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 39,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

Business / Miscellaneous

• 6 Essentials for Co-authoring a Book @MelindaFriesen

Creativity and Inspiration / Inspiration

• 4 Great Essays From Jodi Picoult on Writing @WritersDigest

Creativity and Inspiration / Motivation

• 4 Things Real Authors Have That Amateurs Don’t @JeffGoins

• 3 Tips for Making Rewards Work @KelsieEngen

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Fitting in Writing

• Create a writing routine (without shortening your life expectancy) @TheWriterMag

• Is busy-ness getting in the way of work? @pubcoach

• Elimination @SukhiJutla

• 2 tips for balancing writing and marketing time @Roz_Morris

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writer’s Block

• How to Be a Better Writer @ErinMFeldman

Creativity and Inspiration / Productivity / Writing Quickly

• 15 Quick Tips to Increase Productivity @KarenBanes

• Crystallize Your Novel @jamesscottbell

Creativity and Inspiration / Writing Life

• Gifts for Writers @JaneFriedman

• 4 Ways to Write for Your True North @KCambronAuthor

• 100+ Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors share personal stories about depression, PTSD @GailZMartin

• Why Writers Feel Depressed and How to Deal @colleen_m_story

• 3 Simple Ways to Win the Argument With Your Inner Critic @losapala

• Too Many Demands? Find Balance @JamiGold

• How to get more interested in what you’re writing @pubcoach

• 12 Days of Christmas for Creative Minds @cathysbaker

• Why Writers Need Challenges @NinaAmir

• Writing with the Knowledge of Time @WriterUnboxed

• 20 Christmas Gifts for Writers @joebunting

• How to Survive the Holidays When You’re a Writer @FinishedPages

• Christmas Gift Ideas For The Talented Writer In Your Life @AngelaAckerman

• 8 Horror Films About Writers @The_Millions

• Tips for Writing through the Holidays: by Aimie Runyan

• Learning to Exercise Self-Care Through the Local Library @_ImAnAdult

Genres / Fantasy

• Horses Are Not Machines: On Writing the Steeds of Fantasy Fiction: by Rosalind Moran

Genres / Horror

• Well-Written Horror Films @chris_shultz81

Genres / Mystery

• Police Call Signs @ChrysFey

• ‘Armchair Detecting’ as an element in crime fiction @mkinburg

• Mysteries and Undercurrents – Withholding Info from the Reader @SeptCFawkes

• Crime Fiction @mkinberg

Genres / Poetry

• 11 Gifts for the Poet in Your Life [infographic] @My_poetic_side

Genres / Romance

• 5 Mistakes When Writing Romance @CSLakin

• 6 Scenes Any Love Story Must Have @woodwardkaren

• The Love Story and its 3 Subgenres @SPressfield

Genres / Science Fiction

• The failure of the oracles (insights on science fiction) @nevalalee

• Women @WomenWriters

• 4 Fictional Economies That Don’t Make Sense @mythcreants

Genres / Screenwriting

• Great Scene @GoIntoTheStory

• Script To Screen @GoIntoTheStory

Genres / Young Adult

• 6 Keys to Write a YA Novel That Connects With Teen Readers @write_practice

Promo / Miscellaneous

• 3 Reasons Authors Need An Online Press Room: by W. Terry Whalin

Promo / Blogging

• Blogging @problogger

Promo / Social Media Tips

• How to Use Twitter Analytics to Boost Your Social Media Marketing @IngramSpark

• How to Use Social Media for Your Book Launch? 9 Tips @CaballoFrances

Promo / Speaking

• Tips for public speaking:

• 6 Tips for Authors to Create Engaging Library Programs @andrawatkins

Promo / Websites

• Your writing platform starts with your website @annkroeker

• The 5 Best WordPress Plugins For Your New Blog @KarenBanes

Publishing / Miscellaneous

• 18 Things You Need to Know About Publishing a Book @OrnaRoss

Publishing / News / International Publishing

• Nigerian Publisher on efforts to get books to readers through intl. partnerships @Porter_Anderson

