Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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Happy New Year!

• 2 Types of Events Authors Need on Their Calendar: @cksyme
• Create Diverse Income Streams to Build Your Brand and Income: by Michael Larsen

• UNESCO World Arabic Language Day (the World’s 5th Most-Spoken Language) Features Sharjah’s Al Qasimi: http://ow.ly/O7L030hi1Z1 @Porter_Anderson

• 5 Ways To Help Inspire Your Writing: @lornafaith

• The 7 Scariest Little Girls in Literature: by Natalee Cruz @ElectricLit
• Slow Journeys – Why we read: @Roz_Morris@isabelcostello
• 5 Books That Have Fun Mashing Up Subgenres: @jamesagard @tordotcom
• Why Art is So Important During Turbulent Times: @KarisRogerson @LitReactor
• 10 Fictional Characters That We Just Love to Hate: @Keith_Rice1 @SignatureReads

• What Writers Think about How to Start Writing: @the_writing_pal

• 5 Must-Have Habits for Writing a Book in a Month: @NinaAmir

• What will carry you through as a writer: @rxena77
• How to Maintain Your Writing Sanity During the Holidays: @SpunkOnAStick @TheIWSG
• “I Pretended to Be Emily Dickinson on an Online Dating Site”: by Erin Bealmear @ElectricLit
• Self Doubt Never Really Goes Away: @losapala
• 6 Things Writers Can Do This Holiday Season: @deborahdeetales
• Balancing Writing During the Holidays: @AuthorSAT

• Horror Story vs. Horror Novel: @wickerkat

• The UK’s Alarm for Literary Fiction: @JonnyGeller @Porter_Anderson

• Internal dialogue as an element in crime fiction: @mkinberg

• The business end of biography: @Janet_Reid

• How to Use Lists Effectively in Your Blog Posts: @problogger

• Book description tips: @AndreaWriterlea

• Finding Your Readers: @tessaemilyhall

• Tutorial: How to Open a Zazzle Store: @LynneCantwell
• ‘5 Things I’m Not Doing to Launch My Book—Plus What I’m Doing Instead’: @DeannaCabinian at @JaneFriedman

• Understanding Newsletter Ads: @MarcyKennedy
• Why authors should have a newsletter: @JanalynVoigt

• 7 Best Ways to Build an Authentic Author Brand: @SmartAuthors

• The Best Tools for Kindle Self Publishing: @kikimojo

• 10 Myths and Misunderstandings about Amazon: @JohnDoppler @IndieAuthorALLI

• Trends in Children’s Books: Five 2018 Predictions from Scholastic: @Porter_Anderson

• Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers: @Porter_Anderson @thecreativepenn
• November 2017 Bestseller Lists from China: Literature and Current Affairs: @Porter_Anderson
• Rights Roundup: Deals Reported From Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Spain: @Porter_Anderson
• The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Observes Its 50th Anniversary in 2018: @Porter_Anderson

• Why Pursue Traditional Publishing? (Are There Enough Good Reasons?) by Kristen Tsetsi @JaneFriedman

• Contacting agents when you have a contract from a publisher in hand: @Janet_Reid

• 4 Legal Myths for Authors, Debunked: @EmmanuelNataf @ReedsyHQ

• Translator challenges: survey respondents state translation earnings are a fraction of their income: http://ow.ly/WMaa30hi2mA @Porter_Anderson

• Plunge into Story Action—and Genre: @kcraftwriter

• Don’t Over Explain: Readers Get It the First Time: @ZoeMMcCarthy

• Diversifying Your Characters’ Voices: @beccapuglisi

• How To Use Flashbacks: @patverducci

• How Great Writers Develop the Theme of a Story: @mattgrantwriter

• 5 Tips For Fairy Tale Retellings: @jules_writes
• Writing Fiction Using Family History: @anngborn2write
• Secret Writing Rules and Why Writers Should Ignore them: @annerallen
• 6 Tips About Academic Writing: @ThaxRomana
• Liberating Over-Burdened Stories: by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
• Using current events in fiction: by Brandi Reissenweber @TheWriterMag

• A Character’s POV = A Character’s Truth: @sarahrcallender @WriterUnboxed

• 3 Types of Superfluous Use of Semicolons: @writing_tips
• Our Love-Hate Relationship with Punctuation: @StephenJSpector @lithub

• Writing Scenes That Work (Every Time): @rsmonterusso @StoryGrid

• What’s Your “Cinnamon Word”? The Stats on How Authors Use Language: @AZinosAmaro

