Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Hope my US blog readers have a good Labor Day!  I’ll post again on Friday.  :)

Business / Miscellaneous

How To Find Your Comp Authors: @DavidGaughran
6 Marketing Myths That Harm Fiction Writers: @LisaHallWilson
Organizing Business Cards for Marketing: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson
How To Waste Money Self-Publishing a Book: @ThDigitalReader
How authors make money: @NathanBransford
What You Want in a Publisher: @davidfarland

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

How To Be Sure Your Trade Show or Book Fair Appearance is Not a Disappointment: @FrugalBookPromo
BolognaFiere Leads a First Children’s Book Tour to Moscow Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson
Frankfurt BookFest Gala: Atwood, Follett, Lunde, Shafak, Whitehead: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Book Aid International’s Maurice Sendak Film Is Up for EVCOM Awards: @Porter_Anderson @EVCOMawards

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Writing Goals: One Word To Help You To Achieve Your Dreams: @angee

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

3 Ways Too Much Social Media Can Hijack Your Creativity: @AnthonyEhlers @Writers_Write
Where 9 Famous Authors Got Their Ideas: @Writers_Write

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Finding Small Comfort in the Panic of Shirley Jackson: @miciahbay @lithub
5 Unexpected Continuations of Beloved Stories: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
What Fiction Teaches Us About The Allure of Cults: by Kali Wallace @CrimeFest
Top Four Shakespeare Podcasts: @jvlpoet
8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women: @LayneFargo

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird: @knownemily @lithub
Managing Distractions as a Writer: by Richard Risemberg @TheRyanLanz
The How and Why of Decision Making for Writers: @christinadelay
Thoughts on Finding Writer Friends and Sharing Our Work: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
How Introverts Can Thrive in The Online Writing Community: @SimonisLauren @kristen_kieffer
Why Do Some Readers Give Writers Such Harsh Feedback? @MegDowell
Crying in the Library: by Shannon Reed @parisreview
How To Stop Self-Doubt From Holding You Back From Writing: @TheLeighShulman
How to Focus on FUN as You Write Your Story: @createastorylov

Genres / Miscellaneous

How Do You Choose Your Story’s Genre? @NaomiBeaty @savethecat

Genres / Mystery

Grappling with PTSD in Crime Fiction: @hilarydavidson @CrimeReads
Cozy Mystery Writing: the Challenges of Trying Something New:
A Pathologist on Presenting Forensic Details to Readers:

Genres / Poetry

5 ways writing poetry will make you a stronger writer: @TheLeighShulman

Genres / Screenwriting

Chernobyl: How To Write A Miniseries: @thejkstudio

Promo / Blogging

How to Choose Keywords for Your Blog (and Attract the Right Audience): @MarionSelista @WritetoDone

Promo / Miscellaneous

The Truth About Book Launches: @DanBlank

Promo / Platforms

Mistakes You’re Making With Your Author Brand (And How To Avoid Them): by Manuela Williams @DIYMFA

Promo / Social Media Tips

What One Writer Loves About Pinterest (and is Frustrated By): @jvlpoet

Promo / Websites

How to Resize/Fix the Image Files on Your Author Website: @ThDigitalReader
3 Secrets to an Effective Landing Page: @ThDigitalReader @JFbookman

Publishing / Miscellaneous

The Breakout Novel and Why Publishing is Desperate for the Next Big Thing: @KristenLambTX
What to Look for in a Small Press: by T.L. Bodine
23 Best Font and Fancy Text Generators: @TCKPublishing

Publishing / News / Amazon

The American Publishers’ Lawsuit Delays Rollout of Audible Captions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / Data

US Book Publisher Revenue Up Nearly 7% in First Half of 2019: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Beijing International Book Fair Cites 320,000 Visitors, High Tech Interest: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Frankfurt’s 2019 THE ARTS+ Focuses on ‘The Future of Culture’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
South African Book Fair and Book Week: Toward a Reading Culture: @Porter_Anderson
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content: Taking Kids’ Lit Seriously: @Porter_Anderson @sgbookcouncil
Ahead of Frankfurt, Norway Launches 10 New Translations in China: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
China Bestsellers for July: An Urban Online Gaming Culture Drives Sales: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Amazon Self-Publishing Royalties: Here’s What You Need to Know: @ReedsyHQ



Everything Authors Need to Know about Pen Names: @kikimojo

Publishing / Process / Translation

On Translation by Arthur Sze: @PoetryFound

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Writing Your Novel’s Opening: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Sacrificial Heroes: by Antonio Del Drago @mythicscribes

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

4 Writing Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs: @LMacNaughton

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Seeing an Ex with Someone New: @beccapuglisi
Writing Fight Scenes: @DN_Bryn

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

What Skyrim Can Teach Us About World-Building: @SMCarriere

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

10 Literary Devices to Master: @cleemckenzie @TheIWSG

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

5 Writing Ideas To Transform A Boring Scene: @KMAllan_writer
9 Ways To Write With Literary Flair: by Oliver Fox @Writers_Write
Writing Book Club Fiction: What 5 Reading Guide Questions Can Teach Us: @kcraftwriter
How to Write About Pain in Fiction: by Stacey Bowditch @pbackwriter
Five Information Technology Blunders and How to Fix Them: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
What’s a MacGuffin, Anyway? by Larry Pass @StoryGrid
Advice on Writing Great Friendships: @AuthorMarilene
Story Goal, Story Question, Inner Need: @NovelEditor
5 Ways to Ensure Readers Don’t Abandon Your Book: @scribesworld @JaneFriedman
Are You Preaching or Persuading? @AnneJanzer
12 Female Literary Characters Who Are More Than Damsels in Distress: @TCKPublishing
Extrapolating the Past: @PJTAuthor @DIYMFA
Three Simple Questions That Will Unlock Your Story: @LisaCron

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

How to Sort and Stack Your Ideas and Tasks to Transform as a Writer and Person: @annkroeker

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

When to Use a Semicolon vs. Colons: @GramrgednAngel @BookWorksNYC

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

6 Tips for Finding a Great Critique Partner: @Julie_Glover
How to Handle Feedback about Your Work: @WritersCoach

Uncategorized

How to Find Old Tweets By Time Period, Keyword, And More: @Emily @lifehacker wkb71

Five Popular Tropes Writers Struggle With: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants wkb13

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