Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Business / MiscellaneousBusiness Musings: Long-term IP Management: @KristineRuschWhat Are Public Domain Characters? @StuartConover @HorrorTreeWhy Your Agent Should Not Be Your Critique Partner: @BookEndsJessica @bookendslitSelf-publishing News: “$100k isn't a big advance these days” and other highlights from the Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster trial: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLIWriting Twists And Marketing As A Traditionally Published Author: @thecreativepenn @claremackint0shRe-gear Your Writing Career—Take Risks to Revitalize: @KnoxxKrissyAn Online Presence Doesn't Have to Mean a Loss of Privacy: @Janet_ReidConferences and Events / MiscellaneousThe UK's Klaus Flugge Prize's Shortlist Features Six Debut Illustrators: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesMexico's Hay Festival Querétaro Has a Seventh Iteration in September: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGermany's €50,000 Georg Büchner Prize Goes to Emine Sevgi Özdamar: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesFrankfurter Buchmesse: Trade Visitor Tickets Now on Sale: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCLMP's 2022 Firecracker Awards: Winnings Shared by Authors, Presses: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / InspirationWriting on the Road: Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places: @erikaliodice @WriterUnboxedCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / QuotesWriting Descriptions, Perseverance, and Other Words of Advice from Legendary Authors: by Olga Stal @NaNoWriMoCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersThe Not-So-Elementary Universe of Sherlock Holmes: @avonlea79 @DIYMFAMoby-Dick is the answer. What is the question? @HesterBlum @OUPAcademicMysteries set in the Middle East: @MargotKinberg7 of the Most Memorable Bartenders in Literature: @wesleystraton @ElectricLitEight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women: @AlannaSchubach @CrimeReadsCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road: @MargotKinbergCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in WritingHow to Quickly Develop a Writing Habit: @NinaAmir @LiveWriteThriveCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer's BlockA solution to writer’s block: Transcribe yourself: @austinkleonUnlocking Writer’s Block Sideways: @thatpluckygirl @DIYMFACreativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeWhen a Page a Day is Too Much: by Pascale DuguaySometimes Writing That Book Was A Waste Of Time: @AuthorSATFollow Your Passion to Create a Writing Career that Feeds Your Soul: @BirdsOAFpress @NinaAmirWhy INFJ Writers Are So Deeply Triggered by Criticism: @losapala21 Ways for Writers to Reduce Stress: @diannmills @EdieMelsonWriting Safe or Risking Your Readers: @FoxPrintEdGrieving A Writing Life: @KMAllan_writerWhat Does it (Still) Take to be a Writer? @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthorsListmania–how lists can make your writing faster and easier: @RuthHarrisBooksWhy Do You Write? @MaeClair1On Writing with Chronic Migraines: @yuvizalkow @CatapultStoryThe Writer and the Artist Date: @susan_writes @FloridaWriters1The Best Tip to Stop Neck Pain for Writers: by Ginny Cruz @EdieMelsonWhat's Your Crisis Plan (for your writing)? @WritesColeGenres / HumorWriters: Tips on Writing Humor: @LinWilsonauthorGenres / MemoirWriting a Memoir in Personal Essays: @Roz_MorrisGenres / MysteryWhen seemingly unattainable dreams come true in crime fiction: @MargotKinbergCozy Mystery as a Series, Subgenre, & Joy – with Michele Scott: @DIYMFAIs Your Story A Mystery, Horror or Thriller? Here's How To Tell: @Bang2writeGenres / Non-FictionWriting Nonfiction Proposals: @LindasclareGenres / PoetryWhy All Writers Should Play around with Poetry: @thatpluckygirl @DIYMFAPromo / Blogging10 Tips for Blogging (After a 14-Year Blogging Practice): Promo / Book Descriptions and CopywritingHow to Build an Amazing ‘About the Author' Page: @DaveChessonPromo / MiscellaneousSend Two Preorder Alerts Per Book (Plus Timing Tips): @CarlynAtBookBub @BookBubCozy Mystery Authors: Ideas on How to Succeed in the Cozy Marketplace: @jimhbsPromo / NewslettersThe Myth of Fewer Emails: How to Get Better Engagement with More Not Less: @bryancohenbooksPublishing / MiscellaneousHollywood Writers' Arbitration Ruling Yields $42 Million From Netflix: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesSpringer Nature and University of California