• Using a word crawl as a writing challenge: @EvaDeverell

• The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs: @JeffGoins #TopTweets2017
• The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction: by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit #TopTweets2017
• Self-Publishing a Debut Literary Novel: The Actions, The Costs, The Results: @hellothefuture @janefriedman #TopTweets2017

And here is the list of the top tweets of 2017 (with the most interaction and engagement on Twitter): 

In Defense of Third Person:  http://ow.ly/ZRpP30gxu4X   @AdamOPrice @The_Millions #TopTweets2017

A Selection of Virginia Woolf’s Most Savage Insults:  http://ow.ly/NqCH30h9N9z  @knownemily #TopTweets2017

9 Writing Rules Examined: http://ow.ly/j0zB30fGHpB  @KathySteinemann #TopTweets2017

How to Show Your Character Is Beginning to Heal:  http://ow.ly/O1lH30gdon6  @AngelaAckerman #TopTweets2017

Writing Scene Breaks and Transitions that Develop Story:  http://ow.ly/y6wC30fZ5B4  @nownovel #TopTweets2017

How do I do my own audio-book narration?  http://ow.ly/4V5h30fSToA  @raygreenleyvo #TopTweets2017

Switching From Querying Agents to Querying Publishers: http://ow.ly/6kFz30fo9QS  @KristenBrakeman @WomenWriters #TopTweets2017

How to Write a Book With Traumatic Brain Injury:  http://ow.ly/5jJT30fuhGZ  @AlicePoet @lithub #TopTweets2017

6 Writing Books Librarians Recommend: http://ow.ly/sqr330fSf1N  @librarylore #TopTweets2017

What makes a good fiction editor?  http://ow.ly/TywC30fm4RV  @LouiseHarnby #TopTweets2017

How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead to a Lifetime of Better Writing http://ow.ly/R6VY30fSeMo   @grantfaulkner #TopTweets2017

“What I Learned from Failing NaNoWriMo”:  http://ow.ly/UqVz30fEVZP  @emi1y_morgan #TopTweets2017

Should You Self-Publish or Try to Get an Agent? 4 Questions Can Help you Decide:  http://ow.ly/X6ux30h9Mrz  @ChuckSambuchino @TheIWSG #TopTweets2017

Historical Novels: Your Research To-Do List:  http://ow.ly/I2kK30h9MJg  @LydiaYKang #TopTweets2017

12 Unusual And Achievable Productivity Hacks For Writers:  http://ow.ly/yiI530f1GrD  @Bang2write #TopTweets2017

“The Time I Moved to New York City to Be a Poet”:  http://ow.ly/YKRg30f2n2I  @Jrbialosky @lithub #TopTweets2017

How Many Words in a Novel? Our Editors Have the Answers:  http://ow.ly/xQpV30fv2KD  @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2017

Writing Secondary Characters That Pop: And Sell More Books:  http://ow.ly/2n0230fi8hx  @jenniferprobst @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2017

The Heart of Picture Books:  http://ow.ly/aOme30eSQbq  @JulieFHedlund #TopTweets2017

Want to Get More Readers? Get Rid of your Subscription Popup! http://ow.ly/DUpA30fexE4  @annerallen #TopTweets2017

10 essential books for writers:  http://ow.ly/hEs030eVvbf  @jonreed #TopTweets2017

Podcast interview with publishing expert @thecreativepenn: http://bit.ly/2w3fso0  @writerscast #TopTweets2017

5 Secrets to Writing a Fascinating Memoir:  http://ow.ly/b4OR30f2mrP  by Dan Emmett @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017

The Birth of American Noir:  http://ow.ly/hruW30h8rTd  @meganeabbott  @parisreview #TopTweets2017

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Manuscript:  http://ow.ly/loxw30h8rW9  @LoucindaMcGary #TopTweets2017

How Movies Can Help You Become a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/BPIG30h8s0d  by Joan Lennon @scottishbktrust #TopTweets2017

A Guide to Dramatic, Situational and Verbal Irony:  http://ow.ly/qBMT30e5tfX  @reedsyhq #TopTweets2017

Book Promotion: Do This, Not That:  http://ow.ly/3rfb30dZxd1  @NewShelvesBooks @JFbookman #TopTweets2017

How to Take Edits 101:  http://ow.ly/n7Sw30eHbjh  @ChristophPaul_ #TopTweets2017

Naming Fantasy Characters and Making Sure They’re More Than Just Names:  http://ow.ly/vdAr30ecz8N  @writer_anthony  #TopTweets2017

