Twitterific

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific is a compilation of all the writing links I shared the previous week.

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Have a great week!

Ebook authors shouldn’t put all
their eggs in one basket: http://bit.ly/V5pUSa
@camillelaguire

Tips for writing tense action
scenes: http://bit.ly/V7izS2 @JodieRennerEd
@stacygreen26

The use of incorrect first
impressions in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/Sk8Gjv
@mkinberg

Finger pointing between
publishers and libraries: http://bit.ly/SkqXgy
@Porter_Anderson @JDGsaid

10 Excuses for Not Writing –
and How to Smash Them: http://bit.ly/PgLcFd
@KMWeiland

Fantasy Influences: Ancient
Greek Mythology: http://bit.ly/PgLg8a
@fantasyfaction

Thoughts on chapter breaks: http://bit.ly/PgLrA7

The Writer’s Block Myth: http://bit.ly/SLX8VN @kkuseklewis

Chart a course to your dream: http://bit.ly/SLXgVf @sarahahoyt

Entries in the character trait
thesaurus: just– http://bit.ly/PgLWdD and
modest–http://bit.ly/PgLWdE @angelaackerman

Conflict is Key: http://bit.ly/PgM78F @heidiwriter

A free directory of #ebook
pros–for covers, editing, formatting, & more: http://tinyurl.com/3mxg5zt #epub

5 Sentences That Should Save
the Best Until Last: http://bit.ly/PgQL6P
@writing_tips

Writing For Real: http://bit.ly/SM3sfT @AmySueNathan

Write what you don’t know you
know: http://bit.ly/SM6gtn @thebookslut

On Genre Categorization: http://bit.ly/PgTiO6 @literaticat

Are you selling your book to
the wrong readers? http://bit.ly/SM6uAJ
@rule17

Pitching your potential: http://bit.ly/PgTw81 @rachellegardner

Using all the senses while
writing: http://bit.ly/PgTEEB @noveleditor

Build A Fulltime Writing Career
Slowly: http://bit.ly/SM6LDJ @goblinwriter
@thecreativepenn

How to Write an Author Bio When
You Don’t Feel Like an Author…Yet : http://bit.ly/PgTIUF
@annerallen

Serialising a novel–what to do
when the show is over: http://bit.ly/Ri5ZMw
@dirtywhitecandy

10 Best Science Fiction and
Fantasy Fight Settings: http://bit.ly/Qz7KCl
@lbgale

3 Reasons Why Coercing Readers
Into Newsletter Subscriptions Is a Bad Idea: http://bit.ly/RbGU5W
@roniloren

Ebook Publishing
Platforms:“They’re a Joke”: http://bit.ly/O8ug8b
@Porter_Anderson @fakebaldur

Character Development:
Exploiting Weaknesses: http://bit.ly/POJ2Pm
@ava_jae

The Influence Of History On
Epic Fantasy: http://bit.ly/PNPq9x
@fantasybookcrit

A writer talks about his
experience dealing with depression: http://bit.ly/QsNaq6
@chrisbrogan

How to Write Great Sales Copy
for Your Ebook: http://bit.ly/QDYfVN
@LauraHoward78

The Struggle for Ideas: http://bit.ly/SXdkhN @janice_hardy

How to Be a Writer: 201 Tips: http://bit.ly/QDYsZa

An Indie Author’s Up and Down
Publishing Journey: http://bit.ly/SXds0B

@author54 @livewritethrive

Lessons Learned at the Killer
Nashville Conference: http://bit.ly/QDYOij
@kelseybrowning

The Internet: seducer,
scapegoat or serendipity stall? http://bit.ly/SXdDZW
@annerooney

A useful resource for
describing settings, emotions, shapes, textures, and more: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO @AngelaAckerman

What Is An Author Platform and
How Do You Create It? http://bit.ly/QDZhB1
@karencv

Allowing Your Blogging Voice to
Evolve: http://bit.ly/SXdJAy @PatrickRwrites

The most shocking part of the
sock-puppet scandal? http://bit.ly/QDZAfc
@thefuturebook

A Writer’s Colony Lesson You
Can Apply to You Career: http://bit.ly/SXdO7q
@alexisgrant

Switching Point-of-View
Characters Mid-Paragraph: http://bit.ly/QDZPqK
@LindaGray_

A WordPerfect World: http://bit.ly/QDZVyH @bookviewcafe

10 Bright Beginnings and their
Promises: http://bit.ly/SXe2eV

The Impact Equation for
Platform Building: http://bit.ly/QE0gRL
@chrisbrogan

Making the Most of Ideas—The
Quest: http://bit.ly/SXe728 @davidbcoe

Charting Your Story’s Rising
Action: http://bit.ly/QE0Ajw @JulieEshbaugh

Characters who are impartial
observers: http://bit.ly/SXeCt1 @kid_lit

Google’s Digitizing: Settled at
Last: http://bit.ly/R1daGB @jeffjohnroberts
@EdNawotka @philipdsjones @porter_anderson

