by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web.
Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (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.
How To Cheat on Your Writing Without Getting Caught: http://ow.ly/3vaw3001hfg @Wordstrumpet
6 Ways to Make Your Writing More Cinematic: http://ow.ly/nzMW3001hly by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants
Giving Your Protagonist Tough Choices: http://ow.ly/kDr63001her @ceciliaedits
Distribute More Books In More Territories: http://ow.ly/CiBf300etHh @publishdrive @IndieAuthorALLI
How to Worldbuild a Good Sandbox: 4 Rules from the 40K Universe: http://ow.ly/EGJ03001hfN @mharoldpage
How to Embrace Imperfection as a Writer http://ow.ly/uulF3001hcv @powellwriter
How to End a Chapter: http://ow.ly/w8h43001hhS @jennienash
How to Tell the Difference Between a Scene and a Chapter: http://ow.ly/uxAY3001hj3 @jennienash
Unsung Heroes of the Poetry World: http://ow.ly/6pH3300rdqq @clangswell @thelithub
Tips to Help You Write What You Know: http://ow.ly/SN1Q3001hkL @CSLakin
How to Write Dialogue that Hooks Readers: http://ow.ly/tehp3001h9M @nownovel
4 Writing Secrets Blatantly Stolen From Taylor Swift: http://ow.ly/1mYE3001hmF @Chris_Kokoski
Why We Must Write Introverted Characters: http://ow.ly/2QuC3001hjL @livequiet
How Author Associations Help Your Self-Publishing Career: http://ow.ly/UUhL300etLz @kimbookless @OrnaRoss
Worldbuilding: The Nihilistic Architect and the Negligent Gardener: http://ow.ly/8roq3001hgP @ngfclark @FantasyFaction
Mastering Your Author Persona: http://ow.ly/dWSq3002a7W @Rachel_Aaron
Respect the Power of the Teenage Girl as a Writer: http://ow.ly/Z5cZ300rd3w @robinwasserman @imjasondiamond @thelithub
Writing Believable Action Scenes: http://ow.ly/Qx553000AwC @NakedEditor
5 Books Where Assassins Are the Good Guys: http://ow.ly/o52Z3000Axx @muirwoodwheeler
Reconstruct Your Criticism: Worksheet to Assess Feedback: http://ow.ly/JVwA3000Azg @EvaDeverell
Writing the Fool Triumphant: http://ow.ly/dFWT3000ABW @HeatherJacksonW
Dissecting Books: Reading as a Writer: http://ow.ly/NbAY3000ADR @MarcyKennedy
.@JessicaSaenger: Germany’s @boev backs Constitutional Court complaint (on Copyright): http://ow.ly/nFJW300p2T0 @Porter_Anderson
A Writer Learns to See Through Photography: http://ow.ly/NyS83000Ab4 @swan_tower @tordotcom
Quick tips for writing a book review, even if you’re not a reviewer: http://ow.ly/Q8kG300qE9j @rxena77
Managing a day job while writing 40 books and building a story universe platform with @jonguent: http://ow.ly/IOIA300qDy6 @Hiveword
10 Tips on Navigating Twitter as an Indie Writer: http://ow.ly/QPK83000Amq @FlynnGrayWriter
.@Nielsen Data on the US Book Market: http://ow.ly/zEHl300p2qo @Porter_Anderson @kemptonm @pubperspectives
3 Tips for Writing Character Change: http://ow.ly/s7FO3000Akv @HeatherJacksonW
10 Thriller Story Ideas: http://ow.ly/i9GP3000Aab @RuthanneReid
9 Rookie Errors to Avoid When Plotting Your Novel: http://ow.ly/miaK300oTUF @Roz_Morris @IndieAuthorALLI
Social media: hate or love it? The pros and cons for writers: http://ow.ly/dPZ8300p58c @EmilyBenet @publishingtalk
Stereotypes Surrounding Epilepsy in the Entertainment Industry: http://ow.ly/4nuBZj @LJKelley1
3 Cautions For Adding Research Into Stories http://ow.ly/4nuALK @JodyHedlund
How to Get Readers Hooked: http://ow.ly/NOX83000Ap9 @MorganMandel
Final Fixes for Your Novel: http://ow.ly/Iblv3000AqW @AnthonyEhlers
The Law of Writing Good Bad Guys: http://ow.ly/hvOS3000AiV @LeeLofland
Great literary gardens: from ‘Hamlet’ to ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover: http://ow.ly/juBI3000xqF @FT by Caroline Thorpe
Writers Steal Your Life and Use it For Fiction: http://ow.ly/WDdp300mvGT @thelithub @aboutrichard
6 Tips to Help You Finish Your Book: http://ow.ly/4nuCbo @KMWeiland
Getting Your Novel to the Finish Line: http://ow.ly/4nuCeX @Janice_Hardy
