Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 40,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

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• “Cataloging” Your Book : @MaryGillgannon @RMFWriters

• How much should editing cost? @pubcoach

• Does a Writer Really Need a Professional Development Plan? @AnnOttoAuthor @WomenWriters

• 15 Tips for Authors Running Webinars: @JFbookman

• What To Do If A Website Has Stolen Your Work: @standoutbooks

• 7 Ways to Handle a Freelance-Writing Client Who Won’t Pay Up: @aliventures

• How to Start Your Own Publishing Company: @erikaliodice

• Business Musings: Process: @KristineRusch

• Tax Tips for Writers: @LisaLondon3

• What not to do at an author festival: @Elfwriter

• Tips, dos and don’ts for attending writing conferences: @SusanKelley @TheIWSG

• A Closer Look at April’s PubTechConnect Conference: @Porter_Anderson

• When You Don’t Feel Like Writing: @victoria_grif7

• Be the Encouragement to a New Writer: @JoEberhardt

• 5 Tips For Cultivating Creativity In Writing: @rsmollisonread

• 5 Tips to Help You Fall in Love with Creating Again: @emi1y_morgan

• Notorious Literary Muses from Best to Worst: @knownemily

• Music as The Writer’s Muse: @Caliskaniverse_

• My 4-Step System for Hacking Your Creativity: @ink_and_quills

• Why Writers Benefit from Using Creative Visualization: @VoicetoStory

• How Objects Inspire Fiction: @AnneLParrish

• Non-writing hobbies and habits that fuel writing: @AllieLarkin @WriterUnboxed

• 8 Ways To Read More, Even When You’re Deep Into Your Own Manuscript: @cnoepagan

• How to Learn From Other Authors: @Janice_Hardy

• No Amount of “Research” Can Take Hot Mr. Darcy Away From Us: @knownemily @lithub

• A Mindful Guide to Email in 20 Minutes a Day: @zen_habits

• How Productive Writers Start The Day: @sidsavara

• 5 Secrets to Writing Despite a Day Job: @JerryBJenkins

• Schedule Your Time in 4 Simple Steps: @JanalynVoigt

• Accountability for our progress (video): @ScholarlyFox

• Tracking your writing time: @RIngermanson

• If you don’t write when you don’t have time, you won’t write when you do have time: @McgannKellie

• 6 Self-Imposed Limitations That Prevent You from Publishing: by Elizabeth Lee

• Got writer’s block? @Lin_Manuel has a playlist for you: @michaelschaub

• 5 Tools to Give You a Running Jump Over Writer’s Block: @foxcabane @JudahThinks

• Does Your Writing Need a Literary Palate Cleanser? @Janice_Hardy

• 3 reasons for writer’s block: @jasonbougger

• Writing Process: Get it Organized, Get it Done: @davidpenny_ #IndieAuthorFringe

• Success requires collaborators: @DanBlank

• How to Turn Elements of Your Novel Into a Masterpiece: @ESimsAuthor @WritersDigest

• The 5 Types of Teenage Writers, and the Best Ways to Teach Them: @lindseyleej @SignatureReads

• Dare to Write: @annkroeker

• Why You Can (And Should) Keep Writing When You Have Children: @aliventures

• 67 Rules for All Writers to Live By: @ToddBrison

• Encouragement for the Mother Who Writes: @StephMorrill

• Networking for Introverted Writers: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid

• When Your Hometown is Crammed With Aspiring Writers: @KathleenDonohoe

• A 10-Minute Mind Cleanse: @EntryLevelRebel @Inc

• Teaching Writing: On the Pitfalls of Hiding Out: @LannyBall

• What Stress Can Do For You: @sowulwords @DIYMFA

• 3 Self-Care Tips For Writers: @rsmollisonread

• 5 Ways Ernest Hemingway Had It Easier: @BobEckstein @WhereWritersWin

• 5 Lit-Friendly Cities You Can Expatriate To: @chris_shultz81 @LitReactor

• 4 Keys to Create Space to Write: @lornafaith

• Why Fantasy Writers Should Embrace Their Heritage: by Andrew Falconer @mythcreants

• 50 Great Details For the Setting Of Your Victorian Novel: @BrynDonovan

• Horror Writing: Prevent the Romantic Storyline from Strangling the Scary: by Mac Childs @HorrorWriters

• H.P. Lovecraft’s Process for Writing a Horror Story, or Any Piece of “Weird Fiction: @openculture

• Pieces of a horror writer: @pederson_lucas @jimbomcleod

• 5 Pieces of Bad Advice Literary Fiction Writers Get About Publishing: @MikeSahno @annerallen

• How novelists adapt to writing memoir: @writerjeangill @MsBessieBell @Roz_Morris

• What to Know Before Writing In A New Genre: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks

• Tips for better suspense: @SueColetta1

• Defending dissertations as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg

• Noir is the Perfect Genre for Telling a Millennial Story: @therealeharnett @lithub

