Twitterific Writing Links

 

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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First up, an apology from me!  Apparently, having work done on my site while I'm traveling is not a good combination, ha. I'm sorry last week's links didn't publish last Sunday, and for the various assorted chaos for subscribers as the site work triggered empty emails. I think we're back on track now (fingers crossed!) You'll see links from last week first and then links from the previous week next. Thanks, everyone!

Business / MiscellaneousBusiness Musings: Amazon: Year in Review: by Kristine RuschCover Plagiarism, Registering Copyrights for ARCs, Character Backstories, and More Questions Answered: @MichaelLaRonn @sacha_black @IndieAuthorALLICan I Use IngramSpark and KDP Together? @IndieAuthorALLIWhy Indie Authors Should Publish Gift Books: @IndieAuthorALLIRapid Releasing a Series: @DancingLemurPreSelf-publishing News: UK Government Cancels Plan to Allow Copyright Exception for Text and Data Mining: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLIIs an Editor Worth the Money? @FoxPrintEd @JaneFriedmanBusiness Musings: Advertising: 2022 in Review: by Kristine RuschHow to Earn Consistent Income as a Freelance Writer: @quiettypeblogConferences and Events / MiscellaneousTaipei International Book Exhibition: 505,000 Attendees in Six Days: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGerman Book Prize Names Its 2023 Jury, Opens Submissions: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesEngland's Women's Prize Adds a Nonfiction Award: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesScholarly Wins: AAP Names Its PROSE Category Honors: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe Society of Authors: 2023 Translation Prize Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / First NovelsHow to Write A Book According to Authors: @thenovelryCreativity and Inspiration / Goal settingHow to Turn Writing Dreams into Writing Goals: @LisaEBetz
@A3writersCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersWhy I Started a Home Lending Library: by @ColeRush1 @tordotcomStarting an In-Person Book Club: @AventurasEnEsl @scbwiCreating Dual Timelines and Five Novels That Do It Well: @WendyTyson @CrimeReads5 Recently Completed SFF Series: @jamesdnicoll @tordotcomCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Cath Staincliffe’s Blue Murder: @MargotKinbergFive Stories About Embracing Found Family: @ColeRush1 @tordotcom5 Fantasy Cafes I’d Love To Visit: by @ColeRush1 @tordotcom7 Books That Celebrate Underappreciated Crafts: @AanchalMalhotra @ElectricLitCreativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in WritingMake Time to Write With These 15 Simple Tips: from Word Wise TipsCreativity and Inspiration / Writing LifeHow to get back into writing after a break: @pubcoachThe Four Horsemen of Writing: Perfectionism: @cyallowitzWriting Your Heart Out: @LindasclareWhy do you write? @DanBlank @WeGrowMediaHow Your Excuses Block You from Writing and Publishing Successfully: @NinaAmir6 Inspiring Writing Tips from Professional Authors: @RuthHarrisBooksThe Four Horsemen of Writing: Negativity: @cyallowitzWhat Separates a Good Writer from a Great Writer? @EldredBirdIf William Shakespeare Were Rejected: @minalmanchester @ElectricLitGenres / FantasyTips For Writing Magical Realism: by Ellen BuikemaGenres / HumorMore Humor Discussion with Some Examples: @HowellWave @StoryEmpireGenres / MiscellaneousGenre Expectations for Readers: @annehawkinson @FloridaWriters1Genres / MysteryCharacters ignoring warnings as elements in crime fiction: @MargotKinbergCrime Writing: Facts About Fentanyl – One Pill Can Kill: @LeeLoflandGenres / RomanceRomance Writing Trends for 2023: @TammyLoughBooks
