Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engineBlog (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

8 Ways Creative Types Can Increase Focus And Productivity:  http://ow.ly/10nz2d  @colleen_m_story

How to Develop the Discipline of a Professional Writer:  http://ow.ly/10nyV6 by Brian DeLeonard

Setting as Character:  http://ow.ly/10nzjO @judithkeim

3 Top Tips For Delivering A Sensational Speech:  http://ow.ly/10nzb0 @Writers_Write

How to Take Charge of Your Novel’s Symbolism:  http://ow.ly/10nyZc @BetterNovelProj

10 Tips to Pitch Your Book to Review Bloggers:  http://ow.ly/10pcVn @missriki

The Pros and Cons of Offering Preorders:  http://ow.ly/10pdbu @ceciliaedits

Hero Archetypes:  http://ow.ly/10pdzl @kylieday0

How not to talk about African fiction:  http://ow.ly/10pdL6 @brittlepaper

Emotional Wounds Thesaurus: Being Raised by Overprotective Parents: http://ow.ly/10pe02 @beccapuglisi

Write What You Love and Still Sell:  http://ow.ly/10pe6T  @Rachel_Aaron

15 Instagram Book Marketing Ideas from Publishers:  http://ow.ly/10pecT @DianaUrban

How to Title Your WIP (video):  http://ow.ly/10pdph @Ava_Jae

The easy way to launch a book (with a list):  http://ow.ly/10pel5 @Creativindie

Adding Humor to Our Writing Using The Rule of 3: http://ow.ly/10pcI7  @cyleyoung

Why you shouldn’t pull all-nighters:  http://ow.ly/10pdGC @pubcoach

How to Rock Out on Goodreads: http://ow.ly/10pcR0 @Bookgal

The Most Dangerous Writing App Lives Up To Its Name: http://ow.ly/10nyDi @helpfulsnowman

Why Traditional Publishing Takes So Long:  http://ow.ly/10lHUm @sjaejones

Learning from Failed Movies:  http://ow.ly/10nyGv @dougeboch

Creating a Supporting Cast of Characters:  http://ow.ly/10nyjJ @AJHumpage

Sell More Books in More Formats in More Territories:  http://ow.ly/4mJzYO #IAF16  @Thecreativepenn @pbackwriters @tobymundy

The Future of Publishing: 7 things an Author Must Know: http://ow.ly/4mJzpE @JaneFriedman @IndieAuthorALLI #IAF16

The Trouble With Reactive Protagonists:  http://ow.ly/10lH8E @Janice_Hardy

Reader-based: on Virginia Woolf and writing a novel readers will read:  http://ow.ly/4mJxDf  @lynnsstrong  @CatapultStory

The Basic Author Platform:  http://ow.ly/4mJrEk

Tropes in Literature: ‘This is My Story’ Openings:  http://ow.ly/10lHGz by Melinda Brasher

4 Reasons Most Authors Fail at Book Marketing:  http://ow.ly/10nymU @RachelintheOC

9 Reasons To Index-Card Your Manuscript:  http://ow.ly/10nyoR @NatePhilbrick

What Works & What Doesn’t: ‘Citizen Kane’:  http://ow.ly/10nyuI @chris_shultz81

How to Write a Novella: 6 Essential Tips:  http://ow.ly/10nyzs @nownovel

5 Questions New Writers Ask:  http://ow.ly/10nytc @monicamclark

Elements that give crime fictions series longevity: http://ow.ly/4mIWBt @mkinberg

Translation as Activism:  http://ow.ly/4mIWah @OliviaSnaije @pubperspectives

10 Ways To Write a Self-Rejecting Query to a Blogger, Agent or Publisher:  http://ow.ly/4mITqP @annerallen

Tricks for writing fast-paced action scenes:  http://ow.ly/10lHoY @RayneHall

How To Write Like J.K. Rowling:  http://ow.ly/10lHgY @Chris_Kokoski

An Author Shares her Top 10 Items For a 2016 Marketing Plan:  http://ow.ly/4mHDNV @mollygreene

7 Vibrant Publishing Markets:  http://ow.ly/10EOP3 @erinlcox @pubperspectives

The Pathetic Fallacy Made Flesh: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher”:  http://ow.ly/10lI0t  @r_emrys @AnneMPillsworth

Stairway to (copyright) Heaven:  http://ow.ly/10EsGI @PassiveVoiceBlg @VolokhConspirac by David Post

How Writers Can Create Continuity in Showing the Passing of Time:  http://ow.ly/10iU4M @CSLakin

