Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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• Hiring a Virtual Assistant: @ChloeAdlerWrite
• 11 Simple Steps to Setup Pre-Orders For Your Self-Published eBook on Smashwords: @lornafaith
• Why You Should Review Your Writing Year: @DIYMFA
• Top Ten Publishing Trends Every Author Needs to Know in 2018: @ricwol
• Millennials’ Reading Habits and Why They Matter: by Amy Collins @BookWorksNYC

• ‘Books at Berlinale’ Sets New Record for Book to Film Submissions: @Porter_Anderson
• London Book Fair’s ‘Book and Screen Week’ Embraces Women’s Suffrage: @jacksthomas @Porter_Anderson

• 10 Writing Resolutions Actually Worth Keeping: @NathanielTower
• 5 Marketing Initiatives for the New Year: @DebraEckerling
• Daily Planner Printable – How to Plan Your Year in Reverse: @kikimojo
• Why Publishing a Novel Is Not a New Year’s Resolution: @RosanneBane
• How to Start Simple Habits to Reach Your Writing and Self-Publishing Goals: @lornafaith @stevescott1
• 3 Keys for Setting Writing Goals You Can Actually Stick to in 2018: @emi1y_morgan
• A Tip to Help Women Writers Achieve More: @colleen_m_story
• Setting Goals for 2018: @debluskin
• Owning Your Writing Career in 2018: @sacha_black
• The One Technique You Need to Nail Your Writing Goals: @colleen_m_story
• The Benefit of Small Goals:

• It’s Never Too Late to Make a Fresh Start: @NickPWilford @TheIWSG

• 11 of the Best Love Letters in Literature, Both Fictional and Not: @danispencie @ElectricLit
• Jane Austen’s Most Widely Mocked Character is Also Her Most Subversive: @rachellouie @lithub
• Five Books That Blend Science and Fantasy: @JPatrickBlack

• The “Perfect Timing” Trap: @cathychall @womenonwriting
• Fill Your Life With Intention, Not Reaction: @DanBlank

• Writing Quickly Without Sacrificing Quality: @MichaelMoreci

• How To Be A Healthy Writer: @thecreativepenn @euan_lawson
• How to Reconcile the Writing Life and Faith: @KarisRogerson @LitReactor
• Why do the best writers have the most emotional intelligence? @pubcoach
• 10 Famous Book Hoarders: @knownemily
• 9 Tips for Dealing With Writer’s Burnout: @_HannahHeath
• Wellness for Writers: Walking, Sharing Work, Tracking Goals: @colleen_m_story @sandyfussell
• 8 Ways to Find Author Mentors and Learn From Them: @lornafaith
• Why 1 Writer Sends Postcards Every Friday: by Peter Wayne Moe @The_Millions
• 8 Qualities More Important than Writing Talent: @annerallen

• How to Write Dystopian Fiction: by Georgina Roy @writingtipsoasi

• Should Your Story Use Prophecy? @Stepha_OBrien

• 3 Important Tips if You’re Planning to Write a Memoir: @LiveWriteThrive

• 5 Tips for Drawing Comics: @Finsomniac @scottishbktrust

• The Cinema as an Element in Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
• Mysteries with only a few suspects: @mkinberg
• The ‘someone’s trying to kill me’ plot line in crime fiction: @mkinberg

• How To Write About Place In Creative Nonfiction: @kayladeanwrites

• How to Find the Right Illustrator for Your Children’s Book: @erikaliodice @WriterUnboxed
• How to Write Children’s Picture Books: Place, Paraphernalia, and Plot: @YvBlackwood

• Screenwriting: Script To Screen: “Clerks”: @GoIntoTheStory
• Screenwriting: Script To Screen: “Cool Hand Luke”: @GoIntoTheStory

• 3 Easy Ways to Create Instagram Ads: @thekristihines @smexaminer

• How Kickstarter Is Changing Publishing: @ann_oconnell @ElectricLit
• Reaching readers if you write in multiple genres – could crowdfunding be the answer? @Roz_Morris @vicdougherty

• How to Connect with any Influencer in 3 Sentences: @MikeLoomis
• Top 5 Tips Making Teaser Graphics: @JAHuss
• 10 Ideas for Your Author Platform: @BuildYourBrandA
• 3 author mistakes that will hold you back in 2018: @sandrabeckwith

