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.
The ethics of ghost-writing: http://ow.ly/cq1c303iNu4 @Roz_Morris
Madeleine L’Engle on the 3 Most Important Things for Writers: http://ow.ly/cu4W303iNxk @WriterJoMalby
Podcasting and Indie Authors: Is Podcasting Right for You? http://ow.ly/JjsO303iNEt @CaballoFrances
Creating Realistic Cultures in Worldbuilding: http://ow.ly/BzLM303iNSy by Chris Winkle @mythcreants
Canada’s Shelfie Partners with Germany’s De Gruyter in Ebook Bundling: http://ow.ly/oFAM303DFLk @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives
From Jane Austen to George RR Martin, the novella is making a comeback: http://ow.ly/fQQO303iOhE @Holly_bops @Independent
Tips for writing what you know: http://ow.ly/TOzc303iO4E by Suzanne Lieurance
Reader Audiences and Analytics: What Do They Really Reveal? http://ow.ly/Sd30303iNOg @CaballoFrances
Trust Your Creative Process: http://ow.ly/3oMC303iNLY @AuthorAthenaM
What Makes a Good Ghost Story? http://ow.ly/ymZS303iOdv @FinishedPages
Clothes in Books and Ways to go Wrong: http://ow.ly/yOgY303iOrd @rosalyster @The_Millions
6 Tips to Grow Your Readership & Manage Your Content: http://ow.ly/xNmc303iNWv by Deborah Lyn Stanley
How To Give Your Readers A Book Hangover in 3 Easy Steps: http://ow.ly/FqoM303jy0E @sacha_black
Finding the Balance Between Hooking Readers and Setting up the Story: http://ow.ly/ame0303jxMK @Janice_Hardy
When Is Your Writing Done? http://ow.ly/LKeK303jxa1 @Lindasclare
Starting a New Author’s’ Group: http://ow.ly/LXXs303jxIu @MairiNorris
Writing Your Story Clothesline: http://ow.ly/26nO303jx86 @Lindasclare
How To Write And Market Romance: http://ow.ly/7J53303iN2f @JAHuss @thecreativepenn
The 10 most Influential Poets in History: http://ow.ly/hHUc303Dg6E @My_poetic_side
Why It’s Crucial to “Write Ugly”: http://ow.ly/URvY303e80q @LisaCron
WritingPrompts on @reddit : http://ow.ly/ZMUz303D2DI
Crime fiction featuring historical figures as sleuths: http://ow.ly/51zn303sq4i @mkinberg
How to Create a Morning Routine for Writers: http://ow.ly/s2qg303e7oH @SukhiJutla
Have You Seen These Social Media Tweaks? http://ow.ly/7YYy303iNHA @CaballoFrances
10 Incorrect Assumptions About Writers: http://ow.ly/ksPh303e7nf @NatePhilbrick
Tips for writing during busy times: http://ow.ly/n5hE303BZHw
6 Questions to Make Sure Your Story Has Stakes: http://ow.ly/uaj5303e85g @HeatherJacksonW
Character Archetypes: S for Sidekick: http://ow.ly/YPUR303e7fP @HunterEmkay
Where to Begin Your Book: How to Choose the Best Opening: http://ow.ly/qsBN303e7Eb @writeabook
5 Books With Unlikely Heroes: http://ow.ly/DjOx303e7OT @tordotcom by Brian Hastings
Making the Switch from Traditional to Indie Author: http://ow.ly/e5My303e7kc @leighrduncan
12 Grammar and Writing Tips from Archer: http://ow.ly/ZXyt303e7Nu @WritersCramp1
5 Reasons Your Protagonist Deserves To Die: http://ow.ly/prxG303e7Jl @Chris_Kokoski
Query Letters: The Pitch: http://ow.ly/Ich2303e83T @AnnieNeugebauer
In Defense of Trash Lit: http://ow.ly/Vl8W303AJvI by Lisa Levy @lithub
The Writing Tricks We’d Be Naked Without: http://ow.ly/yB6G303dzqv @jesslourey @sbakerwriter
How did children’s lit evolve from prim morality tales to Captain Underpants? http://ow.ly/JjAE303dyTU @xwaldie @Slate
The danger of being an observant character in a crime fiction novel: http://ow.ly/2Yh1303A4ZN @mkinberg
