Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Make a writing career out of your hobby or day job: @Roz_Morris
How To Sell Your Books In Bulk And Make More Money As An Author: @wealthy_barber @thecreativepenn
How to Get Book Blurbs: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor
How to Find a Poetry Editor in 5 Essential Steps: @ReedsyHQ
How to Survive Your First Year as a Full-Time Author: @sacha_black @IndieAuthorALLI

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Programming Opens Today from Madrid's Readmagine and Paris' EDRLab: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Submissions for 2021: @Porter_Anderson
Hay Festival Serves 490,000 Streams; Costa Awards Open for Entries: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Vietnam's Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA's 2020 Prix Voltaire: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
PEN America: Chinese Essayist Xu Zhiyong Wins Barbey/Freedom To Write Award: @Porter_Anderson @PENamerica @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Time to Write: 3 Ways To Prime the Pump: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting
Inspiration Boards: @MarciaMeara @StoryEmpire
Mythic Storytelling: Five Books on Tarot for Writers: @MelanieMarttila @DIYMFA

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

A Podcast for Agatha Christie Fans: @allaboutthedame h/t @JaneFriedman
Use The Story Grid Scene Analysis Template to Read With Purpose: @abigailkperry @DIYMFA
Sleeps With Monsters: What to Read When the Whole World’s Falling Apart: @hawkwing_lb @tordotcom
How Pop Culture Got It Wrong With Dissociative Identity Disorder: @meifung100 @CrimeReads
Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs: @Michaelakahn @CrimeReads
Reading Like a Writer: @emma_darwin

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's Block

Identifying a Loss of Momentum vs. Writer’s Block: @Janice_Hardy

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

All the Things You’ll Worry About: The Blank Page: @MegDowell
10 Things Writers Should Say to Each Other More Often: @MegDowell
Spot Your Habits and Build Your Skills: @ProWritingAid @DIYMFA
10 Ways to Support Your Writing Career, Even When You're Not Writing: @aprildavila
How to calm your anxiety (so you can write again): @pubcoach
Writing Things You’ll Never Publish Isn’t Wasteful — It’s Essential: @MegDowell
No pubs, no kissing, no flying: how Covid-19 is forcing authors to change their novels: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual: @amitavakumar @lithub
The Myth of Perfect Writing Locations: @eawright @WomenWriters
5 Ways to Support an Author’s New Book: @tmtysinger
Why Does Writing Matter? Why You Should Write When You Worry it Doesn't: by Sue Weems @write_practice
The Importance of Fluidity for Writers: @nancyjcohen @FloridaWriters1
Coming Up With Ideas Is the Easy Part: @MegDowell
10 Things That Will Probably Tempt You to Quit Writing: @MegDowell
World Shift in Publishing: @johnpwriter
You’ll Do Your Best and Worst Writing When You Dare to Improvise: @MegDowell
What is writing talent? A bookseller and author-publisher discuss: @Roz_Morris
How to continue working from home: @pubcoach
So Much Time, So Little Writing: @Peter_Rey_
Write through the Crisis: Journal to Improve Your Health: @SamanthaShad @FloridaWriters1
Processing Your Process: @PhilAthans

Genres / Fantasy

How Can Fantasy Stories End Without a Big Battle? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Genres / Historical

Guide To Writing Historical Fiction: @writingandsuch

Genres / Miscellaneous

Finding Humor in Food Writing: @FinishedPages @womenonwriting

Genres / Mystery

The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts: @SaraJFoster @CrimeReads
An 18-Step Guide to Homicide Investigations: @LeeLofland

Genres / Picture Books

Writing for Very Small Children: Finding the Story: @AmyMJones_5 @WritersDigest

Genres / Science Fiction

Five Contrived Legal Conflicts in Speculative Fiction: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

Genres / Screenwriting

Script Analysis: “Joker” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStory
How Screenwriters Can Benefit From The Rule Of Three: @marksevi @CreativeScreen

