Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

4 Mistakes Amateur Self-Publishers Make That the Pros Don’t: @DaveChesson
Everything You Need To Know About Fiction Editing: @TheStoryEditor @IndieAuthorALLI
Grants for Freelancers and Artists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: @womenonwriting

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Coronavirus Updates: Publishing Award Programs Make More Changes: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The UK's International Booker Prize Shortlist: Digitally Announced From London: @Porter_Anderson

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

Camp NaNoWriMo Gearing Up for April: @NaNoWriMo
Join Camp NaNoWriMo: @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

10 Tips for the Aspiring Author: @DragonspireUK
Six Crucial Differences Aspiring Writers Should Be Aware of: @Peter_Rey_

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

5 Books That Leave You With Hope for Humanity: @GeektasticLib @tordotcom
11 Indie Literary Magazines You Should Be Reading: by Steven Watson @ElectricLit
Reading Challenge: Overcome the Algorithms: @JamiGold
Hostile Work Environment: Women in Today's Thrillers: @RealLiveCritic @CrimeReads
Is Jane Austen the Antidote to Social Media Overload? @awsamuel @JSTOR_Daily
Download Classic Works of Plague Fiction: From Daniel Defoe & Mary Shelley, to Edgar Allan Poe: @openculture
When Murder Is a Family Affair: @TiffTsao @CrimeReads
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village: @maureenjohnson @CrimeReads
Why Goodnight Moon is missing from the New York Public Library’s list of the 10 most-checked-out books of all time: @dankois @Slate
7 SFF Stories That Reimagine Some of Your Favorite Classics: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

The 1 Tool You Need to Become a Better Writer This Year: @MegDowell
How to Create a Time Blocking Schedule with Google Calendar: @authorbrittwang

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

How to Write Faster: 7 Steps for Writing More Productively: @DaveChesson
12 Simple Strategies For Writing More In Less Time: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Quaint English Village Murder Mystery TV Shows with a Million Seasons, for Your Binge-Watching Pleasure During These Hard Times: @oldrutigliano @CrimeReads
How to Build Confidence as a Writer: @MichaelLaRonn
How to Write a Character with Dissociative Disorder When You Have Dissociative Disorder: @OtherGloria @CrimeReads
12 Signs You’re Finally Ready to Write That Novel: @MegDowell
Plan with me | Writing & Social Media Planner | Mar 30- Apr 5: @jlw_writes
Short Existentialist Plays Starring You, Your Coworkers, and Your Family During Quarantine: @MikeJungman @mcsweeneys
Can you manage a newsletter and a book? @pubcoach
The Art of Single-Tasking and Writing Your Book: @CathyFyock @EdieMelson
Writing In The Time Of Pandemic: @MaryGillgannon @RMFWriters
Days Without Name: On Time in the Time of Coronavirus: @lithub @HeidiPitlor
Boredom is a pit stop: @austinkleon
Writing Every Day Won’t Make You More Successful — But This Daily Habit Might: @MegDowell
How To Nail Writing From Home: @KMAllan_writer
One writer's struggle with depression: @ritetig

Genres / Fantasy

Do Rulers in Fantasy Need to be Evil or Inept? @cyallowitz
Fantasy Fortifications: Technology and Materials: by Toni Šušnjar @mythicscribes
Fantasy Fortifications: Design: by Toni Šušnjar @mythicscribes

Genres / Historical

https://t.co/ZWBRtfkCjm: @Janet_Reid

Genres / Horror

The Vengeful Female Ghosts of J-Horror (Japanese Horror): @LOHFiction

Genres / Mystery

In Praise of the Richly Detailed Historical Crime Novel: by Burt Solomon @CrimeReads
Crime Writing: The Danger of Complacency for Police Officers: @LeeLofland

Genres / Non-Fiction

A Fiction Writer Tackles Nonfiction: @jemifraser
What's Harder and Easier About Nonfiction vs Fiction: @jemifraser

