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 39,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Hope all of my American readers have a Happy Thanksgiving this week! I’ll be taking the week off from posting in observance of the holiday, and will be back next Sunday. 

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

• NaNoWriMo: When It Goes Wrong: https://t.co/0PBED304BJ @KhaosFoxe #wkb83

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

• 5 Places to Stir Your Creative Senses: https://t.co/kjSobt9xPU @cathysbaker #wkb85

• The Fantastic @ursulakleguin : https://t.co/nPyF9PwLTT @jcfphillips @NewYorker #wkb85

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

• Five Storytelling Lessons From Hamilton’s America: https://t.co/oacR5PaYeL @ChuckWendig #wkb32

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

• On Creating (Flexible) Schedules: https://t.co/ktSUUhay6G @Ava_Jae #wkb34

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

• Dealing with a slump: https://t.co/7zSdoayNQ5 @DanBlank #wkb36

• How to master the art of deliberate procrastination: https://t.co/AfUVAILWco @word_smiths #wkb36

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

• 5 NaNoWriMo Hacks To Keep Words Flowing: https://t.co/jVRbjSrBcS @AngelaAckerman #wkb39

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

• 5 Tips for Making the Most of a Writing Retreat: https://t.co/n3c8Tethdk @besscozby #wkb31

• Top 8 Foods and Drinks for Writers: https://t.co/1vEWdjfvg9 @McgannKellie #wkb31

• 7 Benefits of Journal Writing: https://t.co/EpD427xbt9 @TheIWSG @LyndaRYoung #wkb31

• Little Changes Can Make a Huge Difference: https://t.co/Y7VTPZBuOS @zen_habits #wkb31

• 5 Simple Mental Health Tips For Writers: https://t.co/5I86eXsia0 @Hannahclarke26 #wkb31

• Dance lessons for writers from @ZadieSmith : https://t.co/glhuq7hVaM @GuardianBooks #wkb31

• What If We Revised Some of the Memories That Hurt? https://t.co/5gKP9p1nZ6 @BrynDonovan #wkb31

Genres / Miscellaneous

• What is Your Novel’s Genre? Is it YA, MG, New Adult, or Adult? https://t.co/ISO9tGUyA7 @Roz_Morris for @annerallen #wkb86

Genres / Fantasy

• 6 Ways Flight Changes a Fantasy Setting: https://t.co/mP6cOwevTL by Oren Ashkenazi @mythcreants #wkb43

• 10 Foundational Scenes of a Fantasy Novel: https://t.co/4axyDatmZO @CSLakin #wkb43

Genres / Historical

• The Art of Historical Fiction: Making the Past Come Alive https://t.co/PExnPOIzSu @jchiaverini @SignatureReads #wkb52

Genres / Picture Books

• 5 Tips on Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books: https://t.co/vhERumI94o @inkyelbows #wkb4e

Genres / Romance

• How to create romantic couples with chemistry: from 1000 Story Ideas https://t.co/YnJlgDdJPf #wkb45

Genres / Screenwriting

• Writing Tricks That Work: Transcribe Screenplays: https://t.co/43OCGlJGqB @GoIntoTheStory #wkb48

• A Conversation with the Screenwriter of ‘The Girl on the Train’: https://t.co/9jNDzjmAS4 by Tony Phillips @SignatureReads #wkb48

Promo / Miscellaneous

• Six tips for selecting a book excerpt: https://t.co/57Z3BVLSNi @SusanLeighNoble #wkb87

• 5 Reasons Every Author Needs a Media Kit https://t.co/vcWd2IyRP9 @BuildYourBrandA #wkb87

• How A Book Foreword Can Help An Author’s Career: https://t.co/WR6HUgplMl @jckunzjr #wkb87

• 4 Tips To Writing A Sell Sheet’s Calls-To-Action: https://t.co/lvVbaqKCLA @jckunzjr #wkb87

• How Authors Can Network Effectively (Even If You Hate Networking): https://t.co/Hc1ltXnIeh @DeannaCabinian #wkb87

• How to Use Reddit to Market Your Books (Carefully): https://t.co/tdTDrV8ieK @RicardoFayet @JaneFriedman #wkb87

Promo / Ads

• 5 Ways That Authors Can Use Facebook Advertising: https://t.co/46wTMrJseN @thecreativepenn #wkb6b

• 5 Facebook Advertising Features You Probably Didn’t Know Existed: https://t.co/SWnMfUIuet @dottimedia #wkb6b

