Twitterific Writing Tips

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigBlog

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3 Deadly Traps for a Writer:  http://ow.ly/vqpld @jonathangunson @RogerDColby

Writers: Fire Your Guru:  http://ow.ly/vqkxv @rchazzchute

How to Stop Procrastinating and Just Write: http://ow.ly/vqknz @screencrafting

5 Famous Authors and Their Strange Writing Rituals: http://ow.ly/vqptA @saostroff

10 Can’t Miss, Surefire Secrets Of Torturing Fictional People:  http://ow.ly/vqkik @io9

How to Fill a “Hole” on the Bookstore Shelf:  http://ow.ly/vqoEQ @ninaamir

The Ins and Outs of ISBNs:  http://ow.ly/vqop9 @MarcyKennedy

How To Free Up Brain Space And Be A Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/vqoJy @writersrelief

Dysfunctional fathers in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/vGlPN @mkinberg

5 Reasons Agents Don’t Explain their Rejections:  http://ow.ly/vqppT @rachellegardner

Tips for Avoiding Clichéd Characters: http://ow.ly/vqoWp @beccapuglisi

5 Ways to Grow Your Novel:  http://ow.ly/vqp4d @janice_hardy

The importance of writing retreats: http://ow.ly/vDlI1 @WriteToSell

10 Tips for Manuscript Preparation http://ow.ly/vospb @daveBricker

Psychology and Storycraft: Does Your Character Have a Borderline Personality Disorder? http://ow.ly/vDl6D @SkyeFairwin

Writing a Strong Book Description:  http://ow.ly/vos9b @sabsky

How to convert your book file into ePub format:  | Gordon Burgett’s Blog http://ow.ly/vDlRb

Humor and Critique: Don’t Go Bonkers Writing Funny Stuff: http://ow.ly/votAO @ConnieBDowell

The importance of likeable protagonists: http://ow.ly/votGO @CSLakin

The Author Monthly Planner: A Freebie to Organize Your Writing and Marketing Life:  http://ow.ly/votSZ @duolit

5 Ways To Sell More Books On Amazon.com:  http://ow.ly/vDlbC @writeonepub

Facebook for Writers: Gripes, Tips: http://ow.ly/voutH @rsquaredd

Scriptwriting: Straying From the Party Line: How I Met Your Mother http://ow.ly/vDleq @cockeyedcaravan

Stet: An Editor’Â’s Rant:  http://ow.ly/vos05 @pubsmartcon

6 Ways To Get More Book Reviews:  http://ow.ly/vouGr @bkmkting

10 Tips for Avoiding Defamation: http://ow.ly/vosSQ @HelenSedwick

Tips for Print Formatting–hyphenation: http://ow.ly/vDqVO @authorterryo

The Differences: Substantive Editing, Copy Editing & Proofreading:  http://ow.ly/vov8R @writeonepub

What Raiders of the Lost Ark Taught 1 Writer About Storytelling:  http://ow.ly/vnMzA @Savage_Woman

6 Ways You Can Know Your Characters Better: http://ow.ly/vnMJV @carlywatters

The Amateur’s Guide to a Professional Book Package: http://ow.ly/vnMFS @DIYMFA

A Kirkus editor works to clarify their policy on paid indie reviews: http://ow.ly/vnNBm @IndiesUnlimited @KSchechner

What If Literary Agents Don’Â’t Want Your Novel? http://ow.ly/vnMvZ @EmilyWenstrom

19 Things Women Writers Are Sick Of Hearing: http://ow.ly/vnMnD @theferocity @IsaacFitzgerald

The Author/Agent Conversations: Why the ‘Iceberg Theory’ Is Key to World-building http://ow.ly/vnLR8 @navahw @leeykelly

6 Tips for Promoting Books with an Excerpt:  http://ow.ly/vnO8p @AdriennedeWolfe

Drafting Your Novel: Expanding from Within: | Jack Smith:  http://ow.ly/vAWxC

8 Reasons Every Book Needs a Business Plan to Achieve Success: http://ow.ly/vnM9h @ninaamir

Publish or self-publish? Advice for the 2014 writer:  http://ow.ly/vnN8d @Roz_Morris

How To Complete Every Writing Project You Start: Become a Completion Addict: http://ow.ly/vnMf3 @JessBaverstock

Are publishers any closer to digital innovation?  Live chat: #EtherIssue with @Porter_Anderson  at 11 a.m. ET, 4 p.m. BST (Now)

Customize your own rules for revision:  http://ow.ly/vnMUr @TheWriterMag

Why Creative Geniuses Often Keep a Messy Desk:  http://ow.ly/vnN2x

Marketing for You, the Indie Writer:  http://ow.ly/vAVWW  @SeeleyJamesAuth

Cover Layout for Beginners:  http://ow.ly/vnMt9 @cedarlili

Increasing Visibility on Amazon:  http://ow.ly/vnNry

Social Media Book Promotion—–How much is too much? http://ow.ly/vnMR8 @kathyide

How to Handle Rejection: http://ow.ly/vhu6x @WritersEdit

Scrivener Cheat Sheet:  http://ow.ly/vkC2X @ckmacleodwriter

The Publishing Business Plan – 7 Essential Elements: http://ow.ly/vkBcp @ninaamir