Don’t Leave Your Characters in
Limbo: http://bit.ly/QE2bG9 @melissatydell

How to Meet Your Writing
Deadlines (Every Time): http://bit.ly/SXeLwD
@krissybrady

How to Weave a Story to
Captivate Your Audience: http://bit.ly/QE2sc9
@SeandSouza

Why we really must kill our
darlings: http://bit.ly/QE2Irn
@kristenlambTX

Change Begets Growth: http://bit.ly/SXeZ70 @BeccaPuglisi

Every Character is Important: http://bit.ly/QE2YH5 @ava_jae

It’s a Great Day to Be a
Writer: http://bit.ly/SXf3DG @susankayequinn

Refresh And Reboot Yourself In
12 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/QE38Oz
@ollinmorales

A therapist gives YA writers
insight into teens: http://bit.ly/SXf5LK
@jeanniecampbell

5 Beatles Songwriting Tricks: http://bit.ly/V7noux @usasongs

Mobile apps for writers: http://bit.ly/PojZAA @DIYMFA @AndGeeks

Dialogue that speaks to you: http://bit.ly/V7nNgw

The trend of intellectual
romantic heroes: http://bit.ly/PoknPE
@ebarrettwrites

Good Endings Are Hard To Find: http://bit.ly/V7ofvj @mooderino

Finding a Mentor-writer—and
What to Do Once You Have: http://bit.ly/PokUku
@carlosinho

Should author photos match
reader expectations? http://bit.ly/V7pcUk
@AnnieNeugebauer

A Blogger Looks at Book
Reviews: http://bit.ly/Polr5Z
@threeguys1book

Dialogue attribution tips: http://bit.ly/V7pI4I

Include Live Contact
Information in Your eBook: http://bit.ly/PolTkQ
@jimhbs

Recent Amazon accomplishments
and innovations show how they’ve become an industry leader: http://bit.ly/V7qZsB @MikeShatzkin

Tips for writing visceral
reactions: http://bit.ly/V7rnr6
@stacygreen26 @MargieLawson

Develop Your Antagonist: http://bit.ly/V7zwMd @juliettewade

Concept Begins from Line One —
What’s the Point of Your Novel? http://bit.ly/V7OKAF
@4YALit

Pitfalls of writing tight: http://bit.ly/SyNTmE @bluemaven

Changing Genres and
Genre-Blending: http://bit.ly/SyOc0P
@stacygreen26 @vickihinze

4 simple steps writers can take
to become better proofreaders: http://bit.ly/Skbnl2
@michellerafter

Why Is There a Surge in Memoir?
Is It a Good Thing? http://bit.ly/SyOncC
@shirleyhs

12 Greatest Science Fiction War
Stories: http://bit.ly/SyOKnm @i09

Going Toe-to-Toe with Rejection
(And How to Keep Writing): http://bit.ly/SkbRYp
@krissybrady

5 Critical Elements of
Successful Work-At-Home Productivity: http://bit.ly/SyOYL6
@lifehackorg

9 Things Authors Do That
Irritate Their Facebook Fans: http://bit.ly/Skc8uf
@chrisrobley

The writer’s life: What are you
afraid of? http://bit.ly/SySCVu @gits

Why Writing is Like Laying
Bricks: http://bit.ly/SySVQa @selfpubreview

Encountering Wannabee Writers: http://bit.ly/SyTvNE @bookviewcafe

Can Your Day Job Lead to Better
Writing? http://bit.ly/SyTJnZ
@jessicastrawser

Publish Your Shorts: Now Is the
Time: http://bit.ly/SyTRUA @yaminacollins

Why Do Thrillers Outsell
Science Fiction? http://bit.ly/SyTZDu
@KgElfland2ndCuz

What makes fiction good? http://bit.ly/SyUfCz

Action sentencing: http://bit.ly/SkhpC4 @aliciarasley

3 Great Hashtags for Writers: http://bit.ly/SkiYQB @jemifraser
@writeangleblog

A second book deal – the REAL
celebration: http://bit.ly/SyXc6c
@SaraMegibow

Why books sell: http://bit.ly/SkkthA @JFBookman

7 Steps to Writing a Story in
Scenes: http://bit.ly/SyXBpa @novelrocket

Reasons for having pen names
and tips for choosing one: http://bit.ly/SkkW3v

Tips for Using Apostrophes: http://bit.ly/SyY8HF @mesummerbooks

When is a story done? http://bit.ly/SklZ3n @emergentpublish

25 Rules For Writing And
Telling Stories {lang}: http://bit.ly/Skmiv2

Dealing with Burn Out: http://bit.ly/SyZOAW @booklifenow

7 Surprising Pinterest Insights
Every Marketer Needs: http://bit.ly/PPCm30
@HeidiCohen

Tips for freelancers for
building a portfolio: http://bit.ly/RAHZ7y
@KarenCV

Top 10 Myths of Journalism
School: http://bit.ly/PPCJKO
@speechwriterguy

How To Choose A Copyeditor: http://bit.ly/RAJFOu @livewritethrive

6 steps to developing a writing
habit: http://bit.ly/PPFprN

2 tips for getting started as a
writer: http://bit.ly/RAK3wb @bookviewcafe

Writing Suspense: Meet Them in
the Middle and They Will Come: http://bit.ly/PPFNXa
@DonnaGalanti