• Top 5 Tips to Create An Author Logo: @JAHuss

• The Price Is Right: 6 Tips to Pricing Your Ebook: by David Kudler @JFbookman

• 5 Tips for Using Twitter: @JAHuss
• 5 Ways to Boost Your Indie Author Brand with Images: @Bookgal
• Why You Need an Author Profile – And Where to Post It: @EricaVerrillo
• Use GIFS to Ignite Your Book Marketing: @CaballoFrances
• 5 Reasons Goodreads is a Book Marketing Staple: @Bookgal

• Rights Roundup: 10 Titles Doing Business at the Beginning of the Year: @Porter_Anderson
• 5 Ways to Conquer Deadline Anxiety: @SaudiYankee @DIYMFA

• KDP Print now offers author copies. Expanded distribution coming. How long left for CreateSpace? @TNPS10

• 30 Years of Celebrating Women Authors with the LiBeraturpreis: @HannahSJohnson
• Kobo’s New Partnership with Walmart: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @mtamblyn
• Selling Publishing Rights Into China: Interview with Jackie Huang @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• China’s Fiction and Nonfiction Bestsellers of 2017: @Porter_Anderson @trajectory
• After a reported re-detention in China, Gui Minhai awarded Prix Voltaire (his “whereabouts and condition” unknown: @Porter_Anderson
• PEN America Announces Shortlisted Finalists, Flame Tree Opens Imprint: @Porter_Anderson
• OpenBook Managing Director Cites 14.55 Percent Growth in Chinese Book Market: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• In South Africa, Jacana Media’s New Imprint Is Investing in Local Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @JacanaMedia
• British Book Award Judges Announced as the ‘Nibbies’ Entry Deadline Approaches: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• 7 Ways to Make It Easy for Publishers to Offer You a Book Contract: @ChadRAllen

• 8 Things You Should Never Do in a Query: @PaulaSMunier

• Making peace with rejection: @rxena77

• 5 Tips to Start Over With A Pen Name: by Lilia Moon

• The US National Book Award Goes International With a Translation Prize: @Porter_Anderson

• Real Life Diagnostics: Would You Keep Reading this YA Fantasy? @Janice_Hardy

• The 2 Secrets to Creating Unforgettable Character: @VictoriaMixon @WritetoDone

• Five Stories Hurt by Unlikable Protagonists: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants

• Make the Best Use of James Scott Bell’s Writing Blunders Solutions: @MarshaIngrao @jamesscottbell
• 4 Reasons Readers Stopped Caring About Your Story: @Janice_Hardy

• 2 Sentences Your Characters Should Never Say: @Bang2write

• Expository flashbacks: from Just a Writing Aid

• 5 Lessons Writers Can Learn from The Story of Ferdinand: @Kerrie_Flanagan

• Use a Variety of Sentence Lengths: @writingthrulife
• 5 Types of Surprises in Our Stories: @SeptCFawkes
• Why you shouldn’t mix British and American English in your novel: @LisaPoisso
• 3 Techniques To Harness A Reader’s Curiosity: @SloanTamar @AngelaAckerman

• 5 Tips on Writing Multiple Points of View While Keeping the Reader in Suspense: @TRRaganAuthor @WritersDigest

• How to Find Obligatory Scenes and Conventions: @valerie_francis
• Untangle Plot Problems With This Quick Tip: @sacha_black

• “Taken” Beat Sheet: @savethecat @NaomiBeaty

• 5 Ways to Find New Writing Ideas: by Nicole Pyles @womenonwriting

• So, What’s The Big Deal With Starting A Sentence With ‘So’? @GeoffNunberg @npr
• 5 Ways to Minimize Prepositional Phrases: @writing_tips

• Self-Editing Awkward Sentences: @ZoeMMcCarthy

• Reluctant heroes and literary tropes: @Peter_Rey_

• 4 Ways to Develop a Unique Writing Voice: @LauraDavis213 @thewritelife

• Other Ways to Say “Use”: A Word List for Writers: @KathySteinemann
• 450+ Ways to Describe Legs: A Word List for Writers: @KathySteinemann