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 35,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

4 Ways to Pre-plan Your #NaNoWriMo Story: http://ow.ly/lcb7305klvu @WordDreams

How to Outline Your #NaNoWriMo Novel:  http://ow.ly/Sq7S305klok @NatePhilbrick

On #NaNoWriMo and Finding Time:  http://ow.ly/x7gO305kkXF @Ava_Jae

5 Things You Need To Do Before #NaNoWriMo:  http://ow.ly/Szvu305klMS @KMHodgeAuthor  @WomenWriters               

Day-by-Day #NaNoWriMo Outline: Characters & Themes Cheatsheet:  http://ow.ly/aM2m305kl6m @BetterNovelProj

Should Indie Authors Go KDP Exclusive Or Go Wide? http://ow.ly/JDfH305rjSH #IAF16 @pippadacosta @susankayequinn @IndieAuthorALLI

Build Blog Traffic by Guest Posting: http://ow.ly/2r5w305k6ah @mollygreene  @JeriWB

Stephen King’s 20 Tips for Becoming a Frighteningly Good Writer:  http://ow.ly/ehMs305j8kn @GlenLong

10 Tips to Help You Rock #NaNoWriMo:  http://ow.ly/9NYC305k6ZK @JennyHansenCA

Top 16 Close-Talking, Double Dipping Tips to Succeeding At #Nanowrimo: http://ow.ly/qQtx305k74r @10MinNovelists

How To Use #NaNoWriMo To Structure Your Fiction-writing Business:  http://ow.ly/FKUX305rjJT #IAF16 @grantfaulkner @IndieAuthorALLI

#NaNoWriMo Prep: Using Positive Reinforcement And Rewards:  http://ow.ly/8hK4305k79A @KhaosFoxe

#NaNoWriMo 2016: Is It for You? Caution:  http://ow.ly/5xCA305k6Cw @JerryBJenkins

4 Visual Tricks for Writers Who Want To Rock #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/KDnd305k6Od @RobinRWrites

15 Story Beats to Keep Your #NaNoWriMo Novel on Track:  http://ow.ly/iGWm305k6Sc @HeatherJacksonW

New #NaNoWriMo Author? 3 Tips To Avoid Anxiety And Stress:  http://ow.ly/HQpi305k6hw @angee

7 reasons why to avoid binge writing:  http://ow.ly/DlcT305k6GS @pubcoach

Increase Your #NaNoWriMo Success With Word Sprints:  http://ow.ly/5cqg305k6um @WritersEdit   @KyraThomsen

The Pros and Pros of #NaNoWriMo:  http://ow.ly/ygZ5305k6Vb @LovettRomance

Paul Beatty is the First American to Win the Man Booker Prize:  http://ow.ly/mAsw305CSGI @ManBookerPrize @Porter_Anderson @pubperspectives

3 ways sentences turn: http://ow.ly/BQBu305hM8X @kseniaanske

Freelance Writing: 10 Steps, Tons of Resources:  http://ow.ly/EnQ3305hLKN @aliventures

Germany’s Startup Oolipo (‘like Tinder for mobile stories’): http://ow.ly/nLtz305CRQQ @Porter_Anderson @oolipo @rdavidmullins

The Chosen One Trope:  http://ow.ly/2huo305hLZN by Brian DeLeonard @mythicscribes

Tips for balancing parenting and writing: http://ow.ly/jKwh305CXzG

Cinestate in Dallas: a ‘Book, Audio, and Film Venture’:  http://ow.ly/qRAS305CRB1 @Porter_Anderson @willevans @cinestatement

Body Language: What Your Character Is Really Saying: http://ow.ly/LJxE305hMi4 @LisaEBetz

7 Masterplots or More: http://ow.ly/MXRu305hMds  @hunteremkay

How Your Main Character Can Help You Get Unstuck:  http://ow.ly/byQA305hMmr by Olivia Smit @GoTeenWriters

Getting it done:  http://ow.ly/TP3t305hLMX @DanBlank

Why Authors Need Blogs:  http://ow.ly/y2GH305hMf6 @SukhiJutla

Hyphenation for Self-Publishing:  http://ow.ly/PtMH305hM5F @NovelEditor

5 lessons learned while submitting to literary journals:  http://ow.ly/rgLp305hLUh @Icess

