Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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.

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Using Beats in Writing: http://ow.ly/UV1sS  @writerstarr

3 Tools to Help Part Time Writers Work Smarter:  http://ow.ly/UV3Rp @fictionnotes

5 Ways to Build a Flimsy Villain:  http://ow.ly/UV3Nz  @pmillhouse

On the Hidden Life of Marginalia:  http://ow.ly/UV3bh @BelaborThePoint

@ParisReview’s Lorin Stein on the Power of Ambiguity in Fiction:  http://ow.ly/UV34T @joefassler               

Write a Better Author Bio:  http://ow.ly/UV3Dd @bryancohenbooks

21 Things 1 Writer Wishes She’d Known Before Becoming a  Writer:  http://ow.ly/UV3i2 @robin_black

When Writers Face “What’s the Point?”:  http://ow.ly/UV16d @deanwesleysmith”

How to Write Can’t-Look-Away Chapter Breaks:  http://ow.ly/UV1rc @KMWeiland

4 Things You Can Do If You Don’t Want to Market Your Book:  http://ow.ly/UV1aY @Bookgal

1-Star Reviews of Classic Novels:  http://ow.ly/UV1Ib @thelincoln @Electriclit

Writing Violence that Feels Real:  http://ow.ly/UV1CJ by Mike Buckley

21 Ways a Reader Might Find Your Author Website:  http://ow.ly/UV1jQ @chrisrobley

How to Lose Fans and Alienate Followers:  http://ow.ly/UV1ow @ereleases

Neil Gaiman On Storytelling In The Age Of The Internet And Other Oddities:  http://ow.ly/UV2VT @yrbff @ohkayewhatever

5 Ways To Get Your First Draft Material Out Of Your Head And Onto The Page:  http://ow.ly/UV1u6 @thecreativepenn

Nonfiction: Better Book Titles: http://ow.ly/UV1eO @AuthorSecrets

How A Pantser Outlines: http://ow.ly/UV1FP @mollygreene

#FutureChat: 11a/ET/4p/GMT (now): Ask Industry Experts Your Publishing Questions:  http://ow.ly/V9jnp @Porter_Anderson

What Works and What Doesn’t: ‘Repo Man’ :  http://ow.ly/UT1iF @chris_shultz81

Arranging space and time to honor our writing:  http://ow.ly/UT35g @lwlindquist @tspoetry

Creating Quirky Characters:  http://ow.ly/UT29t by Robert and Darrin McGraw

When You Need to Completely Reboot your Book or Screenplay:  http://ow.ly/UT1Qi @patverducci

11 Things To Do In Your Writing Group:  http://ow.ly/UT2HN  @JillWilliamson

Writing Habits We Should Forget About : http://ow.ly/UT1pi @LindaUKmasters

Writing in Preschool:  http://ow.ly/UT2jk @Betsy_writes

10 social media myths authors should avoid:  http://ow.ly/UT2Pi  @cksyme

3 Ways To Use Pacing In Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/UT1TR @AnthonyEhlers

5 Things Every Screenwriter Should Know About Action Writing:  http://ow.ly/UT1yg @screencrafting

Lessons From Beyond the Comfort Zone:  http://ow.ly/UT2EE @OrlyKonigLopez

5 Tips for Reading Poetry Aloud:  http://ow.ly/UT3vF @TaniaRunyan @tspoetry

178 Ways to Describe Women’s Clothing:  http://ow.ly/UPTAz @worddreams

5 Times Screenwriters Conveniently Put Characters to Sleep:  http://ow.ly/V0YVm @BartLBishop

Gluttony: A Thanksgiving Reading List:  http://ow.ly/V4NAa  @thelithub

7 Times We Need to Wear a Mask to be a Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/UQdpp @colleen_m_story

Synonyms for 95 Commonly Used Words:  http://ow.ly/UPTfs @writers_write

Why A Writer’s Back Hurts and How to Fix It: http://ow.ly/UQdxs @colleen_m_story

Writing Steampunk: Plots, Characters, Settings & More:  http://ow.ly/UPThF by Jay Lake

3 Simple Tips on the ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Mantra:  http://ow.ly/UQdba @BernadetteMung

The Fatal Flaw in Weak Descriptions:  http://ow.ly/UQdCB @CSLakin @writerstarr @lindasclare

3 Reasons Why YA Matters:  http://ow.ly/UQdeJ @kirsticall

Plot Archetypes and Power Plays: Where Does Your Story Fit? http://ow.ly/UPTrt @DIYMFA

100 Words for Facial Expressions:  http://ow.ly/UPTwy @writing_tips

A Point of View Cheat Sheet:  http://ow.ly/UPTtc @DIYMFA

3 Ways to Avoid Dumbing Down When Writing Middle Grade: http://ow.ly/UPTmg by Luke Reynolds

Readbug Wants To Be Spotify For Indie Magazines:  http://ow.ly/V4jWc @riptari @TechCrunch

Romance finally breaks The Post’s ‘No Self-Published Books’ rule:  http://ow.ly/V4kcB @washingtonpost @RonCharles

Custom-Redacted School Texts Make a Worrying Trend: http://ow.ly/V4jDO by Maren Williams @CBLDF