The beta reading process: 10 critical steps:  http://ow.ly/WS3030eF7n4  @kseniaanske #TopTweets2017

5 Tips for Writing Better Subplots: http://ow.ly/HNz730eqAQo  @nownovel #TopTweets2017

13 Ways To Help An Indie Author With Their Book Release:  http://ow.ly/HwsO30eGmDC  @HelenScheuerer #TopTweets2017

What Writers Think about How to Start Writing:  http://ow.ly/Nnxn30hrWs6 @the_writing_pal  #wkb36

How To Choose the Best Book Cover for Your Book:  http://ow.ly/EM1F30e0sye  @SukhiJutla #TopTweets2017

Women in Publishing and ‘the Lack of Men’: http://ow.ly/M9xJ30e7sCK  @sophiedeclosets @porter_anderson @pubperspectives #TopTweets2017

A Reading List for Stronger Creative Nonfiction:  http://ow.ly/UQC130h7Wc3  @kayladeanwrites #TopTweets2017

How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz for Your Book Right Now: http://ow.ly/Tw8H30h7Wf8  @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2017

Self-Publishing a Debut Literary Novel: The Actions, The Costs, The Results:  http://ow.ly/rKov30h7Wjd  @hellothefuture @janefriedman #TopTweets2017

Why Being a Literary Agent Doesn ‘t Make It Easier to Write a Book: http://ow.ly/48cp30dXgdE @kate_mckean #TopTweets2017

7 Book Launch Lessons:  http://ow.ly/jdlo30dXhta  @sacha_black #TopTweets2017

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Literary Comedy for Beginners:  http://ow.ly/61bV30e39zO  @paulpaulkeegan @writingtipsoasi #TopTweets2017

10 Questions to Test your Poetry Knowledge:  http://ow.ly/PcRL30e39PO  by Joanne Jeffries  @My_poetic_side #TopTweets2017

Social media tips and platforms for writers:  http://ow.ly/7jTZ30dXi5Q  @bailey_belmont #TopTweets2017

Writing Memoir: Where’s the Conflict?  http://ow.ly/irCO30dXiqe  @writingthrulife #TopTweets2017

The Impact of Character Transformation in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:  http://ow.ly/EfSu30dXiHu   by Cory Milles @savethecat #TopTweet2017

Writing an Action Story: 8 Tips for Zippy Pace:  http://ow.ly/SMMT30h7mrX  @nownovel #TopTweets2017

5 Tips from Hemingway that Will Make You a Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/AOzS30h7mbC   @NicoleJBianchi #TopTweets2017

How to Write in an Authentic Historical Voice:  http://ow.ly/f4io30h7mg1  @KMWeiland #TopTweets2017

The DIY MFA:  http://ow.ly/oOWW30h7mqv  @diymfa by Jeff Tamarkin @TheWriterMag #TopTweets2017

Writing Tips: Creating Believable Characters:  http://ow.ly/7d2l30cOlbr  @grace_writelife @thecreativepenn #TopTweets2017

How Much Character Description Does Your Story Need?  http://ow.ly/EpRG30cOkQX  @hodgeswriter #TopTweets2017

New to Book Publicity? Go Local First:  http://ow.ly/fETd30cOFbi  @PublicityHound #TopTweets2017

5 Steps to Better Character Development:  http://ow.ly/FLBX30dc1yc  @JeremyJmenefee #TopTweets2017

‘Booksellers are alarmed about geo-blocking and its potential effects on ebook sales’:  http://ow.ly/boby30dc74a  @Porter_Anderson #TopTweets2017

Podcast: @JohnGrisham’s book tour (and his conversations with other authors):   http://ow.ly/gBlN30dciYx  , http://ow.ly/853W30dctuK  #TopTweets2017

How to write better LGBT characters:  http://ow.ly/qu5b30cOFwg  @daisy_and_me #TopTweets2017

6 Cheap(er) Cities Where It ‘s Great to be a Freelance Writer:  http://ow.ly/Tzhi30cOFBY  @ElenTurner #TopTweets2017

White collar crime in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/9pwo30dcbCc @mkinberg #TopTweets2017

5 Ways to Keep Your Writing Moving Forward: http://ow.ly/6eZi30cOFH4  @terrywhalin #TopTweets2017

Preparing your Goodreads marketing timeline: http://ow.ly/lW5R30dd3v5  @cincindypat  #TopTweets2017

3 Tips For Writing Great Chapters:  http://ow.ly/33Hp30h63rI  @theladygreer #TopTweets2017

How To Assign A Character’s Race In A Screenplay:  http://ow.ly/aejk30bFi1x  @Bang2write #TopTweets2017

