Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

What’s Your Writing Plan? @WritingForward
How and why to order author copies from Amazon KDP and IngramSpark: @BirdsOAFpress
How to Track Conversion and Calculate ROI on Facebook and Bookbub Ads: @ReedsyHQ @IndieAuthorALLI @RicardoFayet
Don’t Let Plagiarism Kill Your Career: @maryannwrites
Tracking Kindle Sales with Book Report: @MJBowersock @IndiesUnlimited

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Guy Gunaratne Wins the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize for ‘Mad and Furious City’: @Porter_Anderson @dylanthomprize @guygunaratne
Germany’s Börsenverein Will Award First Nonfiction Prize in 2020: @Porter_Anderson @boev @pubperspectives
Oman’s Jokha Alharthi and Translator Marilyn Booth Win the 2019 Man Booker International Prize: @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize
US National Book Foundation Program To Distribute 1-Millionth Book: @Porter_Anderson @nationalbook @likaluca
Books, Bookmarks, Business Cards Or Digital Giveaways. What Should Authors Be Ready To Give Away? @c_penticoff @thecreativepenn
The Art of the Book Event: 9 Tips: @AnnMarieNieves @WriterUnboxed
During BookExpo, London Book Fair’s CAMEO Awards Make a US Debut: @Porter_Anderson @LondonBookFair @BookExpo
Schmoozing for Introverts: How to Network Like a Pro: @LisaEllisonsPen @JaneFriedman
BookExpo Hears the Call of Audio: APAC Becomes the Big Conference: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Searls Wins Wolff Translator’s Prize; UK’s Women’s Poets Announce Swift Book: @Porter_Anderson @GI_NewYork @FoundationSwift

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

For a More Creative Brain, Travel: @bcamcrane @TheAtlantic
How to Use Freewriting to Supercharge Your Work: by Kathy Hopewell @WritetoDone
Writing Prompts for Preteens: @hwrightwriter

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Find More Time to Write by Avoiding The 12 Productivity Mistakes: @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

How to Break a Block? Just Start Babbling: @chyina_powell @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

Using Writing Sprints for Consistent Results: by Paul Bonea @beccapuglisi

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

The 25 Authors Who’ve Made the Most Money in the Last Decade: @knownemily @lithub

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Writer @austinkleon shares his portable routine: @RoutineCurator
How Marie Kondo Can Change Your (Writing) Life: @10minnovelist
What to do when you can’t write: from Let’s Write Some Novels
How To Maintain Your Story Flow: @Weifarer
Do you think one day you’ll stop writing? by Clémentine Beauvais
“Intermittent Journaling: How I Lost the Guilt and Acquired a Helpful Writing Strategy”: @hwrightwriter
5 Steps to Create Agency in Your Writing Life: @LauraHighcove @DIYMFA
How to Remember Your Ideas When You’re Falling Asleep—or Waking Up: @Nicholas_Rossis
The Ghost Worlds Within Me: A Novelist’s Journey: @StephanieCowell @WriterUnboxed
Reddit for Writers: 47 Writing Subreddits to Explore: @JessZafarris @WritersDigest
How to Get an Extra Novel Written in a Year: @Janice_Hardy

Genres / Fantasy

What blockbuster ‘Game of Thrones’ meant for the fantasy genre: @JeffreyBrown @NewsHour

Genres / Historical

What’s in a Name? Naming Characters in Historical Fantasy: by Juliet Marillier @WriterUnboxed

Genres / Memoir

How to Write a Memoir For Your Reader: @WriteToSell

Genres / Mystery

Five Tips For Legal Thrillers: by Mark Alpert @killzoneauthors
Who’s In Charge Here? Getting Jurisdiction Correct in Your Writing: @MickiBrowning @MTW_2019
The Elements of a Bestselling Thriller: Top Tips for Authors: by Adam Durnham @MTW_2019
The Differences Between a Crime Novel, Mystery Novel and Thriller Novel: @davidcorbett_ca @WritersDigest
The State of the Mystery: Part 1 of a Roundtable Discussion: https://t.co/g7kq8TKp2o and Part 2: @lawrenceosborne @LoriRaderDay @NovaWJacobs @CrimeReads