@DIYMFAHow to Write a Character Falling Out of Love: by Kris NoelGenres / ScreenwritingTurning Your Story into a Film: @ahplotts @DIYMFAGenres / Young AdultWriting a YA Thriller? Read These Books: @domwritesbooks @DIYMFAPromo / Blogging4 Steps for Easy Content Creation: @WritersCoachPromo / Social Media TipsSocial Media Strategy for Writers: @Catrambo @sfwaPublishing / MiscellaneousAnother Diversity: @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxedLow Content Book Templates: Top 8 Places to Get Them: @StoryHobbitLaurie McLean's Crystal Ball: Publishing Predictions for 2023: @AgentSavant @annerallenPublishing / News / DataChina's Book Sales in 2022: An 11.77-Percent Decline: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesNPD BookScan Sees 2023 US Book Market ‘Off to a Solid Start': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / News / International PublishingNaomi Bacon on Book Marketing Strategies for Taipei Publishers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesElsevier Announces a Transformative Agreement with Tulane: @porter_anderson @pubperspectivesSalone di Torino Reports High Rights Fellowship Interest: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesRights Roundup: Seeds of Peace: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesGermany-Based Bookwire Names Videl Bar-Kar To Lead Audio: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Self-PublishingTen Years of Indie Publishing – with Mark Dawson and James Blatch: @SelfPubFormPublishing / Process / Book DesignAI Art for Authors: Which Program to Use, Copyright and Use Cases: @StoryHobbitPublishing / Process / FormattingWidows, Orphans, and Bottom Balancing: What You Need to Know: @StoryHobbitPublishing / Process / Services to AvoidRed Flags for Online Sites Offering Writer Services: @hopeclarkWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentHow to Use Description to Show Character Development: @bucketsilerWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmHow To Turn A Post-Apocalyptic Novel Into A Thriller: @pbhoffmeister @CrimeReadsWriting Craft / MiscellaneousWriting How-To: Put Ground Under Their Feet: @LynetteMBurrowsFinding the Secret Door Into Your Novel: @finejuli @CatapultStoryOrganizing Characters With a Character Cheat Sheet: from Not So Classically Trained Writer8 Ways to Improve Your Writing: @bucketsilerThe Subplot: by Marilynn ByerlyA Simple Guide On Tone For Authors: @StuartConover @HorrorTree3 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Draft (or Revise!) a Novel: @manzanitafire @JaneFriedmanWriting Craft / POVHow To Use Point Of View In Writing (Examples Of 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th): @StuartConover @HorrorTreeHow Many POVs Should I Have in My Ensemble Story? by Chris WinkleWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / NamingWriting: What’s in a Character Name? @LindasclareWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningHow to Build a Better Outline For Your Novel: @davidfarlandThe “Plotter vs. Pantser” Writing Divide Has Been Exaggerated: @Ada_Palmer @tordotcomWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / PlottingQuick Plotting Tip: Write Your Story Backwards: @bucketsilerWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / Story ConceptIs Your Story Idea Worth Writing About? @davidfarlandWriting Craft / Punctuation and GrammarShould You Use Chicago Style or AP Style for Book Manuscripts? @BookDoctor4u @womenonwritingWriting Craft / RevisionEditing Your First Draft, 6 Things to Focus On: @Livy_Fisher @DIYMFAFive Plot Questions for Revising Your Manuscript: by Oren AshkenaziWhen Should I Start Editing? @JeanettetheWrtr @DIYMFAWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesThe Top Ten Truths for Writers About Feedback: @ZenaDellLowe @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / Settings and DescriptionDetails, Details: How to Write a Rich Setting for Your Story: @donnajostone @A3writersWriting Craft / TropesTropes that Should be Retired: @Virgilante @StoryEmpireWriting Craft / World-BuildingGeography for World-Building, Part Three: Bodies of Water: @JillWilliamson

 

Links shared from Jan. 29 through Feb. 4, 2023:

