Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

How to Calculate Series Read-Through (And Why It’s Important to Know): @DaveChesson
Finding the Right Freelancer To Work On Your Novel: @ReedsyHQ @TheIWSG
Writing Full-time: The Career Author: @JThorn_ @zachbohannon4 @thecreativepenn
The Comprehensive Guide to Finding, Hiring, and Working with an Editor: @chantel.hamilton @JaneFriedman
7 Ways Developmental Editing Elevates Your Work: @nownovel

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

At Davos 2020: IPA's Bodour Al Qasimi Leads Philanthropy Forum: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @Bodour @pubperspectives
New York's BookExpo and ‘BookConline' Go Digital May 26 to 31: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Digital Bologna Book Fair: 60,000 Online Visitors, 75 Percent International: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
A New Global Association of Literary Festivals: ‘A Resource To Share Knowledge': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
US Writer Bryan Washington Wins Wales' £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize: @Porter_Anderson @brywashing @dylanthomprize @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / First Novels

How To Write A Book: @petramatic @NPR
The Biggest Mistake New Novelists and Memoirists Make: @annerallen
How To Write A Book: 30 Different Authors Share Their Advice: @outwit_trade

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

“Five Tricky Things I Have To Do To Achieve My Goals”: @10minnovelist

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Using pictures and music to inspire your writing: @Roz_Morris
Can a Poem a Day Make Us Better Writers? @annkroeker

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Celebrate Women In Horror All Year Long With Season-Specific Reading: @chris_shultz81 @LitReactor
7 Illustrated Novels for Adults: @_mariareva @ElectricLit
Five SFF Books With Dogs (and Dog-Adjacent Individuals) as Key Characters: @vfarmstrong
How to Find the Best Fiction Writing Exercises in Your Favorite Novel: @suelarkinsweems @write_practice
5 SFF Books Written by Afro-Caribbean Authors: @anndcardinal @tordotcom
8 Contemporary Novels by Japanese Women Writers: @ClaireClaire05 @ElectricLit
Need cheering up right now? Try reading a romance novel: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
If you are having trouble reading… : @austinkleon

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

5 Mistakes to Avoid if You Want to Finish Your Book: @colleen_m_story
Finding Focus in a Fractured World: @RLLaFevers @WriterUnboxed
12 Essential Tips for Writers On Surviving (and Avoiding) Burnout: @MegDowell
Why you should stop refreshing the news: @pubcoach
5 Ways to Integrate Tranquility Into Your Writing: @IndianaLee3 @DIYMFA
Writing About Addiction and Recovery: @carlson_bonnie @WomenWriters
Malcolm Gladwell: ‘It Takes 10,000 Hours To Become A Writer': by Brendan Brown @Bang2write
The Writer’s Life Is Not an Easy One: @losapala
Authors Share Their Writing Journeys—”What I did Right and What I Wish I had Done Differently”: @Kerrie_Flanagan @SKRViLL
A Three-Step Plan for Returning to a Partially Finished Manuscript: @Janice_Hardy
What's Holding You Back as a Writer? @KristinaAuthor

Genres / Fantasy

Fantasy Fortifications: Types of Castles: by Toni Šušnjar @mythicscribes
Epic Fantasy Tropes That Kinda Suck: @_HannahHeath

Genres / Horror

She’s Not Imagining Things: ‘The Invisible Man' and Horror’s History of Believing Women: @TheJulMarie @BDisgusting

Genres / Middle-Grade

Querying middle grade: @Janet_Reid

Genres / Mystery

Cozy Mystery Author Interview With| Jenna St James: @jennastjames15 @Ellen__Jacobson
The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction: @zach_vasquez @CrimeReads

Genres / Picture Books

How to Write a Picture Book Query Letter in 6 Simple Steps: @ReedsyHQ

Genres / Romance

Creating a More Inclusive Romance Market: @TammyLoughAuthr @DIYMFA
Writing Confidently In A Genre With Stigma Attached: @Saganlives @thecreativepenn

Genres / Science Fiction

How much science does there need to be in Science Fiction? @pattyjansen
Writing Science Fiction with Science Resources: @AuthorSAT

Genres / Short Stories

How to Write Flash Fiction: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ

Promo / Blogging

Author Blogging: 5 Reasons to Start and 3 Ways to Do It Right: by Brandon Cornett @JFbookman
How To Write On Medium and Be Successful: @shauntagrimes @BadRedheadMedia