Genres / Picture Books

10 Things You May Not Know About Working With An Illustrator: @sophiabennett

Genres / Romance

7 Non-Romantic Relationships for Your Stories: @beth_wangler @_HannahHeath

Genres / Science Fiction

5 Science Fiction Books That Predicted the Future: @ChairmanDog @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG

Genres / Screenwriting

Screenwriting: The Annotation Project: Born a Crime: @CockeyedCaravan

Genres / Short Stories

Short Story Craft: Setting: @RDCwrites @RMFWriters

Promo / Ads

Changes to Amazon Advertising: What Authors Need to Know: @DaveChesson @JaneFriedman

Promo / Blogging

25 Ideas for Your Author Blog: @BrynDonovan

Promo / Book Reviews

Book Promotion: All About Reader Reviews: @NewShelvesBooks @JFbookman

Promo / Miscellaneous

The 4 Key Elements of Content Marketing for Beginners: @BirdsOAFpress
How An Ugly Screenshot Became The Way To Announce Your Next Book On Twitter: @katienotopoulos @BuzzFeedNews

Promo / Social Media Tips

Instagram for Authors: How to Use Hashtags: @CaballoFrances

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Lord of the Flies? ‘Rubbish’. Animal Farm? Too risky – Faber’s secrets revealed: by Toby Faber @GuardianBooks
Writing for Audio: Understanding Attunement: @method_writing @JaneFriedman
What is Collaborative Writing? @AELowan @mythicscribes

Publishing / News / Amazon

Amazon Literary Partnership Announces More than $1 Million in 2019 Grants: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders @nealthompson

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Copyright Advocates Applaud Canada’s Parliamentary Review of Copyright Modernization Act: @Porter_Anderson @AccessCopyright @RoanieLevy @IntPublishers @HugoSetzer @CdnPublishers @twuc
The International UNESCO Cities of Literature Meet in Two English Towns: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Copyright Clearance Center and CopyGhana Build Rights Organization: @Porter_Anderson @copyrightclear @IntPublishers
Finland in Georgia: Tbilisi International Book Fair Has a Nordic Focus Country: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers
International Publishers Association Partners With UAE’s Dubai Cares on African Challenges: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @IntPublishers
Six Questions for Kenyan Publisher Lawrence Njagi and the IPA Nairobi Seminar: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Sourcebooks and Penguin Random House in ‘Collaborative Partnership’: @Porter_Anderson @Sourcebooks @penguinrandom
Denmark’s UNSILO in Partnership With Wiley on AI in Handling Research: @Porter_Anderson @unsiloproduct @WileyNews

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

What 1 Writer Learned While Self-Publishing: @DN_Bryn

Writing Craft / Beginnings

10 Tips for Writing The First Chapter of Your Book (Video): @jennamoreci
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Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

Six Common Villain Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Actor: @beccapuglisi
My Characters Are Flat as Cardboard! How do I Make Them Real? @mariastaal

Writing Craft / Characters / Supporting Characters

Managing the Ensemble Cast of Characters: @SaralynRichard @MTW_2019

Writing Craft / Dialogue

The 7 Deadly Dialogue Sins: @DRTrottier @scriptmag

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

How a Character’s Choice of Clothing Benefits the Story: from It’s a Writer Thing
3 Essential Questions to Ask When Writing a Book: @DavidHSafford @write_practice
Write Deep, Write True: @Lindasclare
8 Ways You Can Think Like A Journalist To Improve Your Writing: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming

Coming Up with Informative Character Names: from Let’s Write Some Novels

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Tips for Adding Subplots: @CherylProWriter

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Get Grammatical or Get Lost: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
Misplaced Modifiers Confuse Your Readers: @ZoeMMcCarthy

Writing Craft / Revision

Story Revisions: Keeping Track of Changes: @JamiGold
How Do I Fix a Novel Plot That’s Too Complicated? @BookWorksBetty @BookWorksNYC
10 Tips for Editing a Novel: by Anna Davis @CBGBooks
Two Simple Rules of Editing: @edebellauthor @sfwa
The Art of Self-Editing: @riverbendsagas @EdieMelson
Proofreading May Not Be What You Think It Is: The 3 Stages of Book Editing: @Loster21@Wogahn

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

How to Utilize Beta and ARC Readers for Your Books: @kikimojo

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

‘Heart’ Words vs ‘Head’ Words: @mindandlanguage @andrewwille

Writing Tools / Apps

Which Scrivener Features Do You Really Need? @Gwen_Hernandez @WriterUnboxed

Writing Tools / Resources

What is a Book Coach? @savannahgilbo

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