Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Licensing Out (Rethinking The Writing Business): @KristineRusch
How to Quickly Land a Freelance Writing Job: @WritersCoach
The Five Myths of Crisis Management for Authors: @cksyme @annerallen
How to Deal with an Unresponsive Publishing or Self-Publishing Company: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI
Before You Hire an Editor, Do These 4 Things: @KPickett_Editor

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Emirates Publishers Association Opens Educational Publishing Seminar: @Porter_Anderson @sharjahbookfair @SharjahWBC @UNESCO @epa_publishers
Today at Sharjah’s Publishing Conference: Writers, Digital and Freedom: @Porter_Anderson @sharjahbookfair @SharjahBookAuth @SharjahWBC
At Sharjah: Seven African Projects Share in $170,000 Innovation Fund: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo 2019 Survival Tips + Pep Talk: @alexadonne
Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo 2019: @tinthiaclemant @BethBarany
Preptober for NaNoWriMo: Encouragement for Your Future Self: @courtagonist
Last Minute NaNoWriMo Prep: @ReedsyHQ
Should You Do NaNoWriMo? @shaelinbishop
Find NaNoWriMo Word Sprints at @NaNoWordSprints More Information:
5 Tips to Help You Write a Novel in a Month: @thecreativepenn @KoboWritingLife

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

“Why Word Count Goals Suck & I’m No Longer Using Them”: @LisaLatteBooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Why All Aspiring Novelists Need A Vision Board: @hollieivyblog @Writers_Write

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes

120+ Inspirational Writing Quotes By Famous Authors: @ScottAllan2
14 William Faulkner Quotes for Writers and About Writing: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Ten Problems Only Booksharks Have: @Gabino_Iglesias
A Very Short List of Very Short Novels with Very Short Commentary: by Alice McDermott @parisreview
Words Turning 100 In 2019: @br8ybrunch @mental_floss
Top 10 culinary memoirs: @isareport @GuardianBooks
10 Best Dystopian Novels for Writers: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest
Favorite Classic Haunted House Novels: @dongillette @gjkendall
Learning From Other People’s Writing: by Doug Lewars @TheRyanLanz
Folk Horror Novel “Starve Acre”: Published Twice in 6 Months, by 2 ‘Authors’ With Different Endings: by Tony Jones @InkHeist @DeadInkBooks
11 Forgotten Books of the 1920s Worth Reading Now: @CultPopCulture @lithub
Five Ridiculous Organizations From Popular Stories: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Making a Writing Practice Work for You: @10minnovelist

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Full-Time Writing: 3 Months in: @sacha_black
The Side Effects of Being an Author: @EstelleMaher @WomenWriters
Trouble Staying Focused? Try Making a List: @cleemckenzie
How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Actually Write: Podcast: @reafrey_author @joebunting
What Can a Hashtag Do? by Elizabeth Losh @lithub
5 Reasons Everything That’s Easy To Read Involves Some Hard Writing: @EllieCoverdale1 @A3writers
List: Horror Movies for Introverts by Maggie Phenicie and @chrtucci: @mcsweeneys
Quitting Your Day Job for Your Creative Work (podcast): @activemelody @WeGrowMedia
10 Daily Top-up Tasks for Aspiring Career Writers: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark
Librarians Are Secretly the Funniest People Alive: by Jo Lou @ElectricLit
How To Get Organized To Write Your Book: @kwistent

Genres / Horror

The Role of Cats in Horror: @EssayLarson @JSTOR
Josh Malerman on Post Bird Box Success, Life Stages, and Horror Trends (podcast): @JoshMalerman @ThisIsHorror
How to Write a Horror Story: by Tom Ashford @pbackwriter

Genres / Mystery

The Long, Proud Tradition of Jazz-Infused Crime Novels: @alex_segura @CrimeReads
The Crime-Solving, Plant-Savvy Scientists at the Cutting Edge of a New Forensics: @PEJWiltshire @CrimeReads
Tips on Writing Psychological Thrillers: @writingandsuch
How To Choose A Cozy Mystery Pen Name: @LisaLatteBooks
Challenges of Writing a Long Running Series: @BakeshopMystery

Genres / Picture Books

What it Takes to Write Children’s Books: @journeytokidlit @Rhys_Keller

Genres / Romance

The Structure of a Love Story: @woodwardkaren

Genres / Science Fiction

How to Make Time Travel Logical: by Sofia Jeppsson @mythcreants

Genres / Young Adult

How to Publish a Young Adult Novel: @robertleebrewer
5 Common Traits of Successful Young Adult Novels: @ReedsyHQ