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

An Easy Way to Write a Book Cover Blurb: @ZoeMMcCarthy

Promo / Miscellaneous

Book Promotion in the Time of Coronavirus: @FauziaBurke
Book Promotion: Tips for Making it Work: @StephPostAuthor @LitReactor

Promo / Newsletters

7 Expert Tricks To Improve Your Author Newsletter: @DavidGaughran

Promo / Social Media Tips

11 Must-Have Instagram Apps for Writers: @CaballoFrances

Promo / Websites

55 Social Media Hashtags For Book Authors (And How To Use Them): @webdesignrelief
How to Set up Your Author Website Quickly and Easily: @PaulineWiles @theindiepubmag
How to Drive Traffic to Your Author Website: @FauziaBurke

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Independent bookstores turn to crowdfunding to stay afloat during the crisis:
Indie Booksellers: Tips for Setting Up an Online Storefronts Quickly: @JaneFriedman
Producing an Audiobook with Audible's ACX: @WendyNikel @sfwa
Happy ever after: why writers are falling out of love with marriage: @mialevitin @GuardianBooks

Publishing / News / Amazon

3 Ways to Combat Amazon Reviews Disappearing: @Bookgal

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Coronavirus: Italy's Creative Industries: ‘On Their Last Legs': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Industry Resource Lists: IPA Focuses on Policy, Support: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishers
Coronavirus: US PubWest Appeals to Amazon for Relief on Fees: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Publishing Amid France's Coronavirus Lockdown: ‘We Don't Want To Panic': @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: Malaysia Cancels Its Kuala Lumpur World Book Capital Opener: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Tomie dePaola, children's author and illustrator, has died: by @rriess_TV @hrsilverman
US S&S Partners With https://t.co/Ii7MpPQQBf; UK Books Are My Bag Has Mackesy Designs: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
BolognaFiere Announces an Online Rights Trading Option: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
International Children's Book Day: WHO, UNICEF, and IPA Open ‘Read the World': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Garzanti's New Book for Bergamo: ‘Creativity Does Not Stop by Decree': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Why Rejections From Literary Agents and Editors Aren't Always Bad: @MegLaTorre

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Considerations for the First Page of Your Novel: @LiveWriteThrive

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

How to Write Character Voice: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
Cause and Effect: Does Your Character's Behavior Make Sense? @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How Can We Make Our Protagonist More Proactive? @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Endings

How to End a Story Well: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

Writing Lessons from Video Games: Forgotton Anne: @VictoriaGHowell

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

How to Use Symbolism: @shaelinbishop
How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Approaching Disability in a Pirate Story: by Fay Onyx @mythcreants
Writers: Embrace the Bleak in Your Stories: by Bonnie Randall
Getting to the next level as a writer: @Janet_Reid
Types of Narrators: @victoria_grif7
Stitching Together Multiple Timelines: @constancesayers @DIYMFA
The Core of Every Novel: The Big Want & The Big Fear: @Spencimus
Don't give your Readers a Reason to Reject Your Novel: @JodieRennerEd @annerallen

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Beats

Beat Sheet for “The Office” Episode You Haven't Seen: @Zhangarang @savethecat

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Canceled vs. Cancelled (Grammar Rules): @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Revision

Revision: Making a Mess Less Complicated: by S.E. Jones @TheRyanLanz

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Find your writing problems before editing: @pubcoach
When to Bring in Beta Readers: @BookEndsJessica

Writing Tools / Apps

How to Use Scrivener to Write Scenes That Work: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
Creating Custom Scrivener Templates: @Gwen_Hernandez

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

How to Write Better With Dictation: @SelfPubForm @TheKJA

Uncategorized

Cartoonist @tomgauld with a ‘Choose Your Own Writing Adventure' that sounds very familiar:
An important thread for writers to read. Think ahead and ask questions:

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