Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

How to Build a Long-Term Writing Career: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
Copyediting Jobs: How to Estimate Hours and Pricing: @SubvCopyEd @JaneFriedman
How To Be A Professional Author And Not Die Screaming And Starving In A Lightless Abyss: @ChuckWendig
29 Parenting Blogs and Magazines That Pay Freelance Writers: @briannarbell @thewritelife

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Frankfurt 2019: Big Crowds, Upbeat Industry, Social Purpose: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Spotlight Passes from Norway to Canada: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
Sharjah International Book Fair Expands Its Publishers Conference: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
In London, the Polari Prize Goes to Angela Chadwick and Andrew McMillan: @Porter_Anderson @AndrewPoetry @_AngelaChadwick @PolariPrize
The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category: @Porter_Anderson @CWIPprize @HelenLederer @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

How NaNoWriMo Can Actually Help Your Mental Health: @HBlackwell17
NaNo Prep: Pick a New Daily Word Count Goal: from Let’s Write Some Novels
Rocking NaNoWriMo: Five Tips for Speculative Writers: @MelanieMarttila @DIYMFA
Road Trip to NaNo: The Benefits of Attending Write-Ins: @JudyLMohr @EmmyLou_James @NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo Resources Are for Everyone: by Melinda Brasher
10 Tips To Rock NaNoWriMo: @JennyHansenCA
Top 10 Hacks to Finishing NaNo EARLY: @LisaLatteBooks @NaNoWriMo
One Writer Shares Her Process for NaNoWriMo Prep for a Cozy Mystery: @courtagonist @CozyMysEscape
Is NaNoWriMo for you? @pubcoach @NaNoWriMo
1 Writer Plans to Tackle NaNoWriMo With a Specialty Tea Advent Calendar By Her Side: @LisaLatteBooks @NaNoWriMo
Expectation Versus Reality: 10 Truths You Should Know About NaNoWriMo: @NaNoWriMo @WritersDigest
NaNoWriMo Prep: How to Write 2000 Words a Day: by Let’s Write Some Novels
Last Minute NaNoWriMo Prep: @ReedsyHQ

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Win Big as a Writer with These Smart Goal Setting Tips: @MichaelLaRonn

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

How to get in the flow with your writing: @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

7 Poets to Read: @alicebroster1 @bustle
Crime Novels in the Age of Prohibition: by Ashley Weaver @CrimeReads
“Goodnight Moon,” Almost 75 Years Later: by Brian Goedde @LAReviewofBooks
7 Essential Contagion Novels: by David Koepp @CrimeReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Tips for Improving Writing Productivity: from Just a Writing Aid
When is the Best Time to Write? @pubcoach
Daily Writing Habit: How to Crush It Every Day: @MichaelLaRonn

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Reinvent the Path to Success: @MichaelLaRonn @IndieAuthorALLI

Creativity and Inspiration / Target audience

How Discovering Your Audience in Writing Will Transform Your Writing: @suelarkinsweems @write_practice

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

The Seductive Power of a New Book Idea: When to Give in: @RuthHarrisBooks
Tips for Joining Book Clubs: by Patricia Sands @WomenWriters
What Makes a Writer a “Real” Author? @JamiGold
Unexamined Beliefs: Do they Keep You from Writing Success? @annerallen
Opportunities to Improve as a Writer: @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthors
Writing With Illness: @AuthorCynthiaH @WomenWriters
Writers: Be aware of when research and prep turns into procrastination (comic): @inkyelbows
4 Ways to Stay Productive While Writing a Novel: @NathanBransford @NaNoWriMo
Literary Snobbery: Why It’s Toxic and How to Combat It: @_HannahHeath
Work Like A (Real) Dog: @10minnovelist
How to Live ‘Comfortably’ With Impostor Syndrome: @MegDowell
3 Ways to Keep Writing When Times Are Tough: @Self_Pub_School

Genres / Fantasy

Fantasy Book Title Generator: @Writers_Write
Entomology and Ants in Fantasy: @ClarkTCarlton @DanKoboldt

Genres / Horror

Seven Horror Audio Drama Podcasts (Beyond “The Black Tapes”): @wilw_writes @Discover_Pods

Genres / Miscellaneous

Writing Speculative Fiction — Interview With Cadwell Turnbull: @CadwellTurnbull @DIYMFA

Genres / Mystery

The Strange Cultural Currency of Art Theft: @JamieMason_ @CrimeReads

Genres / Non-Fiction

Join a Writers’ Group to Help Meet Your Nonfiction Writing Goals: @NinaAmir
You’ve submitted your non-fiction manuscript: now what? @megankatenelson

Genres / Poetry

Does Poetry Have Street Cred? @Poet_Major @parisreview
Waffle House has an official poet laureate. For real: by Andrew Alexander @AtlantaMagazine