Tweaks to make our books visible on Google: http://ow.ly/PnLb300oRAk
.@SalmanRushdie on Poetry, Being a Reader, and Going to the Movies: http://ow.ly/oZ54300mmGE @holdengraber @thelithub
15 Tips for Writing Poetry: http://ow.ly/4nuC4H @WordDreams
How to Turn an Idea into a Story: http://ow.ly/4nuClk @DelilahSDawson
Organizing Your Hard Drive: http://ow.ly/4nuBgM @AngelaQuarles
Concept vs. Premise: The Inherent Opportunity in Understanding the Difference: http://ow.ly/4nuCuc @storyfix
12 Ways Not to Write a Mystery Novel: http://ow.ly/v8gR300mv5B by Jacqueline Diamond for @annerallen
Freelancing to pay the Bills: http://ow.ly/G8eI300etwp @jlynchauthor @IndieAuthorALLI
Charles Dickens and the Linguistic Art of the Minor Character: http://ow.ly/4nsadm by Chi Luu @JSTOR_Daily
International Transmedia: StoryDrive in Beijing: http://ow.ly/awRl300jUfV @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Digital Printing and What it Means for Publishing: http://ow.ly/mJGv300mlMK @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Working Without Distractions in Scrivener: http://ow.ly/4nuB9Y @Gwen_Hernandez
Write Better Stories, Faster: http://ow.ly/iZK7300cxkF @sterling_stone @IndieAuthorALLI
Pronoun services for the selfpubbed author: http://ow.ly/4nuBR5 @JohnDoppler
How to Use a Plot Planner: http://ow.ly/4nuChJ @plotwhisperer for @JaneFriedman
Are You A Creator Or A Consumer? http://ow.ly/4nuAQC @InkyBites
Writers, The Loneliest Artists of All: http://ow.ly/4nsaYo @readandbreathe @thelithub
Men Have Book Clubs, Too: http://ow.ly/4nsaGP by Jennifer Miller @nytimesbooks
Crafting a Killer Opening: 4 Writing Contest Finalists Share Their Tips: http://ow.ly/4ns91H @Ava_Jae @MartinaABoone
A storytelling experiment closes 9-1 if @craigmodcan archive the project: http://ow.ly/gbK7300jT6y @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Stephen King: What We Can’t Say Enough: http://ow.ly/4ns9oE @JonathanJanz
Reach Readers While Looking After Yourself (video): http://ow.ly/QvRF300esUB @DanBlank @IndieAuthorALLI
On the Quest to Write in a 3rd Language: http://ow.ly/4ns9FD @LakhousAmara @thelithub
What Comes Before Part 3: A Whole Lotta Character: http://ow.ly/4ns8Vc @mileconnors
Get In Front Of Influencers: How To Spread The Word About Your Book: (video) http://ow.ly/nSQV300esGS @WhereWritersWin
Best Handguns for Fictional Detectives: http://ow.ly/4npgRV @benjaminsobieck
Surviving Hard Knocks U.: A Writer’s Guide: http://ow.ly/4npgDr @RuthHarrisBooks
The upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair: 3 points of interest: http://ow.ly/Jq8I300jRLb @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
Putting Words in your Mouth: The Whimsical Language of Food: http://ow.ly/4nsaTz by Chi Luu @JSTOR_Daily
Updating an old book, one author discovers 25 years ago is ancient history: http://ow.ly/4ns8z5 by Johanna Hurwitz
The Shape of Horror to Come: http://ow.ly/4ns97I by Nathan DeCorte @The_Minaret
Use the right word to breathe life into your stories: http://ow.ly/4ns8QZ @RayneHall
Developing Themes In Your Stories: Symbolism: http://ow.ly/4ns9xF @SaraL_Writer
How to Write for Teens Without Sounding Like an Adult Writing for Teens: http://ow.ly/4ns9ti @KurtDinan
10 Ways To Make Your Story Good: http://ow.ly/4ns8Jj @10minnovelist
Use your distributor to market your books: http://bit.ly/IAF-BEA-DW http://ow.ly/zYqf300cxgI @IndieAuthorALLI @danwoodok @Draft2Digital
Writing business: steps to take in case of our demise or disability: http://ow.ly/4npgH1 @Diana_Hurwitz
The Exemplary Narcissism of Snoopy: http://ow.ly/YAwl300hjrK @TheAtlantic by Sarah Boxer
Tips for dealing with writing conference overwhelm: http://ow.ly/4npgkn @CaraLopezLee
5 tips for a better author bio: http://ow.ly/2SpS300cs0L @bryancohenbooks @IndieAuthorALLI
10 Great Novels of Exile and Dislocation: http://ow.ly/4nmDhh @patricia_engel @ElectricLit
