Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

“This Is Why I Revised My Backlist—Should You Do It Too?” @NehaYazmin
5 Reasons Your Freelance Writing Clients Don't Pay on Time: @milloteam
The Book Sales Limp-Along Factor: @mybookshepherd @JFbookman
Writing A Series. Satisfy Readers And Make More Money: @GoblinWriter @thecreativepenn
Writing for the Market: @FlorenceOsmund @JFbookman

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Frankfurter Buchmesse Calls for 2020 Film Awards Entries: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Activist Teela May Reid Wins Western Australia's Utemorrah Award: @Porter_Anderson @MagabalaBooks
Peter Florence Announces Hay Festival Querétaro Program for Mexico: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names New Scientific Committee Members: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Singapore Book Awards 2020: A Dessert Guide Wins Book of the Year: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Writer Not Writing (Redirecting Your Creativity): @lisajanicecohen @WriterUnboxed

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

How Many Books Will You Read Before You Die? @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

Finding Your Character's Core Motivation: @AneMulligan @EdieMelson

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Choosing Your Time to Write: @cjfaulkenberry @NaNoWriMo

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's Block

Writer and Writing Coach @beck_a_tron Focuses on Finding Your Strengths and Defeating Writer's Block:

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

Success as a Writer is Joy Inside You and a Connection with Readers: @mbhide @DanBlank

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

10 surprising things we’ve detected about Agatha Christie: @bbcarts
Are You in this for the Long Haul? @RachelleGardner
Time to Evaluate Your Planning Process: Change Can Be Good: @AlizaMannAuthor
“Wow, you sold a book! What will you do with all that money?” @Janet_Reid
Do you ‘think smart' about your downtime? @pubcoach
How To Novel: Pandemic Fun Times Edition: @ChuckWendig
What is the New Norm for Authors? @hopeclark
Former Teacher and YA and MG Author on Handling The Age Group for Writer-Parents and Others: @beverlymcclure
Writing Through Tough Times: Tips And Tricks: @NancyStarAuthor @WomenWriters
One Writer’s Staycation and How You Can Recharge At Home: @AuthorSAT
The Hedgehog and the Fox: Italo Calvino on the Two Types of Writers: @brainpicker
The Hack’s Guide to Writing while the Kids are at Home: @BillFerris @WriterUnboxed
‘What you do with difficult ideas is turn them into art’: @Roz_Morris @matosman
Using All Four Cognitive Functions as a Writer: @KMWeiland
Should Authors Stay in Their Lane? @RachelleGardner

Genres / Fantasy

Epic Fantasy Tropes That Never Get Old: @_HannahHeath

Genres / Miscellaneous

5 Tips to Pick the Genre You're Meant to Write In: @DaveChesson @IndieReader

Genres / Mystery

African crime and detective fiction reshapes the genre: by Aretha Phiri and Sam Naidu @ConversationUS
Tips for Writing Crime Fiction: @MarkBillingham @thenovelry
Future Shock: Writing Cyber Thrillers: @ReeceHirsch @CareerAuthors
Creating the Perfect Cozy Mystery Heroine: @VanessasPicks @WomenWriters
How Women Writers Are Transforming Hardboiled Noir: @blantonstroud @CrimeReads
Imaginary Law of Fiction: The Legal Basis To, Well, Make Up Stuff: @LeeLofland

Genres / Picture Books

8 Easy Steps to Writing a Children's Book: @DaveChesson

Genres / Romance

Why You Should Write Contemporary Romance Even If You Never Publish It: @pattyjansen

Genres / Screenwriting

Screenwriting: Believe Care Invest: “An Education”: @CockeyedCaravan
Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest: The Babadook:
Getting Staffed in Comedy Variety: @johnaugust

Genres / Short Stories

How to Use a Short Story to Sell More Books: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordM

Promo / Ads

How to Create Amazon Ads that Convert: @DaveChesson @theindiepubmag

Promo / Blogging

9 Things You Should Know About Blogging Before You Decide if It’s Worth It: @crsmihai

Promo / Connecting with Readers

The ONE Question That Boosts Readership: @colleen_m_story

Promo / Miscellaneous

A Surprising Lesson in Book Marketing: @LisaTener
A Deeper Look at Reader Guides: @ph_solomon @StoryEmpire
How To Sell Books in 2020 – Pandemic Edition: @DavidGaughran

Promo / Platforms

Inconceivable: Social Media Branding Might Not Mean What You Think It Means: @SadieHartmann @LitReactor

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Don't Believe These Four Common Publishing Myths: @NinaAmir
UK Book Industry: Society of Authors' Hardship Fund Renews Appeal: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
US Book Industry: Groups Form Health Insurance Coalition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
PRH India and Southeast Asia Sign With IPG and Trafalgar: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
The Fairy Tale vs The Reality of Publication: @TashaSeegmiller
Please! Hold Off on That Novel Coronavirus Novel: by Bill Morris @The_Millions

Publishing / News / Data

US Book Industry: NPD Sees More Gains in July, 16 Percent Over 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Bookwire: 2020 Ebook & Audiobook Sales Germany, Austria, Switzerland: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

International Insights in Publishing: Asia-Pacific: @thenewpubstd @IndieAuthorALLI
Audiobooks: Sweden's' Storytel Sees Q2 Sales Jump 43 Percent over 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
RIghts Roundup: ‘Petr Pan' Flies Again: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Germany's Constantin Film Acquires a ‘Rocky-esque' Story From Wattpad: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @wattpad
UK-based Book Aid International Donated 1.2 Million Books in 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

Writing with Thick Skin: When to Accept or Reject Feedback: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Beginnings

Eight Awful Beginnings You Want To Avoid: @10minnovelist
Don't smush exposition into dialogue (page critique): @NathanBransford
Character Introductions: @GoIntoTheStory

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Help! My Characters Are All Too Similar! 5 Tips to Make Them Distinct: @Roz_Morris @TheRyanLanz

Writing Craft / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Divorce or Break-Up: @beccapuglisi
Consider the potential directions of the conflicts: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

6 Ways to Incorporate a Dash of Foreign Language: @kcraftwriter
If not story formula, then what? @SHalvatzis
Spin That Captivating Tale: Tips: @CarlaDBassWrite @LiveWriteThrive
Suspense in Books: 6 Ways to Grow Anticipation: @nownovel
How to Improve Your Writing Craft: @kevintumlinson @Draft2Digital

Writing Craft / Pacing

Understanding Story Pacing: @diannmills @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / POV

How to Begin a New Story? Start With Point of View: @MT_Cassidy @FloridaWriters1

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Naming

Good Story Titles: 17 Tips How to Find Them (With Download): @RidethePen

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

5 Tips for Navigating a Successful Novel Outline: @DavidBellNovels @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

Resources For Writing Royalty: @writingandsuch

Writing Craft / Revision

3 Major Types of Rewrites, and the Big Mistake to Avoid with All of Them: @losapala @TheRyanLanz

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

The Physical Traits that Define Men and Women in Literature @erindataviz @puddingviz h/t @JaneFriedman
Top 3 Writing Hacks for 1st Person POV: MC Description: @NehaYazmin
Rooms in Books: @sue_purkiss

Writing Tools / Resources

A Compilation of 300+ Online Writing Courses (Various Price Points) to Enroll in Now: @Kotobee

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