Promo / Book Reviews

• How to survive a scathing book review: https://t.co/CBIjgGLroD @DeannaCabinian #wkb73

• How to Write Respectful Reviews: https://t.co/XSnjcO1BLu @RobinRWrites #wkb73

Promo / Book Signings and Launch parties

• Tips for book launch parties: https://t.co/hJmQy2xVRe @mkinberg #wkb77

Promo / Newsletters

• What’s Your Newsletter Plan? https://t.co/Cgiwk8odAv @JamiGold #wkb6d

Promo / Social Media Tips

• How to Run Short-Term Social Media Campaigns: https://t.co/1ta9suwIjU @cksyme @JaneFriedman #wkb71

• Instagram for Authors: Reach New Readers in Ten Minutes a Day: https://t.co/lzwhJRbGUN @StephScottYA #wkb71

• 7 Ways to Improve Your Search Rank With Social Media: https://t.co/VXMaGx1kiZ @ducttape #wkb71

• Sick of Social Media? 10 Steps to Revive Your Enthusiasm: https://t.co/EqUmyoKWiF @CaballoFrances #wkb71

Promo / Websites

• Author Website Redesign Case Study: @RachShane https://t.co/phm1B5Cvtc @DianaUrban #wkb6f

Publishing / Miscellaneous

• How does a literary agency sell its authors? https://t.co/ocvAUGMgkB @andrewlownie #wkb88

• 7 Tips for an Irresistible Table of Contents: https://t.co/1nFnEwcUlU @KatyKauffman28 #wkb88

• Audiobooks 101: a Beginner’s Look at the Process: https://t.co/Tvb0trev1U @anna_elliott @WriterUnboxed #wkb88

• What to do about market saturation? https://t.co/p77mO9oFOx @Janet_Reid #wkb88

Publishing / News / International Publishing

• Turkish Censorship; Amazon Awards Spanish-Language Fiction: https://t.co/CMe8CQ808F @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives #wkb64

• Can a Computer Judge a Book By Its Cover? https://t.co/p60Q5DlKvH @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives #wkb64

• Young Readers in China; Young Publishers in the US: https://t.co/74kcsBwhXF @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives #wkb64

• The Amer. Libraries Assoc. on Adapting to the Times: https://t.co/whsMeFGL1C @rogertagholm @pubperspectives #wkb64

• Denmark’s Bogforum Book Fair: Bringing Readers, Authors and Publishers Together: https://t.co/vRH6mGNPTK @MarieBilde #wkb64

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

• 5 Benefits of Self-Publishing Your Book: https://t.co/KZKbLc4Gu7 @lornafaith #wkb69

Publishing / Process / Author Assistants

• Book Marketing with Virtual Assistants and Media Kits: https://t.co/37m1vssqVW @carlaking #wkb5d

Publishing / Process / Book Design

• Tips for Formatting Your Book Cover: https://t.co/04vsF16i7O @WriteandCover #wkb58

• Cover design tips: https://t.co/UA876eoqjd @tamrogers #wkb58

Publishing / Process / Legalities

• What co-authors should know before tying the knot: https://t.co/5TiZJSmDUT @HelenSedwick #wkb5c

• How to Properly Reference Quotes in Your Book: https://t.co/FNuxFTsKkH @shelleyhitz #wkb5c

• Rights of Writers: Can I Use a Photograph of Scarlett Johansson on the Cover of My E-Book? https://t.co/dRRA61gTlB @RightsofWriters #wkb5c

Publishing / Process / Self-Publishing

• Business Musings: The Curse of Early Adopters: https://t.co/4ltntO1P7l @KristineRusch #wkb5f

• Taking The Next Step. Lessons Learned by @thecreativepenn from The Coast Masterclass 2016: https://t.co/AS8RT9OfeT #wkb5f

• Own Your Author Business in 7 Steps: https://t.co/PpNAEZvb6B @carlaking #wkb5f

Publishing / Process / Translation

• H.M. Naqvi on the Complexities of Translating Urdu: https://t.co/fbOvdwE8HE @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives #wkb5b

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

• 5 Tips for Writing Vivid Descriptions: https://t.co/J2f4Pex7hs by George Clark @mythicscribes #wkb89

• 7 Steps to Write a Story Description: https://t.co/VvhG7z0RG1 @woodwardkaren #wkb89

• Writing Basics: The Act Two Disaster: https://t.co/qf8Rl2XGDM @Janice_Hardy #wkb89

• Using Questions to Engage Your Reader: https://t.co/6LamVZ42IF @MartinaABoone #wkb89

