Twitterific Writing Links

January 10, 2021 / Twitterific / 12 COMMENTS

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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A quick note that there are no categories for these couple of weeks because many of the links are the top, most-shared and most-viewed posts for 2020. Because of formatting issues, there will be uncategorized links at the top and categorized ones at the bottom. We’ll return to our usual, orderly Twitterifics next week. 😀 Sorry for the chaos with this post.

Editing the First Lines of Our Paragraphs: http://ow.ly/zkcp30rpedy @KatyKauffman28 @EdieMelson #wkb89

Can I Write in Both Fiction and Nonfiction? Can I Write in More Than One Genre? An Agent Weighs In:  http://ow.ly/gKlk30rpecP @RachelleGardner #wkb8f

What Is An Author Platform and Why Do I Need One? http://ow.ly/noZ130rpecH @MiaJouBotha @Writers_Write #wkb8d

Online Writing Workshops: How to Get the Most Out of Them:  http://ow.ly/pAVt30rpeck @KristinaAuthor  #wkb84

How to Tell If You’re a Highly Creative Person:  http://ow.ly/QsLx30rpeb4 @losapala #wkb31

Writing Unforgettable Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/UcRV30rpcbc @Lindasclare #wkb29

Write The Book That Only You Could Have Written:  http://ow.ly/ThJi30rpc9q @charliejane  @tordotcom  #wkb31

Aiming to Please Your Target Reader:  http://ow.ly/65mm30rpc7M @Bookgal @Bowker #wkb70

How to Move From First Draft to Second Draft to Publishable Book:  http://ow.ly/ivb830roioI @GuerillaMemoir @JaneFriedman #wkb26

No Walk Is Ever Wasted:  http://ow.ly/7DOs30rpc7p by Matthew Beaumont @parisreview #wkb31

We Have Edgar Allan Poe to Thank for the Detective Story:  http://ow.ly/j0KW30rlAqf  by Jacke Wilson @lithub #TopTweets2020

How Screenwriters Can Increase Their Productivity:  http://ow.ly/6Wyn30rnVTo  @CreativeScreen #TopTweets2020

HOST: How To Write, Make And Sell A Horror Movie:  http://ow.ly/mbjC30rlAq8  @Bang2write #TopTweets2020

Are You in a Writing Funk? Try These Productivity Apps: http://ow.ly/Cs5E30rlFKj  by McKenzie Cassidy @FloridaWriters1 #TopTweets2020

What Is An Author Platform & Why Do I Need One? http://ow.ly/YreW30rl4na  @MiaJouBotha  @Writers_Write  #TopTweets2020

On the e.e. cummings Christmas Poem “little tree”: http://ow.ly/Y29f30rq5ox by J. Alison Rosenblitt @lithub

15 Adjectives To Delete To Strengthen Your Writing Immediately:  http://ow.ly/YoeT30rl4np  @Writers_Write #TopTweets2020

Writing Expectations During the Holidays:  http://ow.ly/Vgav30rq5oI @HowellWave @StoryEmpire  #wkb31

Indie authors lead the way:  http://ow.ly/mJ2M30rldkc  @sandrabeckwith #TopTweets2020

11 Oddball Holiday Specials that Should be Classics:  http://ow.ly/tmTd30rq5n5 @bkmcgovern @tordotcom #wkb14

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Hope you have a happy one.

One writer’s guide to writing through the pandemic: http://ow.ly/UoR830rkVuh  @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthors #TopTweets2020

A Charlie Brown Christmas Perfectly Captures a Complicated Holiday:  http://ow.ly/82bC30rq5m9 @cloudy_vision @tordotcom #wkb14

37 Of The Best Writing Podcasts Available: http://ow.ly/3rIB30rmO9w  @BryanJCollins #TopTweets2020

Five Gentle Reminders About Writing:  http://ow.ly/qdFO30rq5m1 @10minnovelist #wkb31

Finding Writing Inspiration When You’re Stuck at Home: http://ow.ly/rB7G30rnVRe  @KrystenLindsay @WomenWriters #TopTweets2020

When you fear your book has a major flaw, how to diagnose what’s really wrong http://ow.ly/x7pr30rjnrT  @Roz_Morris #TopTweets2020

3 Ways to Create Romantic Tension in Your Love Stories:  http://ow.ly/vWGZ30rkKOx  by J.D. Edwin @write_practice #TopTweets2020

Tips for Historical Writers:  http://ow.ly/xuqU30rfTiP  @SueColetta1 @annerallen #TopTweets2020

Tips to Find and Work With a Graphic Designer:  http://ow.ly/xvSK30rfm05  @Weifarer #TopTweets2020

