Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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• A plea to authors to speak out about piracy: @Roz_Morris
• Staying Relevant As An Author: @JL_Campbell
• The Ever-Thriving TV Industry is Sending Many Literary Writers into the Writers’ Room: by Joy Press @VanityFair
• Are you a Short Story Writer or Novel Writer? @AJHumpage

• Beijing Book Fair Emphasizes Digital Zone: Conference and Exhibition Area: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• Goal-Setting With Prolifiko: @beprolifiko

• The 17 Best Horror Podcasts Of 2018: @lifewire
• 10 Classic Fantasy Books You Need to Read: @Keith_Rice1 @unboundworlds
• 8 Books About the Eerie, Awesome Connection Between Identical Twins: @AnitaFelicelli @ElectricLit
• The Rise of the Aspirational Divorcée: @terraloire @ElectricLit
• Holden Caulfield: Egotistical Whiner or Melancholy Boy Genius? @knownemily @lithub

• How to Create and Stick to a Writing Schedule: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid
• Redesign Your Life To Prioritize Writing: @kadavy @thecreativepenn
• Baby Steps All the Way: Making the Time to Write a Book: @housleydave @The_Millions

• 1 Simple Tip To Help You Get More Writing Done: @Bang2write

• 5 Steps to Ensure Your Novel is a Bestseller in its Genre: @LiveWriteThrive @WritetoDone
• What Makes Stories Go Viral? by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
• Tips for Indie Writing Success from Cozy Writer @CosyCrazy: @IndieAuthorALLI

• “Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability”: @joluloff @lithub
• Writing as the Art of Thinking Clearly: 6 Steps: @KMWeiland
• When You’re Grateful to Write, You Can Overcome Any Challenge: @IrisYang86351 @colleen_m_story
• For the Love of Libraries: @SarahMMcCoy @WriterUnboxed
• Chelsea Hodson on Why Being a Writer Is Such a Slog: @mjseidlinger @ElectricLit
• 5 Tai Chi and Yoga Techniques to Help With Writer Focus: @AmbreDLeffler @DIYMFA
• Writing Through Pain: @yuvizalkow @WriterUnboxed
• Judge Yourself Less, Trust Yourself More, and Write Better Stories: @KMWeiland
• How to Start a Local Writing Group: @shaylaleeraquel
• There’s So Much More to Writing Than Just Writing: @Wordstrumpet
• The Pros and Cons of the Independent Writing Life: @colleen_m_story

• How to Live in a Dystopian Fiction: @AdamOPrice @parisreview

• Creating a Magic System: by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction
• History for Fantasy Writers: Merchant Guilds: by E.L. Skip Knox @mythicscribes

• Prestige Horror Has Arrived: @JE_TRUSSELL

• 5 Simple Steps to Get Started Writing Your Memoir: @lornafaith

• 3 Differences Between Genre And Literary Fiction: @TheMerryWriter
• Secrets of the Morality Genre: by Rachelle Ramirez @StoryGrid

• How To Write A Thriller: by Joslyn Chase @write_practice
• Comic Book Noir: 10 Essential Mystery Graphic Novels: @fredvanlente @CrimeReads
• 5 Reasons the World of High Finance Is Ripe Territory for Thrillers: @cristinaalger @SignatureReads
• 6 Unusual Forensic Techniques: @SueColetta1
• How World War One Gave Rise to the Traditional Mystery: @misericordius @CrimeReads

• On Apocalyptic Poetry: @oil_spell @brownbrandonj
• What Is Anaphora? Walt Whitman Demonstrates This Literary Device: @abauerwrites @WritersDigest
• Which Poets Were Contemporary to Each Other? @My_poetic_side
• “Five Lies I Believed About Poetry Writing”: @10MinNovelists

• Brainstorming Romance: How to Keep Your Ideas Fresh And Original: @LovettRomance @DIYMFA

• Promo Stacking: Effective Strategies For Every Author: @ricwol @WrittenWordM

• 12 Worst Blogging Mistakes: @AHuelsenbeck
• The Importance of Hashtags, Titles and Images for Blog Posts: @EdieMelson

• Is It Ever Okay to Buy Reviews? @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI

• Book marketing: Where should you start? @sandrabeckwith

• A Survey of Your Newsletter Readers Provides Info, a Sense of Community: @RJCrayton @IndiesUnlimited

• Book Launch Checklist: A Marketing Timeline: @debbiemacomber @BookBub

• Advice for shy authors: @Roz_Morris
• How to Perform (Not Just Read) Your Work in Front of Audiences: @NataliaSylv
• 20 Tips to Wow an Audience and Own the Stage: @JeffGoins

• Writing for Audiobook: @LNightingale @RomanceUniv
• Submitting Your Work: How to Write Your Best Cover Letter: @2elizabeths @DIYMFA
• Trump Campaign Tries to Stop Omarosa Book: Simon & Schuster Says No Way: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• ‘Reading Is Being Replaced’: New Warnings from Lithuania of Competition to Books: @Porter_Anderson
• Authors Guild Closes Ranks With Press on First Amendment Freedoms: @AuthorsGuild @Porter_Anderson @JamesGleick
• Amid Turkey’s Spiraling Currency Crisis: An Appeal for Rights Acquisitions: @Porter_Anderson @wischenbart @pubperspectives
• Publishers Association: How Rights Sales Factor Into the UK’s Industry Revenues: @Porter_Anderson @PublishersAssoc
• Rights Roundup: Summertime Offerings in Fiction, Nonfiction, Adult and Children’s Titles: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• Germany’s Börsenverein Announces German Book Prize 2018 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson
• China’s Book Market in the First Half of 2018: Slower Growth, Rising Prices: @Porter_Anderson @trajectory
• Frankfurter Buchmesse Expands Its Citywide BookFest in October: @Porter_Anderson
• Trump Books Travel: Foreign Rights Sales of Political Books: @Porter_Anderson @HappyMigrant
• Stories from Indonesia To Be Made Into Films by Iflix, Wattpad: @Porter_Anderson @wattpad
• Germany’s Buchtrailer Awards and the UK’s Republic of Consciousness Small Press: Honor @Porter_Anderson @PrizeRofc

• How to Write and Publish a Book for Free: @Jffelkins

• What Goes On A One Sheet? @LornaSeilstad

• Pitching a planned series to an agent: @Janet_Reid
• Online Dating vs Submitting to Agents: @JoFranklin2
• Common Mistakes When Submitting to Agents: @RachelleGardner

• Pen Names and Why Authors Use Them: @Writers_Write

• The Hero’s Journey Feels A Lot Like The Loser’s Journey: @CallieOettinger @SPressfield

• Writing Unforgettable Characters: @Lindasclare
• Building Characters Layer by Layer: @jamesscottbell

• The essential types of conflict in a story: @Peter_Rey_
• 6 Conflict Types in Fiction: Man vs Self: @nownovel

• Dos And Don’ts Of Dialogue: by Ellie Writes Stories

• Pixar Storytelling: 20 Points Writers Can Learn From Animated Stories: @JordanDane @killzoneauthors
• 5 Things George R. R. Martin Can Teach You About Writing: @FredBobJohn

• How to Convey an Established Relationship Quickly: @SeptCFawkes
• The Priority Parallax: Everything is Not as Important as It Appears: @KristenLambTX
• How to Write Big Character Life Changes: @Kid_Lit
• The ‘Maverick Friend’ As a Plot Device: By Bonnie Randall
• How To Write A Story That Connects With Readers: @alysiaseymour @thecreativepenn
• How to Spot an “Info-dump”: by Bucket Siler
• A Brief Guide to Narrative Navigation: @debluskin

• How Structure Affects Pacing: @SeptCFawkes

• The Difference Between Editing and Revising a Novel: @Janice_Hardy

• What to Do When Your Critique Feedback Gets Ignored: @Janice_Hardy
• Why Every Writer Needs a Critique Partner: @Jenslattery

• 6 Intriguing Conflict Types in Fiction: Man Vs Nature: @nownovel

• Tips for describing settings: from Hey, Writers

• Is Just Justified in Writing? @ZoeMMcCarthy
• Cliches and Fixing Them: from Just a Writing Aid
• Perk Up Your Story with Onomatopoeia: @LauraDiSilverio @CareerAuthors