Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

5 Smart Ways to Invest in Your Writing This Year: @jessicastrawser @CareerAuthors
Coronavirus Pandemic Tips for Freelance Writers: @KissMyBiz @All_Freelancing
How Partnerships Can Help Boost Your Pre-Orders: @cathyshouse @JaneFriedman
Book Launch Case Study with Author Leigh Stein: @DanBlank @rhymeswithbee
Is Gumroad a Good Option for Indie Authors? @NinaAmir
Getting Into Libraries With Draft2Digital: @DanWoodOk @Draft2Digital @SelfPubForm

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Strategies for Surviving a Writing Convention: @teachrobotslove
BookCon 2020, Still Planned for July, Announces a Virtual ‘Read-a-Thon': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Writing Conferences and Story Pitches: @RaleneB @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Why You Can’t Set Writing Goals That (Directly) Involve Other People: @MegDowell
Writing resolutions – making them and keeping them: @Roz_Morris
How to Set Writing Goals If You’re Bad at Setting Writing Goals: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Liesl Schillinger on What Albert Camus's The Plague Can Teach Us Now: @arbitrix @lithub
The Elusive Crime Novels of Prague: by Paul French @CrimeReads
Book sales surge as self-isolating readers stock up on ‘bucket list’ novels: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
An Illustrated Reading List of Groundbreaking Mixed-Media Literature: by Nathan Holic @lithub
Favorite Groundhog Day-Style Time Loops in SFF: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcom
How to Spend 42 Days Stuck in Your Room: @WillSch @lithub
10 Of The Most Memorable Fictional Snakes: @chris_shultz81 @LitReactor
The Speed of Literature, and Life: @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxed
Artificial Intelligence in Fiction, Fact, and Our Dreams for the Future: @fran_wilde @tordotcom
Quarantine Books Calculator Tells You How Many Books You Can Read While Quarantined at Home: @micheledebczak @mental_floss
6 SFF Books Featuring Women on the High Seas: @AdalynGrace_ @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

10 Ways To Beat Procrastination: @10minnovelist
5 Things to Do When You Don’t Have Time to Write: @SueBEdwards
Delegating Responsibility To Find More Time To Write: @10minnovelist
Creating Writing ‘Practice Time’ Should Be Your First Priority: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Writing from the Bottom Rung: How to Sustain Your Creativity During a Pandemic: @LisaEllisonsPen @JaneFriedman
Productivity vs. Chaos: How to Hit a Balance: @cathyyardley @WriterUnboxed
10 Ways to Meet Your Writing Goals When You Have No Time: @KelsieEngen
What’s the Most Important Quality in a Novelist? Patience: @MT_Cassidy @FloridaWriters1
Did Tolkien Write The Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work? by John M. Bowers @lithub
4 Narrative Video Games for Writers: @alexthepink
A Creative Lesson From This Coronavirus Madness: @Peter_Rey_
Writing and the Creative Life: Three Types of Creators: @GoIntoTheStory
A Writer’s Worst Enemy Isn’t Time Management Or a Bad Idea: @MegDowell
8 tips to realize your dreams of a long writing career: @NancyGideon @TheIWSG
How to Believe in Yourself as a Writer: @the_writing_pal
What do you put in your mind? @pubcoach
Five Practices to Create a Thriving Writing Life: by Vikram Chandra @DIYMFA
How to Develop a Lifelong Writing Habit: @MichaelLaRonn
The 12 Most Frustrating and Difficult ‘Bad’ Writing Habits to Break: @MegDowell
Going Viral: A User’s Guide: @DavidGaughran
Stephen King Is Sorry You Feel Like You're Stuck In A Stephen King Novel: @nprfreshair
“Writing After Divorce . . . The Lion/Elephant Hybrid in My Mental Room”: @cyallowitz
How to Persevere When the Mountain Seems Unconquerable: @jlturchin
Tips From Someone With Nearly 50 Years Of Social Distancing Experience: @raelnb @NPR
How to be Creative for the Long Term: @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn

Genres / Fantasy

7 Ways to Keep a Gathering Quest Interesting: @cyallowitz

Genres / Horror

Flocking to Horror: Facing Fear During Times of Uncertainty: @flanaganfilm @BDisgusting
Women's Love Letters to Horror: @elleturpitt @HightowerLaurel @astoldbtybex @IgnatiaStrigha @imaginariumcs

Genres / Mystery

Author @yolandarenee Offers 13 Steps to Writing a Mystery:
Writing Crime Fiction: Myths And Misconceptions About The FBI: @JerriWilliams1 @thecreativepenn

Genres / Poetry

How to Publish Love Poetry Books: @OrnaRoss @dalma_szentpaly

Promo / Ads

What Amazon Ads Dashboard Changes Mean for Authors: @LPOBryan @IndieAuthorALLI

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

13 tips to make your personal social media bios stand out: by Rich Jinks @wearearticulate

Promo / Images

Use Canva for Promo Images: @cawcarrow

Promo / Miscellaneous

Tips for Podcasting: @tara_k_ross @donnajostone @A3writers
4 steps to new book marketing habits: @sandrabeckwith

Promo / Social Media Tips

Find Your Unique Social Media Voice: @EdieMelson @SouthrnWritrMag
2020 Social Media Trends for Authors: @EJWenstrom @DIYMFA

Publishing / Miscellaneous

The Top Ten Publishing Industry Trends Every Author Needs to Know in 2020: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordM
Layoffs hit the publishing industry (This week in books): @NathanBransford
Opportunities In Audiobook Publishing With Michele Cobb: @thecreativepenn
The Big Benefits of a Small Publisher: @brotzel_fiction
Federation of European Publishers on Coronavirus Losses in Book Sector: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Bookwire Cites Growth in Spanish-Language Audiobooks, Ebooks: @Porter_Anderson
Germany's Hatje Cantz Posts Online Show; MoMA Offers Teaching Tools: @Porter_Anderson
Words Without Borders April: Into the Woods of Translated Children's Stories: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders
The UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names 2020 Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Spain's PRH Grupo Editorial Runs a D2C #ISupportBookstores Promotion: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Updates: The German-Language US Neue Literatur Fest Cancels 2020's Event: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus: France's Scientific Publishers Mobilize; Access Copyright Donates Funds to Authors: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
US Senate IP Chief Questions Internet Archive's ‘National Emergency Library': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Spanish Author Javier Castillo Meets 60,000 Fans Online During Coronavirus Lockdown: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

A Quick-Start Guide to Self-Publishing Your Book: @kristen_kieffer

Publishing / Process / Formatting

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word: by Tracy R. Atkins @JFbookman

Writing Craft / Arc

The Hero's Journey Explained: The Middle: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Beginnings

First Page Critique: @JordanDane @killzoneauthors

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters: @emsWriter @LiveWriteThrive
Tracking Character Motivations with a Free Spreadsheet: @AuthorSAT
Character Archetypes: The Mentor: by C.S. Boyack @StoryEmpire

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

Writing Character Emotions: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Show, Don't Tell: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Writing Wretched Dialogue: @davidfarland
The Curse of Expository Dialogue: @jamesscottbell

Writing Craft / Diversity

How to Write Non-Binary Characters: @DN_Bryn

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Write with Purpose: 7 Ways to Keep Drafts Focused: @nownovel
No, Your Characters DON'T Have To Be ‘Likeable': @Bang2write
How Do I Keep ‘the Authorities' Out of My Plot? @mythcreants
How to Kill a Character in Your Novel: @SarahSallyHamer

Writing Craft / Pacing

Pace Your Prose — Three Thoughts on Timing: by Nils Ödlund @mythicscribes

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Do You Need To Outline Your Book? @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

The Hero's Journey Explained: The End: @SeptCFawkes
4 Tips on Plotting Your Novel: @Janice_Hardy
Transformation — Signpost Scene #14 (The Final Signpost): @abigailkperry @DIYMFA
Mythic Storytelling: An Introduction to the Tarot: @MelanieMarttila @DIYMFA

Writing Craft / Revision

When Should Writers Edit Their Work? @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

How to Find Critique Partners & Beta Readers: @MegLaTorre

Writing Craft / Series

What Happens When I Split My Novel Into a Series? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

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