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.

Conferences and Events / NaNoWriMo

• #NaNoWriMo, and How It Changed My Life @lidywilks

• NaNoWriMo for those who didn’t win @AshKrafton

Creativity and Inspiration / Miscellaneous

• Welcome your artist to work today @gigirosenberg

• 5 Reasons Novelists Should Write Short Stories @Magzdozza

• How to Find Collaborators to Work With @SeanPlatt

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

• 10 of the Best Books on Creativity @TobiasCarroll

• How to Help Students Develop a Love of Reading @MediaShiftOrg

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration / Reading as Writers

• 20 Reasons Why You Should Read Literary Magazines @The_Millions

• 10 Great Books about Going Home @ElectricLit

• 11 of the Greatest Fictional Parties Ever @ElectricLit

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

• Why You Should Never Start With Your Most Difficult Task @MichaelHyatt

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

• We Do Have Enough Time to Write @WritersCoach

• How to trick yourself into writing @pubcoach

Creativity and Inspiration / Success

• 10 Things You’ll Find in Every Bestselling Book @WWonthebrink

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

• 5 Signs You Need to Shake Up Your Writing Routine @colleen_m_story

• When parents are disappointed by their writing children @TheWriterMag

• 3 Tips to Grow Meaningful Online Relationships As A Writer @lornafaith

• 3 Ways To Embrace The Writer You Used To Be by Alicyn Newman @GoTeenWriters

• Holiday Gifts for Writers @RuthHarrisBooks

Genres / Miscellaneous

• Patti Smith on How She Writes a Song @lithub

Genres / Fantasy

• The Craft @ChristelleWrite

• 10 Key Scenes of a Mythological Fantasy Novel @CSLakin

Genres / Historical

• Writing a Historical Novel Set in an Era You Knew Nothing About @WritersDigest

• 7 Resources for History Research @JamiGold

Genres / Horror

• The 10 Best Non-Monster Horror Villains @BDisgusting

Genres / Middle-Grade

• Making the Shift to Middle Grade @KatZhang

• Getting Middle Grade Voice Right @mdilloway

Genres / Mystery

• The Structure of a Murder Mystery @woodwardkaren

• Speaking to the press as an element in crime fiction @mkinberg

• Using foils to reveal character in crime fiction @mkinberg

Genres / Poetry

• Poetry Prompt @tspoetry

Genres / Romance

• 10 Secrets to Writing “Killer” Romantic Suspense @Brenda_Novak

Promo / Miscellaneous

• Help Readers Find You with 12 Book Discovery Tools @WhereWritersWin

• 4 exercises to change your mindset about book promotion @NinaAmir

• Should You Get Litsy? @theladygreer

• 5 Holiday Marketing Trends that Authors Can Use for Book Promotion @ricwol

• Author Branding with multiple genres @damselwriter

• 10 Minute Marketing:

Promo / Connecting with Readers

• Tips for reader engagement: by Deborah Lyn Stanley

Promo / Crowdfunding

• What Writers Need To Know About Patreon @GalleyCat

Promo / Libraries

• Why Self-Published Authors Need Libraries and Vice Versa @MediaShiftOrg

Promo / Pricing

• How to Make your Book Free on Amazon KDP @ricwol

Promo / Social Media Tips

• Does Twitter Have A Future For Self Published Authors? @justpublishing

• Turning Social Media into the Grandest Writing Exercise Of All @maria_ribas

• 7 Snapchat tips for authors @ProudMumbles

• 5 Reasons to Reconsider Google+ for Marketing @hailleymari

Publishing / Miscellaneous

• How Not to Spin Your Writing Wheels @NovelRocket

• Audiobooks @pubperspectives

• Traditional publishing & selfpublishing @Roz_Morris

• Business Musings @KristineRusch

Publishing / News / Amazon

• Amazon Limits Non-Purchase Reviews @Goodereader

• Info on KDP Print @stapilus

Publishing / News / International Publishing

• Wattpad Studio’s Next Move @UCPisTV  @porter_anderson

• Latin American Book Market @pubperspectives @porter_anderson

• International Publishing Notes @stevelotinga @porter_anderson

Publishing / Options / Hybrid Publishing

• The Hybrid Author @ChloeNKizer

Publishing / Options / Self-Publishing

• 6 Famous Authors Who Chose to Self-Publish @IndieReader

• How to Research a Name for Your Self-Publishing Imprint @Wogahn

• What You Really Want to Know About Self Publishing @Janice_Hardy

• The Writer’s Guide to Self-Publishing Costs and Royalties @ink_and_quills

• How to Self Publish and How Much it Costs @DiercksDuke

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

• In defense of personalized queries (and 5 tips) @NathanBransford

• What If the Agent Says Yes? @jennienash

• 10 Online Tools to Help Writers Find a Literary Agent @sarahannjuckes

• 5 Ways Unpublished Writers Can Make Themselves More Attractive to Publishers @MelindaFriesen

Publishing / Process / Legalities

• 10 tips for publishing rights professionals @pubperspectives

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

• 5 Helpful Lessons for Writing a Novel @WritersDigest

• How to Write Excellent Plot Twists @Ava_Jae

• Key Scene @woodwardkaren

• Advanced Craft Tips @PBRWriter

• How to Hook Readers with Nuanced Emotion @mythicscribes

• Tips for Writing About Issues @suddenlyjamie

• Knowing When To Kill Off A Character @Mad_Hat_Writer

• Juxtaposition Boosts Comparisons – Behind the Scene @ZoeMMcCarthy

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

• 5 Ways to Get Into Character @WritersDigest

• Making Your Characters Do Stuff @mileconnors

• How To Write Characters Your Readers Will Love @woodwardkaren

• The Appeal of Flawed Characters @WomenWriters

• Which Character is the Heart of Your Novel? @Janice_Hardy

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

• What does ‘likeable’ really mean? @LisaCron

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

• 3 Common Protagonist Problems @Ava_Jae

Writing Craft / Conflict

• A Surefire Way to Raise the Stakes in Your Story @KMWeiland

Writing Craft / Hooks

• Setting Your Book’s Hook In One Sentence @Mad_Hat_Writer

Writing Craft / POV

• Using Multiple Points of View @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Outlining

• How to Outline Your Story @mythcreants

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

• The Story Question in Fiction @NovelEditor

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

• Tips for researching your story (primary sources and internet) @SueColetta1

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

• 3 Questions About Hyphenation with Adverbs @writing_tips

Writing Craft / Scenes / Conflict

• 10 Things Every Writer Needs To Know About Conflict @sacha_black

Writing Craft / Special Needs

• Mentally Ill Women Belong In Your Stories, Too @tordotcom

Writing Craft / Tension

• 9 Ways To Build Suspense @SueColetta1

Writing Craft / Voice

• Developing a Supernatural Edge @RMNSediting

• 3 Acting Tips to Strengthen Our Voice @LibbyHeily

Writing Tools / Miscellaneous

• 4 Tools To Make You A Productive and Creative Writer @SukhiJutla

Writing Tools / Apps

• Hiveword 5 Year Retrospective of Services and Software for Writers @Hiveword

• 5 Reasons to Use Scrivener to Write Your Book @lornafaith

• An Evernote Guide for Writers @jkwak

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