Business / MiscellaneousBefore You Hire a Developmental Editor: What You Need to Know: @sangeeta_editor @JaneFriedmanHow to prepare an annual writing plan: @pubcoachSelf-publishing News: Journalism in the News as Authors Guild Backs Google Antitrust Suit and Substack Increases Its Offering: @agnieszkasshoes @IndieAuthorALLIConferences and Events / MiscellaneousBologna Children's Book Fair: 2023 Ragazzi Awards Winners: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesSheikh Zayed Book Award Translation Program Returns for 2023: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesTaipei International Book Exhibition Opens Its 31st Edition: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe Villa Albertine Translation Prizes: Sorrente, Green, Meziane, Adjemian: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesLondon Book Fair Names Main Stage Speakers: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesEngland's Rathbones Folio Prize Names Its 2023 Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesAt Cairo International Book Fair: Armfuls of Books: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectivesCreativity and Inspiration / Goal settingHow to Strategize Your Writing Milestones: @LiveWriteThriveCreativity and Inspiration / InspirationCreativity Sparks the Writing Practice: by Deborah Lyn StanleyCreativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as WritersThe Perfect Poetry Collection for Beginners: @LittleInfiniteWinter Is for Rereading: @mollytempleton @tordotcomCrime Fiction: In The Spotlight: Hideo Yokoyama’s Six Four: @MargotKinbergCreativity and Inspiration / Writing Life50k is Overrated: NaNoWriMo from a Disabled Author's Perspective: @adashofseaglass @NaNoWriMoWhat Does “Done” Mean? @bookendslitEasy reading is hard writing –  why hard writing is worth it and how to do it: @Roz_MorrisThis Is Your Permission To Write Offensive Things: @helpfulsnowmanInvolving Your Family in Your Writing: by Mia Barnes @colleen_m_storyNew Year’s Resolutions for Writers That Aren’t About Writing: @eblackwellbooks @CatapultStory8+ Ways To Speed Up Your Computer: @WordDreamsHow To (Finally) Finish Your Book: @Roz_Morris @thecreativepennBack-up and Image Your Computer: @WordDreamsWhen to Give Up on a Book Project–and How to Tell: @writeabookHow to Be a Writer When You’re Highly Sensitive to Rejection: @AxliWrites @CatapultStoryHow Fantasy Roleplaying Made Me a Better Writer: by Destiny Soria @tordotcomHow to get back into writing after a break: @pubcoachThe Four Horsemen of Writing: Perfectionism: @cyallowitzWriting Your Heart Out: @LindasclareGenres / Fan Fiction5 Tips for Focused Fanfic Writing: by Cora @NaNoWriMoGenres / FantasyFive Tropes That Require Low Realism: by Chris WinkleGenres / Horror5 Writing Tools for Writing a Horror Story: by Merissa Moore @HorrorTreeGenres / MemoirThe Hardest Part of Writing My Memoir Was Telling My Family About It: @erinlangner @ElectricLitGenres / MysteryUnwritten Rules of Etiquette in Crime Fiction: @MargotKinbergCharacters ignoring warnings as elements in crime fiction: @MargotKinbergGenres / Picture BooksTop 3 Self-Edits When Writing for Young Audiences: by L Cooke @TheStoryEditorGenres / Science FictionWhat is Hard Science Fiction? by Lisa Taylor @TheStoryEditorGenres / Short StoriesHow Do You Know If Your Short Story Should Be a Novel? by Bill CotterPromo / Blogging10 Reasons You Want a Blog in Your Book Marketing Plan: @NinaAmirHousekeeping Tasks for Your Blog: @HughRoberts05Promo / Miscellaneous9 Ways to Update Your Online Presence: @WordDreamsPromo / PlatformsAuthor Branding: How I Built an Author Brand That Sold 6+ Million Books @M_Richmond21 @write_practicePromo / Social Media TipsHow to Get Your Book on TikTok: @cec_beard @CatapultStoryAuthors on TikTok – What to Post? 15 Ideas to Incorporate: @AventurasEnEsl @scbwiPublishing / MiscellaneousPenguin Random House CEO Madeline McIntosh