Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Before You Hire an Editor, Do These 4 Things: @KPickett_Editor
What are the different types of novel editing? @LouiseHarnby
How to un-self-publish: can you remove a book from self-published channels if you want to do something else with it? @Roz_Morris
How many words per page in a Book on Amazon [Survey + Proof]? @DaveChesson

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

In Brussels, the European Prize for Literature Names Its 2020 Laureates: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
New York Public Library's ‘Young Lions' Finalists Named: @Porter_Anderson @stephycha @jkbphillips @kileyreid @xuanjuliana @brywashing @pubperspectives
The Australian Book Industry Awards' Digital Show: Undaunted by COVID-19: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
PEN America's Inaugural Freedom To Write Index: 238 Imprisoned Worldwide: @Porter_Anderson @PENamerica @SuzanneNossel @karinkarlekar @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Goal setting

Bullet Journal Guidelines for Writing Goals: @wvancamp

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

How to Have an Effective Novel Brainstorming Session: @laina_turner
Need a Creative Kick in the Pants? @AngelaAckerman
How To Stay Creative In Difficult Times: @markmcguinness @thecreativepenn
Capture your Creativity by Journaling: @cbramkamp @LiveWriteThrive

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Nancy Drew for Adults: Great Amateur Sleuth Series for Readers Over Twenty: by Karen White @CrimeReads
Five SFF Characters Seeking Redemption and Trying to Do Better: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
For Gothic Heroines, Haunted Houses Are Always Too Big: @Healey_Jane @lithub
The Functionality of Literary Felines: 5 SFF Cats We Love: @tjklune @tordotcom
Six Great Novels About Crime That Aren't Quite Crime Novels: @matosman @CrimeReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Taking the First Step Toward Your Writing—Every Day: @ShannaSwendson
Jump-Start Your Writing Project With 1000 Words of Summer: @HelloTheFuture @lifehacker

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

What Is Keeping You from the Writing Career You Want? @WritersCoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Staying Creative in Times of Stress: @jillkemerer
Rebecca Solnit on the Intersection of Activism and Writing: by V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell @lithub
7 Ways You Can Write for Change: @NinaAmir @WritersDigest
You Shouldn’t Worry About Getting Published If You Haven’t Started Writing: @MegDowell
Are We There Yet? How to Tell When Your Book Is Really Done: @writeabook
Stay Positive, and Write: @cinapelayo @LitReactor
How to Make Working from Home Work for You: @kevintumlinson @Draft2Digital
Don’t Stress Over Things You Can’t Control: @jamesscottbell
Stay Positive, and Write: @cinapelayo @LitReactor
A Creative Lesson From This Coronavirus Madness: @Peter_Rey_
Gratitude Journal: How to Calm Anxiety and Boost Your Immunity: @WritetoDone
Contrary to How it Seems, Humans Band Together During and After Disasters: @ArkadyMartine @tordotcom
What's Your Personal Story? @JamiGold
Writing and Life: @AuthorTracyRees @WomenWriters
Can I Write Novels Even if I Haven’t Had an Interesting Life? @TheRyanLanz @Larry_Kahaner
Take 5: 5 Ways Writing Can Help You Calm Down: @10minnovelist

Genres / Dystopian

How to Write Dystopian Fiction: 9 Core Ideas: @nownovel

Genres / Historical

Anachronisms Kill Historical Fiction – Here’s How To Stop Them: by Rebecca Langley @standoutbooks

Genres / Horror

10 Times Folk Horror Made Us Too Scared for a Country Walk: @JamesFerguson @HorrorDNA

Genres / Memoir

Before You Write Your Memoir: 10 Musts That Can't Go Ignored: @shaylaleeraquel

Genres / Mystery

Homicide Investigations: Dos and Don'ts: @LeeLofland
5 Things To Avoid When Writing About Cops: @LeeLofland

Genres / Non-Fiction

5 Tips for Adding Humor to a Self-Help Book: @amyfishwrites @WritersDigest

Genres / Romance

The Structure of a Love Story: @woodwardkaren
Romance Tropes to Avoid: @BrynDonovan
The Unexpectedly Subversive World of Romance Novels: by Helen Taylor @lithub

Promo / Ads

6 Costly Facebook Ad Mistakes and How to Fix Them: @charlielawrance @SMExaminer

Promo / Book Reviews

3 Reasons to Embrace One-Star Reader Reviews: @sandrabeckwith @IndieReader

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

4 Ideas For A Pandemic Book Launch: @aprildavila

Promo / Miscellaneous

6 Things You Should Do After Networking: @dkparsonswriter @SelfPubForm
Using the Kindle Notes Feature on Goodreads as an Author:
Book Launch Tips for Authors: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson
8 Digital Marketing Tips for Authors: @FauziaBurke

