by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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- Five Books With Manipulated Memories: by W.L. Goodwater @tordotcom
- Editor Roundtable: Jane Eyre: @TheWritership @StoryGrid
- 8 of the Best Cocktails from Classic Literature: by Alex Day and David Kaplan @SignatureReads
- I Hear Santa’s Sleigh: On The Polar Express and What It Means to Believe: @use_theforce_em
- When Calvin Met Hobbes: Calvin and Hobbes’ Most Memorable Christmases: @EmmanuelNataf @LitReactor
- The One Tool You Need to Write Consistently: @NinaAmir
- Tips for Fitting in More Writing: @createastorylov
- Gave up on NaNoWriMo? Try a gentler, year-round writing challenge: @inkyelbows
- 4 Essential Strategies for Distraction-Free Writing: by Jon Rumens @NaNoWriMo
- The Angst of Trying to Write Better Emails than Gmail’s Smart Compose Autocomplete: @DKThomp @TheAtlantic
- Are You Taking Productive Breaks? @LisaEBetz @A3writers
- Business Musings: Getting To The Stories You Love to Write: @KristineRusch
- 10 Perfect Writer Gifts We Just Made Up: @RL_Maizes @ElectricLit
- Why Is Writing So Difficult? Here Are 3 Reasons Why: by Erin Sturm @thewritelife
- What Do You Do If You’re Constantly Unhappy with Your Writing Life? @losapala
- Write Your Own Touching Holiday Story With a Handy Chart: by Jess Zimmerman @ElectricLit
- Writing at Christmas: @writing_ie
- Walking the Line When Submitting to the Christian Market: @RachelleGardner
- How to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Carl Sagan’s ‘Contact’: @DustinGrinnell @WritersDigest
- Disapproval of Character Marriages as an Element of Crime Fiction: @mkinberg
- Jessica Fletcher and ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Are Alive and Well: @JonDLand @CrimeReads
- Crime Novels that Take a Witty View of Society: @mkinberg
- What You Can Learn about Writing Cozy Mysteries from Hallmark Christmas Movies: by Jennifer Donovan @MinotaurBooks @CareerAuthors @hallmarkmovie
- Screenwriting: Reflections on “It’s a Wonderful Life”: @SunsetGunShot @GoIntoTheStory
- “A Charlie Brown Christmas”: The Christmas Classic that Almost Wasn’t: @rxena77
- LIMA’s Tani Wong on Leveraging Content Through Licensing: @Porter_Anderson
- Climate Crisis and Fake News Top 2018 International Research Papers: @Porter_Anderson @altmetric
- Industry Notes: MVB US Announces Successful Pubnet 2.0 Migration: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- 3 Publishing Veterans From the ‘Cubicles of the Business’ Now Rep Authors as Agents: @blackpooltower @missjkill by @Porter_Anderson
- IPR License Signs S. Fischer Publishing Houses in Germany to Its Network: @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
- In Paris, a Meeting of Franco-Arabic Publishers: Challenges and Hopes: @oliviasnaije @pubperspectives
- How To Define Your Character’s Narrative: @Writers_Write
- Make Your Characters Flawsome: by S.E. White
- 3 Writing Challenges That Will Make You a Better Writer: @DavidHSafford @write_practice
- How Eavesdropping Can Improve Your Writing: @EdieMelson
- Write Third-Person Narrative Better: @KathyEdens1 @ProWritingAid
- How Many Viewpoint Characters in Your Novel? @SnowflakeGuy
- Rights Roundup: The Midway Point at London Book Fair: @Porter_Anderson @LondonBookFair @pubperspectives #TopTweets2018
