Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / MiscellaneousTop 7 Places to Find People to Write Great Blurbs: @colleen_m_storyHow Should Creative Writing Programs Talk about the Business of Publishing? @TheLincolnHow to Grow Your Audience Using Online Workshops: @PatriciaDurgin @A3writersHow to Work with your Publicist, BookBub, Author Publicity, or PR/Marketing: @AnnMarieNieves @WriterUnboxedWriting Book Proposals: @LindasclareConferences and Events / MiscellaneousInternational Students Named to Sonny Mehta Fellowships: East Anglia and Iowa: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesSasha Marianna Salzmann To Speak at the German Trade Peace Prize Ceremony: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe UK's Society of Authors Adds a New Disability-Focused Book Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesMadrid's Isabel la Católica Institute Named Liber 22 Award Winner: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / Goal setting3 Tips to Setup Your KanBan Board to Help Reach Your Writing Goals: @createastorylovCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersNo Tense Like the Present: Novels That Embrace the Immediate: by Anna Dorn @lithubTen Expansive SFF Worlds to Fall Into: by Stubby the Rocket @tordotcomWhat Draws Us to Certain Classic Texts Over Others? @lithub5 Books About Fragile Worlds: @erintheswan @tordotcom5 Cozy Mystery Series for DIY-ers and Fans of HGTV Shows: @fapolito @CrimeReadsFive SF Stories About Strangers Bearing Gifts: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcomIn Defense of Polonius: @DrJeffreyWilson @JSTOR_DailyCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Pablo De Santis’ The Paris Enigma: @MargotKinbergCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's BlockGetting Through a Tough Spot in a Project: 5 Tips: Creativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeFear Not if Your Novel is Really a Short Story: by D.Z. Stone @WomenWritersWhy I Make Rules for My Writing Students—And Why I Break Them: by Adam White @lithubOut of the Pandemic, A Writing Renaissance: @AmongTheZombies @LitReactorPeople Get Scared When You Break Rules: @BookEndsJessica @bookendslit7 Ways to Fix (and Prevent) Writer Burnout: by
Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza @WrittenWordMWhat do we most want as writers? @Roz_MorrisWhen Is Your Book Ready to be Published? @jamesscottbellThree Small Steps to Get Your Writing Back on Track: @AmbreDLeffler @DIYMFASometimes You Have to Get Lost to Find What You Really Need to Write: @halpen @lithubWhat is Rhythmic Writing? @SueColetta1 @onestop4writersThe 6 Challenges of Writing a Second Novel: @KMWeilandFinding Me: Towards Self-Actualization in Writing: @EugenBacon @sfwaHow to Get Out of a Rut: 50 Ideas: @BrynDonovanWriting from Trauma: @cyallowitzOne page diary exercises: @austinkleonReasons Not to Rush the Writing: @AnneJanzerHow to Get Out of Your Own Way and Write Consistently: @NinaAmirBlack Women in Fantasy Saved Me Where Academia Failed: @RavynnKaMia @CatapultStoryGenres / MiscellaneousSociety Genre: Stories of Power and Impotence: @StoryGridGenres / MysteryWriting a Murder Mystery? Here Are 5 Top Tips: @EmyliaHall @thenovelryCharacters who move frequently as elements in crime fiction: @MargotKinbergWant to Write a Great Mystery? Read a Great Romance: @MindyRCarlson @CrimeReadsGenres / Picture BooksStarting a Children's Book: @M_Richmond21Genres / Poetry100 Days of Poetry Prompts: by EA DeverellGenres / Science FictionDisturbing the Comfortable: On Writing Disability in Science Fiction: @naterobertwhite @tordotcomGenres / ScreenwritingTop 10 Tips On How To Break In As A Screenwriter in 2022: @Bang2writePick a Genre: @flyingwrestlerPromo / Book ReviewsPaying for a professional book review? Here’s how to avoid getting ripped off: @blueinkreview @sandrabeckwithPromo / MiscellaneousIdeas for Promoting a Book with Hybrid Author Events: @BookgalHow 12 Authors Used New Releases for Less to Support A Book Launch: @CarlynAtBookBub @BookBubPromo / PlatformsGenerosity should be your platform (podcast): @DanBlank @WeGrowMediaPromo / VideoAnother Take on Book Trailers: @authorterryo @killzoneauthorsPublishing / MiscellaneousPenguin Random House-S&S Acquisition Case Goes to