Reviewing Chuck Palahniuk’s Reviewers:  http://ow.ly/Xklo30rek8E  @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor #TopTweets2020

The Link Between Your Story’s Hook and Resolution:  http://ow.ly/6H8O30rhmA2  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

Writing an Effective Short Story Introduction:  http://ow.ly/4Kx430res9m  @apexjason @apexmag #TopTweets2020

How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever:  http://ow.ly/8GUP30q9YqE  @oldrutigliano @CrimeReads #TopTweets2020

Interview with debut picture book illustrator, Ellie Arscott:  http://ow.ly/myYi30rhIYp  @inkyelbows @EllieArscott #TopTweets2020

On being creative when your kids are home allll day:  http://ow.ly/F0lP30rlYjy  @austinkleon @masoncurrey #TopTweets2020

10 Novels About Working Lives in India:  http://ow.ly/qsmW30re6lF  @jennybhatt @ElectricLit #TopTweets2020

How To Write, Market, And Be Mentally Healthy by @BadRedheadMedia :  http://ow.ly/G9PS30rfTjp  @annerallen #TopTweets2020

“How Studying Psychology Has Influenced My Writing”:  http://ow.ly/hxWG30r9XAX  @Lauren_C_North @WomenWriters #TopTweets2020

Assertive Writing:  http://ow.ly/ird930rbKHd  @apexjason @apexmag #TopTweets2020

7 Considerations for Your Antagonist’s Motivations:  http://ow.ly/NQZf30rcyxo  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

A Closer Look at Writer Beware: Writers’ Watchdog Group: http://ow.ly/5qdu30reOlb  @victoriastrauss @sfwa #TopTweets2020

5 Exercises for Honing Your Story Instincts:  http://ow.ly/FEh230ra9x1  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

Can You Write 52 Scenes In 52 Weeks?  http://ow.ly/LX5z30rpTCx @MiaJouBotha @Writers_Write #wkb34

The Hot Sheet: Industry Newsletter for Writers (30 Day Free Trial) from @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/YEmu30nfzHr

15 Steps to Self-Publish Your Book:  http://ow.ly/aoOq30rdE9D  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

A Brief History of Vintage Writing Software:  http://ow.ly/yraW30rc11w  @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor #TopTweets2020

“The Joys of Irresponsible Parenting: How ‘Halloween’ Helped Create a Horror Bond With My Son”:  http://ow.ly/123q30rfr9M  @BrianDKeiper @BDisgusting #TopTweets2020

Crime Writing: Who’s In Charge Here? The Who, What, Where, Of Police Jurisdiction:  http://ow.ly/sMut30r4pP0  @MickiBrowning @WomenWriters #TopTweets2020

On Inspirational Indie Authors, @Howard_Lovy features @Roz_Morris, a literary consultant, book doctor, and ghostwriter who is coming into her own as a fiction author: http://ow.ly/5Dp830r3SDI #TopTweets2020

Comic Book Writing: An Interview with Ron Marz:  http://ow.ly/Pvm230r4hEJ  @thejkstudio @ronmarz #TopTweets2020

Author @EdenRoyce Talks Root Magic, Southern Gothic, and Black Horror:  http://ow.ly/D1Za30r3Zel  @missdefying @TorNightfire #TopTweets2020

Anatomy of a Story Idea:  http://ow.ly/ReDl30r8IZm  @PaulaSMunier @CareerAuthors #TopTweets2020

How Specifics Make Your Stories Universal:  http://ow.ly/tHuq30rpKRX @FoxPrintEd #wkb2e

Critique: 4 Ways to Write Sequel Scenes That Grip Readers:  http://ow.ly/Ewrj30r8P2Z  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

The great value of re-thinking email:  http://ow.ly/y3A830rpKVg @pubcoach #wkb8b

The 3 Acts of a Writer’s Life:  How Your Age Affects Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/Lnth30r6BOx  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2020

The Benefits of Being a Small Press Intern:  http://ow.ly/IktB30rbCNz  @hedwig5150 @apexmag #TopTweets2020

The Ladies of Horror BookTube:  http://ow.ly/UoAb30r3Zfx  @SadieHartmann @LitReactor #TopTweets2020

“How to Finish Writing Your Book: http://ow.ly/CB8k30r6BRr  @Draft2Digital #TopTweets2020

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Thirteen Mistakes You Could Be Making In Narrative Voice:  http://ow.ly/3SGB30r3bXS  @10minnovelist #TopTweets2020

On Jane Austen as an Influence for Writing:  http://ow.ly/VaDP30r3k2n  @NatalieMJenner @DIYMFA #TopTweets2020

