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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Freelancing: How to Deal with a Bad Payer Without Giving In to Anger: @brotzel_fiction @hopeclark
How to fact-check your own writing: @pubcoach
How Indie Authors Plan for Publishing Success: Producing, Processing & Promoting: @IndieAuthorALLI
Launching Your Book During the Holidays: @KeriBarnum @JFbookman
Hindsight in 2020: The eBook Market During Covid-19: by Ricci Wolman @WrittenWordM
Don’t Destroy Your Writing Career: @davidfarland

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

Charleston Library Conference at Frankfurt: Open Access in Focus: @HannahSJohnson @chsconf @pubperspectives
Overall Frankfurter Buchmesse Digital Attendance: 200,000 Users: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Nigeria's Digital Aké Arts and Book Festival Opens: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

Clearing Time for NaNoWriMo: by Mae Clair @StoryEmpire
Should You Sign Up for the NaNoWriMo Writing Challenge? @StoryADayMay
How 1 Writer Prepares for NaNoWriMo: @OpAwesome6
10 Productivity Tips for NaNoWriMo: @shaelinbishop @ReedsyHQ
Make Writing the Reward: NaNoWriMo Prep: @JLenniDorner @OpAwesome6
Tips for NaNoWriMo: @Vampyr14 @OpAwesome6
12 NaNoWriMo Tips And Tricks For Making It Through The Month: @TheMelissabeast @bustle
Nanowrimo prep – plan your characters, improvise your plot: @Roz_Morris
6 Ways to Prepare for NaNoWriMo: @sacha_black
NaNoWriMo Tips: @AmrenOrtega @OpAwesome6

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

20 (Not Scary) Halloween Writing Prompts for Kids: @sarahstypos @write_practice

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

5 Poems for Writers to Read Right Now: by A.D Yeh @DIYMFA
10 Books About the Importance of the Postal Service: @jae_yeon_yoo @ElectricLit
Six Novels Featuring Young Adults With Secrets: @MaritWeisenberg @CrimeReads
You Don't Have to Be a Genre Writer to Explore Genre: @cmooneybooks @CrimeReads
Crime Fiction Short Stories of Note: @MargotKinberg
Five SFF Stories Featuring Truly Terrible Parents: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
Very Ordinary Settings in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
SFF: Five Sequels That Are Even Better Than the First Book: @KatyPool @tordotcom
The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it's also a ghost story: @oldrutigliano @CrimeReads
Top Five Books That Were Better Than the Movie (Or TV Show): by Kyle Robert Shultz @pfwbooks

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's Block

R.L. Stine’s 10 Tips For Curing Writer's Block: @Writers_Write

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

4 Things that Can Slow You Down as You Write:

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Dead authors who would have been terrible on Twitter: @jessiegaynor @lithub
“24 Lessons Learned from Writing My Novel”: by Noelle Sterne @LiveWriteThrive
A Writer’s Freakout Schedule: @AuthorSAT
Who do you think you’re kidding? Writers’ dirty little secret — how to right-size Impostor Syndrome: @RuthHarrisBooks
What to Do When You Want to Quit Writing: @SeptCFawkes
Dear Writer, It's 2020… – The Quitcast: @beck_a_tron
Pandemic Got You Blocked? Try These Ideas to Stay Active in Your Writing Life: @kristanhoffman
Writing in Times of Crisis: @KealanBurke @Night_Worms
What Does Every Writer Need? @PeggySueWells @EdieMelson
8 Simple, Effective Ways to Conquer Lower Back Pain: @RuthHarrisBooks
Thinking of Quitting? Do This Instead: @WriteNowCoach
Ways to Defeat Self-Doubt: Hang Upside Down (and Other Creative Moves): @jamesscottbell
Pushing Through Those Gray Days: by Jeanine DeHoney @womenonwriting
Keep Moving Forward: @BookEndsJessica
10 Essential Tips For Eliminating Distractions From Your Writing: @officialajc @Writers_Write
How to Establish a Literary Mentorship: @BJoycePatterson @DIYMFA
Stress Management Tips For Workaholics: by Nerdome
10 Ways to Find Stillness in Turbulent Times: @RyanHoliday
Plagiarism: A Fancy Word For Stealing: @johnpwriter
Check on Your Writer Friends: @LynnHBlackburn @EdieMelson
From Translating Dostoyevski to Writing Fiction: @NatashaRandall @WomenWriters
Writers, Are You Struggling? It's Time to Turn the Page: @AngelaAckerman

Genres / Horror

Ten International Horror Movies to Stream This Halloween: @JAGeorgeII @tordotcom

Genres / Non-Fiction

How to Write a Successful Nonfiction Book: @NinaAmir

Genres / Picture Books

4 Basic Tools for Writing for Children: @KarenCV

Genres / Romance

Shipping: 7 Ways To Develop Romance In Your Story: @10minnovelist

Genres / Science Fiction

Five Stories About Generation Ships That Don’t End in Disaster: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom

