Twitterific Writing Links

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.

Small Presses and the Fight for Publicity:  http://ow.ly/44Ho303NgGp  @ilanaslightly @lithub

Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché : http://ow.ly/e876303NgdF by Odie Lindsey @lithub

How to work alone:  http://ow.ly/xDP3303Ng9T @pubcoach

“One More for the River”: On Writing Challenges:  http://ow.ly/jajc303NfYq  @Literotaur        

Increase tension in your novel: http://ow.ly/ohSO3045dMa @KelsieEngen

How to Legally Use Quotations in Your Book:  http://ow.ly/qMmN303Igye @HelenSedwick  @JFbookman

Tropes and Clichés in Epic Fantasy: Is It Time To Move On?  http://ow.ly/WgMf303Ng7v @TOMunro

Who Gets to Decide What Counts as English?  http://ow.ly/Jwkw303NgjQ @GabbyBellot  @lithub

Publishing Contracts: Red Flags:  http://ow.ly/OhC1303N8Gp by Angela Mackintosh

5 Ways to Keep Writing When Life Intervenes: http://ow.ly/HrfZ303N8K4 @jessicastrawser

8 Writing Tips from Authors who Won the Nobel:  http://ow.ly/1Y7s303N8sa @nownovel

Want to Write for Magazines? Do This First:  http://ow.ly/Fwpx303N8iy @Kristen_E_Pope

How To Make Your Characters Come Alive:  http://ow.ly/nnyP303N8q4 @standoutbooks

6 Most Common Personality Traits of Successful Writers:  http://ow.ly/waUR303N8Bi  @BlossomTips

How to Build Memorable Monsters:  http://ow.ly/n0fr303N8v6 @Jffelkins

Free Books and What to Do With Them:  http://ow.ly/fCxL303N8o6 @jaelmchenry

Dialogue and Subtext: The Spoken and the Unspoken:  http://ow.ly/AmMV303N8Su by Joni Fisher @WomenWriters

Writing a Novel Limited to the 483 Words Spoken by Ophelia:  http://ow.ly/OUDQ303IgaE @ScottEsposito  @paul_griffiths_  @lithub

Why 1 Author Loves Soap Operas (And How They Made Her a Better Writer): http://ow.ly/kvGz303IfNb @deborahcaryn  @lithub

How to Beat Procrastination:  http://ow.ly/WcoB303IdTz @Caroline_Webb_  @HarvardBiz

3 Reasons To Love Noir:  http://ow.ly/puBv303ItBN @RobinStorey1

Bowker: 727.000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015:  http://ow.ly/oXaw3043Lvn @BeatBarblan @Porter_Anderson

9 Tips for Entering A Writing Contest:  http://ow.ly/sj2S3043gvl @joannaslan

Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age:  http://ow.ly/ftXe303Ied9 @PerriKlass  @nytimeswell

Embracing Technology and Arabic Culture, Lamsa App Gets Kids Reading:  http://ow.ly/jhoL303YHL3 @Porter_Anderson @badrward

Twitter Cards for Authors:  http://ow.ly/SRAF303It58 @zackheim

Sex and Dating: Now the Thinking Woman’s Subject:  http://ow.ly/QK5F303IfYx by Casey Schwartz @nytimesbooks

Instagram for Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/Wpmu303ItiM by Daley James Francis

52 Creative Writing Worksheets:  http://ow.ly/X8Oo303IdNM @EvaDeverell

Syncing Scrivener Files Between Computers Using Dropbox:  http://ow.ly/QpvG303Ie7v @Figures  @FantasyFaction

Do Goodreads Giveaways Work?  http://ow.ly/1Dk7303ItvL @JMNeyGrimm

Think your #writing isn’t good enough? Dealing with your fears:  http://ow.ly/kg15303IgDG @DeborahJay2

What Do Your Reading Habits Reveal About Your Personality? http://ow.ly/hbOL303YhiH @lithub

A Former Literary Agent on Plotting:  http://ow.ly/NnHQ303FO72 @p2p_editor

6 Bad Arguments Against Social Justice in Spec Fiction: http://ow.ly/tTAt303FO3g @mythcreants  by Oren Ashkenazi

How to Build Your Readership:  http://ow.ly/hcce303FO9s @Lindasclare

Writing sprint? How about a writing walk?  http://ow.ly/1mMS303FNZa @GoIntoTheStory

Crime fiction: police detectives who get too close to a case:  http://ow.ly/gURc303U1Z3 @mkinberg

Craft Books for Pantsers:  http://ow.ly/asWV303FNTm @PBRWriter

Trad Pub’s 2016 Struggles Outlined in The Hot Sheet (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/cePd3040XBK

Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: Interview with @ken_quek  http://ow.ly/GpmA303YHs4 @Porter_Anderson

Tips for Beginnings and Endings:  http://ow.ly/4atb303FOo3  @JenniferAlLee

Conferences: Advancing Your Writing Career:  http://ow.ly/v1Bi303FOkG @RobinCaroll

Lessons from Bad Books:  http://ow.ly/T7Gj303FOh5 by Tara Dugan @The_Millions

4 Ways to Create Believable Urban Fantasy:  http://ow.ly/jrFo303FNXE @finesarah  @WritersDigest

Using humor in environmental writing:  http://ow.ly/qLyF303FObZ by Melissa Hart @TheWriterMag

5 Things for Writers to Look for in a Day Job:  http://ow.ly/yBwI303FO0Z  @zenaldehyde  @WritersDigest

Writing About Online Bullying:  http://ow.ly/s3gU303FNUU @GalitBreen  @WomenWriters

How old was Hamlet?  http://ow.ly/IzCf303OQVo @profrhodrilewis  @TheTLS

The mysteries of the least-known Bronte sister:  http://ow.ly/w6um303OQKh @laura_june  @thehairpin