Court: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPenguin Random House's Diversity Report, 2021: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesOxford University Press To Migrate Its Catalogue to Online Platform: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesNPD and IRI Have Announced a Merger in Data and Analysis: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / DataAmerican Publishers' StatShot: US Industry Down 3.7 Percent in May: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingUAE's Kalimat Foundation To Publish Under Marrakesh Treaty: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives5,000 Books Distributed to Ukrainian Refugee Children in Italy: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Hybrid PublishingWhat is Hybrid Publishing? Expectations vs Reality: @ReedsyHQPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingBe specific about who is doing what and why (query critique): @NathanBransford15 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Landing a Publishing Deal (by Query Letter): @SeptCFawkesShould Your Book Be Completed Before Querying? @bookendslitDeciding to Write Under a Pen Name: @BookgalPublishing / Process / Services to AvoidAmerica's Next Great Author: The Author Reality Show Idea Rides Again: @victoriastraussWriting Craft / BeginningsWriting a Compelling First Line: @ecellenbThings I Never Want To Read In An Opening Sentence So Please Stop: @helpfulsnowman @LitReactorWriting Craft / Characters / ArcHow to Edit a Character Arc: by L Cooke @TheStoryEditorWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentFear Thesaurus Entry: Humiliation: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersHow Great Characters Make Great Stories: @PSHoffmanAuthorThe Importance of Writing Flawed Characters: by Neil Chase @SuzannahWindsorCharacters, Cultures, and Groups: @PhilAthansHow to Use the Enneagram to Create Fictional Characters: @AdkinsMary @DIYMFAWriting Craft / Characters / ProtagonistsDoes My Hero Need a Specific Job? by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsThe Protagonist’s Journey: Narrative Imperative: @GoIntoTheStoryWriting Craft / Common MistakesSix Important Story Elements Introduced Too Late: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreantsWriting Craft / ConflictWriting the Fight Scene: @MorganHzlwoodWriting Craft / DialogueWriting Real Dialogue in Fiction: @BeemWeeks @StoryEmpireWriting Craft / DiversityCharacters and Diversity: Race: @gmplano @StoryEmpireWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmPage One: “Miles Ahead” (2015): @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “Million Dollar Baby” (2004): @GoIntoTheStoryFive Stories That Test the Limits of Bodily Consciousness: @ColeRush1 @tordotcomWriting Craft / Literary DevicesDifference Between Personification and Anthropomorphism: @cyallowitzWriting Craft / MiscellaneousEssential Fiction-Writing Tools of the Trade: @LiveWriteThriveWhat Writers Can Learn from Animal Communication: @SueColetta1 @killzoneauthorsUnderstanding the Underworld of a Story's Third Act: @KMWeilandNeurodivergent: Being ‘Different' in Life & Fiction: @KristenLambTXWhat Gives Our Story Meaning? @JamiGoldTravel Novels, Unreliable Narrators, & Forgotten History – with Scott Gates: @DIYMFAHow to Use Prologues: Does Your Story Need a Prologue? @harmony_kent @StoryEmpireWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningSuccessfully Write a Novel Without an Outline: by Grace A. Johnson @KingdomPenMagStoryville: The Intersection Between Plotting and Pantsing: @richardgthomas3 @LitReactorWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / ResearchHow to Get Your Medical References Right: by Adele Holmes M.D. @WomenWritersWriting Craft / RevisionTips For Rewriting A Finished Manuscript: @KMAllan_writerImprove Story Paragraphs by Addressing Echoes and Overused Words: @ZoeMMcCarthyWriting Craft / Settings and Description141 How to Write Active Settings: @MaryBuckham @sacha_blackImagery Speaks to Your Readers: @KarenCVSensory Detail and Setting Exercise: @Aatif_Rashid @CatapultStoryThe Language of Setting: @LeslieBudewitzWriting Craft / SynopsesHow to write a synopsis for a novel: @NathanBransford

 

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