- Interested in being a full-time writer? My thoughts on what it takes: (guest post with @annerallen ) #TopTweets2018
How To Focus On Writing Right Now: http://ow.ly/Xp2o30mGtYv @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2018
‘In Regard To’ vs. ‘In Regards To’: http://ow.ly/9qJk30mzO6n @GrammarGirl #TopTweets2018
3 Tips for Improving Show, Don’t Tell: http://ow.ly/PXZB30mCVNr @KMWeiland #TopTweets2018
Three Ways to Edit Scenes: http://ow.ly/udz230mtkEl @Lindasclare #TopTweets2018
How to Cherish Language: http://ow.ly/2bXY30mBMDv @KMWeiland #TopTweets2018
Rights Roundup: A Handful of Titles for the Holidays: http://ow.ly/EonV30mOqat @Porter_Anderson @malusken @GuillaumePitron @SiriPettersen #TopTweets2018
Lose The Plot: http://ow.ly/TB3W30moAR1@LouiseVoss1 @WomenWriters #TopTweets2018
Bucket List for Writers: http://ow.ly/9fjG30myyN6 by Keith Cronin @WriterUnboxed #TopTweets208
What Writing Fanfiction Taught Me as an Editor: http://ow.ly/CsAa30mCozO @writersyndrome @UncannyMagazine #TopTweets2018
Want to Self-Publish Fiction Successfully? Follow These 9 Tips: http://ow.ly/8ZkI30msJia @annerallen #TopTweets2018
Dialogue Isn’t Everything (How to Keep Your Characters Busy): http://ow.ly/A43i30mAh7Q @FinishedPages @womenonwriting #TopTweets2018
Screenwriting: Top 5 Scene Description Mistakes Writers Make: http://ow.ly/qer530mqssf @Bang2write #TopTweets2018
10 Books to help you feel like a real writer when you’re discouraged: http://ow.ly/wmTR30mguaW @JanetBoyer @annerallen #TopTweets2018
Max Boot’s ‘Corrosion of Conservatism’: A ‘Big Book’ for WW Norton at Frankfurt: http://ow.ly/s9Tc30m9Oy8 @Porter_Anderson @MaxBoot #TopTweets2018
How Wilkie Collins found sensation in ordinary life: http://ow.ly/mTqz30lOMcC @samjordison @GuardianBooks #TopTweets2018
The 12 Best and Worst Things That Can Happen After Your Freelance Article Is Accepted: http://ow.ly/Z87J30lUGA8 @Susanshapironet @WritersDigest #TopTweets2018
A Librarian’s Life: Buddy, the Library Isn’t a 7-Eleven”: http://ow.ly/5jAt30lPHQa @Kristen_Arnett @lithub #TopTweets2018
Breaking the 4th Wall in Scene Description: http://ow.ly/ziCt30m7NjR @GoIntoTheStory #TopTweets2018
Giving Ourselves Permission to Write: http://ow.ly/jEtf30lZJg5 @KerrySchafer @WomenWriters #TopTweets2018
5 Ways to Use the Enneagram to Write Better Characters: http://ow.ly/JglO30lXGuF @KMWeiland #TopTweets2018
Urban Fantasy Noir: 7 Urban Fantasy Crime Novels With Dark Sensibilities: http://ow.ly/hGJW30lY1gw @Richard_Kadrey @CrimeReads #TopTweets2018
A Fantasy Geek’s Guide to YouTube: Weapons and Warfare: http://ow.ly/6V9V30m64vX @RMarpole @FantasyFaction #TopTweets2018
10 Exercises to Become a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/XCUY30lTKrj @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2018
7 Novels That Capture the Pain and Chaos of Alcoholism: http://ow.ly/oaHl30lQ3Jm @laura_june @lithub #TopTweets2018
How to Write Historical Fiction That Comes Alive: http://ow.ly/fjrA30m642d @JimmyWriter @CareerAuthors #TopTweets2018
The Satisfaction of Excellence: The Growth Mindset for Writers: http://ow.ly/I3zW30lqaeF @jennienash #TopTweets2018
What is the Best Service for Print on Demand Books? http://ow.ly/Cq6230lKCU3 @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2018