How to Start a Writing Blog:  http://ow.ly/FuFk30rpxKx @AdamEnfroy @JerryBJenkins #wkb72

How to Reveal Character Backstory Strategically:  http://ow.ly/XCsG30r3k2C  @mindofkyleam @ProWritingAid #TopTweets2020

Pricing Your Book Below 99 Cents: On Amazon:  http://ow.ly/aENn30r3eCs  @DaveChesson #TopTweets2020

7 Tips to Writing a Physical Description that Works:  http://ow.ly/IJtW30r3k2I  @cyallowitz #TopTweets2020

What About Book Two? http://ow.ly/iOa530r3k1S  @MLConklin @WriterUnboxed #TopTweets2020

Tricking People Into Diverse Reading:  http://ow.ly/GoiJ30r3k2N  @helpfulsnowman #TopTweets2020

Where to Find Writing Motivation Online:  http://ow.ly/j5k430rpzyZ @mike54martin #wkb30

Trust as an element in crime fiction:  http://ow.ly/SNLQ30rpcen @MargotKinberg #wkb3b

You Never Get A Second Debut Novel:  http://ow.ly/J8PU30r3k21  @aprildavila  #TopTweets2020

What is Typography, And How Can You Get It Right? http://ow.ly/tBjU30r3k2R  @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2020

How To Write Positive And Negative Character Arcs: http://ow.ly/b5Po30r7br1  by Oliver Fox @Writers_Write #TopTweets2020

Why You’re Allowed to Grow Out of Books and Authors:  http://ow.ly/kTgB30qXnF4  @teeveejeff  #TopTweets2020

Never Say You Can’t Survive: Everything Is Broken! What Should I Write About?  http://ow.ly/8prF30qXnGG  @charliejane @tordotcom #TopTweets2020

How To Write Stronger, More Dramatic TV Shows:  http://ow.ly/EAIW30qXiwt  @CreativeScreen #TopTweets2020

Turkish Publishers Association Hold Ninth Biennial Assembly: Digital Focus: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/VkPb30r1DNM  @pubperspectives #TopTweets2020

Tips for Stronger Writing:  http://ow.ly/FEs830qXnJg  @IWriteToo  @RMFWriters  #TopTweets2020

“How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist”:  http://ow.ly/7P9430qXixi  @SK_Barnett @CrimeReads #TopTweets2020

The links I shared last week:  http://ow.ly/M0BM30rpqO4 . All the links I’ve ever shared (58K+, free and searchable): writerskb.com

Writing Through Life’s Surprises:  http://ow.ly/pRSx30qXnKX  @Lindasclare #TopTweets2020

Into the Deep: Six Novels That Prove Lakes Are the Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery:  http://ow.ly/i78x30qXiz8  @KimberlySBelle @CrimeReads #TopTweets2020

Script Analysis: “Knives Out”:  http://ow.ly/mqXo30qXnLd  @GoIntoTheStory #TopTweets2020

10 Books Set in Museums:  http://ow.ly/X6NO30qXnDR  @_preetysidhu @ElectricLit #TopTweets2020

Women Authors Sweep the 30th Anniversary British Book Awards: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/6fRL30qUYaJ  @pubperspectives #TopTweets2020

5 Quick Fixes For Making the Most of “Author Central” (and Why it Should be a Top Priority):  http://ow.ly/l44W30qNtIj  @Bookgal @IndieReader #TopTweets2020

10 Signs You’re Ready to Start Sharing Your Writing With the World: http://ow.ly/zWMm30qNtGM  @MegDowell #TopTweets2020

Authors in the Coronavirus Crisis: The European Writers’ Council Report: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/S7Cd30qV236  @CouncilWriters @nina_george @pubperspectives #TopTweets2020

Using BookBub Ads to Generate Steady Book Sales:  http://ow.ly/QJCT30qNtJ0  @PatriciaMcLinn @BookBub #TopTweets2020

CBC’s ‘Canada Reads’ Sets New Dates: A Shortlist Narrowed by Passion: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/hRJx30qV24B  @pubperspectives #TopTweets2020

The Effectiveness of Conference Critiques:  http://ow.ly/nFlS30qNtHg  @BookEndsJessica #TopTweets2020

Coming Thursday: A ‘New Italian Books’ Digital Introduction With English: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/Tazr30qV5r6  @pubperspectives #TopTweets2020

Year’s End Surprise: Spiegel & Grau, a Once-and-Future Publisher: @Porter_Anderson  http://ow.ly/HoMd30rpi8C @pubperspectives #wkb88

10 Hacks To Get The Most From Your eReader:  http://ow.ly/E6s030qNtKa  @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor #TopTweets2020