2 Surefire Remedies for Creative Burnout:  http://ow.ly/7taP305hLPu @TopLineComms

4 Tips for Holding a Contest On Your Blog:  http://ow.ly/F3v5305hLXJ @Margo_L_Dill

6 Ways to Market Your Books:  http://ow.ly/euHk305AqSX @AmazonKindle

This is Your Platform:  http://ow.ly/wuuf305fwJY @hopeclark @JaneFriedman

Build your Novel Synopsis Before you Write with Netflix and Wikipedia:  http://ow.ly/ciw4305yRcT @TheRightMargin @willb_sullivan

7 Reasons Every Writer Should Journal:  http://ow.ly/e7sg305fvL7 @WilsonTheWriter  @LitReactor

5 Signs Your Story Is Sexist…Against Men:  http://ow.ly/wPIW305fwyL @mythcreants  by Chris Winkle

Real Life Diagnostics: Is This YA Opening Too Slow? http://ow.ly/hKa0305fwke @Janice_Hardy

Stop trying to be original and be prolific instead:  http://ow.ly/qh3e305fwoP @Write_Track

How do you discover the books you want to buy? Thoughts on book marketing:  http://ow.ly/yWcx305Apnf @Roz_Morris

What To Do After You Write A Book:  http://ow.ly/uoVV305fwi3 @joebunting

How to declutter your hoarded story ideas: http://ow.ly/mexb305fvqU by Catherine A. Welch @TheWriterMag

What a Writer Can Learn From Watching “Chopped”: http://ow.ly/W6N4305fw78 @FinishedPages

Is your spec script wrapped around a high concept?  http://ow.ly/ZE7S305fvHw @UnkScreenwriter

Solving Fiction Problems: 3 Kinds of Story Arcs:  http://ow.ly/r2MH305fwdH @beccapuglisi

When a Trilogy Becomes a Sextuplet:  http://ow.ly/qRNA305fveR @author_sullivan

Creating a Three-Dimensional Character: http://ow.ly/kvl6305fvZj @woodwardkaren

5 Reasons #NaNoWriMo Planning Can Help You Hit Your 50,000-Word Goal:  http://ow.ly/42Y9305kpdE @Janice_Hardy @WriteNowCoach

Using @IngramSpark  to Develop a Print Business Plan:  http://ow.ly/df5o305rjzA #IAF16 @ingramcontent @IndieAuthorALLI

Closing an Empathy Hole and Opening Up a Motivation Hole in Chinatown:  http://ow.ly/F37V305euqv @CockeyedCaravan

Character Archetypes  –  From Archetype to Character:  http://ow.ly/Ghr6305eupk @HunterEmkay

38 Top Tips for Winning #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/l2Rs305yRCf @ReedsyHQ

The Only 5 Ingredients You Need for Story Subtext:  http://ow.ly/YQUd305eu9j @KMWeiland

5 Things to Remember When Designing Your Book Cover:  http://ow.ly/th9T305euyE @AuthorHelenJ

How to win #Nanowrimo: 8 tips for smashing success:  http://ow.ly/hPQA305vHNj @Creativindie

10 Tips to Help You Rock #NaNoWriMo: http://ow.ly/ggsh305vHGi @JennyHansenCA

3 Ways To Use The Setting To Steer Your Story’s Plot:  http://ow.ly/WOCE305euao @AngelaAckerman

7 Things I’ve Learned so Far as a Writer:  http://ow.ly/UOaA305eus5 @GibneyShannon

5 Stories with Unexplained Fortean Phenomena:  http://ow.ly/KPt2305euik by Jack Womack @tordotcom

6 Ways to Cultivate Urgency To Captivate Fiction Readers:  http://ow.ly/hAZi305eufe  @TheRightMargin

How to Infuse Tension into a Scene Without Vivisecting Your Plot:  http://ow.ly/9ff1305eucL @Saboviec

Authors: Do You Have the Perfect Pitch?  http://ow.ly/3mRT305qTkW @JudithBriles

The Dreaded Synopsis: How to Get Started & Why We Need One Before Writing the Book:  http://ow.ly/jSJ8305qTgw @KristenLambTX

When Should You Write for Exposure? 5 Questions to Ask:  http://ow.ly/o5ZJ305qTb8 @JaneFriedman

10 Things To Expect During #Nanowrimo (The Good, The Bad, The Crazy) http://ow.ly/qrIK305qSRL @katekrake

Road Trip to #NaNoWriMo : Don’t Be Afraid of Writing Setting:  http://ow.ly/uywT305qSRH @WatsonStories