Genres / Screenwriting

6 Ways You're Holding Your Screenwriting Career Back: @CreativeScreen

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

How to Hook Readers with a Better Book Description: by Kelsey Worsham @WrittenWordM
Mastering the Amazon Book Description: @selfpubwithdale

Promo / Miscellaneous

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers: @BirdsOAFpress
Nine Things Learned About Book Marketing: @10minnovelist

Promo / Speaking

Online Book Events: A Necessary Pivot in 2020, But How Do You Compete? @JaneFriedman

Promo / Video

How To Add a Video Trailer to Your Book’s Amazon Product Detail Sales Page: @EricVanDerHope

Promo / Websites

Author Websites: How To Create Your Author Website: @lorrainerafols @SelfPublishing7
5 Ways to Sell Your Book on Your Own Author Website: by Cyn Meyer @DaveChesson

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Publishing Perspectives: Frankfurt Magazine: Denmark's Saga Egmont Is Hiring for Digital Releases: @jaroslawadamows @pubperspectives
Springer Nature and Max Planck Partner on Transformative Agreement: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @SpringerNature
Self-publishing News: What The Barnes and Noble Data Breach Means: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI
Knowing What We Don’t Know: @RachelleGardner
The Rewards of Publishing With a Small Press Publisher: by Madona Skaff-Koren @mike54martin
Should I Consider Republishing My Book After Making a Mistake? @MichaelLaRonn @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLI
Rights Roundup: Beyond Buchmesse, a ‘Frankfurt Season': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
HarperNorth in Manchester: ‘People Who Feel Connected to the Place': @MarkPiesing

Publishing / News / Data

NPD BookScan: US Market sees 6.4 Percent Growth Through Q3: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

In Frankfurt: Boos and Skipis Condemn French Teacher's Beheading: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
International Insights: Kobo: @thenewpubstd @IndieAuthorALLI
Bookwire Survey: In Germany: Audiobooks, Ebooks, and the ‘Battle for Attention': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Taiwan's New Transmedia Agency: A ‘Theatre of Voices': @Porter_Anderson @TAICCA_Official @pubperspectives
Society of Authors Opens £600,000 Hardship Fund for Scotland's Authors: @Porter_Anderson @CreativeScots @Soc_of_Authors @pubperspectives
Penguin Random House Canada: New In-House Rights: @Porter_Anderson @kristinreads @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

How to get your book uploaded and self-published: @NathanBransford
Successful Self-Publishing: Build Your Brand: @lwreyes

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Tips for Querying: and https://t.co/Nc09pZULSe @Lisangus1 @mike54martin
A form response doesn't mean the agent didn't read or consider the query: @Janet_Reid

Publishing / Process / Book Design

Four Ways to Screw Up Your Book Cover: @ThDigitalReader @kikimojo

Publishing / Process / Services to Avoid

Watchdog Advisory: Octa Group: @JohnDopp @IndieAuthorALLI

Writing Craft / Characters / Antagonists

7 Considerations for Your Antagonist's Motivations: @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Identifying Your Character's Primary Attribute: @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

How Do I Take My Protagonist Out of Their Comfort Zone? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
How to Write a Strong Female Character the Right Way: by Jennifer Jacksons @theindiepubmag

Writing Craft / Dialogue

Dialogue Issues: People Don't Talk Like That: @BE_Sanderson
How To Write Dialogue: 3 Effective Ways To Write Dialogue: by Gloria Russell @SelfPublishing7

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

6 movie adaptations that drastically changed their novels' endings: by Dan Sheehan @lithub
7 Important Writing Lessons From The Simpsons: @Bang2write
Chapter 1 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Masterwork Analysis: @valerie_francis @StoryGrid

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Melodramatic vs Dramatic Writing: @Kid_Lit
Sweet Writing is Made of Dreams: @jcwalton24 @DIYMFA
When Gore Is Required in a Story: @cyallowitz
Tone in Writing: How do you Build a Novel's Tone? @nownovel
Men Are Not Women With Chest Hair: @authorterryo@killzoneauthors

Writing Craft / POV

Using Omniscient Point of View: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

A Little Support for the Pantsing Writer: @OrlyKonig

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

Is Your Story’s Concept Broken? @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

The Secret Power of Writing Groups: @davidfarland

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Creative Character Descriptions: @PollyIyer

Writing Craft / Synopses

Writing Synopses: Trimming Words: @Lindasclare

Writing Tools / Apps

A Brief History of Vintage Writing Software: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor
Tools for Writers: Four Free Apps: @FloridaWriters1 @MADaboutWords
Scrivener Review: Is It the Right Tool For You? @JerryBJenkins

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

A Quick Reference for Tricky Words for Writers: @cleemckenzie @TheIWSG

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