• 8 Ways A Thriller differs from a Mystery: @woodwardkaren

• The 3 Mistakes Thriller Writers Most Often Make: @HesterAuthor @SignatureReads

• 3 Copywriting Tips to Help You Sell More Nonfiction Books: @thecreativepenn

• How To Use Story In Your Non-Fiction Author Business: @MelissaAddey

• The Triangle of Romantic Suspense: @Allison_Brennan

• 5 Ways to Write Romance With Respect: @angelajames

• A screenwriter’s analysis of “Arrival”: @CockeyedCaravan

• Character Introductions in Screenwriting: @GoIntoTheStory

• Book Marketing: Using Amazon Ads to Grow a Newsletter List: @ArtConnectsUs @thecreativepenn

• How 1 Writer Sold 100x More of Her Book Series: @GlynnisCampbell

• The guest blogging audience most novelists don’t know about: @sandrabeckwith

• Improve Your Book Descriptions and Audience Targeting: @JaneFriedman #IndieAuthorFringe

• What the Heck is Copywriting Anyway? @bryancohenbooks @TheIWSG

• Real Writers Get Bad Book Reviews. Here’s Why That’s OK: by Michael Alvear @thewritelife

• ‘You Have Such an Ugly Baby’: Tactfully Reviewing Books You Don’t Love: @iamagemcrystal

• Writer, Promote Thyself: @cathychall

• Why EVERY Author Needs a Media Kit: @damselwriter

• Planning the Perfect Release: The Arc List: @JAHuss

• What’s New On Your Marketing List? @mollygreene

• DIY: Online Education as Book Marketing: @JaneFriedman

• How To Build Your Own Online Platform: @Bang2write

• 6 Best Podcasts For Writers Who Want to Sell More Books in 2017: @cksyme

• 9 Facebook Posts We Don’t Need to See From Authors: @Gabino_Iglesias

• Instagram Stories: How to Create Engaging Stories: @Mike_Stelzner @SMExaminer

• 20 Quick Pinterest Marketing Tips: @KarenBanes

• Why 10 Genuine Social Media Followers are Better Than 10,000 Fake Ones: @cksyme

• Getting the Most out of a Twitter Pitch Event: @SpunkOnAStick

• Using Instagram Stories to Build Reader Engagement: @tinytashhxo @penguinusa

• Stop Focusing on Follower Count: 5 Things to Do Instead: @Andrea_Dunlop @JaneFriedman

• 7 Vital Website Ingredients for Authors And Editors: @Belinda_Pollard

• “Hire a professional indexer. The author… is the worst person for the job.” @Porter_Anderson @indexers

• Confessions of a paid Amazon review writer: by Yuyu Chen @Digiday

• UK’s International Literature Showcase Names 2017 Participants: @Porter_Anderson

• Russian Librarians Warn of Crisis in Library Consolidation Plans: by Eugene Gerden @pubperspectives

• UAE’s Sultan Al Qasimi and Brazil’s Luiz Schwarcz Lead LBF’s Intl. Excellence Awards: @Porter_Anderson

• Titles Translated from 11 Languages: The 2017 Man Booker International Longlist: @Porter_Anderson

• Why e-readers were a disruptive innovation in the US, but not in Japan: by Mark E. Parry and Tomoko Kawakami

• Intl Publishers Assoc to Visit Georgia, Where Publishers Are ‘Heading to Annihilation’ @Porter_Anderson

• British Comics Publishers in Changing Marketplace: ‘We Want To Do More Comics’: @MarkPiesing @richjohnston

• A French-and-Arabic publishing exchange agreement signed in Paris: @Porter_Anderson

• 2017 Copyright Outlook: ‘Precarious for Rightsholders’ : @Porter_Anderson @MJHealy

• Industry Notes: BookExpo Audio ‘Tea,’ Canada’s BookNet-Kobo Contest, and UK’s ‘Media Medic’ @Porter_Anderson

• Entertainment CEO to publishers: ‘learning from Angry Birds’: @Porter_Anderson @LauraNevanlinna

• Wimpy Kid author finds success in Italy: @Porter_Anderson @wimpykid

• Successful Self-Publishing? 5 Important Tips for New Authors: @theorganicwoman

• Does Self-Publishing Make Sense for Scholarly Writers? @Porter_Anderson @DanielBerze

• When is Your Manuscript Submission-Ready? @Ava_Jae

• 5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent: @BriannaShrum @WritersDigest

• How 10 Years Producing “Car Talk” Helped A Writer Deal with Rejection: @louiecronin @WriterUnboxed

• The 8 Most Common Reasons 1 Editor Sends a Rejection: @MissConstance21 @DIYMFA

• Can Changing Your Book Covers Really Help You Sell More Books? @ADStarrling

• Get Your Books Into Bookstores With Ingram Spark: @andysbromley @rcutlerSpark #IndieAuthorFringe

