Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

How to Speak to Journalists Before Your Book is Published (And Not Give It All Away): @LisaTener
What Do Editors Do Anyway? @topshelfedits
A Novelist’s Necessary Evils: @jaelmchenry @WriterUnboxed

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

8 Tips for Attending Writer’s Conferences and Getting the Most From Your Writing Conference Experience: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Want to Write a Book? Here are 3 Must-Ask Questions for Planning Success: @JLHarrisCoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

How to Court Serendipity When You Write: @Peter_Rey_
Turning creative sparks into a fire: @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Quotes

8 Leigh Bardugo Quotes About Writing for Writers: @AmyMJones_5 @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Five Sci-Fi Books Featuring Futuristic Technology: by Veronica Roth @tordotcom
9 Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Music: @SarahPinsker @ElectricLit

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

6 Ways To Stay Productive In A Creative Slump: by Macy Thornhill @thecreativepenn

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Why Publish: Iseult Murphy on the Power of Getting Your Writing Out There: @sarahstypos @write_practice
Fears That Usurp Writing: @chicklitgurrl
Showing, Telling, Making: @davidfarland
6 Myths About Writing: @katy239 @TheRyanLanz
7 Tips To Remove Distractions While Writing and Blogging: @akshayhallur @Writers_Write
Can Writers Lose Their Fingerprints? @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthors
Writing Under Duress: How to Persevere When Your Job, Life, and Kids Are Also a Priority: @saderotica @LitReactor
Selectively Keeping My Mouth Shut about My Writing: @AmrenOrtega
Should You Really Get Up Early to Write? @AnneJanzer
I Don’t Feel Like Writing, Yet Here I Am. @MegDowell

Genres / Mystery

The 5 Essential Elements of Unforgettable Crime Thrillers: @DerikCavignano @CrimeReads

Genres / Romance

5 Necessary Characters in a Romance Novel: @woodwardkaren

Genres / Screenwriting

The Protagonist’s Lack of Metaphor Family, Argument Tactic, Strong Motivation, Goals, Insistence, and Decision-Making Ability in “Get Out”: @CockeyedCaravan
Script to Screen: “Zombieland”: @GoIntoTheStory
Wrapping Up the Internal and External Journeys of “Get Out” : @CockeyedCaravan

Genres / Women’s Fiction

Get Real: 4 Tips for Writing Bestselling Women’s Fiction: by Brenda Copeland @CareerAuthors

Promo / Blogging

Is blogging dead? @DanBlank

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Compelling Book Descriptions: by David Kudler @JFbookman
How to Improve Your Amazon Book Descriptions: @Bookgal @JaneFriedman

Promo / Miscellaneous

How (and Why) to Market Yourself: @EJWenstrom @DIYMFA

Promo / Newsletters

Designing the Perfect Product Funnel For Your Online Business: @KarenBanes

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Tips on Audiobook Production for Indie Authors: @KyleRbrtShultz
Daunt at FutureBook Live: Barnes & Noble’s ‘Crucifyingly Boring’ Stores: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @TheFutureBook
How Audiobooks Became a Powerful, Unexpected Format to Sell Books: @Rhys_Keller
FutureBook Live: Audiobooks, Katie Espiner on Publishing Management: @Porter_Anderson @kesp @pubperspectives
No, Woke Culture Is NOT ‘The Death Of Storytelling’: @Bang2write
Remembering German Publisher Monika Schoeller: by Hannah Johnson @pubperspectives
7 Things You Should Know About Kobo: @Joni_DiPlacido @RomanceUniv
Self-publishing News: AI and the Indie Author: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI

Publishing / News / International Publishing

BookNet: Canada’s Book Club Memberships Have Doubled This Year: @Porter_Anderson @BookNet_Canada
China Bestsellers October 2019: Better Days by Jiu Yuexi: @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

The Woes of Unsolicited Manuscripts in Publishing: @CindyDevoted @EdieMelson
Are Your Expectations for a Literary Agent Too High? @tessaemilyhall @A3writers

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Make your plot tangible (Query critique): @NathanBransford
How to Write a Query Letter that Makes Agents and Editors Swoon: by Michael Cristiano @TheRyanLanz
Submitting ork? Build a Better Battering Ram: @davidfarland

Publishing / Process / Book Design

How To Make An Animated Book Cover That Rocks: @ADDerWORLD

Writing Craft / Beginnings

How to Ground (and Hook) Readers in Your Opening Scene: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

The Secret to Writing Fascinating Villains: @LMacNaughton

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

How to Reinforce Your Characters with Detailed World-Building: @NaNoWriMo
Character Type: Orphan: @GoIntoTheStory
When Your Character Is His Own Worst Enemy: @LiveWriteThrive
5 ways to make a character more sympathetic: @NathanBransford
Readers Must Sympathize with Characters: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How Do You Know If Your Protagonist Is Strong Enough? @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Car Accident: @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Dialogue

How to Get the Most Out of Your Dialogue: @AJHumpage

Writing Craft / Diversity

Diversity in Fiction: Writing the Character You’re Afraid to Write: @sacha_black

Writing Craft / Humor

Five Proven Ways to Add Humor to Your Story: @ElleCarterNeal

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

6 Ways Terry Pratchett Can Help You Improve Your Writing: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
Why it works: “Go Tell It on the Mountain” by James Baldwin: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

The figurative language of John MacLachlan Gray: @pubcoach

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Narrative Drive – Do You Have It? @JordanDane @killzoneauthors
10 Tips for Writing a Story That Will Become a Fandom: @_HannahHeath
Joseph Finder’s 8 Tips For Writers: @Writers_Write
Chekhov’s Gun: The Importance of Follow-Through in Fiction: @annerallen
Writing Callbacks: @SeptCFawkes
What Does It Mean to Write About Happiness? by Andrea Lundgren @TheRyanLanz
What’s Your Point? Figuring Out What Goes Into Each Chapter: by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthors
What is Your Core Message? @LisaEBetz @A3writers

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Plotting, Pantsing & Personality Type: @Julie_Glover

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Things to Consider When Writing About Royalty: from Sandy Dragon

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

A Comma Here, A Comma There: by Carlton Hughes @A3writers
How to Make Words That End in Y Plural: @GrammarGirl
Punctuation Marks: The Serial Comma: @WritingForward

Writing Craft / Revision

Quick and Tidy Tips to Streamline Editing: @GinaArdito @TheIWSG
Shoot the Weasel Words: @AndreaMerrell

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

World Building: Physical Setting: @FaeRowen

Writing Craft / World-Building

6 Tips for Worldbuilding on a Time Crunch: @rebekah_loper @NaNoWriMo

Writing Tools / Resources

8 Resources for Info and Inspiration for Writers: @Roz_Morris

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