Life Problems Only Writers Understand:  http://ow.ly/10iUND @DianeDeMasi

A look at the success of @OpenRoadMedia and @JaneORIM in maximizing backlists:  http://ow.ly/10ENRg  @chgreig @Porter_Anderson

3 Common Qualities for Science Fiction Lovers:  http://ow.ly/10iUnv @PeevishPenman

Kobo Expands Kobo Writing Life Services:  http://ow.ly/10EsyN @DigiBookWorld @KoboWritingLife

Post apocalyptic or Post-apocalyptic or Postapocalyptic?  http://ow.ly/10iUzh @PeevishPenman

A site that helps children’s lit and YA writers find agents:  http://ow.ly/10EuMe @LyndaRYoung

The Writing Lessons of Hamilton:  http://ow.ly/10lHRc  @theladygreer

Supernaturally Dysfunctional Towns:  http://ow.ly/10lI7d @tvdotcom

Settings and the Romantic Novel:  http://ow.ly/10lHvP  @Ella_Carey @romanceuniv

Tropes In Literature: Mr. Exposition and Captain Obvious:  http://ow.ly/10lHMW by Melinda Brasher

Initials in Author Names:  http://ow.ly/10lIby @DebbieYoungBN

Sourcing and using photos for self-pubbed books:  http://ow.ly/10lIe4 @writerjeangill

10 Great Teens In Contemporary Fiction: A Reading List http://ow.ly/10lHcR @JonLeeWriter

A blog dedicated to writing and resources centered on racial & ethnic diversity:  http://ow.ly/10DICJ

Imperative character questions:   http://ow.ly/10DzJJ @wendypmiller

“On Prescribing Poems for the Sick, the Dying, the Grief Stricken”:  http://ow.ly/10iV1D

@ronnabloom @thelithub

How to write several narrators and make them sound distinct:  http://ow.ly/10DwZd @Roz_Morris

How to Attend Online Author Conference Indie Author Fringe this Friday:  http://ow.ly/10DwBA  @IndieAuthorALLI

10 Questions About The Authority Figures That Can Beef Up Your Conflict:  http://ow.ly/10iUhg @10minnovelist

The Self-Hating Book Critic:  http://ow.ly/10iV92 @thebookslut @coppernickel

5 Steps to Great Cover Art:  http://ow.ly/10iUeP @jayonaboat

How to Write a Novella:  http://ow.ly/10iU7m @EvaDeverell

1 Key Question for Worldbuilding: http://ow.ly/10iU1E @HeatherJacksonW

How to Declutter Your Writing Ideas and Finish More Projects:  http://ow.ly/10iUJa @danasitar

192 Publications That  Pay Freelance Writers:  http://ow.ly/10iUGa @marisoldahl

Working For Exposure:  http://ow.ly/10g2ZP @jimchines

Writing a Novel Within a Novel:  http://ow.ly/10g2Lu by  Yona Zeldis McDonough

Writing YA: Reflecting the Emotional Age of the Reader: http://ow.ly/10g1J8 @MJDougherty33

Spring Ahead: Poets’ Close Relationship to the Season:  http://ow.ly/10zfBz @Poetrywithc @PoetryFound

Why Your Story is Getting Rejected: Language: http://ow.ly/10g2Sl @ChelseaLHenshey

102 Indispensable Works of Literary Criticism:  http://ow.ly/10g2hY @jrc2666 @thelithub

After self-pubbing: book promo:  http://ow.ly/10g37D @Bookgal

Tips for drafting a plot:  http://ow.ly/10g33C by Kathy Edens

Common Sense Marketing:  http://ow.ly/10g2yC  @PBRWriter

The right way to torture our characters:  http://ow.ly/10g2Vw  @Brianna_daSilva

A Panster’s Guide to Planning:  http://ow.ly/10e4Wg @tmtysinger

Another way to monetize ebooks:  http://ow.ly/10z9bT  @jwikert

Can’t get to #LBF16 ? Follow @Porter_Anderson for the play-by-play on this important conference.

Some indie bookstores found new ways to improve online print sales:  http://ow.ly/10z8R3 @Judith2dogs @PublishersWkly

Free, downloadable magazine on worldwide rights opportunities: http://ow.ly/10zwTF @hannahsjohnson @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Do Artists Still Find Inspiration in Literature?  http://ow.ly/10g2cR by Catherine Talese @VOLTAshow

How to Use Life Experience to Write Better:  http://ow.ly/10e4GB by Reagan Colbert

The Unfunny Plight of Women in Comics:  http://ow.ly/10zeDU @OliviaSnaije @pubperspectives