Prophets, Preachers, and Parasites in Fantasy:  http://ow.ly/Sf3o30qNtHo  @DanKoboldt #TopTweets2020

How To Use Dramatic Irony for More Than Shenanigans:  http://ow.ly/dqdC30qCkcl  @ElectricLit #TopTweets2020

All the Things You’ll Worry About:  The Blank Page:  http://ow.ly/kEbh30qBYAx  @MegDowell #TopTweets2020

Make a writing career out of your hobby or day job:  http://ow.ly/eRuT30qL2JH  @Roz_Morris #TopTweets2020

In Jamaica, Rebel Women Lit Launches the Caribbean Readers’ Awards: @HannahSJohnson  http://ow.ly/Kv7j30rpf85 @pubperspectives #wkb64

A Podcast for Agatha Christie Fans:  http://ow.ly/ObSC30qL2L9  @allaboutthedame h/t @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2020

Top Tips for Developing Excellent Writing Skills: http://ow.ly/QYdX30rpQBc @mike54martin #wkb89

Fake It ’til You Make It: 8 Ways to Establish Yourself as a Credible Professional Writer:  http://ow.ly/yL1h30rpQB3 @HellyDouglas @ProWritingAid #wkb31

How to better manage your email:  http://ow.ly/rcqk30rqOC1 @pubcoach #wkb31

10 Tips on How to Be a Good Critique Partner:  http://ow.ly/d5yo30rpTFR @richardgthomas3 @LitReactor #wkb2b

Writing a Book Review:  Template:  http://ow.ly/vT2T30rpTFF from Writers Resources #wkb31

How You Can Express Gratitude–even in the year 2020:  http://ow.ly/OO1y30rqOvB @KathySteinemann @annerallen #wkb31

Amazon Changes for Authors: How to See Your Book Categories Now: http://ow.ly/V3a530rqO1M @DaveChesson #wkb91

How to Tell if You Should You Give Up On Your Novel and Write Something New:  http://ow.ly/w6nF30rpQAi @Janice_Hardy #wkb31

Twelve Animated Series Worth Marathoning:  http://ow.ly/Pl4j30rpTD5 by Dan Persons @tordotcom #wkb14

How Writing a Memoir is Like Writing a Novel “and How It’s Not”:  http://ow.ly/4L6S30rpQYD @jennienash @WriterUnboxed #wkb55

Back-Seeding Your Story: Writing in Spirals:  http://ow.ly/RBTg30rpQyJ by Barbara Linn Probst @WriterUnboxed #wkb89

Theme = Meaning.  http://ow.ly/xjj930rpQBQ @GoIntoTheStory #wkb2d

The Price of Publishing:  http://ow.ly/ajCt30rpQBA @theljsharks @DIYMFA #wkb8b

Pick Your Pond: How Nonfiction Authors Can Find the Right Positioning: http://ow.ly/Pkxx30rpQyA @AnneJanzer @JaneFriedman #wkb49

Planning a Brighter New Year for Your Writing Life: http://ow.ly/ipit30rqICW @writeabook #wkb31

10 Quick Tips To Make Your Writing Craft Better:  http://ow.ly/3jQH30rpKP9 by Diane Glazman @Bang2write #wkb89

7 Steps to Stop Overthinking Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/n7Jq30rpQys @KMWeiland #wkb31

How to Publish with KDP:  http://ow.ly/dee930rpIVX @harmony_kent @StoryEmpire #wkb69

Booksellers Recommend: The Best Under-the-Radar Books of 2020:  http://ow.ly/2EqI30rqGda @lithub #wkb3b

21 Awesome Book Marketing Promotions and Predictions for 2021:  http://ow.ly/HPCu30rqH8F @Bookgal #wkb87

Beat the Author Blues: How to Manage Writer’s Doubt:  http://ow.ly/KAYr30rpNaK @claytonnoblit @WrittenWordM #wkb31

The Best Reviewed Crime and Mystery Fiction of 2020:  http://ow.ly/aR2430rqGcU @bookmarksreads @CrimeReads #wkb3b

Business Mindset And Pivoting Your Author Career:  http://ow.ly/KWtc30rpIVI @hollyworton @thecreativepenn #wkb8b

Hard Or Soft Worldbuilding: Which Is Right For You?  http://ow.ly/xyb630rpKVq by Oliver Fox @Writers_Write #wkb12

Houses with unique personalities in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/QtZq30rqnI3 @MargotKinberg #wkb44

What to do When a Writer Gets Stuck:  http://ow.ly/eg5k30rpIVu @AneMulligan @EdieMelson #wkb36

