Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Do this before you promote your next book: @JustKindleBooks @womenonwriting
Aid Your Editor: Five Tips: @mrs_hanni @DIYMFA
How much money do writers earn when they write? @pubcoach

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Coronavirus: ReedPop Postpones ‘Emerald City'; S&S Exits Bologna; Abu Dhabi Postpones; SXSW Cancels: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: The Brussels Book Fair Is Open for Business: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: CAMEO Awards Canceled; Sharjah Children's Festival Is Off; PublisHer Misses Its Anniversary: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
International Publishers Association Names 2020 Prix Voltaire Shortlist: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: PRH Worldwide Exits Bologna; Amazon NYC To Work at Home; Hay Festival Wales Still On: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
London Book Fair Announces Its 2020 International Excellence Award Winners: @Porter_Anderson
Publishing Scotland: 10 Newly Named International Publishing Fellows: @Porter_Anderson @PublishScotland @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: Madrid Fair Moves to October: BISG and Bogota Postpone – Events Updates, March 13: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

What’s Missing from Your Goal Achievement Toolbox? @MichaelHyatt

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Five Fantasy Multiverses: @AKLarkwood @tordotcom
The 20 Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2020: @GiveMeYourTeeth @LitReactor
25 Classic Crime Books You Can Read in an Afternoon: @DwyerMurphy @CrimeReads
The Lure of the Boarding School Mystery: @thrillerchick @CrimeReads
A Brief History of Strong Women in Mystery: @CharlesToddBks @CrimeReads
Top 10 books about toxic masculinity: @anibkatz @GuardianBooks
15 Great Books That Speak to the Lives of Middle-Aged Women: @adacalhoun @lithub

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

On the Mathematical Problem of Human Creativity: @Kit_Yates_Maths @lithub

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

How to Make It Through the Middle of Your Book: @colleen_m_story

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Getting Back On The Writing Track After a Break: @KMAllan_writer

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

The Myth of Author Multitasking: @JudithBriles @JFbookman
What to Create Before You Take a Writing Break: @KMAllan_writer
Building a Writing Community and Magazine for the British and Irish: @Damo_Dangerman @BardIsles @TheIWSG
12 Ways Writers Can Kick Fear and Do Their Best Work: @Frank_McKinley
Writing a Genre That’s New to You: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxed
How Facing Your Space Could Improve Your Writing: @LiveWriteThrive
Harnessing the Power of Writer Karma: @KarenDeBonis
What's the Ideal Writing Environment? @KristinaAuthor
What Authors Can Learn About Writing From Teaching Others: @greggmillman @thecreativepenn

Genres / Fantasy

History for Fantasy Writers: Time Was: by E.L. Skip Knox @mythicscribes
Fantasy Names are Hard: @PhilAthans

Genres / Historical

Using History to Change the Future: https://t.co/Ekz8r8LpTD and @pmterrell @SouthrnWritrMag

Genres / Mystery

How to Write a Mystery Novel: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest
Crime Writing: Prisoner Weapons: @LeeLofland
Writing Crime: Myths And Misconceptions About The FBI: @JerriWilliams1 @thecreativepenn

Genres / Screenwriting

Submitting Screenplays: @RobTobin

Genres / Short Stories

Why You Should Flash Your Fiction: @ClaireFuller2 @A_WritersStudio

Genres / Women's Fiction

Embracing the Women’s Fiction Genre Label: @OrlyKonig

Promo / Blogging

Make Your Blog User-Friendly: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire
12 Web-friendly Formats for Structuring Writing Posts: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark

Promo / Metadata

7 Kindle Keywords: Use all 50 Characters or Not? @DaveChesson

Promo / Miscellaneous

How to Use Endorsements on Amazon and IngramSpark: @Wogahn
6 Categories of Effort for a Book Launch and Their Collected Tactics: @EJWenstrom
Tactics for a Book Launch: @EJWenstrom
How to Promote a Flash Sale on Facebook and Instagram: by Stephanie Fisher @SMExaminer

Promo / Social Media Tips

10 Ways Writers Can Fail Spectacularly at Social Media in 2020: @EdieMelson

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Hachette USA Cancels Publication of Woody Allen Book, ‘After Listening': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Remembering Publisher Sonny Mehta in London: ‘This Gracious Man': @rogertagholm @pubperspectives
An Interview With the Brussels Book Fair's New Director Marie Noble: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
How to Publish with KDP: @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire
Publishing in Times of Crisis: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Coronavirus: Canada's Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @kobo
Coronavirus: Quick Publishing Event Updates – Bologna Cancels: Full List Here: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: Quick Publishing Events Updates – March 12: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

How to Write a Professional Query to Agents, Editors, and Reviewers: @annerallen

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Rejection Reckoning: Why Was Your Book Rejected? @HankPRyan @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Real Life Diagnostics: Infodumping in the Opening Page: @Janice_Hardy
Critique: 10 Ways to Write a Better First Chapter Using Specific Word Choices: @KMWeiland
Nail every character's first impression: @NathanBransford
The Stage for Your First Page: @sarahjrexford @A3writers

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

What's in a Villain? by Marissa Frosch @StoryGrid

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

5 Essential Hero's Journey Symbolic Archetypes: @DavidHSafford @write_practice
Expansion Pack: Character Archetypes: @Virgilante @StoryEmpire
Using a Personality Test to Enhance Character Development: @jcwalton24 @DIYMFA

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

Writing Characters: Why Emotion Matters: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Why We Need to Let Female Protagonists Just Be Protagonists: @_HannahHeath
Advice for Writing Mom Protagonists: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Poor Communication Plots: by T.L. Bodine
5 Ways to Ruin Your Creative Writing: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Having to Work with an Enemy: @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Dialogue

What Your Choice of Dialogue Tags Says About You: @CWCauthorassist @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Endings

Writing a Great Last Line: @rxena77

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

Crafting Effective Backstory: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

Learning From the Movies: The King’s Speech: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
Believe, Care, Invest: Our Choice of Heroes in George R. R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones”: @CockeyedCaravan
Count Dracula: Misunderstood Monster, Bloodsucking Bastard, And Everything In-Between: @chris_shultz81 @LitReactor

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Let Your Characters Tell the Story: @EldredBird
Let’s Talk About Stakes: by T.L. Bodine
Practical Preparedness for your Heroine Facing a Pandemic: @FionaQuinnBooks @MollyMcKew
Fear: Why Humans Crave Stories That Scare Them: @KristenLambTX
What Authors Need To Know About The Use (And Misuse) Of Synecdoche: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks
Top Ten Ways To Improve Your Craft As A Writer: @10minnovelist

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

Spotlight On Structure: The Story Circle by Dan Harmon: @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

What is a rite of passage? @csmaccath

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

Ways to develop plot ideas: by Just a Writing Aid
Visions and Impressions: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

3 Things to Remember When Revising from a Critique: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Tools / Apps

Split and Merge Scenes in Scrivener: @aprildavila

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

300+ best tools and resources for working from home [2020]: by Maddy Leslie @wearearticulate

Writing Tools / Resources

8 Podcasts That Will Make You a Better Writer: @cmaum @ElectricLit

Uncategorized

Author Debra Eckerling with tips for rebooting your goals this year: @DebraEckerling
Literary handwashing:
Ten Writers Reflect on Their First Big YES: @thebenschaefer @lithub wkb3c

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