Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

How to Copyright a Book in the U.S. (Written by a Lawyer): @DaveChesson
How to Keep Writing and Making Money During the Coronavirus Crisis: @mzfisher @TheFreelancer
Should You Hire An Editor To Review Your Manuscript? @NathanielTower
Why Authors Need A Voice Search Strategy: @miralsattar @BwkrSelfPublish
“My agent is ghosting me”: @Janet_Reid
Reedsy Review + Free Discount: @DaveChesson @ReedsyHQ

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

The UK's Hay Festival Announces Its Digital Edition Programming: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Bologna Online: Jacqueline Woodson and Albertine Win Hans Christian Andersen: @Porter_Anderson 2020 @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Careers in Writing and Day Jobs

It’s OK If Your Day Job Doesn’t Involve Writing: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Keep Going: How To Be Creative For The Long-Term: @austinkleon @thecreativepenn
A Daily Creativity Project to Make Sense of Challenging Times: @suleikajaouad
Using Visuals to Inspire Scenes: @ecellenb
7 Writing Exercises That Can Unleash Your Creativity: @JerryBJenkins

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Personalized Quarantine Crime Fiction Recommendations: Part 1: @mollsotov89 @CrimeReads
Literary Analysis: The Yellow Wall-Paper Affects Us All: by Sara Barkat @tspoetry
7 Novels About Being Trapped on an Island: by Kate Weinberg @ElectricLit
Short reads for crazy times: @austinkleon
“Too Old for Narnia”: Belief, Fandom, and the End of Wonder: @mattmikalatos @tordotcom
The Quiet Hero’s Journey: Processing Trauma in Fantasy: @cloudy_vision @tordotcom
Twelve SFF Stories Told From Second-Person Perspective: @nataliezutter @tordotcom

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Do You Struggle with Writing Procrastinating? @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

15 Reasons You Haven’t Written a Bestselling Book Yet: @MegDowell

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Can't Write During Coronavirus? These 4 Tips Will Help: @sarahstypos @write_practice
The Zen of Morning Pages: @christophpaul_ @LitReactor
Do, Worry, Rest: What's Your Mix? @PaulineWiles
Social Media Meltdown: Tackling Burnout (for Writers): @msheatherwebb
Writing Advice In The Age Of The Pandemic: @ChuckWendig
The Dangers of Chasing the “Blockbuster Novel” Dream: @MaggieWells1
6 Ways To Improve as a Writer: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
The Etymology (Word Origins) of Five Literary Terms: @UselessEty @DIYMFA
Tiger King and a bloody mary: Hilary Mantel, Simon Armitage and other writers on lockdown life: @LisaAllardice @GuardianBooks
The Story of Two Germans Writing a Star Trek Trilogy: by Bernd Perplies @tordotcom
Living and Writing and Faith: Dispatch from Self-Isolation: @ElaineNeilOrr @WomenWriters
10 Tips For Writers Who Are Scared of Sharing Their Work: @MegDowell
The Bookshelves of 20 Surprisingly Smart Celebrities: by Isabel Cabrera
She Finished Something: @anotherorchid @WomenWriters
12 Common Struggles Experienced Writers Still Deal With Almost Daily: @MegDowell
5 frustrating workshop rules that made me a better writer: @MBjorkWrites
Clueless Advice People give New Writers: 10 Things to Ignore: @annerallen
Tips for Working from Home: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: @jaelmchenry @WriterUnboxed
10 Reasons Journaling Is Essential For Every Writer: @MegDowell
Writing in the Time of Covid-19: @jlturchin
Lessons on Confinement and Camaraderie from Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow: by SarahBelle Selig @worldlittoday
How to Avoid Burnout in the Middle of a Pandemic: @rachel_fairbank @lifehacker
How Can Writers Pay It Forward? @JamiGold

Genres / Memoir

How to Write a Memoir That Impacts Lives: 12-Step Memoir Writing Guide: @AuthorColinD @SelfPublishing7
Margery Kempe Had 14 Children and She Still Invented the Memoir: @sarafredman @ElectricLit

Genres / Miscellaneous

Becoming a Multigenre Writing Master: @simonvanbooy
The Driving Force of the Genre: @thenovelry