• How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know: @JaneFriedman

• How To Protect Your Creative Work: @KathrynGoldman @thecreativepenn

• Vetting publishers: @RWANYC

• Swedish Translator Sarah Death on the Translation Business Today: @DennisAbrams2

• Vote for Your Favorite French Books Translated to English: The Albertine Prize: @Porter_Anderson

• 8 Awful Ways To Start A Novel: @10MinNovelists

• Character Introductions: Introduction through surprise: @GoIntoTheStory

• 18 Ways To Write An Emotionally Abusive Villain: @10MinNovelists

• Is Your Antagonist A Match For Your Hero? @Writers_Write

• 62 Character Flaws for Creating a Well-Balanced Character: @ev_scarlett

• Make Your Story Richer with In-depth Knowledge of Your Characters: @ReeseRyanWrites

• Clothing tells us much about a character: @monicamclark

• Walk a Mile in Your Characters’ Shoes: @bryngreenwood @WriterUnboxed

• The Structure of Character: @woodwardkaren

• Discovering a Characters’ Secrets: @AuthorSAT

• Creating Characters—7 Habits of Seriously Messed Up People: @KristenLambTX

• How to Characterize Love in Your Writing: @WordDreams

• Large Character Casts: How to Put your Characters Temporarily Elsewhere: @ev_scarlett

• Reasons to avoid using dreams in fiction: @jasonbougger

• Action and Dialogue in Storytelling: @WritingForward

• Check Your Character’s Dialect: @NovelEditor

• 8 Ways to Bungle Dialogue: @10MinNovelists

• How “Sensitivity Readers” From Minority Groups Are Changing the Book Publishing Ecosystem: @xwaldie @Slate

• How to Write an Unforgettable Ending: by Neil B. Tafani @mythicscribes

• The Finish Line for Your Novel and Tips for Wrapping it Up: @p2p_editor

• Tips for better backstory: @10MinNovelists

• Character Background: 5 Backstory Writing Tips: @nownovel

• Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in Today’s World: @MargaretAtwood @nytimes

• Tabletop Gaming and Storytelling: @judyblackcloud

• The 1000 Day MFA: @shauntagrimes

• How Audiobooks Can Improve Your Writing: @RichardRieman @RMFWriters

• Staying Organized While You Write and Finish Your Book: @writeabook

• 3 Vital Elements of Craft: Subplots, Scenes and POV: @hanque99 @MCBookTours

• How to tell if your writing is improving: 4 easy tips: @Peter_Rey_

• Making ‘artful audio stories’: tips for talking to strangers: @wendelpatrick1 @AaronHenkin @Transom_org

• Organizing Your Novel: @PBRWriter

• Write Exciting Stories About Boring Things: @helpfulsnowman
• “In writing, there’s more than 1 way to do just about anything”: @cathyyardley

• 4 reasons to use a time jump in your story: @Chris_Kokoski

• A Simple Trick to a Stronger First Person Narrative: @Janice_Hardy

• Choosing a POV for your novel: @patverducci

• Using the Forbidden Love Masterplot: @RobinRWrites

• Two Types of Writers: Plotters and Pantsers: @Amandajwills @reedsyhq

• Story Structure’s Purpose for Readers: @JamiGold

• 4 Ways to Prevent Incorrect Tense Issues: @sacha_black

• Using Repetition to Produce Parallel Structure: @writing_tips

• Hyphenation Rules for 35 Prefixes (and 1 Suffix): @writing_tips

• Commonly Confused Commas: by Laura Fineberg Cooper

• When Do I Spell Out Numbers? @BrianKlems @WritersDigest

• When Your Book Is Such A Mess You Don’t Know If It’s Worth Editing: @StephMorrill

• Tips for Surviving the Editing Journey: @SukhiJutla

• How To Edit Description: @JillWilliamson

• 3 Ways a Critique Group Will Boost Your Writing: by Gayla K. Hiss @NovelRocket

• 10 Questions To Ask Before Writing An Interesting Scene: @10MinNovelists

• Pros, Cons, and Tips for Writing a Novel Series: @AuthorDeb Raney

• 7 Tips On Writing Realistic Settings: by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit

• Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image? @michael_hauge @AngelaAckerman

• Tips for Writing a Synopsis: @Ava_Jae

• 4 Lessons for Discovering Your Writing Voice: @PaulaSMunier @WritersDigest

• The Fuss-Free Beginner’s Guide To Scrivener: @ClaireABradshaw

• Writing Doubts (Writer Worksheet): @EvaDeverell

• Time-saving tasks you can use with Find and Replace: Part I: https://t.co/Jm20A2fboQ and II: by Lisa Lines

• The new Amazon Author Insights site (via @AmazonKindle ):

• Scrivener Corkboard Templates for Calendars, Timelines, More: @EvaDeverell

• Character Motivation Entry: Overcoming Abuse and Learning To Trust: @AngelaAckerman