Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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• How to Establish a Long-Term Writing Career: Insight From Two Literary Agents: @sangeeta_editor @JaneFriedman
• Content Warnings: How and What to Include? @JamiGold

• Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces 2019 Film Awards Shortlists: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @pubperspectives
• German Book Prize Releases Its 2019 Shortlist: ‘Generational Shift’: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• Richard Charkin: An Ode to @Book_Fair (His 47th): @pubperspectives
• Frankfurt’s Publishing Perspectives Talks: Climate, Women’s Leadership, Blockchain: @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair @posth
• DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Its Longlist: @Porter_Anderson @thedscprize These authors and more: @chillakiles @devislaskar @fbhutto @JamilJanKochai @MirzaWaheed @writernzaman @rajkamaljha

• 5 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Novel: @MegLaTorre

• 3 Things to Evaluate as We Move into Fall: @EricaVetsch @SKRViLL

• Writing to Prompts: @DeniseCCovey @TheIWSG

• 12 Kurt Vonnegut Quotes for Writers and About Writing: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

• We’ll Always Have Paris: On the Enduring Appeal of Ex-Pat Lit: @elliottholt @lithub
• 5 Books that Give Voice to Artificial Intelligence: @tansyrr @enoughsnark
• How to Read Like a Writer: by Bucket Siler
• Five Heroines Over the Age of Forty: @unamccormack @tordotcom
• 10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore—But Should: @knownemily @lithub
• 7 Novels About Struggling to Make Ends Meet: @Madeli63 @ElectricLit
• Kuala Lumpur Noir: by Paul French @CrimeReads
• Public Thinker: Leah Price on Books, Book Tech, and Book Tattoos: @mervatim @LeahAtWhatPrice @PublicBooks

• Get More Done By Giving Yourself Less Time: @jamesscottbell @killzoneauthors
• 10 Ways Writers Can Utilize Their Time: @sherrinda

• The Myth of Author Multitasking: @mybookshepherd
• Writing While Parenting: @PGGalalis
• The Horror, The Horror: Rereading Yourself: @AdamOPrice @The_Millions
• Negotiating Social Privilege as a Writer: @cashewcutlet
• 12 Tips for the Best Writing Life Ever: @EdieMelson
• 8 Signs You Are Afraid of Writing: @teachrobotslove @LitReactor
• About That ‘Writing Vacation’: @Porter_Anderson @WriterUnboxed

• 101 Fantasy Tropes For Writers: @ChrisLukeDean @Writers_Write

• 10 Quick Tips About Writing Horror: @Stevevolkwriter @Bang2write

• “In Rural Noir, I Found Myself”: @CrimeReads @LauraSMcHugh
• How To Figure Out The Genre Of Your Book: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

• The Female Carries the Mystery: @SPressfield
• Baby’s First Mystery Fiction: @mollsotov89 @CrimeReads
• I talk cozy mysteries in this podcast with @PodcastWhythe : @lpoling
• Cozy Mysteries: When Your Sleuth Figures Things Out:
• How To Write A Cozy Mystery – 10 Essential Elements of Cozies: @LisaLatteBooks
• 3 Reasons Female Writers are Addicted to True Crime: @FinishedPages @womenonwriting
• Writing a Legal Thriller: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Tips: by Ed Rucker @WritersDigest

• 11 Ways to Improve Your Nonfiction Writing: @NinaAmir
• Using Personal Pronouns in Nonfiction Book Writing: by Melissa Drumm @TCKPublishing

• Golden Tips from RWA 2019: by Fae Rowen

• How to Publish Your Science Fiction Novel: @robertleebrewer @WritersDigest

• Great Scene: “Up”: @GoIntoTheStory
• 10 Keys To Great Screenplay Endings: by Mark Sevi @CreativeScreen

• How Great Amazon Book Descriptions Help Indie Authors Sell More Books: @Bookgal
• Tips for a Great Amazon Book Description from @Bookgal :

• How to Get Book Reviews as a New Author: @MegLaTorre

• 5 Ways To Improve Your Marketing By Varying The Length Of Your Writing: by Robert Wood @standoutbooks