Promo / Platforms

Tips for building an author brand: @DeborahJay2

Promo / Websites

How to Set up Your Author Website Quickly and Easily: @PaulineWiles

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Story as metaphor – talking to Ann Napolitano, author of Dear Edward: @Roz_Morris @napolitanoann @onestorymag
James Wood: What is at Stake When We Write Literary Criticism? by James Wood @lithub
Hachette USA Cancels Publication of Woody Allen Book, ‘After Listening': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
20 Mind Destroying Secrets about Ghostwriting: @AmongTheZombies @LitReactor
5 Reasons Why Publishers Fail (and How to Avoid Them): @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI
Amid ‘the ‘Low-Level Hum of Panic,' the UK's Young Writer Award Names Its Jury: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @HoumanBarekat @KitdeWaal
Publishing's Challenges: Open Up New Channels Now: by Richard Charkin @pubperspectives
How to Put Together an Indie Author Anthology: @mattydalrymple @MarkLeslie @JaneFriedman
Recording an Audio Version of Your Story: by Chris Winkle

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Update: UK Publishers Association Tariffs Report Mistaken: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Simon de Jocas on Publishers Without Borders: A Way To Smile: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Bodour
France's Publishers Survey the Coronavirus' Damage: 72 Percent Plan Cutbacks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Mapping Book and Publishing Policy in Africa and Latin America: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
Words Without Borders May: Cabo Verde on the ‘Geopolitical Chessboard': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Rights Roundup: Tracking Strong Sales in International Deals: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Digital Rights Trades: Brazilian Publishers Open an App With Matchmaking: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Kalem Agency's Şafak Tahmaz in Turkey: ‘Stay Alive, Connected, Sane': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Literary Agents: 10 Quick Tips to Snaring a Good One: @Bpoelle @WritetoDone
What a Query Says About You: @BookEndsJessica
Organize your query's plot summary in a clear way (query critique): @NathanBransford

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Animate Your Cover Like a Pro (For Free): @C_ScottFrank

Publishing / Process / Services to Avoid

Writers, Don't Get Fleeced: @BE_Sanderson

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Which Type of Opening Works Best in a Novel? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Tips for Building Characters: @AJHumpage

Writing Craft / Dialogue

He said, she said. 15 Keys to Writing Great Dialogue: @RuthHarrisBooks
6 Common Dialogue Mistakes: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Endings

Writing your Final Chapter: 6 Dos and Don'ts For a Satisfying Conclusion: @annerallen

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Fictionalizing Your Story? Commit: @KPickett_Editor
Don't give your Readers a Reason to Reject Your Novel: @JodieRennerEd @annerallen
5 Writing Tips For Levelling Up Your Craft: @DaveChesson @DIYMFA
Story Elements: Give Them Purpose: @JamiGold
How to Define Your Character's Ghost: @kristen_kieffer
Five Plot Twists That Are Too Obvious: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
How Quickly Should Characters Adjust to a Disability? by Fay Onyx @mythcreants
What Is an Epilogue? 3 Steps to Writing a Good One: @JerryBJenkins
Learn the Rules So You Can Break Them, Explained: @SeptCFawkes
How to Write Perfect Twist Endings (That Will Shock and Delight Even Jaded Suspense Readers): @stephwrobel @CrimeReads
How The 12-Week Year Can Help You Write Your Novel: @WriteNowCoach

Writing Craft / POV

5 Questions About How to Balance Multiple POVs in Your Story: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming

How to choose a book title: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Blood for Money: The Origins of the Mercenary: by B.K. Bass @mythicscribes

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

“Cancelled” Is Canceled: by John Mayer @The_Millions

Writing Craft / Revision

Quick and Tidy Tips to Streamline Editing: @GinaArdito @TheIWSG

Writing Craft / Scenes

Deborah Chester: How to Structure a Scene: @woodwardkaren

Writing Craft / Series

Putting Cliffhangers in a Series: @cyallowitz

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

How to Make Your Descriptions Less Boring: by Bucket Siler
Establish Vivid Settings Without Slowing Your Plot: @WorldOfVindor
Creating Authentic Details: Food: @PJTAuthor @DIYMFA
Architecture in Fiction—It's More Than Just a Setting: @SuzanneRedfearn @CrimeReads
3 Steps to Write Story Setting into the Action: @ZoeMMcCarthy

Writing Craft / Subtext

Let's Talk About Subtext In Screenwriting: @marksevi @CreativeScreen

Writing Craft / Voice

10 Ways to Develop Your Writer’s Voice: @woodwardkaren

Writing Tools / Apps

Scrivener Software Review: @cawcarrow
5 Self-Publishing Tools That Will Boost Your Author Career: @DaveChesson @Draft2Digital

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

11 Small Writing Exercises That Can Still Improve Your Writing Skills: @MegDowell

Writing Tools / Resources

A Collection of 98 Free Online Writing Courses and Tools to Hone Your Skills: @couponchief

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