Renew Deal: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesDear Literary Agent: @rcharkin @pubperspectivesWiley Reports Providing Knowledge Unlatched's ‘Oable' to 34 Customers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesWriting to Market: 10 Pros and Cons to Weigh: @nownovelSalman Rushdie Stabbed Onstage: Suspect Said To Be in Custody: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesNPD on Netflix and Nostalgia: Licensing Rights for ‘Dungeons & Dragons' : @porter_anderson @pubperspectives @npdgroupPublishing / News / DataNPD Books on July's US Print Market: 6 Percent Lower, Year to Date: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingGermany's Bookwire Reorganizes Its Audiobook Approach: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesBook Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Primary School Students: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCanada's Literary Press Group: Accessible Ebooks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesRights Edition: Brazilian Books Are Selling in Cairo: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / QueryingWhy Does Querying Take So Long? @bookendslitYou gotta be succinct (query critique): @NathanBransfordWriting Craft / BeginningsFirst Chapters that Stand Out: Harry Potter: @abigailkperry @DIYMFASeven Components of a Successful Novel Opening: @magpie0218 @RMFWritersWriting Craft / Characters / AntagonistsCan an Abusive Antagonist Get Away With Their Misdeeds? @mythcreantsWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentFear Thesaurus Entry: Losing the Respect of Others: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersCharacter Talents and Skills: Beyond the Superficial: @beccapuglisi8 Ways to Avoid Cardboard Characters (and Plot Contrivances While You're At It): @KMWeilandBack to the Basics: The ABC's of Character: @LexicalForge @CareerAuthorsWriting Craft / Characters / ProtagonistsAgency – What Is It and Do Your Characters Have It? by Michael James @TheRyanLanzWriting Craft / DiversityHow (and How Not!) to Write Queer Characters: A Primer: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedmanInclusion Means Everyone, Especially the Differently Abled: @EliasJMcClellanWriting Craft / DraftsOn Rough Drafts and Sharing Them: @apessin @FloridaWriters1Writing Craft / EndingsWhy the Last Page of your Novel is as Important as the First: @annerallenWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmGreat Scene: “All the President’s Men”: @GoIntoTheStoryPage One: “The Mummy” (1999): @GoIntoTheStory15 Years Later, Ratatouille’s Message About Art Still Inspires Me: by @VisionsCloudy @tordotcomPage One: “The Muppets” (2011): @GoIntoTheStoryWriting Craft / MiscellaneousOn Chekhov’s Gun: @DwallacepeachHow to Write Non-Romantic Relationships: by Bethany Henry @thenovelsmithyWhen Worlds Collide: by Dave King @WriterUnboxedWhere's the B-roll? The Secret to Engaging Readers: @LisaTenerSuspension of Disbelief: @Virgilante @StoryEmpireBuilding a Subplot (A RavenCon 2022 panel): @MorganHzlwoodWriting Craft / POVKnowing how – and when – to use multiple POV characters in a manuscript: by Jack Smith @TheWriterMagWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningOutlining a Novel: Do Authors Think it's Necessary? @tessgerritsen @thenovelryWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / PlottingWhat Plot is NOT (How NOT to Fix Your Story’s Plot): @SeptCFawkesWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / ResearchResearch for Fiction Writers: @AHuelsenbeckWriting Craft / RevisionNovel revision checklist: @NathanBransfordThe Art of Color-Coding a Manuscript @CCHall_author
@womenonwritingWriting Craft / ScenesWhat is a Scene in a Novel and Does the Genre Matter? by Shane Millar @TheStoryEditorWriting Craft / VoiceA Few, Humble Thoughts on Voice: by F.E. Choe @DIYMFAWriting Craft / World-BuildingWorld-building Tip: Consider the Culture: by Adam Bassett @NaNoWriMoWriting Tools / AppsTop 9 Best Grammarly Alternatives: A Guide for Authors: @DaveChessonWriting Tools / MiscellaneousTech Tips for Writers–Quick Fix for a Broken Link: @WordDreamsWriting Journals, Notebooks, and the “Commonplace Book” as Useful Tools for Book Writers: @writeabookUncategorizedHow to Write a Memoir About Family Tragedy (That People Want to Read): by Abi Morgan @lithub https://t.co/ezitt2r9HuThe Charm of Contradiction: 9 Opposites Attract Romance Novels: by Megan Beauregard @BookTrib https://t.co/eOSNMZoTc9

 

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