Online communities in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UW3jY @mkinberg

Is It Safe? When to Tell People About What You’re Writing: http://ow.ly/UNga4 @drewchial

9 Practical Tricks for Writing Your 1st Novel:  http://ow.ly/UNdHg @janellison

When Dark Emotions Threaten Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/UNhhN  @jan_ohara

What 1 Agent Has Learned in Her Last 4 years:  http://ow.ly/UNdPx  @agentshea @WriterUnboxed

The 5 Most Common Mistakes In Pitching: http://ow.ly/UNdXI @JoeyTuccio

The Power of Narrative Writing:  http://ow.ly/UNdUL @writingforward

6 Writing Tips If You Have A Day Job by Kenneth Walden:  http://ow.ly/UNg63 @bang2write

Accessorize Your Characters: Paint a Picture with Fewer Words:  http://ow.ly/UNgIB @MelissaPearlG

The Art of Subtlety:  http://ow.ly/UNhcT  @KatieClarkBooks

5 Male Secondary Characters Who Teach The Protagonist:  http://ow.ly/UNg4d @bang2write

For Beginners: How to Choose a Point of View:  http://ow.ly/UNgOr  @katstilesauthor

A New History of the Horror Story: From Homer to Lovecraft:  http://ow.ly/UNhmW @asap_jonathon @flavorwire

The Ultimate Guide To Getting Published In A Literary Magazine: http://ow.ly/UNdMs @thelincoln

Publishing news for #authors (30 day free trial):  http://ow.ly/V0VqW   @HotSheetPub @JaneFriedman @Porter_Anderson

Showing Through Your Characters’ Senses: http://ow.ly/UKAd7 @CSLakin

How to Write Funny Dialogue: http://ow.ly/UKAmC @KMWeiland

4 Tips to Writing a Death Scene That Won’t Kill Your Readership:  http://ow.ly/UKzw9 @sarajohannagoff

#1 Reason 1 Agent Passes Even If The Writing Is Good:  http://ow.ly/V0Tvs @AgentKristinNLA

Writing more than 10 books in a series and staying fresh:  http://ow.ly/V10nO @tobywneal @passivevoiceblg

The endless learning process for writers:  http://ow.ly/V0Tip @GillianDoyle @Porter_Anderson

5 Moral Dilemmas That Make Characters (& Stories) Better:  http://ow.ly/UKAgh @BrianKlems

Do your characters sigh too much? http://ow.ly/UKATV @calebpirtle

Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing: http://ow.ly/UKAsI @Huma_Qureshi

6 Simple Ways To Boost Your Confidence As A Writer: http://ow.ly/UKzlN by Natalie Ong Lih Tyng

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable:  http://ow.ly/UKAor @gointothestory

11 Things You Need to Know When Writing a Memoir: http://ow.ly/UKA4B by Lisa Lepki

When Someone Is Publishing Your Idea:  http://ow.ly/UKADw @Kid_Lit

Positivity and Protagonists:  http://ow.ly/UKAaC @DonMaass

12 Techniques for Emotionally Connecting with Your Readers:  http://ow.ly/UKzUq @AriaGlazki

Unstick Your NaNoWriMo Novel:  http://ow.ly/UXOev  @BillFerris

Disappearing Amazon Reviews: The Facts Behind Amazon’s Review Purges http://ow.ly/UXPad @annerallen

Free PDF with 101 Killer Tips for #crime #thriller #writers:  http://dyingwords.net/dead-write-b-s-guide-writing-deadly-crime-fiction/#sthash.cKaCxQd9.dpbs @GarryRodgers1

Powerful story beginnings in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/UW3dr @mkinberg

When Are You Ready to Publish?  http://ow.ly/UHdxs @AmiecusCuriae

5 Dualities That Can Replace Good and Evil:  http://ow.ly/UHd98 by Chris Winkle @mythcreants

Why Character Actions/Reactions Are Important:  http://ow.ly/UGneA @AJHumpage

5 Ways to Hide Your Villain In Plain Sight:  http://ow.ly/UGnjE  @ink_and_quills

5 Horror Cliches Waiting to Be Broken:  http://ow.ly/UGnly by Oren Ashkenazi

How to Write an Author Bio:  http://ow.ly/UGnnd @Beth_Barany

The Ultimate Story Checklist: Blazing Saddles:  http://ow.ly/UGnbB @cockeyedcaravan

How to edit quality pulp-speed writing:  http://ow.ly/UHdfT  @tobywneal

How to create a book marketing plan that works:  http://ow.ly/UHdoR @bookgal

Tight writing is good writing:  http://ow.ly/UGnqY @SueColetta1

7 Things To Do After Finishing Your Book:  http://ow.ly/UHd0R  @concertpat

Mistakes New Authors Make:  http://ow.ly/UGns0 @BillFerris

Crime fiction: when police consult experts:  http://ow.ly/UW3aZ @mkinberg

Business Musings: Translations:  http://ow.ly/UqERB @kristinerusch

How to “Fix” Unlikable Characters:  http://ow.ly/UqDYU @RuthanneReid

4 Lies Writers Believe: http://ow.ly/Uqywt @joebunting