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.

Easy ways to start (and remain) in a scene:  http://ow.ly/YYJr302jbOf @Lindasclare

The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/jycA302FpmY

Going Beyond the Default in Your Worldbuilding:  http://ow.ly/h9nm302jbqq @JulietteWade

A writer on her struggles with depression:  http://ow.ly/th91302jbJO @kseniaanske

9 Productivity Hacks to Help You Meet Your Next Deadline:  http://ow.ly/VNe3302jbfw @emily_tjaden

Frankfurt’s 2016 Rights Meeting: Where the Surprises Are: http://ow.ly/fPe8302FpsF @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives       

Defending Your Style Vs. Being Stubborn:  http://ow.ly/QO7u302kANd @NatRusso

3 steps to a smoother writing style:  http://ow.ly/994g302kAKK @Roz_Morris

Spin doctors in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/DuLB302kATb @mkinberg

Crime fiction that avoids graphic depictions of the victims:  http://ow.ly/QiQh302kAXH @mkinberg

The Benefits of Talking Through Your Scenes:  http://ow.ly/vwps302kAZM @Janice_Hardy

Getting Ahead of Yourself …and Your Reader:  http://ow.ly/ENy5302kB3I @DonMaass

Tips for better co-writing:  http://ow.ly/Otmt302kB1k by PJ Parrish

How to Write an Eating Scene:  http://ow.ly/F4ai302kB2W @jamesscottbell

For Writers: Intro to Disability Vocabulary:  http://ow.ly/gqPa302kAzH @PunkinOnWheels  @corinneduyvis

1 Writer’s Experience With Amazon Giveaways: http://ow.ly/eprv302kAPh @NatRusso

How to Transform Your Story With a Moment of Truth:  http://ow.ly/aykH302kALG @KMWeiland

8 Classic Openings and Why They Work:  http://ow.ly/S9hi302kB6r @robvlock

Write a Sequel That Doesn’t Disappoint:  http://ow.ly/4pOO301Yzce @ink_and_quills

Why are orphans so popular in literature?  http://ow.ly/YvbJ302lGXq @LizMooreBooks  @lithub

Want to Work in 18 Miles of Books? First, the Quiz:  http://ow.ly/thQR302lGIS @anniecorreal  @nytimes

Why US Publishing Needs Indie Presses:  http://ow.ly/cUyK302lGbX by Nathan Scott McNamara @TheAtlantic

The Spanish publishing market: 4 points of concern from Luis Solano http://ow.ly/4xvI302zvBL @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Writing About Love:   http://ow.ly/ceeq302lIFR @isabelcostello  @WomenWriters

5 steps to a more popular book: http://ow.ly/qopi302lJid @jurgenappelo

Copyright: What Every Author Needs to Know:  http://ow.ly/Gvt8302lIl2 @HelenSedwick  @BookWorksNYC

If You Just Keep Writing, Will You Get Better?  http://ow.ly/jMlR302lIyN by Barbara Baig for @JaneFriedman

What does your story assume?  http://ow.ly/hjmk302lId7 @artofstoriesAB

Extras and bonus material for reader retention:  http://ow.ly/mWv5302lJ5v @JamiGold

Popular Copyright Myths:  http://ow.ly/2MvB302lIPD @SusanSpann

4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes:  http://ow.ly/e4Hy302lIgC @GoIntoTheStory

10 Classics of Campaign Literature:  http://ow.ly/WPRP302lGtG @WithEdSimon  @lithub

5 Things You Learn from Writing “Bad” Books:  http://ow.ly/NB9k302qwM4 @KelsieEngen

4 Key Ways LinkedIn Helps Authors:  http://ow.ly/dEpy302qwE5 @WhereWritersWin

How To Banish Writer’s Block:  http://ow.ly/ULCM302qwuK @KMWeiland  @thecreativepenn

How to Choose, Develop, & Research a Setting:  http://ow.ly/oKsy302qwB8 @tessaemilyhall

