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!
7 Rules of Picking Names for Fictional Characters: http://bit.ly/QhGKKq@writersdigest
Resist Giving Characters A Helping Hand: http://bit.ly/Spqgwu@mooderino
5 Ways You’re Preventing Readers From Suspending Disbelief: http://bit.ly/RJosDA@KMWeiland
Pacing for Power–Increasing Tension & Suspense: http://bit.ly/OvTxWF@jodierennered
An Author’s 3rd Option: The Rogue Reader: http://bit.ly/T8dXLD@jasonashlock @Porter_Anderson
Rejection vs. failure: http://bit.ly/UAm949 @AimeeLSalter
The Practice of Writing: http://bit.ly/UAm14K@TrueFactBarFact
Should You Preschedule Tweets? http://bit.ly/OBL1Wa@meghancward
Why wasting time helps you stay sane and productive: http://bit.ly/POfX5j@criticalmargins
5 lessons about the writing community: http://bit.ly/QhJYxq@diymfa
How Having Kids Can Change Your Reading Life: http://bit.ly/SpyzIH@deadwhiteguys
How to Create Conflict in a One Character Scene: http://bit.ly/QhK34g
Writing lessons learned from “Where it Began”: http://bit.ly/QhK48h@juliemusil
“Sparkle”, From Movie to Book: http://bit.ly/QhKbAO@carleenbrice @MyBrownBaby
Should You Sell Books from Your Author Website? http://bit.ly/SpyXGY@authorems
How To Make Writing A Habit Using Rituals: http://bit.ly/QhKdJ0
Heightening emotional impact: http://bit.ly/Spz0mf@juliettewade
Staying Balanced in the Confusing Modern Publishing Industry: http://bit.ly/QhKhbu@jodyhedlund
4 Lessons Authors Can Learn from Obama’s Fake Twitter Followers: http://bit.ly/QdXHTd@authormedia
Top 10 WordPress Security Myths: http://bit.ly/NvNLXU@problogger
One Simple and Incredibly Painful Way to Fix Your Novel Draft: http://bit.ly/QdXWxz@io9
How To Read Amazon Review Graphs: http://bit.ly/NvNXq5@galleycat
7 Questions Every Story Critique Should Answer: http://bit.ly/Qe59Oj@AdriennedeWolfe
How to Use Brainstorming to Edit: http://bit.ly/NvTyN9@ava_jae
Are Amazon reader reviews killing off the critic? http://bit.ly/Qe5f8u@guardianbooks
Why Kindle Direct Publishing Will Transform Indian Self-Publishing: http://bit.ly/NvTFYW@pubperspectives @VinuthaMallya
How to Find Your Character’s Voice: http://bit.ly/Qe5pgb@kmweiland
7 Essential Elements of Scene + Scene Structure Exercise: http://bit.ly/Qe5vnV@plotwhisperer
Keeping Characters True to Themselves: http://bit.ly/Qe5CzY@stdennard @4YALit
10 Creative Writing Ideas for Teens: http://bit.ly/Qe5ErB@tweetthebook
Make your bookshelf searchable by taking a picture with Evernote: http://bit.ly/Qe5IaJ@ebookfriendly
What good dialogue should accomplish: http://bit.ly/NvU2mv@kit_lit
5 Things You DON’T Need to Become a Successful Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/Qe5Ner
Finding Your Novel’s Theme and Your Universal Theme: http://bit.ly/NvU4e4@roniloren
A 5-Step Plan to Improve Every Blog Post You Write: http://bit.ly/NvU8dU@copyblogger @aliventures
Whose Story is This Anyway? http://bit.ly/Qe5VKX @querytracker
The Art of Subtlety in Fiction: http://bit.ly/NvUfGc@jeanniecampbell
The DNA of a successful ebook: http://on.mash.to/NvUl0H@mashable
A look at character development arcs: http://bit.ly/Qe680N@livewritethrive
A writer shares what’s she’s learned so far: http://bit.ly/NvUpNG@Artzicarol @janice_hardy
Five Creepy Social Media Marketing Tactics: http://bit.ly/Qea1D2@KristenLambTX
How to Read Your Writing in Public: http://bit.ly/Qea7ug@rsquaredd
A Refresher Course On Sentence Types: http://bit.ly/OyulmP@writerscramp1
Competing Goals in Our Story: http://bit.ly/Oyukzb@theresastevens
What to Put Above the Fold on Your Blog, And Why: http://bit.ly/QeafKj@blogtyrant
What to include on your freelance writing resume: http://bit.ly/QeakO7
Being a Pro: One Often Overlooked Issue: http://bit.ly/Qeax3I@AnnetteLyon
