIAguirre
Syntax in Poetry and Poetic Voice in Rhyming Picture Books: @Kid_Lit

Genres / Poetry

Getting Started in Poetry by Edmund Berrigan: @PoetryFound

Genres / Short Stories

5 Reasons You Should Be Writing Short Stories: @RDCwrites

Promo / Blogging

How To Add A Sub-Category To Your WordPress Blog Post: @HughRoberts05
“7 Things I Wish I’d Done as a Newbie Blogger”: @_HannahHeath
How and why to remove dates from your permalinks: @NathanielTower

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Quick and Effective Amazon Book Description Tips: @Bookgal

Promo / Book Reviews

How to Get Reviews for Your Books: @kikimojo

Promo / Connecting with Readers

How to Sell More Books Through Reader Engagement (Podcast): @DanBlank @pbackwriter

Promo / Crowdfunding

10 Tips for Crowdfunding a Novel: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark

Promo / Miscellaneous

3 Book Marketing Myths to Avoid: @sandrabeckwith @JFbookman
A Few Things To Know About Blurbs: @jules_writes

Promo / Social Media Tips

Book Promotion: 5 Tips for Authors on Using Social Media: @Kristenwendys @TheIWSG
Book Marketing: How to Run a Twitter Chat: @StonehamPress @IndieAuthorALLI
How To Keep Your Pinterest Boards Organized and Relevant: @KarenBanes

Promo / Speaking

How to end a speech, Italian style: @gigirosenberg

Promo / Websites

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Publishing / Miscellaneous

Hardy Perennials in the Publishing World: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Rights Roundup:Thoughtful Reads for Young People and Adults: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Interview: Amanda Ridout on Her Boldwood Books’ Rights Strategy: @lizziebbrown @BoldwoodBooks @pubperspectives
‘Finnland: Cool & Happy’ Opens at Helsinki Lit 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
US Authors Guild Joins With AAP and Copyright Alliance on CASE Act: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Spain’s Readmagine and Digital Distributors Meeting Announce Programming: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Ulrich Klopotek in Berlin: ‘No Publishers’ Forum in 2020′ : @Porter_Anderson @PublishersForum @Klopotek_AG @wischenbart @Planeta @randomhouse @Sara_Sargent
New Literary Agency for African Kids and YA Fiction: Accord Literary: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives @accordliterary
The Evolution of the Jerusalem International Book Forum: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Building Your Publishing Team: Your Cover Designer: @itshelendarling @DIYMFA
Book Anatomy 101: Book Body Parts: @JFbookman @BookWorksNYC

Publishing / Process / Distribution

Comparing the 5 Most Popular eBook Distribution Companies: @carlaking @BookWorksNYC

Writing Craft / Beginnings

First Pages and Character Emotion: @beccapuglisi
10 Ways to Get Your Story Off to a Great Start: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

How To Write a Compelling Villain (Podcast): @sacha_black @pbackwriter

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

How to Write Compelling Characters: @savannahgilbo @StoryGrid
Character Type: Destroyer: @GoIntoTheStory

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

7 Writing Mistakes You Probably Don’t Realize You’re Making: by Savannah Cordova @ReedsyHQ @writingthrulife
3 Reasons New Writers Fail: @Weifarer

Writing Craft / Conflict

Use a Conflict Box to Sharpen Your Story: @KayKeppler

Writing Craft / Dialogue

How to Punctuate Dialogue: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

5 Ways Virginia Woolf Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Getting a Handle on Colloquialisms: Using Regional Terms, Expressions, and Dialect: @TCKPublishing
A Fun Test to Check Your Scene’s Narrative Drive: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / POV

How Do I Keep a Second Point of View Relevant? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Using a Novel Outline Template: 5 Tips for Better Story Prep: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Tips for Using Apostrophes: @authorterryo

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Using the Sense of Smell in Your Story: @jamesscottbell

Writing Craft / Tension

Creating Characters Who Clash: @AngelaAckerman @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Tropes

Realistic Characters: Creating Personas: From Tropes are Tools

Writing Tools / Apps

Scrivener Split-Screen Magic: @Gwen_Hernandez

Writing Tools / Resources

Self-Publishing and Writing Resource List: @hwrightwriter
Novel-Writing Intensives: An Alternative to the MA: @juliecardalt @WriterUnboxed

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