‘Vintage Man Booker’ Is Launched, an Online Retrospective on the Prize’s First 50 Years: http://ow.ly/4PmH30lHVbY @Porter_Anderson @ManBookerPrize #TopTweets2018
The Dos and Don’ts of Supporting Your Local Library: http://ow.ly/QxIu30lE9ZE @Kristen_Arnett @lithub #TopTweets2018
Use The 7 Deadly Sins To Strengthen Your Antagonist’s Motives: http://ow.ly/kjlX30lsB2b @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
How to Start a Local Writing Group: http://ow.ly/V0G930lyfy5 @shaylaleeraquel #TopTweets2018
Crafting A Fall: Turning Heroes to the Dark Side: http://ow.ly/HXy230lt0U7 by Aaron Miles @FantasyFaction #TopTweets2018
“Mistakes I Made as a New Indie Author”: http://ow.ly/ypxe30lxWoB @Creativindie @annerallen #TopTweets2018″
Use reversal to hook the reader: http://ow.ly/abCZ30lLOez @kseniaanske #TopTweets2018
Interested in being a full-time writer? My thoughts on what it takes: http://ow.ly/tkmz30mZCR7 (guest post with @annerallen ) #TopTweets2018
Five Books About Unconventional Pirates: http://ow.ly/jCFR30lJJQj @seesarawrite @tordotcom #TopTweets2018
Why Backstory Should Be The Scar Tissue Of Your Book: http://ow.ly/rzPw30lEa3u @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
On (Re)Writing Real-Life Tragedy: http://ow.ly/v1oS30lhywz @KimberlySBelle @WomenWriters #TopTweets2018
5 Things George R. R. Martin Can Teach You About Writing: http://ow.ly/KUEW30lebAu @FredBobJohn #TopTweets2018
The 13 Unluckiest Characters In Fiction: http://ow.ly/k8SP30lnaUK @xymarla @LitReactor #TopTweets2018
Telling LGBTQ Love Stories with Happy Endings Is a Form of Resistance: http://ow.ly/pKlW30l6Twl @CamillePerri @ElectricLit #TopTweets2018
New Report: American Teens Spend Less Time Reading: http://ow.ly/gkx830lvyg7 @Porter_Anderson @jean_twenge #TopTweets2018
For the Love of Libraries: http://ow.ly/RYb130l92bM @SarahMMcCoy @WriterUnboxed #TopTweets2018
10 Reasons Book Reviews Still Matter: http://ow.ly/jDkx30ln0QW @Gabino_Iglesias #TopTweets2018
Poems for Any Occasion: http://ow.ly/wVP730l3MM9 @AnnieNeugebauer @LitReactor #TopTweets2018
How young writers are leading a poetry comeback: http://ow.ly/PmTh30lmKFL @JenHijaz @NewsHour #TopTweets2018
Punctuation Boot Camp: http://ow.ly/fJps30llQjz by Gail Radley @TheWriterMag #TopTweets2018
When To Utilize An Ensemble Cast and How To Do It Well: http://ow.ly/JxN830lpGjr @JoshuaIsard @LitReactor #TopTweets2018
A plea to authors to speak out about piracy: http://ow.ly/5jt830lmPNu @Roz_Morris #TopTweets2018
What It Means to Be a Writing Teacher in the Age of School Shootings: http://ow.ly/XRHe30kJybQ @elisejuska @ElectricLit #TopTweets2018
How to Create a Character Profile: the Ultimate Guide (with Template): http://ow.ly/LfvG30kJyfs @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2018
Agent Spotlight Interview with Literary Agent @eerie_o : http://ow.ly/OfHw30kLe6k @NatalieIAguirre #TopTweets2018
How the Truth Your Character Believes Defines Your Theme: http://ow.ly/2UcJ30kG8Kf @KMWeiland #TopTweets2018
9 Things I Learned From Reading 45 Books At Once: http://ow.ly/YmWS30kNAvQ @Gabino_Iglesias #TopTweets2018
Who Will Buy Your Book? Validation isn’t the Point: http://ow.ly/YWBm30kA5YY @t_mcallister @The_Millions #TopTweets2018
