Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / Miscellaneous

Earning Money Writing Book Reviews: @JMcCannWriter @hopeclark
Getting the Most Out of Online Networking: @KarenHWhiting @EdieMelson
Building A Creative Business Brand: @pamelaiwilson @thecreativepenn
Self-publishing News: Audiblegate Ongoing: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLI

Conferences and Events / Miscellaneous

ReedPop Cancels BookExpo, ‘Retiring' the Trade Show and BookCon: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @BookExpoAmerica @thebookcon
The UK's Society of Authors' £13,000 Translation Prize Shortlists for 2020: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Soc_of_Authors
‘No Filter' by Sarah Frier Wins the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award: @Porter_Anderson @sarahfrier @pubperspectives
Frankfurt Academic Conference: Open Access and the Pandemic: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @Book_Fair
Calibre Audio Charity Joins the UK's Big Give Holiday Challenge: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

What Happens After NaNoWriMo? Writer @hanque99 With Choices:

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

Jumpstart Your Writing With Poetry: @GannonEmme @EdieMelson
Where Do Ideas Come From? by Tom Meitner @ProWritingAid

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

Coping with Trauma as an Element in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
Five SFF Books Built Around Dead People (Or Mostly Dead People): @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom
Characters at Loose Ends in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinberg
9 Complicated Female Narrators Who Will Surprise You: @nataliezutter @tordotcom
Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places: by Rose Carlyle @CrimeReads
Examples of in media res structure in crime fiction: @MargotKinberg
Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India: @RVRaman_ @CrimeReads
The Unlikely Detectives: Unlicensed, Unqualified, and Fully Invested: by Peter Colt @CrimeReads

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

How to Write When the World Has Broken Your Heart: @nancystohlman @LiveWriteThrive

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

How to Find More Time to Write (At Least 30 Minutes): @StefanieFlaxman @copyblogger
Adjusting Your Writing Schedule: @LindseyReneeR @TheRyanLanz

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

Using Your Writer’s Intuition Intentionally: @LauraHighcove @DIYMFA
On being creative when your kids are home allll day: @austinkleon @masoncurrey
Is your depression masquerading as perfectionism? @pubcoach
Why Author Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life: @lithub
One writer’s guide to writing through the pandemic: @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthors
Holiday Gifts For Writers: @KarenBanes
“Nine Ways I Took An Artist's Rest”: @10minnovelist
Six Ways Improv and Writing Overlap: @nicolekronzer @WomenWriters

Genres / Dystopian

How Seeds of Dystopia in the Present Make a Novel Set in the Future: @ChrisJPanatier

Genres / Fantasy

Using Incantations in Your Magic System: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Genres / Miscellaneous

Writing Christian Fiction: Weaving the Spiritual Thread into Your Story: by Jan Drexler @SKRViLL
A Brief History of the Political Essay: by David Bromwich @lithub

Genres / Mystery

Top 5 Mistakes Mystery Writers Make: by Sean Glatch @Bang2write
Tips for Writing Thrillers: @writingandsuch

Genres / Science Fiction

“Oh, Frak” — Avoiding the Censors the SFF Way: @exaggerated @tordotcom

Genres / Screenwriting

10 Quick Tips About Writing TV: @GinaFattore @Bang2write
Screenwriting: Believe Care Invest: Breaking Bad @CockeyedCaravan
Screenwriting: Believe Care Invest: Cheers: @CockeyedCaravan
Engineering Your TV Drama Pilot: @ronwillmakeit @thejkstudio
Great Scene: “American Beauty”: @GoIntoTheStory

Promo / Blogging

How to Find and Use Images in Your Blog Posts: @inkbitspixels
7 Tips for Crafting Fantastic Blog Posts for Christian Fiction Writers: @KatyKauffman28 @EdieMelson

Promo / Book Descriptions and Copywriting

Write a Killer Amazon Bio and Sell More Books: @Bookgal @Bowker

Promo / Miscellaneous

Favorite Author Marketing Tools: by Judith Briles @JFbookman
How to Host a Soft Launch for Your Book on Amazon: by Stephanie Chandler @NonfictionAssoc
What to Include in an Advanced Information Sheet: @dkparsonswriter @SelfPubForm

Promo / Platforms

What You Can Learn About Platform From a 12-Year-Old: @michellemcox @JaneFriedman
What Is An Author Platform & Why Do I Need One? @MiaJouBotha @Writers_Write

Publishing / Miscellaneous

Publishing Terms Indie Authors Need to Know: Self-Publishing Glossary: @IndieAuthorALLI
MVB: North American Booksellers Join Pubeasy in Record Numbers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Business Musings: Entertainment in the 21st Century: and https://t.co/wWMsmb37U1 @KristineRusch
Indie authors lead the way: @sandrabeckwith

Publishing / News / International Publishing

Literary Agents Discuss Foreign Rights and the International Book Market: @sangeeta_editor @JaneFriedman
Authors in 22 Nations Issue Statement for Colleagues: #FreeWordsBelarus: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Words Without Borders in December: Female Sudanese Novelists: @Porter_Anderson @wwborders @pubperspectives
China Bestsellers October 2020: Contemporary Titles Compete With Classics: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

“What I Wish I’d Known While Querying”: @rmmckenny @WomenWriters
How to Write a Query Letter: 10 Easy Steps: @nownovel
Titles and Comp Titles — How To Find the Best Ones For Your Book: @RuthHarrisBooks @annerallen

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

Relationship Thesaurus: Friends with Benefits: @AngelaAckerman
3 Reasons Character Motivation Matters: @SueBEdwards @womenonwriting
Compassion Fatigue – Could It Help Your Book? @beccapuglisi
Your Character's Why — It's Everything. Here's Why. And How: @BethBarany
What Makes A Character Memorable? by Michael Lee Simpson @CreativeScreen

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

Root Out These Five Writing Mistakes Before You Publish: @KrystalNCraiker

Writing Craft / Conflict

Turning Points: The Secret to Satisfying Conflicts: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever: @oldrutigliano @CrimeReads
6 Writing Tips You Can Learn From Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton”: by Jonathan Vars

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

Six Signs Your Story Is About the Wrong Character: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
3 Ways to Create Romantic Tension in Your Love Stories: by J.D. Edwin @write_practice
Paragraph and Sentence Lengths: by Marilynn Byerly
Narrative Style: The Heart of Storytelling and Why It Also Matters in Memoir: @KristenLambTX
How Will Your Hero Die? @riverbendsagas @EdieMelson
The Nutshell Climactic Choice and Final Step: @stacitroilo @StoryEmpire
Balancing Action, Dialogue, Description, Summary, and Inner Monologue: by Bucket Siler

Writing Craft / Pacing

How to Speed Up or Slow Down Your Pacing: by Bucket Siler

Writing Craft / Revision

15 Quick and Easy Proofreading Tips: @KateIFoley @ADDerWORLD
32 Steps to Revising Your First Draft: @terrycpierce

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

Don't Waste Your Feedback Reads: @aprildavila

Writing Craft / Scenes

Writing Crowded Scenes: @Lindasclare

Writing Craft / Voice

Find Your Voice by Imitating Other Writers: by Tom Meitner @ProWritingAid

Writing Craft / Word Crafting

15 Adjectives To Delete To Strengthen Your Writing Immediately: @Writers_Write

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