Novel? Screenplay? Comic? How to Choose the Right Medium For Your Story: http://ow.ly/4nmD3e @kpsmartypants @thelithub
The Eternal Loneliness of the Writer: http://ow.ly/4nmCRl by Adam Haslett @thelithub
Why A Poet Stopped Submitting To Lit Mags and Publishes to Wattpad: http://ow.ly/4nmsV1 @MariahEWilson
How to Make Boring Story Parts Exciting: http://ow.ly/4nph2i @RidethePen
Using Family Photos, Letters and Stories in a Book: Legal Ramifications: http://ow.ly/4nphqL @HelenSedwick
Adding an emotional stance for characters: http://ow.ly/4nph8K @Kid_Lit
Crime Fiction Writing: On the Job With New York Crime-Scene Cleaners: http://ow.ly/4npgVR @TheAtlantic @sairakh
Tips for writing a blind character: http://ow.ly/4nphkz @snarkbat @ChuckWendig
Writing What You Really Think Will Make You a Better Writer: http://ow.ly/4nphdh by Deena Nataf @WritetoDone
The IPA, the Arab World, and ‘Building Dialogue’: http://ow.ly/zhS5300eBBc @Porter_Anderson @Bodour
The Point When Everything Changes: http://ow.ly/4nmuN4 @stdennard
Why You Should Theme Your World: http://ow.ly/4nmtgD by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Why is text-to-speech only an afterthought? http://ow.ly/LbWm300csw6 @jwikert
Tech Tools and Promo Tips for Writers: http://ow.ly/Ci3e300eBqy
Simple Tricks to Unstick Your Plot: Where Is Everyone? http://ow.ly/4nmv05 @stdennard
This year’s BEA: light attendance, ‘hard truths’ on publishing: http://ow.ly/9kAQ300eB3G @Porter_Anderson @jakonrath
6 Crucial Steps before you launch your #indieauthor book: http://ow.ly/w8ne300crWz @IndieAuthorALLI @bublishme
Blurb writing formula: http://ow.ly/4njAaM @VictoriaMixon
6 Ways to Ruin Your Book Marketing Campaign: http://ow.ly/4njA5z @selfpubreview
The Myth of the Average Reader: http://ow.ly/4njCc4 @cathyyardley
Emotion Takes Time: http://ow.ly/w3ZA300eAWm @p2p_editor
Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts: Reading Like a Writer: http://ow.ly/4nmtre @BethMooreSchool
The Art of Captivating First Lines: http://ow.ly/4nmtVc @AJHumpage
How To Lead Readers to a Satisfying Ending: http://ow.ly/4nmtB2 by Margo Dill
Writing Better Villains: http://ow.ly/4nmtKZ by Vincent Langford @mythicscribes
4 Publisher Responses and Author Reactions: http://ow.ly/4nmtZf by Sarah Tipton @YAtopia_blog
Writing a Novel Within a Novel: http://ow.ly/4nmt4u @YonaMcDonough
Grow Your Author Business with a Learning Plan (video): http://ow.ly/ySbr300aqbB @MichaelLaRonn
Download the Ultimate Free Collection of Book Marketing Examples: http://ow.ly/4njCuy @DianaUrban
Writers staying in touch with their readers: http://ow.ly/4njAjL @stephenwoodfin
Africa Has Always Been Sci-Fi: http://ow.ly/4njCf7 @snamwali
How to Use Surprise to Build Suspense: http://ow.ly/4njAhX @janekcleland
Disability in Kid Lit: Scoliosis in Books: What’s Missing? http://ow.ly/4njAcK by Emma Yeo
Crime Fiction Writers: Buried Alive: Escaping a Grave: http://ow.ly/vsVl300cwYh @SueColetta1
Copywriting is creative writing: http://ow.ly/GhT3300crPO @bryancohenbooks @IndieAuthorALLI
Ghost-writers and their soul projects: http://ow.ly/hgpZ300d63h @Roz_Morris
Going From Being a Fan Fic Writer to a Published Author Before Turning 18: http://ow.ly/LJLs3009V7A @singsongash
Tips for Torturing Characters: http://ow.ly/4njAmd by James R. Preston
What it means being an African author on Amazon: http://ow.ly/cxWb300csoi @DaWitKop
The top writing links of last week are on Twitterific: Click To Tweet
Best handguns – I bet that one gets some unusual hits.
Alex–I think so. :) It got some interesting traffic on Twitter, ha!
Thanks, as always, for these great links, Elizabeth. I really like that there are so many on character development. That’s such an important key to a good story.
Margot–Characters can make or break a book, for sure!
Thanks so much for including Now Novel in your great curated list, Elizabeth. So many gems here.
Thanks for providing helpful content for writers, Bridget!