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Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter in the last week.

I’m delighted that now we have an efficient method of locating resources on writing topics when you need them—via the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine and software engineer and writer Mike Fleming’s ingenuity. The links I tweet (which are writers’ blogs, agents’ and editors’ blogs) all are added to the engine to make it easier for you to access the information you’re looking for.

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How to Punctuate Dialogue in Novels and Short Stories: http://bit.ly/h0EnDm

An editor on show and tell: http://bit.ly/hBIFiJ

Use a character web to track your characters: http://bit.ly/hCLgoI

3 types of secondary characters: http://bit.ly/fCq6cp

17 Places to Get Headline Ideas: http://bit.ly/edroWD

Description 101: Is Your Description Helping Your Story or Holding it Back? http://bit.ly/dEcdw9

How one writer’s nonfiction project came to life: http://bit.ly/gQFQps

What No Writer Should Ignore – Their Health: http://bit.ly/hWnm02

3 Guidelines for Creating a Title with Shelf Appeal: http://bit.ly/e30ua2

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: IRISH STEW http://bit.ly/gAiEfm @CleoCoyle

On Epistolary Novels: http://bit.ly/ewGLvd

On motivation: http://bit.ly/dH9RF7

Writer/editor @JaneFriedman ‘s thoughts on drinking + life + writing: http://bit.ly/dQCLXV

Types of writing warm-ups: http://bit.ly/dMBEJ5

The Armchair BEA: http://bit.ly/hKfWtH

Character traits instead of physical descriptions to identify characters & writing prompts for warm ups: http://bit.ly/eME5Yj @writeprompts

Turning Short Stories Into A Novel: http://bit.ly/fC4Jdr

50 Ways to Dodge The Blog Burnout Sucker Punch: http://bit.ly/eTbDPl

My Story Got Workshopped. Now What? http://bit.ly/hsKtbl

On conflict and the amount to have in your story: http://bit.ly/eRoy4G

Who’s Misusing Whose? http://bit.ly/fdP2l5

Scenes that do double-duty. Or when your characters need to unionize: http://bit.ly/e9KXwl

Making Writing Your Business: Specifying Actions: http://bit.ly/gzYwSe

Tips for writing a travel memoir: http://bit.ly/gJuc9C

Get control of your characters: http://bit.ly/glAotz

Read, read, read – and why you should: http://bit.ly/h5duUN

5 things stand-up comedians can teach you about self-publishing: http://bit.ly/fG4xbk

The role of memory in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/fg7j8y @mkinberg

A Defense of Traditional Publishing: http://bit.ly/fFMZUr

For Earth Day: 7 Ways to be a Green Writer: http://bit.ly/hoT4px @LauraMarcella

Ways for Writers to Stay Fit: http://bit.ly/hbJR9Y

The Skill List Project: Viewpoint and Story Experience: http://bit.ly/g8iwOY

Slow Blogging: A Commitment: http://bit.ly/gHGzVH

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Lemon Cookies for Easter http://bit.ly/eGGivt @CleoCoyle

An editorial chat on prose: http://bit.ly/eIFZFH

Fantasy Is Not Safe: http://bit.ly/h9eR98

Are you prepared to answer the question, “What’s your book about?”? http://bit.ly/fbdRlI @jamigold

Writing rituals: http://bit.ly/ekvaXp

Can’t Write? Draw: http://bit.ly/gNhzlN

Working Through an Agent’s Critique Letter: http://bit.ly/fZIYts @4kidlit

Guest Blogging Etiquette: Let’s Make a Deal: http://bit.ly/gvJ4gM

Things to consider before branching out into other genres: http://bit.ly/hoxZQv

What to Do When Your Writing Takes a Back Seat: http://bit.ly/f7ENtj

How to choose the best story idea: http://bit.ly/h9Ii1X

5 Critical Areas to Focus On For Writing Skills Growth: http://bit.ly/igIdVY

Self-editing checklist–voice and viewpoint: http://bit.ly/eTMFJT

How Amazon Recommendation Algorithms Help Sell Your Book: http://bit.ly/fh8Mr3 @thecreativepenn

Making the Author-Editor Connection: The Importance of Being Edited: http://bit.ly/ga3IjE

7 Reasons Why Your Posts Aren’t Getting Retweeted: http://bit.ly/ejBnvX

Got social media app challenges? A software trainer & writer wants to help: http://bit.ly/f9vHke @jhansenwrites

Why one writer quit querying: http://bit.ly/e4glqJ @keligwyn

Doubtlessly, there is doubt: http://bit.ly/exObqc

Writing Your Character’s Thoughts: http://bit.ly/h9uACh @CherylRWrites

A Yes-and-No Answer About Hyphenating Phrases: http://bit.ly/ig8sHh

Exploring the difference between having readers and having *fans*: http://bit.ly/huGo6J

