Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

5 Tips for Teaching Creative Writing: @hwrightwriter
9 Tips on Writing to Publish: @psthib @ZoeMMcCarthy
Simplify Your Submissions to Literary Journals: @JohnSibleyWill1 @JaneFriedman

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Israel’s International Book Forum Opens With Joyce Carol Oates’ Jerusalem Prize: @Porter_Anderson
Fondation Jan Michalski’s Second ‘Bibliotopia’ Weekend Starts Friday: @Porter_Anderson @JanMichalski
The UK’s CrimeFest 2019 Honors Shukla, Lippman, Rowling: @Porter_Anderson @CrimeFest
France’s Prix Monte-Cristo’s Inmate Jury Awards Its First Honor: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
IPA’s Africa Seminar in Nairobi: Maha Bakheet on Copyright: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Frankfurt’s 2019 StoryDrive Asia in Beijing: AI and the Culture’s Future: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

What every writer should know before writing a first novel: @lisapoisso

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

How Classic Gothic Fiction Led to Today’s Psychological Thrillers: @C_Goodmania @CrimeReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Re-establishing a Writing Habit After Dropping One: @DanBlank
You Have Time to Write — You Just Aren’t Making It a Priority: @MegDowell
Why you need your own pomodoro: @pubcoach
Writing Is a Habit. That’s Why So Many People Can’t Do It. @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

6 Ways You Can Overcome Writer’s Block: by Joel Syder @NaNoWriMo
Unlocking Writer’s Block: @mishy1727 @TheIWSG

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

“How I Trained Myself to Write 25,000 Words Every Week (and Why I Did It)”: @MegDowell
Productivity Secrets: Bullet Journals and Planning: @leslyepenelope @JamiGold

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Writing Sex for Money: by Sandra Newman @lithub
Headbutts, snark and furious obsession: a toxic history of literary rivalries: @tallulahloorah @GuardianBooks
This Labor Was Never for You: Sex and the Small Press: @KMarieDarling @The_Millions
Not All Writers Can Afford Rooms of Their Own: @asjaba @lithub
Rising Above the Average as a Writer: Regression Toward the Mean: By Dario Ciriello
How to Make Writing Fun Again: @Frank_McKinley
8 Ways to Stay Mentally Fit and Mindful in the Writing Process: @brtherapist @WritersDigest
Tips for Journal Writing: by Deborah Lyn Stanley
How to Use the Writing Skills You Have to Learn the Ones You Don’t: @ArkadyMartine @tordotcom
How to Decide Which Writing Project to Focus On: @colleen_m_story
A Home of Her Own – How Jane Austen Found the Space to Write: @C_Goodmania @WomenWriters
Writing About a Fictional Massacre as a Real One Happens in Your Neighborhood: @MollyPascal @lithub
When Fiction Doesn’t Work—What Can Be Learned? by Bonnie Randall
Author @NathanEnglander on Writing and Worrying:

Genres / Humor

Top 5 (More) Mistakes Comedy Writers Make: @DaveCohencomedy @Bang2write

Genres / Memoir

Why You Need To Write Your Memoir Like Fiction: @Writers_Write

Genres / Mystery

Crime Writers’ Words of the Day: Make Your Stories Bleed Realism: @LeeLofland
The Psychology of Suspense: @RJJacobsAuthor @CrimeReads
“Soap Operas Taught Me How To Write Crime Fiction”: @Michael2264 @CrimeReads

Genres / Non-Fiction

How to Create a Glossary in Word: @TCKPublishing

Genres / Romance

Ten Rules for Writing Killer Romance: @TammyLoughAuthr @DIYMFA

Genres / Screenwriting

The Rise Of The DIY Screenwriter: by by Tony Ritter @CreativeScreen
Script To Screen: “Psycho”: @GoIntoTheStory

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Writing a Bio When You Think You’re Boring: @Janet_Reid

Promo / Miscellaneous

How to Use Pre-Publication Planning To Sell More Books: @SusanNealYoga @EdieMelson
Seven Questions To Ask When Building Your Author Brand: @elawilliams_ @DIYMFA

Promo / Websites

How to Build an Author Website on a Budget: from It’s a Writer Thing

Publishing / Miscellaneous

IPA Names Jessica Sänger To Lead Copyright Committee: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers
Wolff’s ‘Siege’ To Release June 4, Sequel to Trump Exposé ‘Fire and Fury’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

4 Tips That Can Save You Thousands of Dollars When Self-Publishing: @IndieReader

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

An Agent on Avoiding Idiot Agents: @Janet_Reid
Things 1 Agent Used to be Nicer About: @Janet_Reid

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Top 10 Book Cover Design Trends For 2019: by Kristen Ford @WritetoDone

Publishing / Process / Legalities

How to Prepare and Use a DMCA Takedown Notice: @SusanSpann

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Flog a Pro: Would you pay to turn the page of this bestseller? @RayRhamey @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

How To Write A Sympathetic Villain: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Quick Tip: Condensing Characters (video): by Chris Fox
Mary Sue Test: Does Your Character Pass It? by Ali Hale @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Diversity

Representation in Fiction: How to Write Characters Whose Experiences Are Outside of Your Own: @writersyndrome @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Drafts

What to Do After Finishing Your First Draft: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

Struggling with Writing Flashbacks? Try Using the P.A.S.T. Method: @Sara_HeartStory

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Literary Themes in Your Writing: @Kid_Lit

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

An Intro to Foodie Culture So You Can Write Foodie Novels: @MJPostAuthor

Writing Craft / Pacing

4 Pacing Tricks to Keep Readers’ Attention: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

So You Think You Have an Original Plot. Think again: @PollyIyer

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

What Your Character Experiences While Leaving the Military: from It’s a Writer Thing

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Which or That? Grammar Explained: @TCKPublishing

Writing Craft / Series / Series Bible

How to Create a Story Bible: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire

Writing Craft / Voice

How To Decide The Voice And Tone Of Your Novel: @KristinaAuthor

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

Creating Compelling Cadence: Small Changes, Big Impact: @MargieLawson

Writing Tools / Books

Writing Resources: Bird by Bird: @WritingForward

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