Promo / Blogging

How to Craft a Guest Blog Pitch (with Free Template): @SmartAuthors @BookWorksNYC
Why Do Folks Subscribe to Your Blog? @crsmihai

Promo / Miscellaneous

Planning Your Book Launch: @JudithBriles @JFbookman
Your Writing is a Gift: @DanBlank
Book Marketing Timelines: How Early to Get Started: @Bookgal
Your Book Isn’t For Everyone, And Your Marketing Strategy Shouldn’t Be Either: @losapala
The One Marketing Tip Staring You in the Face: @ph_solomon @StoryEmpire

Promo / Newsletters

How to Convert Book Readers into Email Subscribers: @DaveChesson @JaneFriedman

Promo / Platforms

How do you build an author brand? @DeborahJay2

Promo / Social Media Tips

The Definitive Guide To Pinterest Hashtags: @ukwordgirl @bloggingwizard
5 Ways To Use Voice Search To Sell More Books: @ZaraAltair @thecreativepenn

Promo / Video

Don’t Ignore YouTube Just Because You’re Not 8 to 16: @Margo_L_Dill @womenonwriting

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Choosing the Right Narrator for your Audiobook: by Thomas A. Burns, Jr

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Nitasha Devasar: ‘Indian Publishing Has a Vital Role To Play’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Three Authors on the Impact of Lebanon’s Political Unrest: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
IPA’s Bodour and Setzer Lead African Focus in Conference Closer: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Bodour @IntPublishers
Toby Green’s History of West Africa Wins £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Scottish Books International Targets New German-Market Opportunities: @Porter_Anderson @PublishScotland
From Frankfurt’s Audio Summit: Valérie Lévy-Soussan of France’s Audiolib: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Audiolib1
Ghana’s Deborah Ahenkorah Wins Canada’s Global Pluralism Award: @Porter_Anderson @missahenkorah @pubperspectives @GlobalPluralism
Yang Hongying: One of China’s Bestselling Children’s Book Authors: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

7 Steps to Self-Publish Your Book: @createastorylov

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Book Cover Trends Through the Decades: by Chandler Bolt @JFbookman

Writing Craft / Beginnings

First Line Generator: Everything You Need to Know + Great Examples: @DaveChesson

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

2 Minute Writing Help: Antagonists: @JustinAttas

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

7 reasons your characters feel flat: @NathanBransford
The 7 Qualities Of Compelling Character Motivations: @Writers_Write
Are Your Characters Too Nice, Controlled, Predictable? @writeabook

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

How to Evoke Emotions in Characters and Reader: by Rachelle S. Ramirez @StoryGrid

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Given Bad News: @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Diversity

Writing People of Color: 3-Part Series by Colette Aburime and Alexa White @WritingwColor : https://t.co/2Dh0QZm3qG , https://t.co/M2g8PTSWfc ,

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Motif in Literature: Definition and Examples: by Kaelyn Barron@TCKPublishing

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Past and Present tense: which, why, when and how: @emma_darwin
What is a non-linear narrative, and should my story be one? @emma_darwin
Writing’s Secret Formula: How to Write Stories That Matter: @KMWeiland
The Perverted Character: An Anime/Manga Staple? @cyallowitz
Five Questions for Reviewing Your Train of Thought: @KatyKauffman28
Fix Weak Style in Writing: 9 Tasks: @nownovel
Writers: Are You A Puffer Or A Fluffer? @ChrisLukeDean @Writers_Write
How to Write Constructive Criticism: from Writing is an Art
How to handle acronyms and initialisms: @pubcoach
Every Novel Scene Should Contain a Death: @LiveWriteThrive
How to write for skimmers: @pubcoach
When You Should Read Book Reviews: @katiemccoach

Writing Craft / POV

How to Write Omniscient POV: @WriteToSell
Deep POV: What IS It & Why Do Readers LOVE It So Much? @KristenLambTX

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Save the Cat! NaNo Prep Webcast: @JessicaBrody @NaNoWriMo
The Hero’s Goal: Heroes, Dragons and Treasure: @woodwardkaren
How to Write a Short Story Cycle (and what is a short story cycle anyway?): @katekrake

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

History for Fantasy Writers: Shoemakers: by E.L. Skip Knox @mythicscribes

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

The Dos And Don’ts Of Being A Good Beta Reader: @KMAllan_writer

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