Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Top 3 Tips For When You’ve Been Offered a Book Contract: @AdriennGiordano @RomanceUniv
Your Agent Wants a Second Book: @SPressfield
A Cozy Mystery Author’s 2019 Publishing Year in Review: @Ellen__Jacobson
Should You Write to Market? @KyleRbrtShultz
When Royalties are Incorrect: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

 

Frankfurter Buchmesse Will Again Send Publishers and Agents to Cannes: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
Journalist Jack Fairweather Wins £30,000 Costa Book of the Year: @Porter_Anderson @jackfairweather @pubperspectives
IPA Makes First Speaker Announcement for Lillehammer Congress: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
London Book Fair Names O’Brien, Atiq, Cowell Its 2020 Authors of the Day: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
10 Pro Author Tips for Book Fairs and Festivals: @jessicastrawser @CareerAuthors

Creativity and Inspiration / Careers in Writing and Day Jobs

Teaching Writing to Children: Rituals and Transitions: Reaching Your Writers: @mrodz308

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Renew Refresh Recommit to Your Creativity Goals: @plotwhisperer
Are Your Writing Goals Too Ambitious? @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Seven of Crime Fiction’s Most Terrifying Marriages: @Gina_LaManna @CrimeReads
How To Find Time To Read More Books In 2020: @inkyelbows
Five Fantasy Action Reads With Lyrical Prose: @HowardAndrewJon @tordotcom
Top 10 golden age detective novels: @nicolaupsonbook @GuardianBooks
You’ll Need Me When They’re Gone: The Poems We Reach For in Grief: by Colin Pope @The_Millions
The Right Novels to Read in Every Life Crisis: by Frances Yackel @ElectricLit
“Five Authors Who Taught Me How to Write Fantasy”: @HowardAndrewJon @TMcaulty @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Time Management for Authors is Cyclical and Varies By Season: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

5 Ways To Overcome Your Fears of Publishing Your Writing: @ADDerWORLD
Does Age Matter for Writers? An Agent Answers: @RachelleGardner
A Notebook System – How To Organize Your Projects + Notes: @LisaLatteBooks
Reliving Difficult Memories to Tell Our Stories: @LisaSteeleMaley @colleen_m_story
The Importance of Believing in Yourself as a Writer: @WritersCoach
Why Writers Should Travel: The 10 Best Cities for Writers to Travel To: @joebunting @write_practice
13 Tips for Writers Who Just Want to Finish Something For Once: @MegDowell
How to Deal With Self Doubt: by Tom Ashford @SelfPubForm
“Why I Don’t Write Every Day”: by Phoebe Quinn @TheRyanLanz
When Writing A Novel Is Like Moving Furniture: @ArtConnectsUs
Delete Naiveté From Your Writing Life: @jamesscottbell
Write Short, Edit Long / Write Long, Edit Short: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire
How to Overcome Fear as a Writer and Embrace Your Profound Courage: @KMWeiland
29-day challenge for February’s Leap Year: @austinkleon
Nurturing the Creative Spark Through Sleep: @ecellenb
A Writer’s Guide to Understanding People: @KMWeiland
Are You a Neurotic Writer? Sometimes You Need to Leave That Stuff At Home: @laurabenedict @killzoneauthors

Genres / Memoir

The Problem Confronting Memoirists: Overabundance of Material: @peterselgin @JaneFriedman

Genres / Mystery

Is the Killer in Your Tale a Plotter or a Pantser? @LeeLofland
Crime Writing Tips: @EveSeymour @WomenWriters

Genres / Non-Fiction

Writing Tips: How To Outline A Non-Fiction Book So Readers Can’t Put It Down: by Joshua Lisec @thecreativepenn

Genres / Science Fiction

Sci-Fi Romance: Writing Characters to Fall in Love With: @GoblinWriter @SelfPubForm

