Twitter Acronyms for Writers #amwriting #Wwow #writing

Have I mentioned how much I love twitter? I’ve been tweeting officially for more than a year now and I’ve learned everything by just playing around. BUT it would have been so much easier if someone shared Twitter advice from the get-go. SO, that’s where I step in for you.

Twitter Acronyms:

BTW – By the Way

BC – Because

CX- Correction

DM – Direct Message. This message will only be for the person you send the message to, but again it can only be in 140 characters or less.

EM – Email

FB – Facebook

FF – Follow Friday. On Friday’s you can hashtag FF to promote other tweeters you want others to follow. For example: #FF @MelindaDozier

HTH – Hope that helps

IMHO – In My Humble Opinion

JK – Just kidding

LMAO – Laugh My Ass Off

LOL – Laughing Out Loud

LMK – Let Me Know

MT – Modified Tweet. Put this at the beginning of the tweet so others know you altered it.

NSFW – Not Safe for Work (important for the above #darksideresearch!)

PRT – Partial Retweet. You put this at the beginning of the retweet so others know you altered it.

RE – In reply to

RT – Retweet

RTHX – Thanks for the Retweet

TIL – Today I Learned

TMB – Tweet Me Back

YW – You’re Welcome

Now how about WRITER specific lingo that newbies might not know? You will also see these acronyms on Twitter:

CP – Critique Partner

WIP – Work in Progress

MC – Main Character

POV – Point of View

LI – Love Interest

YA – Young Adult

MG – Middle Grades

SF/F – Science Fiction/Fantasy

MS - Manuscript

NA – New Adult

NF – Non-fiction

RWA – Romance Writers of America

PW – Publisher’s Weekly

ARC – Advance Reader Copy

Resources on the web with an extensive list:

NetNanny - http://www.netnanny.com/learn_center/glossary/acronyms

TagDef - http://tagdef.com/

I hope you found this insightful. Happy tweeting! Oh, and add me, if you haven’t already. I have lots of fun! www.twitter.com/melindadozier

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