Creating Plot Twists:  http://ow.ly/4wHD302qwHj @AJHumpage

Kindle Scout Case Study:  http://ow.ly/Eeyn302qxc1 @kathay1973  @IndieAuthorALLI

34 Ways to Describe Scents:  http://ow.ly/3hge302qwyg @WordDreams

The Scientific Method of Writing:  http://ow.ly/IyTp302qwQj @AuthorCoH

How to Create an Internal Mindset Conducive to Writing:  http://ow.ly/7LKN302qxpu @AnneJanzer  @JaneFriedman

How to Write an Amazing Short Story:  http://ow.ly/yqyU302qwXD by Alyssa Boorman

How To Master Alternate Point of View: http://ow.ly/4sle302qwUd @kj_bags

Plotter or pantser? You decide!  http://ow.ly/TJNR302qx40 @IndieAuthorALLI  @DebbieYoungBN

Make Your Character Do These 4 Things:  http://ow.ly/RoSA302qIAz @wendypmiller

What’s Stopping You From Publishing? http://ow.ly/Qsd4302qImH @AnnGarvin_

How to Create Striking Similes:  http://ow.ly/mMOR302qI6x @ProWritingAid

6 Tips for Defeating Writer’s Block:  http://ow.ly/g9EO302qI1E @LouiseMatchett8

How Do You Write a Poem? http://ow.ly/TKI2302qItU @GigglingStream

Where to start a book and knowing when you’re done with it: http://ow.ly/WV8m302qIaD @StephMorrill

5 Tips to Beat the Self-Publishing Summer Sales Slump:  http://ow.ly/xYb2302rXAd @JAHuss

What’s Selling: Global Rights Update from Penguin Random House:  http://ow.ly/Sglv302FoX2 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Housekeepers in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/WTG3302ywXA @mkinberg

How to Use Facebook to Reach Niche Readers:  http://ow.ly/hSMV302yqAH @BarbMorgenroth @annerallen

Frankfurt’s 2016 Rights Meeting: Where the Surprises Are:  http://ow.ly/QFej302DacM @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Five Books Featuring Holes:  http://ow.ly/zNoI302jbRq @tordotcom  @jbushnell

6 Easy Steps to More Pinterest Followers:  http://ow.ly/XjBR302jbo4 @standoutbooks

What Makes A Horror Story Horror?  http://ow.ly/5Ay6302jaZ4 @DBlakeAuthor

Making the Most of a Writing Prompt:  http://ow.ly/hNlT302jbXr  @SuzannahWindsor   @TalValante

4 Tough Questions for Your Critique Group: http://ow.ly/HgSU302jbhx @ramonadef

5 Mistakes Self-Published Authors Make:  http://ow.ly/bIYt302jbHi @rachel5bartee

5 Pieces of Writing Advice to Ignore:  http://ow.ly/Oy7i302dd4O @jamesscottbell

The Ultimate Literary Guide to Whiskey:  http://ow.ly/haBg302h9ec @BryceTBauer  @SignatureReads

Learning From Inexperience:  http://ow.ly/N3Zr302h8pK @DavidBCoe

The Worst Book Signing Ever:  http://ow.ly/5bPl302Dlrv @lorijakiela @lithub

A Snapshot of a 21st-Century Librarian:  http://ow.ly/vPat302DehD @TheresaQuill @TheAtlantic @AdrienneNGreen

Promoting Your Book with Pinterest:  http://ow.ly/wpUd302tiJF @RochelleDCarter @BwkrSelfPublish

How Are Libraries Doing Around the World?  http://ow.ly/onYC302h9oC @asap_jonathon  @flavorwire

How to Use Pinterest to Build an Audience:  http://ow.ly/SH1U302h8nV @EricaVerrillo

Where to begin with folk horror:  http://ow.ly/YbM1302h8Ns @BFI  @AdamScovell

Criteria for a good ending: http://ow.ly/MfeB302h8z6 by Kay Bergstrom @RMFWriters