5 Ways #NaNoWriMo Makes You a Better Writer:  http://ow.ly/Zqdw305qSRt @DIYMFA @writingrefinery

“NaNoWriMo Sucks…But Here’s Why I’m Playing Anyway”: http://ow.ly/XC37305qSRn @shauntagrimes

A Book Reviewer’s Bill Of Rights:  http://ow.ly/kjd8305cX35 @helpfulsnowman @LitReactor

6 Twist Endings to Avoid: http://ow.ly/xIXl305cX1d @GiveMeYourTeeth @LitReactor

How Branding Can Help and Hinder Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/w8YB305qT7R @DrewChial

What’s the Difference Between Narrative and Exposition?  http://ow.ly/Zbnb305cWTF @ProWritingAid

Writing Myth: You Must Write Every Day:  http://ow.ly/6ME3305cWLg @timgrahl

Create More Time with Tips & Tools from @PaulTeagueUK http://bit.ly/2dDpWzX #IAF16 @IndieAuthorALLI

Considering Our International Audience: http://ow.ly/3S9o305t3db

A Business Mindset Means A Rights Mindset: http://ow.ly/zzrG305rjtL #IAF16  @ornaross @helensedwick @IndieAuthorALLI

Mystery Thriller Week Celebration Feb. 12-22. (Call out for Mystery writers and Bloggers):  http://ow.ly/sETb305s60q @thewritingtrain

Download 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily Magazines on Rights, Politics, More:  http://ow.ly/5gjr305sPde @HannahSJohnson @pubperspectives

Frankfurt Industry Notes: Visitor Attendance, @C_Emcke ‘s Peace Prize: http://ow.ly/5xGa305sP0s @Porter_Anderson

7 of the Best Books On the Line Between Religion and Science:  http://ow.ly/wfAg305cWEy @TobiasCarroll  @SignatureReads

8 Ways To Salvage Your Yearly Writing Goals:  http://ow.ly/8Hyv305cWP6 @missriki

Creating Settings Readers Can’t Forget:  http://ow.ly/SPqi305cWDD @Rachel_Aaron

What Works & What Doesn’t: ‘Halloween’:  http://ow.ly/XsRu305cWQw @chris_shultz81

Writing “As If”:  http://ow.ly/RDvH305cWXK @SPressfield

Script To Screen: “The Shining”:  http://ow.ly/inm1305cWWp @GoIntoTheStory

A Few Words About Photo Copyrights:  http://ow.ly/FqLe305cWX5 @SusanSpann

What New Authors Need to Know About Library Systems:  http://ow.ly/L9HG305cWKd @WriterLibrarian

How to Automate Writing and Editing Tasks:  http://ow.ly/MkzP305cWFy @CKmacleodwriter

4 Tips for Preventing Flat Descriptions: http://ow.ly/82Md305cWCd @Janice_Hardy

Inciting Incident = Hook:  http://ow.ly/KKSa305cWVn @SPressfield

Author @cathryanhoward on advantages of being a hybrid and on starting self-pub workshops:  http://ow.ly/i4cl305sSn3 @TheIWSG

Crime Writers: Juvenile Crime: Before and After the Arrest: http://ow.ly/IkuQ305cWMB @LeeLofland

297 Flabby Words and Phrases That Rob Your Writing of Its Power: http://ow.ly/QcTl305j8da @GlenLong

Funerals as elements in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/htYb305s3WC @mkinberg

What are the Best Day Jobs for Indie Authors? @DebbieYoungBN http://bit.ly/2e2X036 #IAF16 @IndieAuthorALLI

How An Author Assistant Can Grow Your Business:  http://ow.ly/8yI4305rjhH #IAF16 @K8Tilton @IndieAuthorALLI

Personality Types, To Do Lists, and Productivity: http://ow.ly/Pba7305aWtA @RoniLoren

Amazon searchability tip for authors:  http://ow.ly/wL0d305aWGF @sandrabeckwith

Fear of success can be even more debilitating than fear of failure:  http://ow.ly/UWQy305aSSb @annerallen

5 tips when finding a Critique Partner:  http://ow.ly/4DPc305aSGd @AGYoung_author

The Frankfurt Book Fair for Authors: http://ow.ly/pFCi305riWg #IAF16 @Porter_Anderson   @OrnaRoss  @IndieAuthorALLI