Promo / Ads

BookBub for Authors: Complete Guide & BookBub Review: by Scott Allan

Promo / Blogging

How to Not Waste Your Valuable Time When Submitting Guest Blog Posts: @ThDigitalReader
Interview with Online Book Tour Organizer Mason Canyon: @MCBookTours @yolandarenee

Promo / Crowdfunding

Kickstarting Your Indie Author Career – with Nicholas Kotar: @SelfPubForm

Promo / Metadata

Keywords in Your Book Description: Do They Help? @DaveChesson

Promo / Miscellaneous

Claiming Your Knowledge Panel on Google:
Writing Effective Calls-to-Action: Tips for Authors to Convert Readers: @TakticalDigital @IngramSpark
8 Things to Get Your Book Noticed on Amazon: @Bookgal

Promo / Platforms

The Ultimate Guide to Building A Solid Author Platform: @IndieAuthorALLI

Promo / Websites

10 Questions to Ask Your Website Designer: @PaulineWiles

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Lulu Publishing Review: READ THIS Before You Use Them: @ReedsyHQ
AAP Member-Publishers File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Internet Archive: @Porter_Anderson @AmericanPublish @PublishersAssoc @mariraz @pubperspectives
“The effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 may serve as an accelerant to trends already spotted before the outbreaks”: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart @pubperspectives
Rights Roundup: New Titles Entering the International Marketplace: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Worklife: Canada's Kids Can Press Launches ‘CitizenKid: Earth Comes First': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @KidsCanPress

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Vietnam's Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA's 2020 Prix Voltaire: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Impact: Singapore Book Council Opens an Illustrators' Gallery: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Moscow School of Publishing: This Year a Digital Seminar Program: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Coronavirus Response: Spain's Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

When Your Book Doesn't Sell: @BookEndsJessica

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

5 Reasons to Submit Your Work Now: @victoria_grif7
How to Make Your Query Letter Stand Out: 10 Tips: @RedPenKaitlyn @MegLaTorreTwitter

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

A Creative Way to Handle Rejections: @KarenDeBonis

Publishing / Process / Book Design

6 Tips for Writing the Perfect Cover Design Brief: @ReedsyHQ



An Argument Against Noms de Plumes: by David Kudler @JFbookman

Publishing / Process / Translation

5 Reasons to Consider Translating Your Work: by Savannah Cardova @ReedsyHQ

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

Interview with Sacha Black, Expert in Villain-ology: @Howard_Lovy @sacha_black @IndieAuthorALLI

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Character Archetypes: “The Wizard of Oz”: @GoIntoTheStory
Tips for character development: from Just a Writing Aid

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

The Overwriting Writer: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Romantic Competitor: @AngelaAckerman

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

How To Use Dramatic Irony for More Than Shenanigans: @ElectricLit

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Character Internalization: To Italicize or Not to Italicize? @JamiGold
Pros and Cons of Studying the Writing Craft: @Janice_Hardy
Writing Character Gestures: @Lindasclare
Tips for writing political conversations and courtroom drama without being boring: from Stet Comma
Exploring the Four Types of Portal Narratives: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
Storytelling Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and “Literary” Past Tense: @JamiGold
When Superheroes Use Finesse Rather Than Fists to Save the Day: @OBrianGunn @tordotcom
5 Dramatic Techniques to Transform Your Writing: @Nicholas_Rossis
Killing off characters: the shoulds and shouldn’ts: @AuthorMarilene
Escape Generic Storytelling by Asking “Why?”: @JamiGold
What’s at Stake in Your Novel? @JillCaugherty @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

Confessions of a Former Anti-Outliner: @TheNormanNation @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / Revision

How to Rescue an Endangered Book and Restore Your Author Mojo: @RuthHarrisBooks
10 ways to proofread your own writing: @LouiseHarnby

Writing Craft / Scenes

Writing Tips: How To Craft A Compelling Scene: @rosieoneilluk @thecreativepenn
5 Questions to Ask for Stronger Scenes: @Janice_Hardy

Writing Tools / Apps

Scrivener Dictation: @aprildavila

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