Want to Become a Successful Writer? Develop Your Intuition:  http://ow.ly/M5I430bQhxx  @AngelaAckerman #TopTweets2017

7 Things To Do When You Want to Give Up (Instead of Giving Up):  http://ow.ly/Zigr30bUieM  @DanicaDavidson @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017

J.K. Rowling’s Latest Advice Will Inspire You To Pick Up Your Pen And Write:  http://ow.ly/wWm330bvBfY  @emmaoulton @bustle #TopTweets2017

Mining Your Life for Your Stories: http://ow.ly/9GyQ30bSwk6  @KateMoretti1 #TopTweets2017

Balancing Writing During the Holidays:  http://ow.ly/W64Y30hpOID @AuthorSAT #wkb31

Classic Story Structures and What They Teach Us About Novel Plotting: http://ow.ly/UzaQ30bHYMq  @jesslourey @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2017

Storytelling Through Costume: The Woman in White:  http://ow.ly/hXUg30aWH3R  @gaileyfrey @tordotcom #TopTweets2017

6 Things Writers Can Do This Holiday Season:  http://ow.ly/PTvM30hpOmV @deborahdeetales  #wkb31

The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs:  http://bit.ly/2iZyXIJ  @JeffGoins #TopTweets2017

An Agent on Why Authors Need to Dump the Elevator Pitch: http://ow.ly/5mwC30h4AJN  @BookEndsJessica #TopTweets2017

The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction:  http://ow.ly/7WUf30h4AQx  by Emma Johnson @WritersEdit #TopTweets2017

How to Get Going with MailChimp and Email Marketing:  http://ow.ly/VPxn30h4B2j  @CaballoFrances #TopTweets2017

How NOT to start your novel: Six First Page No-Nos:  http://ow.ly/F3rX30h4Bf8  @annerallen #TopTweets2017

How To Write Creative Nonfiction:  http://ow.ly/QFft30aoOg5  @woodwardkaren #TopTweets2017

International Publishers Association Issues Freedom to Publish Manifesto: http://ow.ly/5KE130aTGVG  @Porter_Anderson @IntPublishers #TopTweets2017

5 Steps to find Character Names:  http://ow.ly/YtmB30a1S4o  @nownovel #TopTweets2017

How description works in our stories:  http://ow.ly/krwz30auDdZ  @PBRWriter #TopTweets2017

How to Write Without Approval: Reasons to Keep Writing When it’s Tough:  http://ow.ly/upxW30a3w7K  @AGHackney #TopTweets2017

How to Format a Book: 10 Tips Your Editor Wants You To Know:  http://ow.ly/B6xb30aUjOS  @batwood @thewritelife #TopTweets2017

8 Highly Unusual Writing Residencies:  http://ow.ly/jTdy30aapSu  @knownemily #TopTweets2017

5 Reasons Fellow Writers Are Essential to Your Writing Life:  http://ow.ly/EJTa30aFOF2  @jessicastrawser @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017

The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes:  http://ow.ly/tm4P30h3520  @Ramqvist #TopTweets2017

16 Things All Historical Fiction Writers Need to Know:  http://ow.ly/GHf530h354Y  @IGLAbooks #TopTweets2017

How to Identify & Avoid Some Common Bad Publishing Deals:  http://ow.ly/nARG30h35kq  @SusanSpann @RMFWriters #TopTweets2017

The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue Tags:  http://ow.ly/WZtb30h35BM  @HelenaFairfax #TopTweets2017

Using Repetition to Produce Parallel Structure:  http://ow.ly/OMQn309JKpQ  @writing_tips #TopTweets2017

Should You Use Kindle Pre-order?  http://ow.ly/AnzD309PdBn  @loishoffmanDE #TopTweets2017

6 Best Podcasts For Writers Who Want to Sell More Books in 2017:  http://ow.ly/DPX5309HzUQ  @cksyme #TopTweets2017

How to finish a novel: tracking a book’s progress from idea to completion:  http://ow.ly/MR0Z30a4qZO  @Wylmenmuir @beprolifiko #TopTweets2017

A 10-step book launch plan to outrank bestselling authors: http://ow.ly/aRvP309bnjZ  @Creativindie #TopTweets2017

Writing, brotherhood, and the narrative of autism:  http://ow.ly/GKvG309lHpv  @mattmastricova @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017

4 Truths to Change Your Perspective on the Writer/Editor Relationship: http://ow.ly/zfhl3095Tpi  @jessicastrawser #TopTweets2017