Mental Signposts That Tell, Not Show: http://bit.ly/g1Jhi3

Defining foundation concepts: http://bit.ly/fQFjKO

7 Secrets of Creating Effective Email Campaigns: http://bit.ly/eP8jCF

A revision success story: http://bit.ly/gdG9cX

Beware Milli Vanilli Syndrome: http://bit.ly/giNYwT

Broadcastr Launches Android App: http://bit.ly/gkvJmR @galleycat

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Easter Dessert http://bit.ly/gEySIx @CleoCoyle

Is Myth Dead? What is Myth and how did we kill it? http://bit.ly/fOl4tb @agent139

4 Ways to Keep Your Lifeless Blog from Boring Your Readers to Tears: http://bit.ly/eZSWNz

13 Ways to Screw Up Your Query: http://bit.ly/fQMKOU

10 Tips for Writing Excellence From Top Writing Bloggers: http://bit.ly/eb3aJR

Help For Those Late Night Fights With Your Blog: http://dld.bz/Xtsj @jhansenwrites

Beneath Our Feet and Above Our Heads: http://bit.ly/eZ4Et4

On Earning Out: http://bit.ly/hWNNmK

7 Considerations When Writing Descriptions: http://bit.ly/dXuUTg @authorterryo

Standing Out in the Slushpile: Some Basic Tips: http://bit.ly/eAQCrU

What were this month’s most popular writing articles? Sign up for the monthly WKB newsletter for links & interviews: http://bit.ly/gx7hg1

Best of the Best – Speculative Fiction Resources: http://bit.ly/fu8KqU @bluemaven

Top 10 Reasons You Should Rewrite That Scene: http://bit.ly/fav9gu

5 brutal truths about feedback on writing: http://bit.ly/fq7GYz @jammer0501

If you’ve had near misses with agents and publishers – should you self-publish? http://bit.ly/hveW7E @dirtywhitecandy

Blogs and branding: http://bit.ly/gOFDNX

Writing and taxes: http://bit.ly/dR5H4H

Care and Feeding of the Discouraged Writer: http://bit.ly/iaItaE @CherylRWrites

Romantic comedy truisms: http://bit.ly/fI43lZ

Publishing, POD, eBooks, Self-Publishing—Indie Editor FAQ: http://bit.ly/eZuUIK

What Makes a Strong Female Character Strong? http://bit.ly/fL9usM

Do you know enough to self-publish? http://bit.ly/eUxi0U

Be a Transparent Tweeter: http://bit.ly/hKI4OZ

Mix your industry learning with writing time: http://bit.ly/f0yl9z @jamigold

A look at ‘quiet’ murder mysteries: http://bit.ly/e4H9c8 @mkinberg

Color theory and color symbolism: http://bit.ly/fx9gYI

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Quick Potato Casserole http://bit.ly/dWhmnR @CleoCoyle

10 Reasons Why You Should Be Blogging: http://bit.ly/g7hd82

Abstraction of interactions: http://bit.ly/hfSAma @RavenRequiem13

Mystery Writer’s Guide To Forensic Science – Paternity Tests: http://bit.ly/h0bvfj @clarissadraper

On em dashes: http://bit.ly/eqdQoj

When did your love affair with books start? How one editor’s love of books began: http://bit.ly/i3xdAV @p2p_editor

How Do Your Characters Sound? http://bit.ly/e4qMpc @Paize_Fiddler

Tips for designing your own cover from an author who’s done it: http://bit.ly/gIjNDz , http://bit.ly/hT38oa, http://bit.ly/fwHD9i @smreine

Will E-Books Save Short Stories? http://bit.ly/gKsXlV @ajackwriting

10 lies you might tell yourself while editing: http://bit.ly/hj3bfV @elspethwrites

Reality vs Drama (modifying reality to fit our story needs): http://bit.ly/hNDgxu

Turn Writing Weaknesses into Strengths: http://bit.ly/es6K6P

The entire NY Times “Writers on Writing” series: http://bit.ly/eAUAeF via @Quotes4Writers

Fictional Time Travel That Won’t Make a Physicist Cringe: http://bit.ly/gnVGx3

When Should Writers Worry About Copyright? http://bit.ly/g7SDJ7

12 Signs Your Novel isn’t Ready to Publish: http://bit.ly/i3tSDY

5 Tips for Getting Back in the Groove: http://bit.ly/hfN8tb @CherylRWrites

3 myths about agents: http://bit.ly/epLWL9 @tawnafenske

What Will It Take To Make Science Fiction Romance “Truly Excellent”? http://bit.ly/hmgxWx

Using the sense of smell in your writing: http://bit.ly/eMbJve

The reader’s experience: http://bit.ly/eK3h2G

Don’t hide info that readers need: http://bit.ly/frISMF

Design themes for your WordPress site: http://bit.ly/idaGYF

Independent tracking of eBook sales: http://bit.ly/elNYKk

5 helpful questions for building a story: http://bit.ly/hLxQjY

Writing in the Golden Age of Ebooks: http://bit.ly/gDtn7Z

Scriptwriters: A Procrastinator’s Guide to Surviving Act 2: http://bit.ly/g7ZpGh

Celebrating the ’empty nest’ of a new book: http://bit.ly/geaQpf

The Ebook Will Evolve. So Should Authors: http://bit.ly/hfVWIN

The writer’s thesaurus–now with entries for weather to join the entries for setting, emotions, symbolism: http://bit.ly/eIGRMO

