Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Book Proposal Basics: Synopsis, Series, and Sample: @Tamela_Murray
Where to publish your personal essay: @pubcoach
Should Writers Do Their Own Editing? @Belinda_Pollard
Parts of a Book (2019): Anatomy of a Book: @DaveChesson

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Anthology Contest, Twitter Pitch, and Writing Challenge Info from @TheIWSG :

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

What Role Does Learning Play in Your Creative Journey? @erikaliodice

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

20 Horror Books by Authors of Color: @JtheBookworm @BookRiot
5 Horrifying Books Outside The Horror Genre: @teachrobotslove @LitReactor
11 Short Novels from Around the World that You Can Read in One Sitting: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

The Difference Between Imagination and Creativity: @JackPrestonKing

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

A Creative Way to Make Your Word Count Goal: A Word Crawl: @LynnHBlackburn @BRMCWC

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Stress and the Writer: To All Things a Season: @crazyauthorgirl
“In Defense of My Family Business: The Soap Opera Storyteller”: @NicholasMancusi @lithub
How to Respond to Criticism: @jimdempsey @WriterUnboxed
Earn Your Respect as a Writer: @EdieMelson
Writing should spark joy–in you and the reader: @speechwriterguy
12 Signs You’re Writing the Story You’re Meant to Be Writing: @MegDowell
15 tips for writing from home: @pubcoach
10 thoughts on nearly finishing a long-haul novel: @Roz_Morris
Being Weird Is a Good Thing. It’s Time to Embrace Yourself as a Writer. @losapala
Losing focus? There are reasons you derail your progress: by Jessica Abel

Genres / Fantasy

Building a Democracy in Your Fantasy World: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Genres / Horror

6-word horror stories: @Lowenna @Independent

Genres / Mystery

How to Handle the Stakes in a Cozy Mystery + Giveaway: @scribesworld
How to Handle the Stakes in a Cozy Mystery + Giveaway: @scribesworld

Genres / Poetry

When Poets Don’t Read Poetry: @WritingForward

Genres / Screenwriting

The Seven Reasons Why We’re in the Golden Age of Documentaries: @JeffYorkWriter @CreativeScreen

Promo / Blogging

Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Blogging: @annerallen
10 Things You Wish You Knew Before Launching Your First Blog: @ShahidNida1 @WritetoDone

Promo / Images

How to Find Free (and Legal) Images Online: @ThDigitalReader

Promo / Miscellaneous

Raising Your Novel’s Visibility: Blog Posts & Leveraging Library Contacts: by Bonnie Randall

Promo / Social Media Tips

How to Conquer LinkedIn: @CaballoFrances

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Why 1 Writer Agreed to a B&N Exclusive: @barbross @WickedAuthors

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Big Bad Wolf shows us the global demand for affordable English-language books: @TNPS10
HarperCollins Italia Names Rizzo; Mondadori-Reworld Deal Closes: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
China Bestsellers for June: Reading Pavilions Draw Crowds: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Penguin Random House Children’s Books to Publish Wattpad Books in UK: @Porter_Anderson @AshleighGardner @wattpad
Words Without Borders August: ‘We Are Not English’ in Wales: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

How to handle multiple protagonists in a query letter: @NathanBransford

Publishing / Process / Formatting

Formatting book text in Word: How to save time with the Styles tool: @LouiseHarnby

Publishing / Process / ISBNs

What Is An ISBN, And How Do I Get One? by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Real Life Diagnostics: Does This Opening Page Feel Slow? @Janice_Hardy
Writing In Medias Res: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
A First Page Critique: @laurabenedict @killzoneauthors

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

Take Two: Creating Multi-Layered Villains You Love to Hate: @jeannevb @WritersDigest
To the Villain, It’s a Zero-Sum Game: @SPressfield

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Conductor: @beccapuglisi
Writing Better Books by Interviewing Your Characters: @AneMulligan @EdieMelson
7 Questions To Ask When Creating Character Goals: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
List of character strengths and weaknesses: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

Identify Your Character’s Emotional Triggers: @LisaHallWilson

Writing Craft / Drafts

Before And After: Does Your First Draft Look Good Naked? by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthors

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

How to Write Effective Flashback Scenes: @kristen_kieffer

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Why it works: “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson: @NathanBransford
The Secret to “Writing What You Know”: by Barbara Linn Probst
How To Write A Good Leader: by Mark Alpert @killzoneauthors
Critique: 4 Ways to Write Gripping Internal Narrative: @KMWeiland
How Can I Make Gods Work as Characters? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
How to Write Revenge Stories That Thrill and Satisfy Your Readers: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
Solving The Loneliness Problem In Your Story: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / POV

Deep POV Secret: Strategic Setting: @LisaHallWilson

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Story Structure in a Flash : @SeptCFawkes
What Does “Plot Reveals Character” Mean? @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

Sifting through Mythology: Finding the Grains of Your Story: @Marc_Graham @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Punctuation Series: How to Edit En Dashes: @tishmartin1416
The Easiest Explanation of Semicolons: @SeptCFawkes
That v. which: a grammatical throwdown: @PhilipHensher @lithub

Writing Craft / Scenes

Building Your Scene-Quality Map: by Dawn Field @BookBaby

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Character Descriptions: Avoiding the Boring Stuff: @AngelaAckerman @JamiGold
Characterize Your Character: @ZoeMMcCarthy
How to describe a character (with free character development crib sheet): @amabaie
How To Get the Most Impact From Your Setting: @ZaraAltair
204 Words That Describe Colors – A Resource For Writers: @Writers_Write

Writing Craft / Synopses

5 Steps to Writing a Captivating Nonfiction Book Synopsis: by Melissa Drumm @TCKPublishing

Writing Craft / World-Building

Understanding Appropriative Worldbuilding: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Worldbuilding Your Horse Breeds: @dancinghorse @tordotcom

Writing Tools / Apps

Markdown: The Easy Way to Write, Edit & Format Your Book: @carlaking @BookWorksNYC
Google Docs Add-ons for Writers: 6 of the Best: @nownovel

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

Writing Tips: 11 Tools To Capture Your Creative Ideas: by Trevor Carss @thecreativepenn

 

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