How ‘Smooth Criminal’ Subverted the Hardboiled Detective Genre:  http://ow.ly/ZAvK302h9vm by Aida Amoako @QueenMobs

Need to reduce wordcount? Be selective with dialogue tags and more:  http://ow.ly/3a3p302h8tt @bentateauthor

How to Use Video Livestreaming for Book Promotion:  http://ow.ly/9Qnw302h8VC  @Bookgal

Scene Description Spotlight: “Unforgiven”:  http://ow.ly/em5l302h9lZ @GoIntoTheStory

Words to describe someone’s voice:  http://ow.ly/IicE302h9Ec @_FYWH

Enhancing narrative by using terminology of the field we’re writing about: http://ow.ly/MuwE302h91D @JerryBJenkins

6 Author Marketing Mistakes:  http://ow.ly/FWzz302h8SY @ceciliaedits

Amazon tries to increase the popularity of e-shorts: http://ow.ly/3fdr302zvq1 @Porter_Anderson @laurahazardowen @pubperspectives

When Publishers Ignore Copyright:  http://ow.ly/nPuK302yquO @MJHealy @pubperspectives

Methods for Distributing Free Books:  http://ow.ly/AxNH302zpmG

Tips for pitching yourself and your book to the media:  http://ow.ly/cQFj302zuDr @SpunkOnAStick @DancingLemurPre

Blogging: An Inexpensive, Powerful Marketing Tool for Authors:  http://ow.ly/mtxH302zuks @annerallen @TheIWSG

5 Lessons for Writers from the Movies:  http://ow.ly/EnBZ302fBWD @MirandaBW  @SignatureReads

5 Guerilla Tactics for Promoting Your Debut Novel:  http://ow.ly/SICI302fAok @manzanitafire

6 Helpful Apps for Writers: http://ow.ly/WUkk302fzi5 @Chris_Kokoski

5 Ways To Kill “Zombie” Prose Before It Kills You: http://ow.ly/yMZb302fzeP @Chris_Kokoski

Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction:  http://ow.ly/RA2t302fwC1 @jeffvandermeer

Tips for Planning a Writing Retreat:  http://ow.ly/nCxg302fA9w @robwhart

How to Create Legendary Villains:  http://ow.ly/XKlK302fAGK @KristenLambTX

The Use of Subtext:  http://ow.ly/AxBO302fCdI @JamesTuckwriter

Ben Lerner: Why So Many People (Rightfully) Hate Poetry:  http://ow.ly/98wV302fwKT @Delistraty

Character Questionnaire: 94 Questions to Ask:  http://ow.ly/cBIN302fBeR @Writers_Write

3 Modifiers Left Dangling Without a Supporting Subject:  http://ow.ly/Zf8a302fAR2 @writing_tips

6 Tips to Increase Your Social Media Shares: http://ow.ly/bFOK302fB1y @tthursb  @SMExaminer

Booktrack and Little, Brown Partner on YA Novellas:  http://ow.ly/4giz302yqau @Porter_Anderson @pccameron

Writer’s block: 3 ways to get over it: http://ow.ly/FxBa302bBP4 @redswanmedia

The Polish book market:  http://ow.ly/qknp302tf17 @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

Gone Months Without Writing? Try This:  http://ow.ly/w1v0302ddn7 @McgannKellie

Emotional Wounds Thesaurus: Being Held Captive: http://ow.ly/uAff302ddja @beccapuglisi

Outlining and Tracking Tool for Novels:  http://ow.ly/Sj1r302dcQ3  @FantasyScroll

10 Ways to Add a Spark of Fire to Our Writing:  http://ow.ly/KjGT302ddw4 @kcraftwriter

6 Tips for How to Organize Your Novel’s Edits:  http://ow.ly/Gv1L302dcDj @KMWeiland

10 Sites for Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/Yr6l302dcxC @EricaVerrillo

How To Create An Ebook Boxset Or Bundle And Why You Should:  http://ow.ly/ZstR302ddLe @thecreativepenn