Can the Academic Write? http://ow.ly/RLxQ303cDUP @Jo_Livingstone
Workplace novels exploring the dystopic and surreal: http://ow.ly/d60u303cDTb @lithub @TobiasCarroll
How To Write A Product Review: http://ow.ly/Vjmj303b5iN @woodwardkaren
The Hot Sheet: industry newsletter for authors (30 day free trial): from @Porter_Anderson & @JaneFriedman: http://ow.ly/FvZs303zn3j
How The Maltese Falcon Illuminates Cozies: http://ow.ly/2l0I303b58e @JeffCohenwriter
Augmented Reality Reveals the Magic Hidden in Book Retail Spaces: http://ow.ly/i37Q303dyWc @theindiepubmag
Pitches To Drive an Editor Batty: http://ow.ly/5L0A303dzgQ @behlerpublish
How to Write a Classic: 7 Key Elements: http://ow.ly/F9Tu303dyXb @nownovel
Creating tension with theme: http://ow.ly/y6BZ303dyZ2 @mythicscribes by Brian DeLeonard
On sidekicks: http://ow.ly/rGyh303dyXD @p2p_editor
First Impressions Matter: Utilizing Point of View: http://ow.ly/pCHU303dzv0 @LisaEBetz
Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain’s Mind: http://ow.ly/iyqv303cDHL @Alexlakeauthor @lithub
Distribution, explained by an editor: http://ow.ly/usiQ303b50z @TerriBischoff
Aaron Sorkin On How To Write A Gripping Monologue: http://ow.ly/Rfgi303b4W5 @woodwardkaren
Kenyan Publishers Call for Zero VAT on Books: http://ow.ly/NQDc303uPUP @DennisAbrams2 @pubperspectives @David_Waweru
Examples of good vs bad storytelling: http://ow.ly/rMpy303cDst @rxena77
5 Crime Fiction Blunders To Avoid: http://ow.ly/A4V0303cDDR @LucyVHayAuthor
How do you write legal fiction when no one finds the body? http://ow.ly/p2cv303cDn2 @stephenwoodfin
5 Tips for Editing Dialogue: http://ow.ly/Rhn1303cDrw @robertleebrewer
6 Things Alfred Hitchcock Can Teach You About Writing: http://ow.ly/hm13303cDly @Writers_Write
Treatment vs. Healing and the Portrayal of Mental Illness in Fiction: http://ow.ly/RfOW303cDM1 @JennaTKahn @asfmag
Why You Need to Create Visuals Now: http://ow.ly/Cfnz303cDqw @BadRedheadMedia
Emotional Wound Entry: Being So Beautiful It’s All People See: http://ow.ly/fv8m303cDo6 @AngelaAckerman
Internal Dialogue: The Greatest Tool for Gaining Reader Confidence: http://ow.ly/Dvaz303a0Po @ESimsAuthor @JaneFriedman
‘Credit the Artist Who Created That Artwork’: Illustrations Matter in a Book’s Success: http://ow.ly/Llae303uPEq @pressfuturist @jabberworks
Charismatic Characters in Crime Fiction http://ow.ly/Ay4A303spYF @mkinberg
International Notes: Beijing Book Fair, Japan’s Mobile Games, Scotland’s Indie Publishers: http://ow.ly/zzmM303uQ2X @Porter_Anderson
Antagonists, Villains, and Antiheroes: http://ow.ly/MCiA303a0lz @PollyIyer
5 Ways to Make a Sentence More Concise: http://ow.ly/CDsh303a09Q @writing_tips
Keep Readers by Using Variable Rewards: http://ow.ly/IBwZ303a0sY @artofstoriesAB
8 Ways to Use Your Superpower to Market Your Self-Published Book: http://ow.ly/oQgr303a0KK @chandraclarke
Breaking Grammar Rules in Poetry Writing: http://ow.ly/i0ZO303a0ck @WritingForward
7 Ways To Make Your Own Luck: http://ow.ly/4FJ1303a04O @paulawhyman @WritersDigest
How to Write for Multiple Demographics at Once: http://ow.ly/jmYc303a0qn @TimothyCarter
Crime and Facebook for Writers: http://ow.ly/86Jv303a0eP @LeslieBudewitz
7 excuses writers use to avoid exercise: http://ow.ly/EyvE303a0ix @colleen_m_story
Pop Culture References and Dating a Book: http://ow.ly/CLyN303a0nR @dianapfrancis