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

How to Throw a Virtual Book Launch Party: by Michelle Anderstarr @IngramSpark

Promo / Images

Book Brush vs Canva: Which Design Tool is Better for Authors? by Rosie A. Point @DaveChesson

Promo / Miscellaneous

Book Launch Case Study: @rhymeswithbee @DanBlank
Five Things Learned Launching A Book During A Pandemic: @almakatsu @ChuckWendig
How to Market Your Book in Four Easy Steps (Part 2): @xtinakayebooks
4 Steps to Market Your Book (by @topshelfedits ): @xtinakayebooks
Will Your Novel Solve a Reader’s Problem? @Janice_Hardy @BadRedheadMedia
Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – BookBub: @KeriBarnum @JFbookman

Promo / Speaking

Tech Tips for Participating in a Remote Video Interview: @TtarcoJDC @PRHDigital

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Trump Administration Would ‘Eviscerate' Copyright, Say Industry Players: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @kdroege @AdamMossoff @mattbarblan
Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy Dies of a Heart Attack, 71: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
AAP Honors Jeffrey Rosen With Its Public Service Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @AmericanPublish
Wattpad's Verticalization: Now Making Its Own Adaptations: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @wattpad

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Malaysia’s largest magazine publisher looked the other way as digital arrived. When Covid-19 arrived it paid the ultimate price: @thenewpubstd
Coronavirus: Italy's Literary Agents Form ADALI, Their First Association: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Resources: Frankfurter Buchmesse’s The Arts+ Opens a Way for Publishers to Pitch Their IP: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
Coronavirus Worklife: South Africa's Imagnary House Weathers Lockdown: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Notes: Events Going Digital, Spain's Readmagine Among Them: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Resources: The Netherlands' Letterenfonds Offers Additional Translation Support: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Impact: Europe's Aldus Report Reveals Book Fair Changes: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Impact: German Bookstores on the Early Reopening Trek: @Porter_Anderson @bbl_news @pubperspectives
Cambridge Opens an Essay Series, New Writings on the Pandemic: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Pitches

How to pitch your novel in under a minute: from Let's Write Some Novels

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

How to Find Your Agent in < 280 Characters: @AllisonAuthor @WritersDigest
5 Query Letter Mistakes: @victoria_grif7

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

10 Ways to Turn Rejection Into Acceptance: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark

Publishing / Process / Formatting

How to Format Your Book with Vellum: @kristen_kieffer

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

19 Tools for Writing Great Characters: @PSHoffmanAuthor
Crafting Characters That Are Essential to Your Plot: @LiveWriteThrive

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Writing an Unlikable but Sympathetic Protagonist: @ADarkWhimsy @DIYMFA
6 Ways to Spotlight your Protagonist: @kcraftwriter @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / Flashback and Back Story

Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: @RomWriteLab @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Tips for Writing Action Scenes: by Mae Clair @StoryEmpire
How Do I Write From a Dazed Character’s Perspective? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Kevin Wilson's Rules for Writing the Absurd: @lithub
Writing Exercises for Exploring the Theme of Man and the Natural World: @Sara_HeartStory @DIYMFA
Understanding the Thematic Pendulum: @SeptCFawkes
Writing Tips for Retelling Shakespeare: From Atwood's Hag-Seed to Updike's Gertrude and Claudius: by Pat McKee @WritersDigest
Show, Don't Tell | what it means and how to use it: @shaelinbishop
7 Benefits of Writing Articles: @LindaGilden @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Pacing

Book Recommendations For How To Write Strong Pacing: @WordNerdsVlog
Story Pacing: How Can We Ensure Our Pacing Is “Good”? @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Top 10 Writing and Grammar Mistakes That Even Published Authors Make: @GrammarGirl
Why to avoid “ing” words in fiction: @Dwallacepeach
Don't fear repeating pronouns: @NathanBransford
5 Cases of Faulty Parenthesis: @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Revision

3 Reasons That “Perfectly Good Scene” Is Boring Your Readers: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Five things learned from writing groups: @elenikwriter @cbcbooks
Managing a Critique Group: @IWriteToo @RMFWriters

Writing Craft / Scenes

Scene Writing is Where the Fun Happens: @jamesscottbell

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Coloring with Words: @EldredBird
Using The Five Senses: Taste: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire

Writing Craft / Voice

Developing Your Writer's Voice: @woodwardkaren

Writing Tools / Apps

Tech Tips for Writers: 7 Google Apps Tricks Writers Should Know: @WordDreams
27 PC keyboard shortcuts for writing and editing in Word: @LouiseHarnby
Moving Things in Your Scrivener Binder: @aprildavila

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