3 Fiction Tips from Stephanie Vaughn’s “Dog Heaven”: http://bit.ly/Oyv4Ej@writeitsideways
A closer look at the Amazon review bar graph: http://bit.ly/RVEaLQ@salon
The Good, The Bad, and The Sadly Deluded: Actors Who Write: http://bit.ly/UehO4L@cathinnorway
Fake market or not? How to tell: http://bit.ly/RVEoTn@emergentpublish
12 Writing Prompts/Situations: http://bit.ly/UehUt5
Keeping Up with Your Blog for the Long Haul: http://bit.ly/RVEzxS@JulieBMack
The Editorial Process, Step by Step: http://bit.ly/Uei17X@chavelaque
Identifying your genre: http://bit.ly/RVELNA @museinks
Ebooks For Libraries: http://bit.ly/Uei43O @JAKonrath
A Warning To All Writers Who Need Help Indie Publishing: http://bit.ly/RVEWZl@kristinerusch
What the Romance Genre Can Teach Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers: http://bit.ly/UeibMO @lbgale
Should you always list writing credits in your cover letter? http://bit.ly/RVFaQd@nicolamorgan
5 Dialogue Basics: http://bit.ly/UeihE3 @marcykennedy
How To Enjoy Critical Reviews of Your Own Work: http://bit.ly/RVFi22@JustineLavaworm
How to Prepare For a Book Launch: http://bit.ly/UeiQgY@jodyhedlund
How do authors benefit from agents: http://bit.ly/UeiOWo@rachellegardner
5 Questions Indie Authors Should Always Ask An Agent: http://bit.ly/UeiW8A@ornaross
The 6 Magic Words That Always Get Clicks: http://bit.ly/Uel686@authormedia
Tips for 1st time ebook writers: http://bit.ly/RVKW4j@woodwardkaren
Author Solutions’ Misleading PR Strategies: http://bit.ly/UelaVo@victoriastrauss
Classic Female Fantasy Writers: http://bit.ly/RVL2c0@fantasyfaction
From last resort to new career–how 1 writer self-published: http://bit.ly/Uelpjp@dirtywhitecandy
What’s so funny? Humor in nonfiction writing: http://bit.ly/RVLmrk@ruthwcrocker
Writing Through a Rough Patch of Life: http://bit.ly/Uelsvk@THahnBurkett
The Myth of Giving Away 15% Ownership in Your Work: http://bit.ly/RVLsze@deanwesleysmith
The Publishing Process in GIF Form: http://bit.ly/OwuFN3@nathanbransford
Writing: Why Your Third Grade Teacher Was Wrong: http://bit.ly/S2WdOU@heidicohen
5 tips for creating self-pub success: http://bit.ly/S2Wmlx@booksparkspr
When Should You Write Full-Time? http://bit.ly/RZ0VZJ@duolit @highervis
How Clichés Can Help You Create Great Characters: http://bit.ly/S31tCe@fantasyfaction
How to build a readership for your blog and books: http://bit.ly/OwCWAB@jodyhedlund
Using Screenplay Techniques in Novel-Writing: http://bit.ly/S31FBq@sarahalderson
Writing secret: all you need is curiosity and surprise: http://bit.ly/OwDhU4@speechwriterguy
Lessons from a Copywriter for Better Fiction: http://bit.ly/S31R3z@emilywenstrom
How (Not) to Be a Brilliant Writer: http://bit.ly/S31VAA@ava_jae
The Tools Needed to Make a Living as a Writer: http://bit.ly/OwDDtQ@bubblecow
How to Edit Your Book in 4 Steps: http://bit.ly/S32cU2@writersdigest
Self-Publishing and The Midlist: http://bit.ly/S32hqW
Narcotics in Science Fiction & Fantasy: http://bit.ly/OwEdaN@tordotcom
Advice from Mark Twain on the Art and Craft of Writing: http://bit.ly/S32p9G@suzannewfisher
Use Character Quirks to Grab Readers’ Attention: http://bit.ly/OwEuuy@KMWeiland
How to Focus Your Blog or Blogged Book on a Topic: http://bit.ly/OwPzf5@ninaamir
How to avoid negativity online: http://bit.ly/S39h6Y@nicolamorgan
How To Work On More Than One Book At A Time: http://bit.ly/OwPTdI@thecreativepenn
Ideas to rethink during this digital revolution: http://bit.ly/S39ya8@rachellegardner
Getting lost in historical fiction: http://bit.ly/OwQxYD@history_girls
Where Genres Come From and How to Stitch Them Together: http://bit.ly/OwQR9V@KgElfland2ndCuz
Against Acknowledgments: http://nyr.kr/Po5n6u@pageturner