After Losing A Family Member: Can Writing A Novel Be Cathartic? http://ow.ly/wz00303a0CN @PBRWriter @colleen_m_story
5 Emerging Women Authors Intimately Explore Place: http://ow.ly/quzp303a0wc @KristenRadtke @ElectricLit
How to Write a Detective Story: 7 Keys: http://ow.ly/gdsk3038AfN @nownovel
Tips for Creating Voice in Your Writing: http://ow.ly/DBx63038A9U @bethklewis
Print Books: Why They’re A Secret Self-Publishing Weapon: http://ow.ly/e3ee3038A0m @JennyBravoBooks
How to Write a Romantic Novel for All Genre Lovers: http://ow.ly/wjTE3038AiC @nownovel
The Limitlessness of International Literature: http://ow.ly/HEQt3038AAF @lizastjames @GuernicaMag @adamzlevy
Poetry: The lines and lyrics that stick in our minds: http://ow.ly/qrjy3038AmO @FluentMundo @lithub
Free Instruction for Authors: http://ow.ly/cJeK3036fL4 @JFbookman
5 Important Skills for the Indie Writer: http://ow.ly/tNSt303snrI @TheIWSG by J.L. Campbell
5 Tips for Going on an Offline Book Tour: http://ow.ly/EFJI3036g3G @Book_Arch
Harry Potter Ebooks Released in South Korea: http://ow.ly/oHma303snJ6 @Porter_Anderson @trajectory @pubperspectives
12 Ambient Noise Generators for Creative Work: http://ow.ly/dWuQ3038A7r @KaylaRMinguez
The horror of female adolescence and how to write about it: http://ow.ly/dXYs3038Auj @BerryFLW @GuardianBooks
Pre-writing techniques to help you tackle the blank page: http://ow.ly/7GDL3038Acg @RobTobin
How To Make Multiple Antagonists Shine In Your Story: http://ow.ly/HwB73038A1S @standoutbooks
5 Essential Writing Habits Learned While Ghost-Writing Bestsellers: http://ow.ly/sfY3303iNld @Roz_Morris @WriterJoMalby
Options for putting our books in print and costs of doing so: http://ow.ly/fn9k303snfx
7 Things To Know to Master Your Genre’s Book Cover: http://ow.ly/20Ai3036fqG @sacha_black
Canada’s @wattpad Rolls Out In-Story Advertising Revenue for Writers: http://ow.ly/y6d9303r84k @Porter_Anderson
Links I shared last week: http://ow.ly/23KN303r1hE .Every link I’ve ever shared (30K+,free and searchable): writerskb.com @Hiveword
What to say about someone’s art when you have nothing nice to say: http://ow.ly/vMDd303qCdz @austinkleon
Is Your Character Considering Suicide? Info for Writers: http://ow.ly/Rhvd3034dYH @FionaQuinnBooks
Are You Botching Your Dialogue? http://ow.ly/Y9i83036fhW @KristenLambTX
How to be a Fearless Writer: http://ow.ly/xjYZ3036gGz @SukhiJutla
4 Truths and 4 Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know: http://ow.ly/Ylfb3036fNy @FlorenceOsmund
The Literature of Pregnancy and New Motherhood: http://ow.ly/M2c93036h1Q by Lily Gurton-Wachter @latimesbooks
Stress & Burnout: How to Get Your Creative Mojo Back: http://ow.ly/T6e63036fmB @KristenLambTX
How To Set Up A Book Tour: http://ow.ly/N10p3036fRl @Book_Arch @WhereWritersWin
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Give your readers a book hangover – supply a bottle of spirits with each copy. LOL
Diane–Haha! That title caught my eye too. :)
Great roundup, love Karen Woodward’s piece taking monologue-writing advice from the scripts of Sorkin. Thanks for the mention, too.
Bridget–That post definitely got some good play on Twitter. Thanks for coming by!
Thanks, Elizabeth! Really enjoyed Leigh’s post on switching from traditional to indie. Things to think about for sure.