Writing Structural Oppression:  http://ow.ly/qrZe30rpKPI by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants #wkb89

What Do Your Characters Want and Why?  http://ow.ly/44OT30rpKPs @CarriePadgett  @A3writers  #wkb1

About the Wow Factor in Creative Writing:  http://ow.ly/x9Di30rpIRf @Peter_Rey_ #wkb89

10 Things My Blog Taught Me:  http://ow.ly/b30330rpIQW @WordDreams @TheRyanLanz #wkb72

Promises to Keep to Readers:  http://ow.ly/y9OZ30rpIQI @davidfarland #wkb31

A Thriller Writer on the Creative Writing Process:  http://ow.ly/zlf430rpIUP @LouiseHarnby #wkb44

“5+ Writing Lessons I (re-) Learned Today”: http://ow.ly/mgug30rpIPj @LisaTener #wkb31

Screenwriting: Believe, Care, Invest: Scandal:  http://ow.ly/DKoG30rpITZ @CockeyedCaravan #wkb48

Give Your Protagonist More than Just Words: http://ow.ly/Gn0Q30rpISz @AJHumpage #wkb4

How to Format Your Finished Manuscript:  http://ow.ly/sgMq30rpISU from The Writing Grindstone #wkb59

On Being Your Own Genius:  http://ow.ly/PAQc30rpIRF @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors #wkb31

Writing The Second Novel:  http://ow.ly/C16d30rpISk @philippa_east @WomenWriters #wkb31

Finding the time to write and share:  http://ow.ly/RJP430rpxK0 @DanBlank #wkb34

How to develop characters with character:  http://ow.ly/M5nK30rpxEe by Ruth Logan Herne @SKRViLL #wkb4

Writing and the Creative Life: Something is Better Than Nothing:  http://ow.ly/BAVp30rpxE6 @GoIntoTheStory #wkb31

How to Write a Book Title in MLA Formatting:  http://ow.ly/h6b730rpxJG @joebunting @write_practice #wkb59

How to Improve Your Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/TuTX30rpxKR @mindofkyleam @ProWritingAid #wkb29

It’s Time To Change the Virtual Event Game:  http://ow.ly/oOAE30rpxDw @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor #wkb84

How to Promote a Self-Published Book: Consistency:  http://ow.ly/LBAF30rpxCO @Bookgal #wkb87

The 17 Best (and Worst) Cartoon Sidekicks of 1980s Television:  http://ow.ly/cRew30rpxCp @cloudy_vision @tordotcom #wkb14

Crime Fiction: Choosing a Narrator:  http://ow.ly/Fd5s30rqnHB @MargotKinberg #wkb14

If you’re stuck in your writing:  http://ow.ly/7qV530rpxBe @GoIntoTheStory #wkb31

Roald Dahl On Writing: 13 Inspiring Lessons:  http://ow.ly/bJdD30rpi6v @BryanJCollins #wkb14

7 Tips to Following the “Rules” of Writing: http://ow.ly/qpne30rpi3x @cyallowitz #wkb31

4 Mindset Hacks that Consistently Help Writers Meet Deadlines: http://ow.ly/3pBt30rpi2u @NinaAmir #wkb49

“Creating a Reading System Helped Me Find Joy in Reading Again”:  http://ow.ly/Kkzd30rpi1u @KarisRogerson @LitReactor #wkb3b

The Craft and Business of Cozy Mysteries (Podcast): http://ow.ly/1joT30rphZw @andilit  @DIYMFA  #wkb44

So-Called Screenwriting Rule: Do not use “we see / we hear”:  http://ow.ly/Y8Rv30rphXA @GoIntoTheStory #wkb48

5 Ways to Find the Backstory Readers Want to Know: http://ow.ly/U1lk30rphWu @Janice_Hardy #wkb24

How to Write a Synopsis (Podcast):  http://ow.ly/N8oU30rpeh4 @msomerswriter @sacha_black #wkb1a

10 Screenwriting Commandments From William Goldman:  http://ow.ly/XXvo30rpeg9 @Bang2write #wkb48

Motivation: How to Maintain it and How to Get it Back if Misplaced:  http://ow.ly/BkB930rpef4 @HowellWave @StoryEmpire #wkb30

How to Trick Yourself into Writing: http://ow.ly/pdWm30rpeet @jclarkab @CareerAuthors #wkb34

 


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  2. Great to see you back, Elizabeth! I hope you enjoyed your break. I like it that there are several links here about goal setting, reflecting on the process, and so on. I think a lot of people take time in January to re-assess and set new goals for the year. This is a time for reflection, and for writers, it can be a good time to do a ‘reset.’

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