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

• A Character Building Toolkit: https://t.co/sg115FciU5 @AngelaAckerman @verbaleyze #wkb1

• Top 10 Things To Give Your Characters That Will Make Them More Vivid: https://t.co/6TN98D6nkp @10MinNovelists #wkb1

• 4 Reasons Your Characters Might Resist Being Written: https://t.co/FYiSm9YmkD @wendypmiller #wkb1

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

• Writing An Unsympathetic Heroine: https://t.co/45BIA8x62u @julietgreenwood @WomenWriters #wkb4

• Save That Cat! The Easy Secret To Introducing A Hero: https://t.co/yJj5ZiZaAN @standoutbooks #wkb4

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

• What Is “Head-Hopping” In Writing, and Why Shouldn’t You Do It? https://t.co/2aJtfgtVDJ @BrynDonovan #wkb11

• Are Filter Words Weakening Your Story? https://t.co/81SR4riu1a #wkb11

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

• Writing and the Creative Life: John Cleese on Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time: https://t.co/mOeM8YzVpb @GoIntoTheStory #wkb14

• 3 Lessons ‘Supernatural’ Taught me about Writing Authentic Characters: https://t.co/hh1tHTD2RK @JoEberhardt #wkb14

Writing Craft / Literary Devices

• The Search for Home in American Fiction: https://t.co/KICBFdirhr @SarahDomet @lithub #wkb2d

Writing Craft / POV

• #EditTip: Picking a Point of View: https://t.co/65CgqlaU1a @JeriWB #wkb10

• Taming POV: Think Camera Placement: https://t.co/u3zuEUGaA7 @JohnGilstrap #wkb10

• 3rd Person Omniscient vs 3rd Person Limited: https://t.co/PM68569495 @ReedsyHQ @KristenStieffel and Rebecca Heyman #wkb10

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

• Plot Doctoring: 9 Steps to Build a Strong Plot: https://t.co/wVKcBx4Nak @Creativindie #wkb20

• Why Your Stories Need to be Filled with Secrets: https://t.co/XTafe68W8R @SeanPlatt #wkb20

• A 10-Step Guide to Plotting a Practice Novel: https://t.co/DF430LB2kP @Janice_Hardy @WriterUnboxed #wkb20

• Dehumanization in Fiction: https://t.co/V8uJfbTDNL @ThereseWalsh #wkb20

• Building a Believable Chain of Events in Your Novel: https://t.co/2uWMhlJQjD @readstevenjames for @JaneFriedman #wkb20

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

• 5 Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas: https://t.co/6pyOqEatON @tonya_writes #wkb1e

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

• Canceled or Cancelled? https://t.co/Tt8DYcSzEQ @GrammarGirl #wkbd

Writing Craft / Revision

• On editing published books: https://t.co/MTRI6uguO9 @JamiGold #wkbb

• Planning Your Edit Like a Pro: https://t.co/G5WraB82oW @Rachel_Aaron #wkbb

• 11 Ways To Rescue A Failed Story: https://t.co/57yPOTJXU6 @Yeomanis #wkbb

• List of the Best Book Editors and How to Select Them: https://t.co/ZJkfeCEgrr @DaveChesson #wkbb

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

• The Challenge of Story Revision Requests: https://t.co/6MlgTLfC3J @jamietr #wkb2b

Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict

• Understanding Goal, Motivation, and Conflict: GOAL: https://t.co/h8mrXUG6yP @MarcyKennedy #wkb7

Writing Craft / Tension

• 7 Ways to Use Consequences in Stories: https://t.co/VALSqukuFV by David Mesick @mythcreants #wkb18

• Readers Thrive on Tension So Make It Worse: https://t.co/iTBW4vGTWh @ZoeMMcCarthy #wkb18

Writing Craft / Voice

• 4 Ways To Develop Your Non-Fiction Voice: https://t.co/lbROUjtnwy by Keith Rawson @LitReactor #wkbe

• The Perils of Author Voice: https://t.co/WjhdoUYjUC @jamesscottbell #wkbe

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

• Mike Fleming of @Hiveword unveils new feature for the WKB search engine for writers: https://t.co/phwXFPqBvI #wkb8a

Writing Tools / Services for Writers

• Service Spotlight: Instafreebie as Lead Generator: https://t.co/o61YhcBg80 @AngelaQuarles #wkb82

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• 5 Ideas To Keep In Mind Writing A First Draft: https://t.co/gtkZRj3Mlt @Mad_Hat_Writer

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