What is a Denouement? And How to Use It: http://ow.ly/GUZV30kKqTf @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2018
4 Ways to Write a Better Antagonist: http://ow.ly/FcGx30kNApk @KMWeiland #TopTweets2018
Tips for Reading Longer Classical Novels: http://ow.ly/xSRd30kRy5a @VivGroskop @GuardianBooks #TopTweets2018
12 Rules for Writing a Biographical Novel: http://ow.ly/gfMw30kMgAw @sallykoslow @CareerAuthors #TopTweets2018
Discover the Plot of Your Post-Apocalyptic Novel With a Handy Chart: http://ow.ly/9MZz30kQXx7 by Jess Zimmerman and Halimah Marcus @ElectricLit #TopTweets2018
Why Your First Novel Isn’t Crap: http://ow.ly/5wBw30kSEQA @LisaLisax31 #TopTweets2018
What Does It Mean to Be a Disabled Writer? http://ow.ly/SQm830kmA0m by Alex Lu @Keah_Maria @esmewang @ElectricLit #TopTweets2018
Want Publishing Success? Be a Great Writer and Clever Marketer: http://ow.ly/3t4C30kka5Z @EvatopiaLit @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2018
7 Reasons You Need To Hire an Author Assistant Right Now: http://ow.ly/kzF330k9jWb @TheRuralVA @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2018
8 Types Of Opening Scenes That Could Work For Your Book: http://ow.ly/CINF30kpXFR @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
9 Quotes About The Library As A Temple: http://ow.ly/4dIZ30kfJgK @TomBlunt @SignatureReads #TopTweets2018
Supporting Disability Amongst Writers: http://ow.ly/yt8w30k4LKj @nick45wood @sfwa #TopTweets2018
How Reader Analytics Can Support Publishers’ Decisions: http://ow.ly/QSqN30kHMVb @Porter_Anderson @ContecMXOficial #TopTweets2018
10 Cliffhangers That Make Readers Turn The Page: http://ow.ly/RbpQ30kjnXu @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
The Novel Within the Novel: 8 Meta Stories With Thrillers Inside: http://ow.ly/Gimz30k3BQJ @sarabooks @CrimeReads #TopTweets2018
Rejected? Top 5 Tips What To Do About It: http://ow.ly/FsGe30ke8AG @Bang2write #TopTweets2018
What is a plot point? Find and Plan Clear Story Events: http://ow.ly/XbZU30kcyuw @nownovel #TopTweets2018
Reading Your Story Out Loud in the Revision Period: http://ow.ly/f2h330kxIUh @NickPWilford @TheIWSG #TopTweets2018
Important Reasons Authors Need to Think About Blogging: http://ow.ly/kOpk30kuirv @kikimojo @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2018
On Telling Ugly Stories: Writing with a Chronic Illness: http://ow.ly/7fPM30jUHe9 @TisforThompson @parisreview #TopTweets2018
What Exactly Does a Librarian Do? Everything: http://ow.ly/eadf30jAI7l @Kristen_Arnett @lithub #TopTweets2018
A Bunch of Hard Truths About Publishing: http://ow.ly/kXM730jWJUT @RuthanneReid #TopTweets2018
The Best Podcasts for Writers: http://ow.ly/cMjt30jADT8 @WrittenWordM #TopTweets2018
Why All Writers Should Play Dungeons & Dragons: http://ow.ly/Sgwn30jZSDc @ElectricLit #TopTweets2018
Writing Realistic Antagonists: http://ow.ly/xOhB30kc8nN @TyreanMartinson @TheIWSG #TopTweets2018
6 Simple Ways To Help You Find Out What Your Memoir’s About: http://ow.ly/E7Fz30jYhTO @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
10 Literary Classics We (Not So) Secretly Hate: http://ow.ly/mXIs30jzxkX @knownemily @lithub #TopTweets2018
How To Show Your Alpha Hero is In Control Even When Writing In Deep POV: http://ow.ly/FGYZ30jStXZ @LisaHallWilson #TopTweets2018