Write, Yes. Publish? Maybe. | Richard Levesque: http://ow.ly/vkBKa

Why You Should Get Back to Basics in Your Writing’  http://ow.ly/vkI7T @Janice_Hardy

Marketing Your Self-Published Ebook: A Writer Shares Her Biggest Mistakes:  http://ow.ly/vkABs @HalonaBlack

Is Kindle Countdown the new Free? http://ow.ly/vkCvx @mlouisalocke

Hit the Ebook Bestseller Lists with Preorders – A Guide to Preorder Strategy: http://ow.ly/vkIH1 @markcoker

9 Ways to Grow in Writing Skills: http://ow.ly/vkIpV @jodyhedlund

4 Tips to Using Facebook Events to Their Maximum Potential:  http://ow.ly/vkAAW @trainingauthors

Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: Self Publishing is Easy : http://ow.ly/vkAAt @deanwesleysmith

Publishers need to think outside the box when it comes to digital:  http://ow.ly/vywEd @HughHowey @Porter_Anderson @DigitalDanHouse

Writing a Strong Book Description:  http://ow.ly/vkBsQ @sabsky

How to Market Your Books to a Worldwide Audience:  http://ow.ly/vkABF @CaballoFrances

The 10 Worst Things You Can Say to a Writer During a Book Launch: http://ow.ly/vkHXt @hollyrob1

Is e-publishing changing the length of a book?  http://ow.ly/vkBXo @IBMartyn

Not Selling Books? Did you do the Math? http://ow.ly/vkCnQ @daveBricker

Freewriting tips and benefits: http://ow.ly/vvwJ0 @mishy1727

Prepare your book for its KDP Select free promotion days:  http://ow.ly/vkCc4 @zackheim

The Bullies Win: Authors Abandoning Publishing Over Online Behaviors:  http://ow.ly/vzmWO @Goodereader

The Bullies Win: Authors Abandoning Publishing Over Online Behaviors:  http://ow.ly/vzmWO @Goodereader

The Bullies Win: Authors Abandoning Publishing Over Online Behaviors:  http://ow.ly/vzmWO @Goodereader

Clichés and Stereotypes to Avoid When Writing Transsexual Characters:  http://ow.ly/vhtpF @calpernia

Writing Process–Developing a Story Idea:  http://ow.ly/vvq9A

10 Commandments for Fiction Writers:  http://ow.ly/vhug4 @NathanielTower

The Creative Benefits of Taking a Break:  http://ow.ly/vht96 @CherylRWrites

The 10 best fictional evil children:  http://ow.ly/vdrcB @guardianbooks

Ask Not What Your Readers Can Do For YouÂ…  http://ow.ly/vhukO @jscottsavage @writersdigest

Different types of horror writing:  http://ow.ly/vdqHl @PubHub_blog

The Organized Pantser:  http://ow.ly/vht5r @joyafields

Tips for Print Formatting:  http://ow.ly/vvrLJ @authorterryo

10 Pinterest Tips for Writers:  http://ow.ly/vhtjt @CaballoFrances

5 Ways to Kill The Descriptions in Your Science Fiction Novel:  http://ow.ly/vhtYk

YAtopia: What to Look for in a Critique Partner:  http://ow.ly/vdr1B

Embracing Our Creative Abilities and Inspirations as Gifts: http://ow.ly/vhtUj @DouglasEby

The Dreaded Sagging Story Middle:  http://ow.ly/vhtnl @tinagabrielle

3 Free Apps for Making an Impressive Book Trailer:  http://ow.ly/vht1e @thewritelife

Different types of bestsellers: http://ow.ly/vdqih @cjlyonswriter  @pubsmartcon

MFA vs NYC vs DIY:  http://ow.ly/vhsTn @jaelmchenry @writerunboxed

Throwing a release celebration instead of a book launch party: http://ow.ly/vvqQt @jaxjacoby @jemifraser

Tightening Your Novel With a Preposition Patrol:  http://ow.ly/vdqNj @Janice_Hardy

The Science of Rejection: With Literary Agent Jeff Kleinman: http://ow.ly/vdq7l @pubsmartcon

All the links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/vvq3l . All the links I’ve ever shared (searchable): writerskb.com

Getting Started Again: Writers’ Tips for When You’re Stuck: http://ow.ly/vdqsY @writeabook

Tips for better blog commenting: http://ow.ly/vvwqp @SpunkOnAStick

Telephone records as clues in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/vvpzn @mkinberg

