Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 50,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

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New Stuff

Eldon Sarte (who helped me design this site and has done other web-related work for me) and his son are running a special promo for book marketing graphics. They also have some free downloads of motivational quotes for authors.  For more information, head here. 

Business / Miscellaneous

Why Self-Publishing Authors Should Consider Establishing Their Own Imprint: @Wogahn @JaneFriedman
How to Become an Editor: A Comprehensive Guide for Writers: @danasitar @thewritelife
How to Create a Self Publisher Imprint Name and Logo: @carlaking @BookWorksNYC

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

How You Too Can Build a Literary Festival: @StoryADayMay @WriterUnboxed
Newly Developed Data To Fuel IPA’s 33rd World Congress in Norway: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @Bodour @pubperspectives
The Dos and Don’ts of Making School Visits: A Writer’s Survival Guide: @RealAlexWoolf @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

How many words should you write each day? @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Find Your Creative Heart: @JFbookman @IndieAuthorALLI

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

5 Frankenstein-Inspired Stories That Recontextualize the Monster: @nataliezutter @tordotcom
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost): by John Freeman @lithub
How Grief Changed My Reading: @SaraOhlin222 @WomenWriters
50 Fictional Librarians, Ranked: @knownemily @lithub
Top 10 lighthouses in fiction: by Nicholas Royle @GuardianBooks
The Messy, Beautiful Worldbuilding of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: @mattmikalatos @tordotcom
Queer Communities and Found-Family in Speculative Fiction: @ginnhale @tordotcom
Five Books That Will Make You Feel Young Again: @kellysimmons

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

Writing Motivation: How to Keep Writing Through Life’s Big Changes: @sarahstypos

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How a Production Schedule Helps You Develop a Lasting Writing Habit: @mridukhullar @NinaAmir
Writing During School Breaks: @WordNerdsVlog

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

6 Daily Habits of Successful Writers: @johnpwriter
Don’t Throw Away Your Work. Just Set It Aside: @MegDowell
Exactly Why Failure is Key to Exceptional Success: @SeptCFawkes
Gift Ideas for Writers: @ReedsyHQ
Yoga Stretches for Writers: @FionaQuinnBooks
It’s Never Too Late to Start/Start Over: @KevinTheWriter
Demystifying the Writer’s Fear of Failure: @Sarah_LaBrie @lithub
Exploring Family Relationships — Interview With Kristan Higgins: @Kristan_Higgins @DIYMFA
Writing With Small Children: @JanetFitch323 @aprildavila
Why Writers, Like Athletes, Should Cross-Train: by Lucia Tang @ReedsyHQ
How to Trust Your Creative Gut: @katekrake

Genres / Fan Fiction

How To Turn Fan Fiction Into Original Work: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

Genres / Fantasy

Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Fatal Flaw and Unlikely Heroes: by Antonio del Drago @mythicscribes

Genres / Horror

Digging Deeper Into Genre: Horror: @WordNerdsVlog

Genres / Middle-Grade

Decisions after writing a middle-grade book: @Kell_McK @A3writers

Genres / Mystery

Crime Writing: Weapons Most Often Used to Kill: @LeeLofland

Genres / Non-Fiction

The Impossibility of Capturing Truth in a Biography: by Iris Origo @lithub

Genres / Picture Books

Picture Books: Two Art Directors in Action: The How and Why: https://t.co/R3GIyLKkRf and @MiraReisberg @kathytemean
Writing Picture Books – Polish Your Manuscript to Perfection: From Children’s Book Insider

Genres / Romance

4 Reasons an Editor Decides Not to Publish a Romance Novel (And How to Avoid Them): @BrynDonovan
How to Craft Romantic Chemistry Between Characters: @kristen_kieffer

Genres / Screenwriting

How Objective And Subjective Storylines Can Improve Your Screenplay: @RobTobin @CreativeScreen

Promo / Ads

Avoid These Facebook Ads Oversights: @araesininthesun @TheIWSG
20 BookBub Ads for Design Inspiration: by Miranda Ditmore @BookBub

Promo / Metadata

How to Get Your Book Sales Page Looking Good on Amazon: @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire

Promo / Miscellaneous

17 Fantastic Ways to Sell More Books for the Holidays: @DianaUrban @BookBub
Four Ways to Connect With Readers During The Holiday Season: by Kelsey Worsham @WrittenWordM
Reader Profiles: Effective Tools to Sell More Books: @Bookgal
The Top 12 Questions About How to Market a Book: @Bookgal

Promo / Platforms

How to Build an Author Platform: @reedsy

Promo / Social Media Tips

Develop your author social media strategy: @WriteNowCoach @sandrabeckwith
What Happened to the Scheduling Option for Facebook Pages? @EdieMelson

Promo / Speaking

Why Authors Should Learn To Speak In Public: @thecreativepenn

Publishing / Miscellaneous

“Mistakes I made with my book”: @pubcoach
Look Back at Self-Publishing in 2019: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
Tales of Two Markets: USA and UK Amazon Charts’ Year-Enders: @Porter_Anderson
US Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple To Leave the Post for MPAA: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Penguin Random House’s International CEO’s Year-End Letter: @Porter_Anderson @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks @PRHDigital
AAP: US Student Spending on College Materials Down 23 Percent in Fall: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish
Michael Tamblyn on Kobo’s 10th Anniversary: ‘A Better Reading Life’: @Porter_Anderson @mtamblyn @kobo @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / Data

Bowker Self-Publishing Report Analysis-5 Surprising Findings for 2019: @Wogahn

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Words Without Borders December: True Crime for the Holidays: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders @SusanHarrisWWB @pubperspectives
In Canada, the Year’s End in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Youth Bestsellers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Storytel Projects Over 1 Million Subscribers, Opens New Media Center: @Porter_Anderson @storytelsverige @clipsource @pubperspectives
Metabooks Brasil Completes Submarino Integration, Opens in Mexico: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @CANIEMoficial @rschild
Dom Publishers Builds its Own Book Distribution Network in Russia: @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives
Canada’s 2019 Governor General’s Literary Awards Winners: @Porter_Anderson @GGJuliePayette

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

Rookie Mistakes Indie Writers Make: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

When You Have an Offer Letter and No Agent: @Janet_Reid

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Why Writers Should Use a Clearly Defined Perspective—Not an Indeterminate One: by Peter Selgin @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

When Your Antagonist Goes Viral: Infectious Diseases: @DPLyle

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Character Development: Morally Grey Characters: @jennamoreci

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How Do You Know If Your Protagonist Is Strong Enough? @AngelaAckerman
Captivating Protagonists: The Essentials: @stormwritingsc1
18 Ways for Protagonists to Contribute: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Learn How to Put Your Reader to Sleep: @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Let’s Talk Regional: @MaeClair1 @StoryEmpire
Dialogue Tags: by Leann Austin @A3writers

Writing Craft / Diversity

Dos of Writing People of Color: Read What We Write: @WritingwColor
Writing with Color — Character of Color Research – Chart: @WritingwColor
Writing with Color — Addressing Native Issues in a Western: @WritingwColor

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

This Is How to Transform Info Dumps Into Exciting Plot Reveals: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Humor

How to Use Comedy in Your Writing: @RhodaBaxter @SelfPubForm

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

What Really Makes a Novel Good? by Niki Kantzios @FloridaWriters1
10 Interesting Writing Ideas from The Guardian: @nownovel
How Lit Witchcraft Can Help Your Writing: @LezaCantoral @LitReactor
The Stage Direction Checklist: @KMAllan_writer

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Siege Warfare Before Gunpowder: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Compound Possession: @GrammarGirl

Writing Craft / Series

Sequels are Hard: @savyleiser @NaNoWriMo

Writing Craft / Series / Series Bible

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Writing Craft / Settings and Description

The Emotional Power of Connected Settings: @LiveWriteThrive

Writing Craft / Subtext

Subtext in scene/dialogue: by Alicia Rasley

Writing Craft / Tension

Does Your Story Need More Tension? @allisonmaruska @TheRyanLanz

Writing Craft / Tropes

On Writing: Mentor Characters: from Surrounded by Pearls

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

Gifts for Writers: @adm1nangelsUK @IndieAuthorALLI
4 Favorite Tools to Organize Your Book Material–Before It Gets Overwhelming: @writeabook

Writing Tools / Resources

Best Writing How-To Audiobooks of the Year 2019: @juleshorne @IndieAuthorALLI

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