Category: Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 45,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiveword newsletter here.

New Stuff: 

The 8th annual online Nonfiction Writers Conference, May 2-4. The opening session features a conversation with Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, and The Happiness Project. Additional sessions cover how to write, publish, promote and profit with nonfiction books.   There is a fee for attending the conference, but here is a discount code for 33% off for my blog readers: ElizabethSpannCraig35 

Picture book resources: This was something cool that I stumbled across this week: free picture book templates and other resources from the talented Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows).

I have a post up today on the Alliance of Independent Authors blog for their Sunday Self-Publishing Success stories.

• Your Author Career Strategy (Podcast): @DIYMFA @katmartinauthor
• The Writer’s Guide to Avoiding Side-Hustle Burnout: @CordeliaCallsIt @thewritelife
• The Risks and Rewards of Bringing Your Spouse or Partner Into Your Business: @dorcas_ct @JaneFriedman
• What Actually Matters to Your Audience? @cathyyardley

• New UK MFest: A Focus in April on ‘Bringing Muslims and Non-Muslims Together’: @tufyal @MFestUK @Porter_Anderson
• Hay Festival to Identify 100 noteworthy books by women in last 100 years: @Porter_Anderson @hayfestival
• Helen Bernstein Book Award Finalists for Excellence in Journalism Books: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 45,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiveword newsletter here.

• Sometimes It’s Just Business: @bryngreenwood @WriterUnboxed
• How to Hire an Editor: 5 Things to Consider: @brooke_warner @IngramSpark
• How to Grow Your Writing Portfolio This Year: @RDCwrites
• Book Coach Q&A: @DanBlank @jennienash
• Sell Your Books From Your Own Website: @angee

• 7 Tips for Your Next Writers’ Conference: @bobhoss
• PubTechConnect Conference: Innovation in Publishing: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

• Strategies for bringing yourself back to writing: @MichalskiLiz @WriterUnboxed
• Think Outside the Blank Page: by Linda Wilson

• Why is pop culture obsessed with battles between good and evil? @clnichols6 @aeonmag
• 18 Essential Classics to Read Before You Die: @Keith_Rice1 @SignatureReads
• 5 Types of Books Writers Should Read: by Lila Diller @DIYMFA

• How handwriting improves creative productivity: @Peter_Rey_
• Keeping Track of A ‘Done List’:

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 45,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiveword newsletter here.

New Stuff to Try

Reedsy now has a free curated directory of 100+ writing exercises and prompts.    I have an entry there. :)

Here’s something a little different for anyone struggling with writer’s block or for someone who can’t move forward with a story because of a desire to edit.  Floor 23 (free for 2 weeks with no credit card needed).  Title your work, set a word goal for your session, and start typing.  The words fly away as you type…and are retrieved for you later after your session is over.  Created by Patrick Krabeepetcharat. 

• How to Quit Your Day Job to Write Full Time: @jasonbougger
• Blockchain For Books: @IndieAuthorALLI
• Looking for Professional Help with Your Book? Try Reedsy: @MJBowersock @ReedsyHQ
• What’s a sample edit? Who does it help? And is it free? @LouiseHarnby
• Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms Used by Writers: @KathySteinemann
• How To Back Up Your Work Like An Author: by Paige Duke @standoutbooks

• 10 Things You Need to Know About Going to Conventions as a Writer: @johnhartness
• London Book Fair Adds Authors Joanna Trollope and Jacqueline Wilson: @Porter_Anderson @FansofJWilson

• Things to Know Before You Set a Goal: @10MinNovelists
• Your Best Writing Year Yet: Getting Started and Staying Motivated: @writingthrulife

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 45,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiveword newsletter here.

• Brazilian Ebook Market in 2017: Trends and Predictions: @publishdrive

• Opening the 32nd International Publishers Congress: ‘Shout About What We Do’: @michielams @Porter_Anderson
• Four Speakers’ Talking Points: Ahead of the IPA Congress in New Delhi : @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
• Wales’ All-Hay-Festival’s Fellow Named for 2018-2019: @Porter_Anderson
• New York’s Festival Neue Literatur 2018 Theme: ‘Insider | Outsider’: @Porter_Anderson

• 5 Tips for a Successful Debut Novel: @slipperywhisper @careerauthors

• How to Set and Keep Your Writing Resolutions: @BJoycePatterson

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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 45,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Have you visited the WKB lately?  Check out the new redesign where you can browse by category, and sign up for free writing articles, on topics you choose, delivered to your email inbox!  Sign up for the Hiveword newsletter here.

I’m spotlighting another conference for writers this week: the 2nd Annual Write This Way Indie Author Fest in Dallas, Texas.  The event is free to the public and free participating authors.  The goal is to inspire literacy, as well as provide a platform for authors to be of service to the community.  The Future Author Contest encourages young writers  ages 12 and older to write the book they have dreamed of writing.

• 6 Tips to Hiring a Freelance Editor: @KarenCV

• The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World: @Porter_Anderson @michielams
• Viewpoints From the Children’s Books Salon: Trends, Concerns, and Publishing Pride: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives @EvyTillman

• How to Write a Book in 2018 (A Step-by-Step Guide for New Writers): @BryanJCollins

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