Genres / Short Stories

Tapping the Short Market: @Lindasclare

Promo / Miscellaneous

Putting Chapter One of Another Story at the End of a Book: by Lynne Benton @AwfullyBigBlog
How To Sell More Books With Reader Funnels: @pbackwriter @thecreativepenn
5 Adjectives That Sell a Book: @NicolaAlter

Promo / Newsletters

Why Every Indie Author Needs a Newsletter (And How to Create a Great One): @Bookgal @IndieReader

Promo / Social Media Tips

Twitter For Nonvultures: @EmilyFRussell @TheRyanLanz
Using the Facebook Notes Feature for Book Excerpts:
Your Twitter and Facebook Headers – Are Using This Free Real-Estate In The Best Way Possible? by Lee Wind @scbwi

Promo / Video

9 Video Apps and Tools: @denisewakeman

Publishing / Miscellaneous

What Goes In The Front Matter Of Your Book? @dre_cal @BookBaby
The Seven Processes of Book Publishing: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Industry Notes: Canada’s Family Literacy Day and World Read Aloud Day: @Porter_Anderson @FirstBookCanada @Scholastic @pubperspectives
UK Publishers Association Study: Women Hold 55 Percent of Top Roles: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Interview: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Director Ahlam Bolooki: @Porter_Anderson @AhlamBolooki @EmiratesLitFest @pubperspectives
At France’s Festival d’Angoulême: Barcelona’s Bang Ediciones on Comics: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Introducing Publishing’s People to Readers: Colombia’s Campaign Against Book Piracy: by Adam Critchley @pubperspectives
Brexit Arrives Tonight in the UK: Publishing Observations From the Field: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
During Dubai’s Emirates Airline Program: A Festival of Festivals: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Women Newly Named to Executive Publishing Positions in Germany and the States: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

Information about the upcoming (Wednesday) IWSG Twitter Pitch: https://t.co/p6XPDLcDLg @TheIWSG

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Query Writing 101: @topshelfedits
The best strategy for sending query letters: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Beginnings

First Page Critique – Rooster Strut: by Debbie Burke @killzoneauthors

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

12 Character Archetypes You Can Use to Create Incredible Heroes: @JerryBJenkins
Expansion Pack: Stock Characters: by C.S. Boyack @StoryEmpire

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

When Characters Don’t Communicate: from Just a Writing Aid

Writing Craft / Dialogue

The Dialogue Checklist: @KMAllan_writer
He said, she said. 15 Keys to Writing Great Dialogue: @RuthHarrisBooks at @annerallen

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

Why Is the Theme of Man and the Natural World Important? @Sara_HeartStory @DIYMFA
How to Add Dimension to Your Story’s Theme: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Editor Roundtable: Beginning, Middle, and End: by Leslie Watts @StoryGrid
Using Rituals to Make Your Stories More Believable: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor

Writing Craft / Pacing

How to Build Interest in A Story Through Pacing: @katekrake

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Developing a Beat Sheet into an Outline: by Marty C. Lee @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Story Structure: The Hero’s Journey: @woodwardkaren
How do you Find the Plot of a Story? Using Scenarios: @nownovel

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

The Perils and Pitfalls of Research: by Tasha Alexander @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

How to Test Your Story Idea: Is Your Idea Strong Enough to Support a Novel? @JLHarrisCoach

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Punctuating Dialogue: by A03

Writing Craft / Revision

The (Dreaded?) Revision Letter: by Jan Drexler

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Write without Fear; Edit without Mercy (Or How 1 Writer Learned to Love Critique Groups: by Marty Ambrose @FloridaWriters1
How Critique Can Help You Become a Better Writer: @writingthrulife

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

How To Write Great Descriptions: @CatGerlach @TheIWSG

Writing Craft / Tropes

5 Important Reasons Your Writing Needs Tropes: by Stella Lincoln @Bang2write

Writing Craft / World-Building

World-Building Secrets for Fantasy Writers: @Astrohaus

Writing Tools / Apps

Revision Mode in Scrivener: @aprildavila

 

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