Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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***You'll notice this is an especially lengthy edition this week. That's because I've somehow messed things up and some of last week's Twitterific is included in this week's. Oops. Things should be better next week. ***

Business / MiscellaneousHow to Identify a Book's Sales Problem: Follow These Steps: @DaveChessonBook Marketing: Should a Debut Indie Author Pay a Marketer? @annerallenKnow your audience: @VirgilanteSelf-publishing News: A Groundbreaking Shortlisting: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLISurveying Self-Publishing: Facts about Indie Author Income in 2022: @OrnaRoss @IndieAuthorALLISpotify Rewrites Audiobook Sales Rules, Buys AI Narration Tool: @Howard_Lovy @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLIHow Working with Libraries Can Help Sell Your Books: by Kerri Sullivan @CatapultStoryFactors that Lead to Freelance Business Success: @indianalee3 @DIYMFAHow can you find better comps? @pubcoach25 Tips for Pitching, Writing, and Publishing in Magazines: by Amanda Polick @DIYMFABusiness Musings: How Writers Fail: @KristineRuschHow to Grow Your Audience Using Online Workshops: @PatriciaDurgin @A3writersConferences and Events / MiscellaneousGerman Book Trade's Peace Prize: Ukraine's Serhiy Zhadan: @Porter_Anderson @serhiy_zhadan @pubperspectivesTranslator Veronika ter Harmsel Havlíková Wins Dutch Letterenfonds Prize: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives‘Our Visions for the Future': PageBreak Opens Early-Bird Registration: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGermany's 2022 ContentShift Shortlists Five Companies: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesBournemouth University Opens Its New Media Writing Prize to Entries: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesEmirates Literature Foundation To Host a Gulf WikiArabia Conference: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIngram's Lightning Source Sharjah Installation Is Now in Place: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / InspirationWhat Comes First, the Title or the Story? @BeemWeeks @StoryEmpireTop 6 Creative Writing Exercises To Sharpen Your Writing Skills: by Nicholas RubrightRemembering and Keeping Track of Ideas: @Sandra_Cox @TheIWSGHow Visual Thinking Improves Writing: @wendi322 @WriteNowCoachHow the Small Moments That Haunt Us Can Form the Seeds of a Novel: @stevealmondjoy @lithubHow to Use Art to Inspire Your Writing: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmirWriting Your Next Novel: by Louise Dean @thenovelryCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersFive Books Featuring Uploaded Minds and Memories: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcom5 SFF Books About Technology and Grief: @DanteMedema @tordotcomFind books set in your hometown with this neat tool: @prepartynap @lithub7 Books That Will Change the Way You Think About the Road Trip Story: by Keely Shinners @ElectricLitNever Tell Someone They “Should” Read A Book: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactorCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Susan Walter’s Good as Dead: @MargotKinberg5 Non-Fiction Titles That Are So Vibrant They Read Like Fiction: @ellemarr_6 Utterly Suspenseful Tales Written by and Starring Women: by Chelsea Ciccone @BookTribThe Fine Art of Incredible Plot Twists: @elizabday @CrimeReads7 Books That Deliver Unexpected Mystery: @Ursulaofthebook @ElectricLitHow (Not) to Find Your Next Favorite Book: @kleopatra_o @LitReactorCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: David Ahern’s Madam Tulip: @MargotKinberg8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers: by Brian Lebeau @CrimeReadsTen Close Families in Literature: @HarrietEvans @CrimeReadsCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in WritingHow to create a better writing routine: @pubcoachYour Best Writing Goal Based on Your Enneagram Number: @AdkinsMary @DIYMFACreativity and Inspiration / Success7 Figure Fiction: @Theodorawrites @thecreativepennCreativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeWriting a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View: By Soon Wiley @lithub3 Things Learned from Debut to Sophomore Novel:   @sbaileybooks @WomenWriters“Eat, Then Write!” Notes From Over a Decade of Restaurant Criticism: @MHuneven @lithubSocial Psychology and the Novel: @ElizabethHuergo @WriterUnboxedTips for Keeping Organized: @aprildavilaYou Can’t Do It All: @theladygreer @WriterUnboxedUse the neuroscience of writing to help yourself: @pubcoach“Loop Method” to Co-Write: @marieparks @JessiHonard @DIYMFAIs writing like homework? @pubcoach10 Powerful Affirmations For Writers & How To Use Them: @Bang2writeThe Creativity of Emotions: @jimdempsey
@WriterUnboxedFive Writers Weigh in on the Weird Shame of Publishing a Book: @jcjklmnop @lithubPrioritizing Your Life: @FoxPrintEdGenres / FantasyMagic Systems Made Stronger with Science: @DanKoboldtSwords in Fantasy: @cyallowitzRomancing SFF: When Making the Connection Makes the Book: @Bibimarlowe @sfwa7 Tips to Using Swords in Fantasy: @cyallowitzFact, Fantasy, and What Lies In Between: @DanKoboldt @ChuckWendigCraft a Killer Fantasy Premise Using Good Versus Evil: by Amy Wilson @GoodStoryCoGenres / HorrorCreeping Shadows: Why ‘Nosferatu’ Still Holds Up 100 Years Later: @BrianDKeiper @BDisgustingThe Impact of Scares That Care: @AmongTheZombies @LitReactorCan Horror Be Literary? @MegHafdahl @HorrorTreeGenres / Literary FictionHow the Literary Journal Landscape Is and Isn’t Changing: @AndreaAFirth @JaneFriedmanGenres / MiscellaneousWhat's Your Genre? by Deborah K. Shepherd @WomenWritersGenres / MysteryShould My Mystery Start With the Murder? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsScammers and Grifters as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinbergWhy the Mystery Novel Is a Perfect Literary Form: @DavidGordonX @CrimeReadsLifelong Friends as Elements in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinbergLust, Football and Fiction: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthorsCrime Fiction: Using Fiction for Social Commentary: @MargotKinbergWriting A Successful Crime Thriller Series: @WriteAngie @thecreativepenn10 Reasons Why Victorian England Is the Perfect Setting for Murder: @conniecberry @CrimeReadsGenres / Non-FictionNonfiction: Write the Way You Talk: by Peg Sias Lantz @FloridaWriters1Genres / Picture BooksThe Wonderful World of Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children’s Books: @SophieMasson1 @WriterUnboxedGenres / RomanceHow Little Women Pulled off a Love Triangle That Works: by Rachel Leitch @KingdomPenMagGenres / ScreenwritingThe Business of Screenwriting: Movie Stars: @GoIntoTheStoryPromo / BloggingThe Pros and Cons of Turning Your Blog Into a Book: @JourneyofBethB @NinaAmirPromo / MetadataHow to Make Amazon KDP Keywords Work For You: @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordMPromo / MiscellaneousBest Places to Find Readers for the Books You Write: @AneMulligan @EdieMelsonAuthor Avanti Centrae Leaks Top-Secret Marketing Plans: @burke_writer @killzoneauthorsDIY Resources to Design a Lead Magnet Cover: @khogrefeparnell @EdieMelson4 Ways to Market Your Book for Free or at Low Cost: by Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza @WrittenWordMReader Magnets: @SnowflakeGuyFive Tips for Choosing Great Swag: @MeyerGabrielleBuilding a Social Media Plan: @WriteNowCoachPromo / NewslettersHow to Write Emails That Sell Books: @Nick_Stephenson @IndieAuthorALLIPromo / PlatformsDeveloping Your Personal Brand as an Author: @OrnaRoss @thecreativepenn @IndieAuthorALLIAn Author Platform: @LindaKSienkwiczPromo / Speaking5 Tips for Making Your Speaking Engagement a Success: by Erica Vetsch @SKRViLLPublishing / MiscellaneousWhat is “High Concept”? @RobinCurrie6 @A3writersSimon & Schuster's Jonathan Karp: ‘A Country Divided': @porter_anderson @pubperspectivesSensitivity Readers Are the New Literary Gatekeepers: @katrosenfield @reason h/t @JaneFriedmanPublishers File for Summary Judgment Against the Internet Archive: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / AmazonThe MOBI File is Dead: Long Live the EPUB: @StoryHobbit