ARCs for Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/YiVm303ECV2 @DebbieYoungBN

The pantsing vs plotting debate:  http://ow.ly/sZJN303EDcr  @AkileshAyyar  @The_Millions

7 Easy Ways to Connect with Readers:  http://ow.ly/8o7O303ED0y by David Villalva

Spoiler Alerts: Any Story Worth Telling Doesn’t Need Them:  http://ow.ly/LQiW303YgK6 @jrc2666 @lithub

5 Tips for Writing Narrative Nonfiction:  http://ow.ly/iZYp303ECSl @ceciliaedits

5 Ways to Restore Tension:  http://ow.ly/MSqn303ECT6 by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Arctic settings in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/jiCd303U1To @mkinberg

The UK Publishers Association Issues a Brexit ‘Manifesto’ of Priorities:  http://ow.ly/RVmD303YHjh @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Publishing Opportunity: The 2016 IWSG Anthology Contest:  http://ow.ly/jJk0303YFhJ @TheIWSG

How to Write a Horror Story: 6 Tips:  http://ow.ly/v49a303ED9f @nownovel

The Unprocrastination Challenge for September: http://ow.ly/wAbu303YrYf @zen_habits

Writing a Military Romance: http://ow.ly/7Ej9303ED84  @HeatherlyBelle

Using Backstory in Chapter 1 Without Adding Backstory:  http://ow.ly/1qwN303ED6u @ZoeMMcCarthy

Why Your Story Needs Real Stakes:  http://ow.ly/rtfl303ECZp @Je55ieMullin5  @YAtopia_blog

The Complete Guide to Repurposing Online Content:  http://ow.ly/VzeL303ED59  @HelloMorganTimm

Blog or Plotting tips, tricks, and templates:  http://ow.ly/WavZ303DG3V @kseniaanske

Testing the Waters: What to Do When You Don’t Like Anything:  http://ow.ly/28yx303DGwf @MelissaFOlson  @tordotcom

Toxic friendships in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/Deqp303U1OE @mkinberg

How to Stay Organized During a Revision: http://ow.ly/tGiW303VOlf @Janice_Hardy @AngelaAckerman

Why Can’t Irish Writers Escape the Sea? http://ow.ly/dk4C303DGkS @Creative_Career

9 Ways to Market a Book After the New Release Buzz Dies Down:  http://ow.ly/O1be303DG6P @DianaUrban

Are Your Adjectives Powerful?  http://ow.ly/8kBY303DGbA @ProWritingAid

Use a Spreadsheet to Outline Your Novel:  http://ow.ly/VlJT303DG0M @TJMoss11  @WritersDigest

Making a Living Writing: http://ow.ly/zJsl303DGrd @hopeclark

The Medium is the Message: How We Read and How It Affects Us:  http://ow.ly/LhcG303DGia @_johnbradley

The Monstrous Words Lurking in Your Language:  http://ow.ly/7iLN303DGsH by Chi Luu @JSTOR_Daily

How to Write Coincidence the Right Way:  http://ow.ly/OPMA303DGnP @AliceMattison1  @lithub

Is Your Story Not Making Any Sense? http://ow.ly/6DIr303DG8K @patverducci

The Contagion of Diagnosis: http://ow.ly/z1dV303DGxj @KristinDombek  @nplusonemag

5 Reasons Writers Should Move to Columbus, OH:  http://ow.ly/OD1Y303AJPc  @AnnieMcGreevy  @lithub

How to Write Great Loglines:  http://ow.ly/J8ik303AKci @briannehogan

Why Writers Should Be Curious About People:  http://ow.ly/umOg303AK8e @annkroeker

6 Tips For Cleaning Up Your Dirty Words (Grammatically, Of Course): http://ow.ly/JXWi303AKff @espressoeditor

The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre:  http://ow.ly/toYx303AJDp by Pamela Burger @JSTOR_Daily

4 Ways to Make Space in Your Brain to Create:  http://ow.ly/qkU5303AJZJ @molliewest  @fosslien  @livequiet

Writing Duel Scenes:  http://ow.ly/ajSl303AKy1 @RayneHall

Who Am I: Writer or Bookseller? http://ow.ly/I5yB303AJc4 @BenjaminRybeck

How To Perfect Your Writing Style:  http://ow.ly/pGud303AKEe @misfitalexa

The Bedrock of Character Development:  http://ow.ly/Q2Wz303AKvl @barbaraoneal

How to Set Clear Writing Goals:  http://ow.ly/nQLi303AKro @SukhiJutla

There’s No Secret to Writing About People Who Don’t Look Like You: Empathy as Craft:  http://ow.ly/gBbo303AIN5  @brandonrambles

5 Twitter Tips for Publishers and Writers:  http://ow.ly/ybuP303Rt89 @Porter_Anderson @IngramSpark

The Gothic Secrets Every Steampunk Writer Should Know:  http://ow.ly/Yf4s303zm4r @standoutbooks

A Predictive Text Generator for Internet Fanfiction:  http://ow.ly/QEbB303zmkv @velocciraptor

6 Tips for Making It Small in Hollywood. Or Anywhere. http://ow.ly/YDjI303PTkQ @birbigs @nytimes

24 Most Controversial Books of All Time:  http://ow.ly/Uoei303zmgh by Nicholas Politan @ElectricLit

Speaker Beats That Can Ruin a Manuscript:  http://ow.ly/Dj3f303zmnu @AndreaMerrell

Starting a Writing Business:  http://ow.ly/KRKR303zm9t @Rachel_Aaron

7 Ways To Stop Your Brain From Crashing When You Need It Most: http://ow.ly/weX1303zmty @colleen_m_story