Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / MiscellaneousCopyediting vs Developmental Editing: @katiemccoachTen Unapologetic Ways to Ask to be Paid: @emma_darwinSelf-Publishing News: Now you can Read ePub on Kindle: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLIConferences and Events / MiscellaneousAbu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022: 1,000+ Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesWales' Hay Festival Announces Julie Finch as New CEO: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGermany's ‘Freedom of Expression Week': May 3 to 10: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesTop 5 Reasons to Attend the Maple Leaf Mystery Conference: @youfirstwriterQuébec Édition Opens Applications for Its 2022 Rendez-vous Fellowship: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersFinding True Love With The Last Unicorn: @jaclynadomeit @tordotcom7 Novels About All-Women Households and Communities: by Imogen Crimp @ElectricLit6 Great SFF Love Stories: @Av_Stories @tordotcom7 Scintillating Thrillers About Romances Gone Wrong: @LeahKonen @ElectricLitShakespearean Plays with Crime Fiction Elements: @MargotKinbergWhy Do We Love Mr Darcy So? by Elaine Dodge @writerswrite15 Underrated Love Poems: @EmmanuelNataf @LitReactorTo Hell With Delayed Gratification: Five Satisfying Standalone Books: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom8 Great Self-Discovery Books: @BrynDonovanCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Mike Martin’s The Walker on the Cape: @MargotKinbergNow Is the Time to Read Office Thrillers: @BonMot101 @CrimeReadsWho Do You Think You Are? A List of Identity-Switching Mysteries: @deannaraybourn @CrimeReadsFive Books That Explore the Dark Side of Belonging: @esmacneal @CrimeReadsCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing QuicklyHow to make your slow writing go faster: @pubcoachCreativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeWriting from Your Perspective: @lynliaobutler @DIYMFAUncomfortable Books Are Important: @sarahtinsleyuk @WomenWritersWhy Choose Someone Else's Writing Success Over Your Own? @bethvogt @EdieMelsonTips for File Organization: Five Things Authors Can Learn From Drama Classes: @OliverLissa @TheRyanLanzHow Writers Can Mine Emotions with Music: @LiveWriteThriveWriters: Focus On Your Own Page: @cinapelayo @LitReactorHow to Dictate a Book in 2022: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordMSidequesting: An Antidote to “I Should Be Writing”: @thebeccahardy @sfwaA Year Without Social Media as a Freelance Writer: by Alexander J. Lewis @JaneFriedman37 Ways To Write About Grief: @writerswriteLeigh Stein on Writing a Pandemic Time Capsule: @rhymeswithbee @lithubThe Power of Community in the Writing Process: @AlidaMW @WomenWritersThe 4 Traits of Successful Writers: @thenovelsmithyInspirational Indie Author Interview. Ivan Wainewright: 2022 Selfie Award Winner: @ivanwainewright @Howard_Lovy @IndieAuthorALLILather, Rinse, Repeat: Striving for Originality: @Virgilante @StoryEmpireGenres / HistoricalHistorical Research for Writers: by Sheree Crawford @TheRyanLanzGenres / Horror5 Steps to Write the Best Psychological Horror Story: @HorrorTreeWhat Horror Novels Do to Your Learning Skills, According to Scientific Research: by Angela Boggs @HorrorTreeWhen Plants Attack! Benjamin Percy on the Terror of Green Things: @Benjamin_Percy @lithubGenres / MysteryTime To Curl Up with a “Quozy” – A Queer Cozy Mystery: @RobOsler @CrimeReadsCan The Thin Man Serve as a Gateway to Cozy Mysteries? @mh_klump @CrimeReadsGenres / Picture BooksKid Lit Craft: Interview with Anna Staniszewski: @Livy_Fisher @DIYMFAGenres / RomanceWriting Romance: Advice from 8 Authors and Agents: @nownovelGenres / Science FictionThe Seven Deadly Sins of Speculative Fiction: @quillinary @DIYMFAPromo / BloggingHow to Find Pictures and Photos for Your Writer’s Blog: @KelleyLindberg1 @RMFWritersPromo / MiscellaneousWriting Successful Promo: @PatriciaDurgin @A3writersBook Marketing Strategies to Improve Your Website Performance: @BookgalPublishing / MiscellaneousJon Yaged Named Macmillan's Next US CEO, to Succeed Don Weisberg: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPenguin Random House, Authors Guild React to Book Bannings: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingIPA's New ‘Inspire' Report: World Publishing's Lessons from the Pandemic: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesVenice’s 39th Mauri School, Part Two: A ‘Perfect Companion’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesFrance's 12th ‘Digital Barometer': 27 Percent Have Tried Audiobooks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Traditional PublishingWait, Wait, Don't Send it! @HankPRyan @CareerAuthorsI Got a Full Manuscript Request! Now What? by Kristen Overman @GoodStoryCoPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingOrganize your query coherently (query critique): @NathanBransfordPublishing / Process / FormattingHow to Lay Out Your Manuscript: @ClaireFuller2Publishing / Process / Services to AvoidBook Publishers to Avoid (and Other Shady Author Scams): @ReedsyHQWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentThe Measure of a Character: @christinadelayWriting Craft / ConflictHand-to-Hand Writing: 7 Tips to Defense: @cyallowitzWriting Craft / DiversityIt’s Messy in the Middle: Answering the Call for Diversity: @ColiceSanders @DIYMFAWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmFive Stories That Spoil Their Own Mystery: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsThe Best Romantic Chemistry in Crime Movies: @oldrutigliano @CrimeReadsPage One: “Green Book” (2018): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Gremlins” (1984): @GoIntoTheStoryWriting Craft / MiscellaneousHow to Repurpose your Plot: @kcraftwriter
@WriterUnboxedWriting the High-Concept Novel: @diannmills
@KillerNashvilleHow Should My Hero Recruit a Crew? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsHow Do You Create Suspense in a Story? @AlexJCavanaugh @damyantigInterview with Randy Ingermanson – The Snowflake Guy: @burke_writer @SnowflakeGuyWriting: Call Outs, Sidebars and Breakout Boxes: @LindasclareWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / PlottingHow to Make a Storyboard: by A. P. McKinney @TheRyanLanzRobert Dugoni on creating page-turning plots: @robertdugoni @AuthorsAiArchetypes and Story Structure: How They're Connected: @KMWeilandWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / ResearchSo You Want to Bury A Body: Grave Digging for Writers: by Terry Newman @DanKoboldtWriting Craft / Punctuation and GrammarThree Things about Semi-colons: @emma_darwinAbout Dangling Participles, Dangling Modifiers, and Missing Modifiers: @BookDoctor4u @womenonwritingWriting Craft / RevisionCutting Back a Long Manuscript: by Dave King @WriterUnboxedWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesFrom Panic to Process: What Taking Criticism Actually Means: @MarissaLingen @UncannyMagazineWriting Craft / Scenes / ConflictHow to Create Story Conflict: The Conflict Triangle with the Stakes Character (Video): @NicoleJBianchiWriting Craft / Settings and Description3 Top Tips On Describing Your Character's Appearance: @Bang2writeWriting Craft / TransitionsWriting Transitions: @JoniMFisher @FloridaWriters1Writing Craft / VoiceAuthor Voice vs. Narrator Voice vs. Character Voice: @SeptCFawkesWriting Tools / ResourcesTech Tips for Writers: Windows has a clipboard stream: @WordDreamsUncategorizedHow Many Ways Can You Say the Word “Love”?: @KathySWriter @annerallen

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