@DaveChessonPublishing / News / DataNPD Group: United States LGBTQ Book Sales Are Surging: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingFictionable Launches: New Literary Magazine, With International Intent: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGermany'Bookwire Now Offers Artificial Narration for Audiobooks: @Porter_Anderson @bookwire @pubperspectivesOslo's Tragedy Reinforces WEXFO's Importance: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIPA Opens Registration for Its 33rd Congress: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @IntPublishersMay's China Bestsellers: Emotion and Promotion: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIPA's Africa Publishing Innovation Fund Pivots to Accessibility in Fourth Year: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @pubperspectivesSão Paulo’s Professional Days: Language Challenges: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesIPA's Bodour Al Qasimi Speaks to Publishers in São Paulo: @Porter_Anderson @Bodour @IntPublishers @pubperspectivesIPA Criticizes the UAE's Anti-LGBTQ Pressure on Amazon: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @pubperspectivesIPA Warns Against Turkish Publisher Ragip Zarakolu's Extradition From Sweden: @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers @pubperspectivesFrankfurt and the Börsenverein Join Calls to Protect Ragıp Zarakolu: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe German Book Market in 2021: Turnover Up 3.5 Percent: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Traditional PublishingAgent Spotlight: Kayla Cichello Interview: @SeriousKayla @NatalieIAguirrePublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / PitchesHow to Pitch a Book to Literary Agents: A Case Study: @LisaTenerPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingWriting a Great One-Line Pitch for Your 2022 Query Letter: @AuthorSATAimlessly Acquiring an Agent: @theljsharks @DIYMFAThe Slow Query: @aprildavilaPublishing / Process / Book DesignNarrowing Down What Should (Or Should Not) Stay on a Book Cover: by Hannah Linder @SKRViLLThe Hardworking Magic of Book Design: @SophieMasson1 @WriterUnboxedBook Cover 101: Mystery/Thriller: @MelindaVanPublishing / Process / DistributionPublishing Wide for the Win: @MarkLeslie @writingcookbookPublishing / Process / FormattingThe Ultimate Guide to Formatting Your Print Book: @DaveChesson @IndieAuthorALLIPublishing / Process / LegalitiesA Contract Clause to Beware: Claiming Copyright on “Publisher's Content”: @michaelcapobianCan a Writer Quote Song Lyrics in a Memoir or Novel? @annerallenWriting Craft / BeginningsFirst Page Critiques: A Look Inside The Edgar Winners: by PJ Parrish @killzoneauthorsFirst Page Critique – A Study in Suffering: @burke_writer @killzoneauthorsWriting Craft / Characters / AntagonistsThe Role of the Antagonist in Story Structure: @KMWeilandWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentWhat's Your Character Hiding? @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersFear Thesaurus Entry: Agoraphobia: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersThe Deepest Wounds: Lies, Deception & Betrayal: @KristenLambTXOne Quick Reason Readers Cheer For Unlikable Characters: @LisaHallWilson @onestop4writersUsing Crisis to Reveal Character: @SeptCFawkes @onestop4writersWriting an Un-Put-Downable Character: History: @acw_author @EdieMelsonBad Decisions and the Writers Who Love Them: @EliasJMcClellanWriting Craft / Characters / EmotionSweet Emotion: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthorsWriting Craft / Common MistakesFive Ways to Fail as a Writer: @susan_writes @FloridaWriters1Common Mistakes that Keep the Reader From Reading: by Marilynn ByerlyHow to stop using too many words: @pubcoachWriting Craft / ConflictReimagining Conflict: @swan_tower @sfwaExternal Conflict Definitions and Examples: by L Cooke @TheStoryEditorWriting Craft / EndingsBusiness Musings: Endings: @KristineRuschWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmPage One: “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995): @GoIntoTheStoryGreat Scene: “Broadcast News”: @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Les Misérables” (2012): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Liar Liar” (1997): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “License to Drive” (1988): @GoIntoTheStoryTwo Psychopaths in Fiction: @EliWilde1 @MandSMagazineScript Analysis: “Spencer” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Life Is Beautiful” (1997): @GoIntoTheStoryFour Things Star Wars Can Teach a Writer: @Penshido @HorrorTreeGreat Scene: “Get Out”: @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “The Lost Weekend” (1945): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Love Actually” (2003): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Logan” (2017): @GoIntoTheStory“How I Learned to Give in to Anime” by Kali Wallace @tordotcomFive Small Books Packed With Big Ideas @ColeRush1 @tordotcomWriting Craft / Miscellaneous5 Storytelling Skills Every Writer Should Master: @themaltesetiger @thenovelsmithyWriting Finishing Touches: @LindasclareSimplify the Narrative: @j_a_elster @WomenWritersWhat is a Trope? @_Lionwalker @thenovelry7 Ways to Improve Your Writing Craft: by Dario Villirilli @LiveWriteThriveHow Do I Keep Clever Quips From Hurting the Story? by Chris Winkle @MythCreativesMacro-Level Jump Cut Scene: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthorsWriting in the Language of Horse People: @dancinghorse @tordotcomThe Final Hook: by Marilynn ByerlyIt’s Simple, It’s Complicated, It’s a Novel: @DonMaass @WriterUnboxedSculpting the Shapely Sentence: 5 Techniques: @Shutta @FloridaWriters1How to Write a Depressed Character That Won’t Depress Your Reader: @HorrorTreeInterested in writing a story with a spiral structure? Learn what makes one successful: @LisaEllisonsPenWant Readers to Connect to Your Character? Include this Element: @AngelaAckerman @onestop4writersWhat Is Exposition In a Story? The Ultimate Guide: @DaveChessonWriting Craft / PacingPacing the Novel: 8 Tips: @MorganHzlwoodWriting Craft / POVThe Daring Writer's Guide to POV: @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthorsWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningHow to Write an Outline for Anything: @RobynRosteWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / PlottingFive Commandments of Storytelling – Part 3: @StoryGridStructure Genre: Arch-plot, Mini-plot, and Anti-plot: @StoryGridWriting Craft / Punctuation and GrammarWhen to Use Single Quotation Marks: @BookDoctor4u @womenonwritingGrammar Un-Schooling: Your 6 Hall Passes: @kcraftwriter @WriterUnboxedWriting Craft / RevisionWhen Should We Edit? @KatyKauffman28Editors’ Pet Peeves: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthorsWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesDon’t Shoot the Editor: How to Turn Negative Feedback Reaction into Action: @JoiyaE @GoodStoryCoWriting Craft / Settings and DescriptionSinking into the Scene: @brendaAchapmanHow To Write Great Descriptions: @StephMorrill @GoTeenWritersStory Settings and Poetry: @dlfinnauthor @StoryEmpireWhen Place Is a Character: @Catherine8Drake @DIYMFAWriting Craft / SynopsesHow to Write a  Book Synopsis: @sleclercauthor @TheStoryEditorWriting Craft / TensionSuspense Writers Take Note: It’s All About the Tension: @DanielKalla @CrimeReadsWriting Craft / Word CraftingCommon Word-Choice Errors: @BookDoctor4u @womenonwritingWriting Tools / AppsA No-Fluff Hemingway Editor Review for 2022 (+ Alternatives): by Jennifer Ayling @smartbloggerhqWriting in InDesign: Why and how: @BookDesignBookPlottr: Easily Remember Story Details: @writingsmarterWriting Tools / MiscellaneousA Writing Toolbox: @TuesWithLaurie @WomenWritersUncategorizedFamous first lines, rewritten with a thesaurus: @jessiegaynor @lithub https://t.co/CIpqLYemw0How to Introduce Teen Writers to Age-Appropriate Horror Writing: @MilesOl82108029 @HorrorTree https://t.co/Vxlt2RbiDP

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