How to Find the Conflict in a Story: http://ow.ly/uGVx30jXKmX @DavidHSafford #TopTweets2018
10 Literary Holidays We Desperately Need: http://ow.ly/eeSc30jGLaE @helpfulsnowman #TopTweets2018
Creating a fantasy map: making your fantasy world real: http://ow.ly/ozlq30jywOF @Magpie_Richie @SchmidtJesper #TopTweets2018
Is British English Conquering America, or Vice Versa? http://ow.ly/HUsa30juvjG @lynneguist @nytimesbooks #TopTweets2018
Rights Roundup: The Midway Point at London Book Fair: http://ow.ly/NB8930jqQLo @Porter_Anderson @LondonBookFair @pubperspectives #TopTweets2018
Developing Your Cozy Mystery Story Concept: http://ow.ly/PQD730jCRe2 #TopTweets2018
John Grisham’s 8 Dos And Don’ts For Popular Fiction: http://ow.ly/P1Ue30jmY9l @writerswrite #TopTweets2018
Kerouac’s 30 Rules for Writing: http://ow.ly/ZrXU30jpyQc @Writers_Write #TopTweets2018
10 Success Tips from J.K. Rowling: http://ow.ly/b2MX30ju6mi @JennyHansenCA #TopTweets2018
PEN America takes on the problems writers face in online harassment with a new guide for protection: http://ow.ly/qo0N30jIMTT @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives #TopTweets2018
Real World Writing Schedules: http://ow.ly/8sNx30jpz3d by Karl J. Folk @kseniaanske #TopTweets2018
The Strange Magic of Libraries: http://ow.ly/me4530joRAC @StuartKells @parisreview #TopTweets2018
How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz: http://ow.ly/AWop30j1G9E @BadRedheadMedia #TopTweets2018
How to plan a successful DIY book tour: http://ow.ly/8xpf30jvxXF @byJenAMiller @TheWriterMag #TopTweets2018
11 Ways to Promote Preorder Books that Drive Real Results: http://ow.ly/aXmD30juo1U @ThereseWalsh #TopTweets2018
10 Things The Gym Taught Me About Writing: http://ow.ly/Y2XH30itajQ @Gabino_Iglesias @LitReactor #TopTweets2018
Top Ten Peeves of creative writing teachers: http://ow.ly/skP830iK8G8 By Melodie Campbell @annerallen #TopTweets2018
Agent Spotlight Interview with @literarycarrie from @LDLiteraryhttp http://ow.ly/p6Rg30iL1EG @NatalieIAguirre #TopTweets2018
What’s Your Ideal Writing Life? http://ow.ly/O0mq30iMuTp @LifesizeLD @WritersDigest #TopTweets2018
How Authors Can Build An Indie Empire: How You Advertise Matters: http://ow.ly/8I7230iSu6S @TraciTyneHilton on @EdieMelson #TopTweets2018
Writing a Cozy Mystery: The Murder: http://ow.ly/9U4P30iAwSt @LauraDiSilverio #TopTweets2018
Ten Reasons Why You Need an Editor: http://ow.ly/nZmD30izWM8 @carolcram @WomenWriters #TopTweets2018
13 Writers Who Grew to Hate Their Own Books: http://ow.ly/rY9N30iqMrq @knownemily@lithub #TopTweets2018
Norway’s Big Translation Rights Year: ‘An Increasing International Appeal’: http://ow.ly/BgGQ30jbRqb @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives #TopTweets2018
Want To Invent A Fictional Language? Here’s How To Do It: http://ow.ly/QDAy30iRVYb by Robert Wood @standoutbooks #TopTweets2018
Pros and Cons of Pre-Plotting a Novel before Writing: http://ow.ly/XCW730iTC1q @plotwhisperer #TopTweets2018
Crime fiction: when sleuths have to go back to the drawing board: http://ow.ly/xdND30j18Jz @mkinberg #TopTweets2018
How Netflix is Changing Science Fiction (Beyond Big Marketing Gimmicks): http://ow.ly/jIdC30iHEp7 @AlasdairStuart @tordotcom #TopTweets2018
Ten Steps to Perfect Cover Design: http://ow.ly/fZpH30imlMw @RuthanneReid #TopTweets2018