To Step Down: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesThe Year Behind and The Year Ahead: @jamesscottbellAnother Diversity: @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxedPublishing / News / International PublishingMVB América Latina Offers Discounted Access to Metabooks: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesInterview With Taipei's Isabella Wu: ‘Opening the Conversation': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesCBC's ‘Canada Reads' Returns, Featuring ‘Station Eleven': @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesAbu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre's 2023 Scientific Committee: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectivesPublishing in India: ‘A Million Mutinies Now': @rcharkin @pubperspectivesPublishing / Options / Self-Publishing6 Self-Publishing Principles For Authors: by Stephanie BwaBwa @DIYMFAPublishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying3 Query Letter Mistakes — And How to Fix Them: @WriteToSellPublishing / Process / FormattingHow to Make a Table of Contents in a Book: The Ultimate Guide: @DaveChessonPublishing / Process / Services to AvoidThe Best of Writer Beware: 2022 in Review @victoriastraussWriting Craft / BeginningsFlog a Pro: Would You Turn the First Page of this Bestseller? @RayRhameyWriting Craft / Characters / AntagonistsWriting Good Bad Guys: @LindasclareWriting Craft / Characters / DevelopmentConsider Status in Dealings Between Characters: @ZoeMMcCarthyFear Thesaurus Entry: Being Physically Touched: @beccapuglisi @onestop4writersHow to Use Description to Show Character Development: @bucketsilerWriting Craft / ConflictWhy Conflict Drives Story: @JerryBJenkins @davidfarlandWriting Craft / EndingsWriting the End: Types of Endings: @Dwallacepeach @StoryEmpireHow to Write that Last Chapter: 8 Tips for Ending Your Book: @annerallenWriting Craft / Flashback and Back StoryThe 5 Rules of Writing Effective Flashbacks: @WriteToSellWriting Craft / Lessons from Books and FilmCozy to Cold-Blooded: Mystery Shows: @avonlea79 @DIYMFAWriting Craft / Literary DevicesForeshadowing vs. “Spoilers”: What's the Difference? @JamiGoldPersonification and anthropomorphism: by Rainey Hall @RMFWritersWriting Craft / MiscellaneousWriting for Two Reading Modes: @AnneJanzerHow to Use Real Life to Inspire Your Fiction: @Bang2writeFocus on the helpful details (query critique): @NathanBransfordEditing tip: Are you suffering from -ing disease? @bucketsilerTips for Better Similes and Metaphors: @nlholmesbooks @FloridaWriters1Get Unstuck from the Murky Middle: @monicacoxwrites @DIYMFAWriting How-To: Put Ground Under Their Feet: @LynetteMBurrowsWriting Craft / POVWhen To Use Deep POV In Fiction By Genre: @LisaHallWilsonWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / OutliningHow to Build a Better Outline For Your Novel: @davidfarlandWriting Craft / Pre-Writing / Story BeatsWhy the Save the Cat! Novel Beat Sheet Won’t Help You: by Oren AshkenaziWriting Craft / RevisionEditing Your First Draft, 6 Things to Focus On: @Livy_Fisher @DIYMFAWriting Craft / Revisions / CritiquesWhat are Beta Readers and How do you Use Them? @WriteToSellWriting Craft / Settings and DescriptionUse a Setting You Know to Set Your Characters Free: @KairaRouda @DIYMFAHow Setting and Characterization Intersect in the Books We Write: @DrMaryAnnDiorio @EdieMelsonWriting Craft / Special Needs7 Tips to Writing Disabled Characters: @cyallowitzHow Do I Depict a Disabled Character Respectfully? by Fay OnyxWriting Craft / TropesTropes that Should be Retired: @Virgilante @StoryEmpireWriting Craft / Word Crafting4 Perennially Misused Words: @writing_tipsWriting Craft / World-BuildingGeography for World-Building, Part Three: Bodies of Water: @JillWilliamsonWriting Tools / Miscellaneous7 Favorite Free Tools and Resources for Writers:

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