Genres / Picture Books

How To Write A Children's Book In 9 Easy Steps: by Eevi Jones @DaveChesson
Children’s Book Writing FAQ #3: Can I Send My Manuscript to More Than One Editor or Agent at a Time? @Write4Kids
How to Write a Children's Picture Book in 8 Steps: @ReedsyHQ

Genres / Poetry

How To Work With A Poetry Editor: @OrnaRoss @dalma_szentpaly
Top 10 Ideas for How to Start a Poetry Club: @llbarkat @tspoetry

Genres / Screenwriting

Getting Your Screenplay Moments Right: by Mark Sevi @CreativeScreen

Promo / Book Reviews

To tag or not to tag—when author feedback gets personal: @GillPlusFive @thebookseller

Promo / Connecting with Readers

What Makes Readers Give an Unknown Author a Chance? by Barbara Linn Probst @JaneFriedman

Promo / Images

Graphic Design Secrets To Enhance Your Author Platform: @PaulineWiles @BadRedheadMedia

Promo / Miscellaneous

More Marketing Advice for New Authors by Karen Ferreira: @AnneJanzer
Canadian Publishers on Appellate Setback: ‘The Copyright Framework Is Broken': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
How to Market Your Book in Four Easy Steps: @xtinakayebooks @topshelfedits
Tips for using social media and email marketing to promote your book: @xtinakayebooks @topshelfedits
Do This Not That: Book Promotion During a Pandemic: by Amy Collins @JFbookman

Promo / Platforms

4 Steps to Your Author Branding Statement: @BethBarany @JFbookman

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Cengage Announces a Termination of Its McGraw-Hill Merger Effort: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Rights Roundup: World Publishing Is Not Locked Down: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Coronavirus Worklife: In Tbilisi, Publishers Appeal to Government for Help: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Berlin's Future!Publish Calls for Papers; Publishing Scotland Opens Translation Grants: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Bologna Children's Book Fair Online This Week: 2020 Best Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Worklife: A Publisher Helps Prepare France's Reopening Bookshops: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
Joerg Pfuhl to Depart Holtzbrinck: ‘Getting Back Liberty': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Denmark's Saga Egmont on Its Acquisition of Spain's Sonolibro: @jaroslawadamows
Coronavirus Worklife: Russian Publishers See Bookstore Sales Plummet: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Worklife: Grada's ‘Now or Never' Digital Effort in Prague: @jaroslawadamows @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

A Writer to an Agent: “I'll take less money…ok?” @Janet_Reid
Twitter Misbehavior by agents: @Janet_Reid
Revising your novel, revising your query: @Janet_Reid

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Why (& How) Books Sometimes Get New Covers: @jessicastrawser @WritersDigest

Publishing / Process / ISBNs

ISBNs and how to get one: @pubcoach

Publishing / Process / Services to Avoid

Vanity Presses: Authors Beware: by Linda Wilson
Researching the Legitimacy of Agents: @BookEndsJessica

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

How a Career Can Reveal Your Character's Deeper Layers: @AngelaAckerman
10 Ways to Flesh Out Characters: from Just a Writing Aid
How to Deepen Your Characters by Assessing Their Fears: @jcwalton24 @DIYMFA

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Avoid these generic reactions: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Diversity

Does my character fall into the Independent black woman trope? @WritingwColor
A Worldbuilding Guide to Crafting Diverse Cultures: @AmeliaWiens @sfwa

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

The Importance of Backstory (Or How the Brain Connects the Present to the Past): @KassandraLamb

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

Learning Good Storytelling from a Bad Writer: @PhilAthans

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

What’s the Real Motive? @davidfarland
Do Your Stories Have Deeper Meanings? @JamiGold
Common Mistakes When Working with Light Sources: @SeptCFawkes

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

Mastering High Concept Ideas: @UselessEty @WritersDigest
What’s the Best Way to Discover Your Story? @jamesscottbell

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

How to Avoid Using Passive Voice in Your Writing: @jamiecattanach @thewritelife

Writing Craft / Revision

Repeating Ourselves Too Many Times in a Novel: by Diane Tibert
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Being Edited: @dlwebb @WomenWriters

Uncategorized

Parasite vs Little Miss Sunshine: @thejkstudio wkb48
How to convert requests to quote into paying work: Help for editors and proofreaders: @LouiseHarnby wkb8b
#IWSG 2020 Anthology Contest Opens. Details: @TheIWSG
How to Interview Someone: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark wkb8b

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