5 Books with Snarky Magicians: http://ow.ly/10e4O8 @DanKoboldt

9 Free Tools That Can Help Build Buzz for a Book:  http://ow.ly/10e4Nk @DianaUrban

Showing vs. Telling: Character Emotion:  http://ow.ly/10e4WO @ceciliaedits

Welcome Spring with a @StoryTellers10 Cozy Mystery Giveaway. Enter to win 35+ great books: http://bit.ly/CozySpring

Picking a Category to Write In:  http://ow.ly/10e50p @Kid_Lit

Give Your Latest Book a Boost With Home Page Branding:  http://ow.ly/10e4Ms  @cksyme

Writing in two categories and querying agents:  http://ow.ly/10e4Zv @Janet_Reid

At Home in Deaf Culture: Storytelling in an Un-Writable Language:  http://ow.ly/10xSqV @NovicSara

The What, Why, and How of Author Platforms:  http://ow.ly/10e4Yg @JasonGracia

7 Steps to a Happy Revision:  http://ow.ly/10cWso @j_s_brown

A publisher with tips for submissions and queries: http://ow.ly/10w9FQ @SpunkOnAStick

Resources for Writers: Ink Pageant:  http://ow.ly/10wnqI @AlexJCavanaugh

Lies & Secrets: The Lifeblood of Great Fiction:  http://ow.ly/10cWmg @KristenLambTX

6 Well-Meant (but Bad) Pieces of Writing Jargon:  http://ow.ly/10e4Xc @HistoireLolita

Will Work For Hire Hurt my Novel? http://ow.ly/10e51v @Janet_Reid

Public Speaking Hacks for Writers:  http://ow.ly/10e4Py @Chris_Kokoski

Confessions of a Reluctant Memoirist:  http://ow.ly/10e4IX @LucasWMann @thelithub

Revision method: rewriting:  http://ow.ly/10e4HR from The Character Comma

What Does Your Genre’s Theme Promise to Readers? http://ow.ly/10cWiU @JamiGold

Publishers’ Rights Corner at Frankfurt Book Fair:  http://ow.ly/10sDAr @Porter_Anderson

Music for Writers: David Harrington: “There Is No Such Thing As Easy Music”:  http://ow.ly/10vsmu @kronosquartet @porter_anderson

5 Twitter Tips for Publishers and Writers:  http://ow.ly/10vshP  @Porter_Anderson @IngramSpark

Crime fiction: when sleuths don’t work well with others: http://ow.ly/10u7eb @mkinberg

9 Ways to Improve Your Poetry:  http://ow.ly/10cW9o from Citysqwirl

6 Ways To Spring Clean Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/10cWt9 @adearinthewoods

How to Write a Great (and Not Schmaltzy) Love Scene:  http://ow.ly/10cWow @JRHwords

Why stories need themes:  http://ow.ly/10cWeT @thisgirlclimbs

The popularity of books on the ‘female lived experience’:  http://ow.ly/10cVYJ @wrightallison

Writing Fan Fiction Can Prepare Us for Becoming an Author:  http://ow.ly/10cWqm  @AshleyHearn

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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.

11 Comments

  1. CynthiaApril 17, 2016

    Hello Elizabeth, I’m a first time visitor to your blog (and also a reader of mysteries, among other genres.) Thanks for sharing these links. I’m working on a book and could sometimes use tips from outside sources.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 17, 2016

      Cynthia–Thanks for coming by! Hope the links are helpful to you. By going to writerskb.com, you can search the links by topic if you need more help. :)

  2. Alex J. CavanaughApril 17, 2016

    It was a good week for writing tips.
    And I know why I should’ve pull an all-nighter. I’m way to old for that! Brain would shut down by ten and the body by eleven.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 17, 2016

      Alex–You and me both! I’m practically good for nothing after 2 p.m..

  3. Margot KinbergApril 17, 2016

    As always, Elizabeth, these are great links, so thank you! Interesting that there are a few this time about films. I often think writers can learn a lot from the way films work (and sometimes, from the way they don’t!)

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 17, 2016

      Margot–I agree! I love the structure for films and the sparse narrative.

  4. Barry KnisterApril 18, 2016

    Hi Elizabeth.
    What am I doing wrong? None of the posts has a link I can open.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 18, 2016

      Barry–Oh my gosh! No, it’s not you, it’s me! I didn’t get the hyperlinks in there. Ugh. Thanks for the heads-up!

      1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 18, 2016

        But now it’s in tiny print. :) Hitting Ctrl and the + sign will make the page bigger.

        Ahh, technology!

  5. Barry KnisterApril 19, 2016

    Thank you. And it doesn’t get said often enough, at least not by me: thank you for this generous act of sharing.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigApril 19, 2016

      Thanks to you for your support on the blog!

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