Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Business Musings: Money: 3 Deal Memos (Contract/Negotiation…and…Rethinking The Writing Business): @KristineRusch
3 Ways to Get Your Dream Endorsement: @sandrabeckwith @JFbookman

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Finding Inspiration at a Writing Conference (Or Any Conference): @jcwalton24 @DIYMFA
Four Debuts Shortlisted for UK’s Times/Warwick Young Writer Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Jean-Paul Dubois Wins France’s 2019 Prix Goncourt: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The UK’s Women’s Prize and Germany’s NonFiction Prize Name Jurors: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Announces 2019 Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
France’s Arab Literature Prize to Egyptian Author Muhammad Abdelnabi: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

Tips for *Unofficially* Participating in NaNoWriMo:

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

12 Essential Reminders for Anyone Getting Ready to Start Writing a Book: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Different Options for Writing Goals: by Leslie Watts @StoryGrid

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths: by Sarah Lotz @CrimeReads
Five Fantasy Books Steeped in History: @cephiedvariable @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

7 Steps to Developing a Daily Writing Practice: @NinaAmir

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

How To Find Health Insurance For Authors: @LisaLatteBooks
What Does it Take to Be a Real Writer? @sara_crawford @LiveWriteThrive
The US Tour That Made Gertrude Stein a Household Name: by Roy Morris Jr. @lithub
Burnout – What It Is and How to Prevent It: @Peter_Rey_
Focus on Writing the Best Book You Can: @RachelleGardner
How to Write Regularly Without Getting Sick of It: A Quick Guide: @MegDowell
Make Writing Easy On Yourself: @aprildavila
The Hack’s Guide to Breaking Up With Your Book: @BillFerris @WriterUnboxed
An Ode To Walking: @AuthorTracyRees @WomenWriters
Don’t be Afraid to Go There in Your Writing: @jamesscottbell
Writing Retreats: Why They’re Productive: by Heather Dyer
Trust Your Creativity And Choose Yourself: @jenlouden @thecreativepenn
10 Ways Perfectionism Kills the Writer (And 10 Ways it Doesn’t): @KelsieEngen @TheRyanLanz

Genres / Fantasy

A Quiet Hero’s Journey: Processing Trauma in Fantasy: @cloudy_vision @tordotcom

Genres / Horror

Finding Original Locations to Set Your Horror Stories: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor

Genres / Miscellaneous

Can Climate Fiction Be… Hopeful? @DiFantastico @millcitywriter @lithub
Mystery Novelist @mike54martin on Writing a Christmas-Themed Book:

Genres / Romance

Anatomy of a Romantic Comedy: Seven Essential Story Beats: @lynsaymccaulley @kristen_kieffer

Genres / Science Fiction

Why the YA Sci-fi Market Sucks: @alexadonne

Genres / Screenwriting

Tips for Adapting Your Novel Into a Screenplay: @NaomiBeaty @savethecat
The Ultimate Story Checklist: Get Out: @CockeyedCaravan

Genres / Young Adult

Five Ways to Handle Parents Without Killing Them: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Promo / Ads

6 Book Ad Design Tools Authors Can Use: by Mena Hassan @BookBub

Promo / Blogging

Tips for Better Blog Post Headlines: @amabaie

Promo / Book Reviews

How to Deal with a Negative Book Review: @ReedsyHQ

Promo / Newsletters

How to Use MailerLite (So You Can Dump MailChimp): @CaballoFrances

Promo / Platforms

Three Tips for Successful Platform Building: @INwritergirl @A3writers

Promo / Social Media Tips

How to Create an Instagram Stories Content Plan: @jenns_trends @SMExaminer
Social Media: Don’t Do it Wrong: @LauraDrakeBooks

Promo / Video

Digital Pubbing – Resources for Making Videos and Marketing With Them: @sabsky

Promo / Websites

The 30 Scariest Author Website Mistakes And How To Fix Them: @PaulineWiles @BadRedheadMedia

Publishing / Miscellaneous

7 ways book publishing will change over the next few years: @MikeShatzkin
The UK’s Tom Fickling, a ‘Sudden’ Publisher of Philip Pullman: @MarkPiesing @pubperspectives @DFB_storyhouse

Publishing / News / Amazon

Amazon Literary Partnership Is Open for 2020 Grant Applications: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

China Bestsellers for September 2019: Patriotism and Back to School: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Agent Stephanie Barrouillet: Nonfiction Leads Global Children’s Book Scene: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
US Justice Department Gives Hachette a Warning about ‘A Warning’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86: @NPR
The PublisHer Women’s Network, at Frankfurt and Sharjah: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
Fixed Book Prices in Germany: Two New Studies Are Introduced in Berlin: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

3 Critical Things You Won’t Learn in an MFA Program: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedman

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Design Mistakes to Avoid: @NewShelvesBooks @JFbookman
Use This Checklist to Evaluate the Brilliance of Your Interior Designer: by Mary Neighbour @BethBarany

Publishing / Process / Contracts

How to Navigate Publishing Contracts and Writing on Deadline: @MegLaTorre @MichaelMammay

Publishing / Process / Formatting

How to Make Trim-Sized PDFs for POD Publication: by Tracy Atkins @JFbookman

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Real Life Diagnostics: Does This Scene Work? by Maria D’Marco

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

The Villain Never Says He’s Sorry: @SPressfield

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

5 Tips For Making Your Characters Distinct: @KMAllan_writer
How to Fix a Mary Sue Character: @themaltesetiger

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

The Hero Checklist — How to Create a Truly Epic Hero: @LexicalForge @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Don’t Make This Common Characterization Mistake: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Sabotaged: @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Diversity

How Do I Show That a Character Is Trans? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Endings

Writing Tips: Unforgettable Endings With James Scott Bell: @jamesscottbell @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante: @MatthewPearl @CrimeReads
5 Ways Anne Tyler Can Help You Improve Your Writing: @FredBobJohn @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

The Power of Myth in Stories: by Katie Price @NaNoWriMo
What Is A Vignette & How Do I Write One? @Writers_Write
How Long Should A Chapter Be? @HankPRyan @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Revision

4 Ideas To Help Authors Revise A Book’s First Draft: @HDemchick @thecreativepenn

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Critique: 10 Ways to Write Excellent Dialogue: @KMWeiland
Top 5 Tips For Surviving a Content Edit: @AneMulligan @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Series

Issues When Writing Series: @Virgilante @StoryEmpire
10 Rules for Writing a Sequel: @woodwardkaren

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Avoid a Tasteless Scene: Introducing Tastes into Stories: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Novel Scene Description: @Kid_Lit

Writing Tools / Resources

8 Writing and Researching Tools You Might be Ignoring: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor

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