Genres / Science Fiction

The Art of Dimension Jumping in Fiction: @cyallowitz

Genres / Screenwriting

Write Worlds And Characters Actors Want To Play: @Pendensham @CreativeScreen
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Characters: @GoIntoTheStory

Promo / Ads

Paid Email Promotions for Cozy Mysteries: @Ellen__Jacobson

Promo / Book Reviews

How to Get Editorial Reviews for Your Self-Published Book: @IngeniumBooks @IndieAuthorALLI

Promo / Miscellaneous

How to Market Your Book – A New Author’s Guide: @Bookgal
Why Human-Centered Marketing Works: @DanBlank

Promo / Podcasts

November is National Podcast Post Month – Why Not Launch One? @ThDigitalReader

Promo / Social Media Tips

5 Ways to Practice Good Virtual Etiquette for Authors: @tessaemilyhall @A3writers
How Do I Promote My Posts on Social Media? by Phil Stamper-Halpin @penguinrandom

Promo / Websites

A One Page Website is Quick and Easy to Create. Here’s How: @AGEditorial @thewritelife

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Patricia Cornwell’s New Spacewalk: ‘Not Just About Putting a Flag on the Moon’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Small Claims Copyright ‘CASE Act’ Passes US House of Representatives: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @AmericanPublish @mariraz @AuthorsGuild
An Industry Expert on Publishing Auctions and Nigel Beale’s Coverage of Publishing’s Players: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

In Algeria the biggest cultural event is a book fair. Will the Algiers IBF break its 2.3 million visitor record this year with its focus on young authors? @TNPS10
Spain’s Dolores Redondo Goes to New Orleans for ‘North Face’: @oliviasnaije @DoloresRedondoM @pubperspectives
Dominique Raccah, Prior to Sharjah, Rolls Out ‘Sourcebooks’ International’: @Porter_Anderson @draccah @Sourcebooks @pubperspectives
Swedish Book Publisher Olika on Winning Football Books for Girls: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Canada’s Cundill Prize Names Fulbrook, Lepore, Lovell as 2019 Finalists: @Porter_Anderson @CundillPrize @pubperspectives
Self Publishing News of the Week (23rd October 2019): by Tom Ashford @pbackwriter @SelfPubForm
At Frankfurt: Firming Up the IPA-APNET Collaboration for Africa: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @AfricanApnet @IntPublishers
Croatian Publisher Fraktura Plans Big Print Run for Igor Štiks’ Latest Novel: @oliviasnaije @IgorStiks @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing is the Best Solution to Low Author Earnings: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Why Literary Agents and Editors Reject a Book After the First Page: 7 Red Flags: @MegLaTorre

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Why You’re Getting Rejections: @RachelleGardner

Publishing / Process / Formatting

How To Format a Book When Self-Publishing: @kristen_kieffer

Publishing / Process / Self-Publishing

IngramSpark Review & Detailed Step-By-Step Guide: @ScottAllan2 @IngramSpark

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Your First Five Pages: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Characters / Arc

How to Use a “Truth Chart” to Figure Out Your Character’s Arc: @KMWeiland
The Protagonist’s Journey as Fate: @GoIntoTheStory

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Establishing a Mentor Character Before She Dies: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Not Strong Female Characters, Complex Female Characters: @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Top 5 Novel Writing Mistakes Authors Make: @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Conflict

Are Your Fight Scenes Boring the Reader? @chemistken

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

3 Things Learned About Writing From “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”:

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Tips for Fiction Writers: Which Character Has the Most to Lose? @PeggySueWells @EdieMelson
Colorful Language: Falling in Love with the Speech Rhythms of the American Southwest: by Rayne Lacko @WritersDigest
5 Unexpected Ways To Fuel Your Story: @AnthonyEhlers @Writers_Write
Good Lists Make Great Stories: @laurabenedict @killzoneauthors
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Lady Bird: @CockeyedCaravan
Writing Coercive Control Into Fiction (Very, Very Carefully): @Helen_Fields @WomenWriters
How Do I Refer to the Viewpoint Character’s Parents? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

3 Iconic Female Leads and How Their Plot Archetypes Work: @Bang2write
Interesting Plot Ideas: 6 Writers’ Insights: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

While vs. Whilst: by Maeve Maddox @writing_tips
A comic for punctuation nerds: @inkyelbows
How to use parentheses in fiction writing: @LouiseHarnby

Writing Craft / Scenes

Raising the Stakes in Every Scene: @LiveWriteThrive

Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict

For Fiction, There’s No Superior Fighting Style: from How to Fight Write

Writing Tools / Apps

Preptober (NaNoWriMo Prep): Google Docs Tutorial: @LisaLatteBooks

Writing Tools / Books

Donald Maas and The Emotional Craft of Fiction Writing: @cinapelayo @LitReactor

Writing Tools / Resources

10 Masterclasses for Writers, Poets & Screenwriters to Crush it in 2020: @LauraJTong @WritetoDone

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