How to develop raving blog fans: http://bit.ly/fZJODJ

The Writer’s Life? Only You Know: http://bit.ly/hJkRE4

Think Like A Publisher #8… Price, Discounts, and Sales: http://bit.ly/edGdg3

10 Reasons to Practice Freewriting: http://bit.ly/g0vVEi @CherylRWrites

What were this month’s most popular writing articles? Sign up for the monthly WKB newsletter for links & interviews: http://bit.ly/gx7hg1

Introducing The New Slush Readers: http://bit.ly/e9RB4f

Booksigning Etiquette: http://bit.ly/fbxSSD

The importance of pathos: http://bit.ly/gcGthd

Writing Your Character’s Thoughts: 3rd Person Limited POV: http://bit.ly/dKAPQI @CherylRWrites

5 Qualities to Consider During Character Development: http://bit.ly/i8DP77

Brainstorming tips: http://bit.ly/eJFH9b

Style Sheets: An Editorial Tool: http://bit.ly/hSJTvn

Key Story Elements – Ordinary World and Special World: http://bit.ly/eHj75K

How to Avoid the Comparison Trap: http://bit.ly/e7elw9 @keligwyn

YA Deals By The Numbers: http://bit.ly/e4qFiC

They’re Just Not That Into You: Dealing With Reviews: http://bit.ly/e9vL5N

An editorial chat on character development: http://bit.ly/fwqCT1 @dirtywhitecandy

Learn how to write a screenplay by studying great scripts: http://bit.ly/e1eC09 #scriptwriting

Freelancers–Avoiding Unscoped Work from Unreasonable Clients: http://bit.ly/gRV0dm

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Cadbury Creme Style Chocolate Easter Eggs From Scratch? http://bit.ly/hkCnEg @CleoCoyle

A Loose History of Vampires: http://bit.ly/fYBJcb

The Problem of Absolutes in Fantasy Literature: http://bit.ly/eMtibY

Do We Need Our Heroes to Slip? http://bit.ly/hq5UQP

Best Tweets for Writers (week ending 4/15/11): http://bit.ly/e1eN2v

A roundup of interesting links for historical writers: http://bit.ly/fgg9YP

The Dystopia/Utopia Dichotomy: http://bit.ly/ihAXWr

Book Fair Bewares for Writers: http://bit.ly/gOQplX

Overstuffed Dialogue: http://bit.ly/eRADSv

27 ways to promote your book—before writing it, before launching it, & after publishing it: http://bit.ly/f7E43A

Need help with scene transitions? http://bit.ly/fivggV

4 Places to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing: http://bit.ly/eamUcz

When the Words Won’t Flow: 4 Tools to Try: http://bit.ly/ey9GkX @CherylRWrites

How Not to Use Speaker Tags and Action Beats: http://bit.ly/evgmqs

Just make the pancakes. http://bit.ly/ewkm9J @Christi_Craig

12 Weak Words We Can Turn into Strong Ones: http://bit.ly/dZ7EaA @keligwyn

Writing prompts to jumpstart creativity: http://bit.ly/fxp2iY @WritePrompts

Job-hunting advice for journalists selling skills in the digital market: http://bit.ly/eGeQoB

Novelist proposes to girlfriend in print (Guardian): http://bit.ly/gzkToV

The Aches and Pains of Being a Writer: http://bit.ly/fblaIr

E-publishing With a Publisher Versus Self-publishing: http://bit.ly/g11uQB

Slipping in Character Description: http://bit.ly/hnQSKy

How do you know which critique advice to take and which to ignore? http://bit.ly/hvPKBB

Myst. Lov. Kitchen: Welcome Guest Blogger Amanda Flower http://bit.ly/fVBCoR @CleoCoyle

How To Amp Up Sexual Tension In Your Story: http://bit.ly/dSLNvg @RoniLoren

20 Great Similes from Literature to Inspire You: http://bit.ly/fR5WXP

Should we jot down story ideas we get, so we won’t forget them? Stephen King says not to: http://bit.ly/gE4NkH @hektorkarl

7 Strategies to Keep Momentum When You Don’t Have Time to Write: http://bit.ly/hJ5d2a @CherylRWrites

Want to write a book but don’t know where to start? http://bit.ly/fjlaTJ

Mistaken Newbie Writer Beliefs: http://bit.ly/e7j6X5

Jewels in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/e8c7fD @mkinberg

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.

3 Comments

  1. Margot KinbergApril 24, 2011

    Elizabeth – Ah, one of my must-visits – your Twitterific links :-). I always learn so much here. Thanks for that, and thanks for including my stuff.

  2. Alex J. CavanaughApril 24, 2011

    Ten reasons why I should be blogging – do I need more?

  3. HeatherApril 24, 2011

    These are fantastic! I especially loved the link about being prepared for when people ask what your book is about. Thank you for compiling these!

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