An Agent Or Editor Is Interested: What Next? http://ow.ly/iykG30imlHI @jules_writes #TopTweets2018
It’s Okay to Use Adverbs: http://ow.ly/VSp130imm2u @Janice_Hardy #TopTweets2018
Strategies for bringing yourself back to writing: http://ow.ly/PY3v30imlyC @MichalskiLiz @WriterUnboxed #TopTweets2018
On Ghostwriting: http://ow.ly/OsvQ30imlsv @GhostwriterBook @ReedsyHQ #TopTweets2018
Opening Action: how to make it work: http://ow.ly/JuTK30imlZM @ml_keller #TopTweets2018
Ten Things Learned from Ursula K. Le Guin: http://ow.ly/1QHX30imli0 by Karen Joy Fowler @parisreview #TopTweets2018
How to Grow Your Writing Portfolio This Year: http://ow.ly/leEV30ikAe2 @RDCwrites #TopTweets2018
Real Writers Power thru the Flu, Right? Wrong: http://ow.ly/HM8230imlVY @RosanneBane #TopTweets2018
Agent Nermin Mollaoglu: The French Market Is Beginning To Open Its Doors to Turkish Books: http://ow.ly/YbMs30iDTJS @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives #TopTweets2018
Nuclear Radiation for Writers: http://ow.ly/NjoQ30ikAc8 @DanKoboldt @RebeccaEnzor #TopTweets2018
How Writers Can Beat Imposter Syndrome: http://ow.ly/FoBi30ikAaj @kcrosswriting @lornafaith #TopTweets2018
3 Steps to Increase your Discoverability: http://ow.ly/E1iW30hFBWw by Bryan Oettel @CareerAuthors #TopTweets2018
5 Tips on Writing Multiple Points of View While Keeping the Reader in Suspense: http://ow.ly/z52c30hJFMU @TRRaganAuthor @WritersDigest #TopTweets2018
Improve Your Novel By Writing a Screenplay: http://ow.ly/KjZV30hpQD6 @JocelynRish @MartinaABoone #TopTweets2018
How to Write a Hook: 8 Tips to Lure in Readers: http://ow.ly/OymN30hmYnW @nownovel #TopTweets2018
Unpublished Writers and Websites: Should You Have One and What Should It Say? http://ow.ly/tfeR30hcj8O @JaneFriedman #TopTweets2018
How to Write When You Don’t Have Time: http://ow.ly/mG4a30hlTWr @SeptCFawkes #TopTweets2018
The semicolon is pointless, and it’s ruining your writing: http://ow.ly/Kk6q30hFzS7 @shadimirza #TopTweets2018
Why Even New Writers Need to Prepare an Author Bio: http://ow.ly/YZbW30hA1bZ @annerallen #TopTweets2018
Presenting Your Book Cover (in a Media Kit): http://ow.ly/8eQ530hymDZ @BuildYourBrandA #TopTweets2018
A.A. Milne on Happiness and How Winnie-the-Pooh Was Born: http://ow.ly/im0230hRZgI @brainpicker #TopTweets2018
How Indie Presses Are Elevating the Publishing World: http://ow.ly/ppcO30hCkEr @jbakernyc @RMoralesKearns @lcheuk @ForestAvePress #TopTweets2018
55 Social Media Hashtags For Authors (And How To Use Them): http://ow.ly/JBbq30hvyVg @WritersRelief #TopTweets2018
The Top Writing Links From Last Week Are On Twitterific: Click To Tweet
I saw a couple from the IWSG in the top tweets!
Happy New Year, Elizabeth.
Some great stuff from the IWSG this year!
Hope you have a great 2019!
I totally missed this yesterday – where was I? LOL probably working on something.
Happy New Year!
Hope you’re getting some stuff done! Happy New Year to you. :)
Happy New Year, Elizabeth! Thanks, as always, for these links. Wishing you all the best for 2019.
The same to you, Margot!
I spy a few I’d like to check out – starting with the one about writing a compelling romance.
Hope you had a wonderful holiday and that 2019 is your best year yet Elizabeth!
Thanks so much, Jemi! Hope your 2019 is the same!