Words for Your Writing Toolbox:
Get Rid of “Get”: http://bit.ly/PPG8Jr
@SharlaWrites

Science Fiction’s Greatest
Failures (And How They Saved Us All): http://bit.ly/RAMHSE
@i09

List of Writing Resources: http://bit.ly/PPK3WG @woodwardkaren

Is the Cliffhanger Ending
Overrated? http://bit.ly/RANa7o @KMWeiland

How to add your ebook to
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/QsUu3r

Things Pros Wish New Authors
Knew About Publishing And Don’t: http://bit.ly/QsUP6o
@BryanThomasS

7 Reasons Why New Blogs Fail: http://bit.ly/T2MEl2 @AdriennedeWolfe

Different approaches to getting
an agent: http://bit.ly/QsV8y1
@thecreativepenn

The Writer You Want To Be: http://bit.ly/QsVmVR @kristinerusch

The Importance of Clothing in
Novels: http://bit.ly/T2N6Q5 @wordforteens

Frequently confused words: http://bit.ly/QsVF2O

The Definition of Action: http://bit.ly/T2NqhJ @kid_lit

Publishers Warming To
Cross-Genre Novels: http://bit.ly/QsW4Cn

Creating a Successful App
Without Programming Skills: http://bit.ly/QsWado
@Jasonanthebeast

Waterstones bookseller found
trolling self-published author: http://bit.ly/T2NU7z
@guardianbooks

Freewriting: Discover Your
Inner Voice & Find Inspiration to Write: http://bit.ly/T2NZbz
@writersdigest

A checklist for determining if
profanity fits your story: http://bit.ly/O7cyls

Why Social Media Isn’t The Holy
Grail (& Neither is Content Marketing): http://bit.ly/Wo0n4N
@heidicohen

4 parts of a book review: http://bit.ly/Wo4wpl @kimthedork

Piracy, pricing, and ebook
hoarding: http://oreil.ly/O7eURf @jwikert

B&N not carrying Amazon
titles? http://bit.ly/R1egSH
@laurahazardowen @Porter_Anderson

Quality Over Gender In Noir: http://bit.ly/O7f0bG @keithr34

The Deadliest Poisons in
History (And Why People Stopped Using Them): http://bit.ly/Wo4XzK
@i09

Tips for writing body language:
http://bit.ly/Wo5q5a @kalayna

Soon you’ll be able to go to
the pharmacy and print a book: http://bit.ly/O7foqw
@paidcontent

Desk exercises for writers: http://bit.ly/O7fvm4

Think outside the box with your
settings: http://bit.ly/O7fy1c
@emergentpublish

6 ways to get your query
noticed: http://bit.ly/Wo5ZMf

Tips for pitching: http://bit.ly/Wo6lTg @rachellegardner

The importance of story: http://bit.ly/Wo6So3 @LisaCron

8 ways to protect your blog
from hackers: http://bit.ly/Wo7iuz
@MarcyKennedy

9 Unfinished Novels by Great
Writers: http://bit.ly/Wo7vht @PWxyz

Using silence effectively in
our writing: http://bit.ly/O7gAKw @diymfa

10 Great Chase Scenes in
Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://bit.ly/Wp9GkV
@lbgale

The Best Space-Travel Science
Fiction Novels: http://bit.ly/O7MoPw

Fairy-Tales: The New
“Thing” in Fantasy Entertainment: http://bit.ly/WpaaYh
@fantasyfaction

Best Opening Poetry Lines: http://bit.ly/O7MAOB @robertleebrewer

5 Tools for Outlining Your
Novel: http://bit.ly/O7MFSv @galleycat

The Weird Side Of Literary
Tourism: 5 Bizarre Book-Inspired Experiences: http://bit.ly/WpaRRf
@kimber_regator

Treating Backlist Like
Frontlist: http://bit.ly/WpblXw
@DavidGaughran

Story outline in relation to a
series: http://bit.ly/O7Nueb @glencstrathy

How a Blog Creates Visibility
for Your Book: http://bit.ly/WpcdeL
@NinaAmir

5 Comments

Margot KinbergOctober 7, 2012

Elizabeth – Yet more for my ‘toolkit’ :-). Thanks as ever!
Jemi FraserOctober 7, 2012

Thanks for the list and the shout out! Off to read the one on romantic storage :)
Alex J. CavanaughOctober 7, 2012

I’ve actually read some of those already! Not the one from IO9 though. Off to read.
Stephen TrempOctober 7, 2012

Another great Twitter list! I’ll check out the one on Greek Mythology. Always a great source of inspiration.
Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley AdamsOctober 7, 2012

Alex–I’m not at all surprised! You’re around blogdom even more than I am!

Margot–Thanks to you for contributing to the list!

Jemi–Hope you’ll enjoy it!

Stephen–That was a very popular link on Twitter. :)

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