• Create an Author Newsletter Before You’re Published: @EJWenstrom @DIYMFA

• Branding Checkup: @DebraEckerling

• Amazon’s Unwritten Print Pricing Rule: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI

• 7 Mistakes to Avoid While Promoting Your Book on Social Media: @danielamcvick @shaylaleeraquel

• How to Launch Your Book: @JillWilliamson @GoTeenWriters
• Forbidden Books From Around The World in 2019: from Global English Editing
• Opinion: The Trials and Tribulations of DIY Audiobooks: @AndreneLow @IndieAuthorALLI
• Jesseca Salky Opens New Agency; Wattpad Partners in Latin America: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• An Interview with Pro Lyricist Justine Perry: @justine_perry @mellamusic
• Hearst Launches Two Book Imprints, Partners with PRH on Distribution: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• Points, Counterpoints: The Publishers v. Audible Lawsuit Lines Are Drawn: @Porter_Anderson @devlinhartline @LoisABridges
• Amazon Original Stories Buys Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro Stories: @Porter_Anderson @RealGDT @pubperspectives @AmazonPub

• Bologna Tours Rodari Show; Denmark’s UNSILO Signs Cambridge: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• Jordanian Publishers’ Union’s Fathi Al Biss: A Need for ‘Better Interaction’: @Porter_Anderson
• Kamila Shamsie’s Rescinded Nelly Sachs Prize Fuels Criticism: @Porter_Anderson @kamilashamsie @alisonflood @KristennEinars1
• China Bestsellers for August: Back to School and Light Fiction: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
• South Africa’s Snapplify Announces US$2 Million in New Capital: @Porter_Anderson @Snapplify @pubperspectives
• Four Viewpoints Ahead of the First IPA Middle East Seminar in Amman: @Porter_Anderson @HugoSetzer @IntPublishers @pubperspectives

• Why Writers Shouldn’t Query Self-Published Books: @MegLaTorre

• The Cover Two-Step: @MelindaVan

• What Writers Need to Know About Morality Clauses: @carrievmullins @ElectricLit

• Persuasion and Your Story’s Moral Antagonist: @DonMaass

• Translating the Hero’s Journey Into a Linear Plan: @susanjforest @sfwa

• The Beginner’s Guide to Props – Using Them to Show Character: @sarahjrexford @A3writers
• Quick Character Quiz: @KMcCaughrain

• Inner Conflict That Sparks Readers’ Emotions: @LiveWriteThrive

• How to Write Amazing Flashbacks: by Dana Isaacson @CareerAuthors

• Sue Monk Kidd’s 10 Most Helpful Writing Tips: @Writers_Write

• Assonance: Definition and Examples from Literature: @TCKPublishing

• Editor Roundtable: The Girl on the Train: by Leslie Watts @StoryGrid
• What is “Gritty” Fiction? by T.L. Bodine
• Make Room for Your Reader With an Interactive Reading Experience: @kcraftwriter @WriterUnboxed
• Unusual Writing Tips: @aroomofmyown1 @WomenWriters
• Six Common Forms of Bad Writing Advice: by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
• How to Get the Most Out Of Your Characters: @AJHumpage
• 38 Americanisms the British Can’t Bloody Stand: by Gyles Brandreth @lithub
• On Psychotherapists, Confessors and Other Narrative Conveniences: @emma_darwin
• How to Evoke Reader Emotions With “Surprisingness”: @KMWeiland
• Advice on Writing Thieves, Assassins, or Other Stealthy Characters: from A Thief’s War
• 4 Ways to Write a Better Novel: @Janice_Hardy

• The 50 BEST Online Critique Circle to Take Your Writing to the Next Level: @ReedsyHQ

• Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Offered an Easy Way Out: @AngelaAckerman

• How to Write a Series: 5 Lessons Learned: @scalkins3

• Is It Better To Set Your Story In A Real or Fake Location? @StephMorrill

• Why Scrivener Is a Good Tool for Writers: by Rick Bettencourt @FloridaWriters1

• The 50 Best Writing Websites of 2019: @ReedsyHQ