5 Tips for Querying & Choosing a Literary Agent:  http://ow.ly/SXJH309CHvH  @BriannaShrum @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017

Hyphenation Rules for 35 Prefixes (and 1 Suffix):  http://ow.ly/7sYE309LaE9  @writing_tips #TopTweets2017

What not to do at an author festival:  http://ow.ly/AH3230h34mu  @Elfwriter #TopTweets2017

Getting Our Books into US and International Libraries: http://ow.ly/1jdM30h34E2  #TopTweets2017

Tackling the Dreaded Synopsis:  http://ow.ly/fgdZ30h34Kt  @jkolin27 @OpAwesome6 #TopTweets2017

How Much Description Do You Need in Your Writing? http://ow.ly/C5Ul308GIUc  @katekrake #TopTweets2017

5 Mistakes Authors Make on Social Media:  http://ow.ly/uCLH308PVIs  by Michael Cristiano #TopTweets2017

Top 10 Trends in Reading and Book Apps for Children:  http://ow.ly/5RjA308BoUa  @Porter_Anderson @elisayuste #TopTweets2017

How To Become a Good Writer: 50 Quotes From The Greats:  http://ow.ly/1uhP308sWYy  @WritetoDone  #TopTweets2017

Writing Income: What 1 Writer Made in 2016: http://ow.ly/yLkO308VxXV  @KameronHurley #TopTweets2017

Staring into the Soundless Dark: On the Trouble Lurking in Poets’ Bedrooms:  http://ow.ly/SGyM308sX3x  by Andrew Kay @The_Millions #TopTweets2017

Plotting A Blockbuster Thriller:  http://ow.ly/Sixd308wwUh  @Chris_Kokoski #TopTweets2017

A Complete Guide and Resources for Choosing Your Book Cover Font:  http://ow.ly/du6V3092WBO  @publishdrive #TopTweets2017

3 Reasons You Don’t Need Experience to Write a Great Story: http://ow.ly/5uBf30gZLEk  @bradtaylorbooks @SignatureReads #TopTweets2017

Pixar & Khan Academy Offer a Free Online Course on Storytelling: http://ow.ly/APdS30gZLKT  @openculture @AyunHalliday #TopTweets2017

Selecting the Right Sentence Structure for the Right Emotion:  http://ow.ly/djSn30gZLWF  @SeptCFawkes #TopTweets2017

10 Tips To Up Your Book Marketing Skills Right Now:  http://ow.ly/TpJL30gZMfg  @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2017

4 ways not to start a novel:  http://ow.ly/zLKY307mUaL  @jasonbougger #TopTweets2017

How to Find Your Agent Match:  http://ow.ly/2Iu6307eqNo  @SusanSpann #TopTweets2017

5 Things an Author Did Wrong In Her (First) Novel:  http://ow.ly/60Qt307Rj0w  @GillianMAuthor #TopTweets2017

20 self-publishing dos and don’ts:  http://ow.ly/FOaG307mUSJ  @kseniaanske #TopTweets2017

7 Reasons Writers of Serious Novels Should Use Humor in Their Fiction:  http://ow.ly/EUyN3079pzT  @deangloster @WritersDigest #TopTweets2017

5 successful authors on daily word count goals: http://ow.ly/DxX8307P07s  @raimeygallant @benjaminsobieck @heatherezell @pintipdunn #TopTweets2017

Rosarium’s Faces of Diverse Publishing: ‘Just Get Out of Our Way’ http://ow.ly/YMh2308iv5z  @Porter_Anderson @RosariumBill #TopTweets2017

First Chapters: Draw in your Reader:  http://ow.ly/yF6j307P2Po  @annerallen #TopTweets2017

2 Exercises to Maximize Your Creativity First Thing in the Morning:  http://ow.ly/8qYU30gZK5r  Todd Brison #TopTweets2017

2 Exercises to Maximize Your Creativity First Thing in the Morning:  http://ow.ly/8qYU30gZK5r  @ToddBrison #TopTweets2017

6 Best Cocktails From Classic Literature:  http://ow.ly/b76030gZKiU  @rosmance @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017

6 Best Cocktails From Classic Literature:  http://ow.ly/b76030gZKiU  @rosmance @ElectricLit #TopTweets2017

What to Write in the Bio Section of Your Query Letter:  http://ow.ly/w9jx30gZKmP  @ChuckSambuchino #TopTweets2017

9 Steps to Self-Publish Your Print Book Using CreateSpace:  http://ow.ly/83W930gZL7j  @lornafaith #TopTweets2017