The importance of secondary characters:  http://ow.ly/vdr7i @PBRWriter

Character Type: Visionary:  http://ow.ly/vdozT @gointothestory

The Skill List Project: Rewriting:  http://ow.ly/vdnXc @jamesagard

4 Essential Tips for First-Time Con-Goers http://ow.ly/vdnG3 @VoiceoverJoe

Indie Publisher: The New Publishing Entrepreneur:  http://ow.ly/vdoZH @ninaamir

Why Writers Need Metrics, Too:  http://ow.ly/vdniP @GeorgeAnders

Prestigious Reviews and How to Get Them: http://ow.ly/vqozr @111publishing

What Is Your Definition Of Success? How Do You Measure It? http://ow.ly/vdoiM  @thecreativepenn

Understanding Character Wounds: A List Of Common Themes:  http://ow.ly/vdoxe  @angelaackerman

A Comic Book Writer On How To Power Up Your Creative Business: http://ow.ly/vqpdl @kellysue @EvieN

12 Inspirational Writing Tips From History’s Greatest Authors:  http://ow.ly/vqotf @hubspot

Presenting to School Students: Top Tips: http://ow.ly/vqoO3 @writerunboxed

9 Ways to Grow in Writing Skills:  http://ow.ly/vqkky @jodyhedlund

1 Writer’s Too-Pratical Maybe-Blunt Advice To Writers:  http://ow.ly/vqold @nataliewhipple

Juxtaposing characters: http://ow.ly/vGnIw @JL_Campbell

eBooks Should be More Expensive, and Other Ideas:  http://ow.ly/vsTzu @thDigitalReader

5 Ways To Improve A Perfect Story:  http://ow.ly/vsTxP @Yeomanis

21 Things 1 Writer Wishes She’d Known Before She Started Writing:  http://ow.ly/vsTit @robin_black

Six Mistakes New Authors Make When Dealing with Agents:  http://ow.ly/vsTQ9

The Arts and Crafts of Writing Fiction http://ow.ly/vsTFe @VaughnRoycroft @writerunboxed

5 Steps for Editing a Novel from the Inside Out: http://ow.ly/vsTsw @JFBookman

The Real Cost of Services: http://ow.ly/vsTmy @ilona_andrews

How not to ask Authors for Favors: http://ow.ly/vsTY3 @Jkagawa

Indie Author Challenge: Getting Books Into Stores: http://ow.ly/vsTTo @Brandilyn

Nonfiction: 10 Reasons to Create a Business Plan for Your Book Before You Write a Word http://ow.ly/vsTLa @ninaamir

Why some people make money writing and others never will:  http://ow.ly/vsTux @menwithpens

1 writer’s take on conventions:  http://ow.ly/vsCy9 @trpthroughmymnd

Why We Need Writing Buddies:  http://ow.ly/vsU59 @diymfa

Scrivener Review: Is it the best book writing software? http://ow.ly/vsTN2 @standoutbooks

Are We Entering a Golden Age of the Second Novel? http://ow.ly/vsU3p @The_Millions

Public Domain True or False: http://ow.ly/vGxOc @HelenSedwick

Writers You Want to Punch in the Face(book): http://tinyurl.com/qes2mck @rebeccamakkai @pshares

15 favorite books about libraries and librarians:  http://ow.ly/vwVhi @bookpage

How to Be a Publishing Authority in One Step: http://ow.ly/vwXsb @JanetKGrant

Nonfiction: 3 Things Successful Self-Pubs Do Well:  http://ow.ly/vwUxW @CarlaJDouglas

Getting Your Book Out There: Distribution Options for Indie Authors | Wise Ink’s Blog:  http://ow.ly/vx2rq

5 Plotting Mistakes New Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them):  http://ow.ly/vwVH7 @DonnaCookAuthor

An Editor’s List of Novel Shortcomings:  http://ow.ly/vwUKq @jamesscottbell

Getting Rejections? Tips for What To Fix:  http://ow.ly/vx2il @inkstainsclaire @writing_ie

5 Tips for Running a WritersÂ’ Circle:  http://ow.ly/vwUdk @standoutbooks

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

10 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughApril 13, 2014

    Killing top ten sacred cows – dig that title!
    Some great links to explore today.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 13, 2014

      Thanks, Alex! I thought so, too.

  2. Margot KinbergApril 13, 2014

    As always, Elizabeth, a great list of links. I really ought to check out that one about developing a business plan for a novel. I think it’s all too easy to forget that side of things when one’s writing.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 13, 2014

      Margot–Isn’t that the truth? I’m trying to do better with that.

  3. Julie MusilApril 13, 2014

    Oh, man, such great stuff. I’m clicky clicking away! Thanks, Elizabeth

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 13, 2014

      Thanks, Julie!

  4. ChristineApril 15, 2014

    thanks for gathering all this great information! I like the one about the messy desk. :)

    -Christine @ Better Novel Project

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 16, 2014

      I did too! :) Thanks for coming by, Christine.

  5. Silas PaytonApril 16, 2014

    Wow! What a great list. Thanks Elizabeth. I look forward to checking these out. I’ve been following your blog for a few months now and love it.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 17, 2014

      Silas–Thanks! And hope you find some helpful links.

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