Maturity–The Difference Between the Amateur and the Professional: http://bit.ly/QlnpYW @kristenlambTX
Social Media Will Not Sell Your Book: http://bit.ly/Qlnvzv@hilarydavidson
The Last Word: 9 Famous Authors’ Epitaphs: http://bit.ly/Po5K0W@BookishWallace
Top 10 Reasons People Use To Justify Pirating Digital Content (And Why They’re Wrong): http://bit.ly/Po5Ntt @robwhart
The Square-One Story Killer: http://bit.ly/QlnDPG @storyfix
5 Lessons Learned From Writing 3 Novels: http://bit.ly/QlnJXr@ScottTBartlett
Tips for successful book marketing: http://bit.ly/Po6anU@writersdigest
Meet Mr Fifty Shades: EL James’s husband speaks out: http://bit.ly/Po7xTy@guardianbooks
How Affordable Color POD Could Change the Comics Industry: http://bit.ly/Po7Q0E
KDP freebies–a look at the numbers: http://bit.ly/T8cd57@Porter_Anderson @dvinjamuri
Indie Authors: Your Copyright Page Needs Work: http://bit.ly/Po8H1q@jimhbs
Why genre fiction is an e-reader’s best friend: http://bit.ly/Qlp9RY@annabaddeley
Charge Your Writing Batteries: http://bit.ly/Po98sA @noveleditor
Falling in love with fictional characters–a reader’s tribute to “Eloise”: http://bit.ly/Po9zDn @junglereds
25 Synonyms for “Delete”: http://bit.ly/QlptQr@writing_tips
Genre Blending: http://bit.ly/Po9Nu0 @fantasyfaction
Top 3 Reasons to Give Away Your Book: http://bit.ly/QlpwM4@tobywneal
Tips for creating complex villains: http://bit.ly/QmGWIl@ashkrafton
15 grammatical errors to avoid: http://bit.ly/S4UFzC@bubblecow
Outlining Backwards:http://bit.ly/QmGZ77
How to Slam Dunk Your 90-Second Pitch: http://bit.ly/S4UNPR@debraeve
How To Protect Your Writing Time: http://bit.ly/S4V9G7@KellyMcClymer
3 Writing Commandments: http://bit.ly/QmHjma@jhansenwrites
Tips for combatting paid reviews: http://bit.ly/S4VtVd@annerallen
Amazon in the UK: Worries About Waterstones: http://janefriedman.com/2012/09/20/writing-on-the-ether-56/#6@eoinpurcell @Porter_Anderson
7 tips for keeping your motivation as a writer: http://bit.ly/QmHqhB@dirtywhitecandy
3 ways to end your book…that you should reconsider: http://bit.ly/QmHxtG@JaelMcHenry
Writing the Perfect Pitch: http://bit.ly/S4W1KK
An apostrophe review: http://bit.ly/QmHGwY@livewritethrive
Ways to Become an Insecure Writer: http://bit.ly/QmHHkx@lyndaryoung
5 Smarter Habits of Great Writers: http://bit.ly/QmHHBi
Beat the Bestsellers–the Other Way to the Top: http://bit.ly/SELvdL@NickThacker
Writing in a second language: http://bit.ly/S4WaxX
Re-releasing print books as ebooks: http://bit.ly/S4Y1mr@nicolamorgan
An important quality of a charismatic male character: http://bit.ly/QmINgn@rebeccaberto
A review of commas, dashes, and colons: http://bit.ly/S4YwwI
99 Ways to Tell a Story: http://bit.ly/QmIT7F @sophie_novak
Agency Pricing in Europe? No. http://bit.ly/SEM0on@Porter_Anderson @PublishersLunch
Selling Literary Fiction: http://bit.ly/SEMn1Y@thecreativepenn @tglong
Making the Most of Writers’ Conferences: http://bit.ly/T8D0Oz@frugalbookpromo
The perils of paid-for reviews: http://bit.ly/T8D6WG@dearauthor
The elephant in the writing room: http://bit.ly/OL91uj@annerooney
Overcoming Writing Challenges: http://bit.ly/PTrnV7@lefrenchbook
Approaching Top Reviewers on Amazon: http://bit.ly/T8drNG@AlexisGrant @Porter_Anderson
Elizabeth – Thanks as always for these wonderful links! A person could get a degree in writing just by visiting your blog :-)
Another great list of resources!
Thanks, Alex!
Margot–Sweet of you to say so! And they could get a degree in Crime Fiction Studies on yours. :)
As always, Elizabeth, a stellar list of blog posts. Don’t know how you do it!
I always adore these posts. You have such fantastic content in them!
Best,
Martina
Another treasure trove. Thank you!