Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

What Is Developmental Editing? @victoria_grif7
Is Your Book Ready for an Editor? @ReedsyHQ
Self-publishing News: What Will a Vaccine Mean for Publishing? @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

UK-Born Lucy Moffatt Wins Norway's 2020 NORLA Translator's Award: @Porter_Anderson @LucyTranslator @pubperspectives
The UAE's Physical Sharjah International Book Fair Hosts 1,024 Exhibitors: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
5 Reasons to Review Old Conference Notes: @Julie_Glover
PEN America Names First Recipients of L'Engle-Rahman Prize: @Porter_Anderson @PENamerica @pubperspectives
Canadian Campus-Based Publishers Observe University Press Week: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Conexión Alemania-España Frankfurt: Guest of Honor Spain and Germany: @Porter_Anderson
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces Restructuring and Streamlining: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

300+ Story Ideas: @GoIntoTheStory
Cataloging Your Influences:
Resources for Writers in Need of Inspiration: @mike54martin
Train Your Writing Muse: @Lindasclare

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Seances as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
Mysteries that Feature Teamwork: @MargotKinberg
Self-deprecating Humor as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

Make Progress on Goals in Only 5 Minutes: @MichaelHyatt

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's Block

15 of the most common causes of writer's block – and how to cure them: by Dana Shavin @TheWriterMag

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Fear and Self-Doubt for Writers: @MichaelLaRonn
Can You Be a Full-Time Writer on a Chromebook? by Tom Meitner @ProWritingAid
Return to the Five Ws of Writing: @tickledpinktam @EdieMelson
Refilling the Writer’s Well: @dreamstobecome @FloridaWriters1
Remembering Our “Why”: by Crystal J. Casavant-Otto @womenonwriting
Sustaining Hope–An Artist’s Specialty: @VaughnRoycroft @WriterUnboxed
Arrogance vs. Confidence, Self-deprecation vs. Humility: @SeptCFawkes
Literary puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years: @alisonflood @GuardianBooks
11 Ways to Ignite Your Writing Passion: @diannmills @EdieMelson
Don’t Fall Prey to The Dark Side of Good Writing Habits: @ShannaSwendson
Five More Things You Could Be Saying To Yourself That Will Guarantee Failure: @10minnovelist
You can stay in the house where F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived for $72 a night: @cesegal @lithub

Genres / Fantasy

Depicting Historical Cultures With Problematic Behavior: by Fay Onyx @mythcreants
For the Love of Pretend Maps: @PhilAthans

Genres / Historical

Tips for Historical Writers: @SueColetta1 @annerallen

Genres / Horror

8 Women Business Owners in Horror: @SadieHartmann @LitReactor

Genres / Mystery

Crafting the Master Detective: by Victoria R. Girmonde @StoryGrid
How to Write Suspects in a Mystery Novel: by Michelle Schusterman
Adding Suspense to a Mystery With Macabre Interest in the Crime: @MargotKinberg
Locked Room Murder Mysteries: Tips for Writers: by Kevin G. Chapman @BooksThatThrill

Genres / Screenwriting

Great Scene: “This is Spinal Tap”: @GoIntoTheStory
Screenwriting: The Ultimate Story Checklist: “The Farewell”: @CockeyedCaravan
Storyteller’s Rulebook: Specificity is Universal: @CockeyedCaravan

Promo / Miscellaneous

Marketing from Reader Feedback: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson
How to Market a Self Published Book Without Wasting So Much Time: @Bookgal

Promo / Social Media Tips

How to Manage Instagram From Your Computer: @jenns_trends
Social Media for Writers: Practical Tips and Tricks: by J.D. Edwin @write_practice

Promo / Speaking

Public Speaking in a Virtual World: What do I wear online? @gigirosenberg
How to Hone Your Virtual Speaking Skills: @nedadallal @PRHDigital

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Audiobook Narration, Production And Marketing Tips: @AuthorSecrets @thecreativepenn
Graphic novels are overlooked by book prizes, but that's starting to change: @BethBDaley @ConversationUS
Why There Aren’t More Jointly Authored Novels: by Christine Ro @BookTrib
Rights Roundup: Summer Dreams in November: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / Data

NPD Books: US October Sales up 7.1 Percent Over 2019: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Vintage Español Joins PRH Grupo Editorial USA To Create PRH Español: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Germany's Knowledge Unlatched Partners with European Investment Bank: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

Is there a “best time” to query? @kate_mckean

Publishing / Process / Book Design

How to Make a 3D Mockup of Your Book for Free: by Bucket Siler

Publishing / Process / Formatting

Reflowable vs. Fixed-Layout Ebooks: by David Kudler @JFbookman

Writing Craft / Beginnings

WIP Diagnostic: Is This Working? A Closer Look at Finding the Right Opening Scene: by Maria D'Marco

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Use a Character’s Career to Support Your Story’s Theme: @beccapuglisi @annerallen
How to use hopes and dreams to make a character come alive: @NathanBransford

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers: from The Information Dump

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

Make Your Hero Choose: @riverbendsagas @EdieMelson

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Resources for Writers: Don't Stop the Story to Introduce Each Character: @JodieRennerEd

Writing Craft / Diversity

3 Quick Tips On Writing Diverse Characters: @Bang2write

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

Writers can learn from comic books: by Josh Langston
Tumbleweed, Gunslingers, and Suspense: 5 Films that are Both Westerns and Thrillers: by Jill Hand and @BrandonBarrows @BooksThatThrill

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Epistolary Storytelling: from How to Fight Write
Managing your Cast: by Dave King @WriterUnboxed
Holding Back Story Info Doesn’t Always Create Suspense: @ZoeMMcCarthy
Road, Neighborhood, Sky: A Three-Layered Approach to Writing a Novel: by Barbara Linn Probst @WriterUnboxed

Writing Craft / POV

Close Encounters – The Narrative Point of View: @katie_khan @thenovelry

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

Grammatical Expletives: @LouiseHarnby
A No-Stress Guide to Using Italics: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors

Writing Craft / Revision

When you fear your book has a major flaw, how to diagnose what’s really wrong @Roz_Morris
The Beginning Writer’s Guide To Finishing A Novel: 6 Questions To Ask When Editing: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWriters
Ten Editing Tricks that Will Make Your Writing Better: @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor

Writing Craft / Scenes

Book Scenes: Four Key Things To Establish: @KMAllan_writer
First sentence in the scene — Starting the experience: from Edittorrent

Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Lacking an Important Resource: @beccapuglisi

Writing Craft / Settings and Description

Fictionalizing your hometown: @laurpuckett @TheWriterMag
Make Your Setting Realistic: @JoanHallWrites @StoryEmpire

Writing Tools / Apps

How to Use ProWritingAid's Thesaurus Check: @ProWritingAid

Writing Tools / Resources

Hallmark Christmas Movie Starter Kit for Writers (Course): @scribesworld

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