• Conference advises ‘putting disruptive technology to work’ @TheFutureBook

• European Book Publishing 2015 Statistics @Porter_Anderson

• Teaming Up @Porter_Anderson

Publishing / Options / Hybrid Publishing

• 5 Hybrid Authors @IndieReader

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing

• What To Expect From An Agent @Kid_Lit

• 3 Things Your Traditional Publisher Is Unlikely to Do @JaneFriedman

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Querying

• 3 Ways to an Acquisitions Editor’s Heart @ChadRAllen

Publishing / Options / Traditional Publishing / Rejections

• Advice Received from Rejection Letters @jasonbougger

Publishing / Process / Translation

• Competition Celebrates German Children’s Book Translators @pubperspectives

• Diversity in Translation @wischenbart

• Harry Potter and the translator’s nightmare @PassiveVoiceBlg

Writing Craft / Miscellaneous

• Generic Settings Won’t Do @AngelaAckerman

• Finding the Perfect Novel Title @Lindasclare

• Writing road trips @p2p_editor

• Are you a word hoarder? @raimeygallant

• Bestseller Book Title Checklist (Fiction) @Chris_Kokoski

• How to Reveal Setting in Your Book or Screenplay @patverducci

• Awful Titles Famous Authors Almost Gave Their Novels @ClaireEFallon

• 5 Visualization Techniques to Help Your Writing Craft @AngelaAckerman

• When It’s OK to Listen to Your Inner Editor @SaraL_Writer

Writing Craft / Beginnings

• The importance of the opening and examples of better ones @JacksBlackPen

• How to Spark Your Story With an Inciting Incident @hodgeswriter

• Beginnings @WritersDigest

Writing Craft / Characters / Development

• 2 Rules of Thumb for Character Creation @woodwardkaren

Writing Craft / Characters / Emotion

• Creepy Clowns and Haunted Hotels – Unspooling Why Our Characters Get Scared: By Bonnie Randall

Writing Craft / Characters / Protagonists

• How to Craft an Active Protagonist @kylieday0

• 7 Traits of a Great Protagonist @ceciliaedits

Writing Craft / Common Mistakes

• Stupid Writing Rules @annerallen

• Anachronisms and Other Ways to Make Readers Snicker @AnnetteLyon

Writing Craft / Humor

• 4 Ways to Use Humor in Your Fiction @CSLakin

Writing Craft / Lessons from Books and Film

• “Friends” @crisfreese

• 16 Famous Writers on The Book They’re Most Thankful For @BuzzFeed

Writing Craft / Mood

• Writing Creepy Scenes @RayneHall

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Plotting

• Story Structure @woodwardkaren

• The Hero’s Journey as Explained by Puppets @FafaGroundhog

• Mind Mapping for Authors: by Chris Fox

• Writing Basics @Janice_Hardy

• Write Your Query FIRST for a Better Novel @WomenWriters

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Research

• 5 Tips for Researching a Novel @MeredithMcP

Writing Craft / Pre-Writing / Story Concept

• How to Attract a Readership Based on Concept Alone @JaneFriedman

Writing Craft / Punctuation and Grammar

• Using Whom in Fiction @MarcyKennedy

Writing Craft / Revisions / Critiques

• 4 Ways to Deal With Criticism @jkwak

• All You Need To Know About Sensitivity Reads @justinaireland

Writing Craft / Scenes

• Layering 10-20-30 Scenes in Your Novel @CSLakin

Writing Craft / Series

• Tips on Starting a Series: by Linda Wilson

• Taking Series Characters on the Road:

• When & How Should Series End? by Kassandra Lamb @JamiGold

Writing Craft / Transitions

• Scene transitions can sabotage characters @p2p_editor

Writing Tools / Apps

• 3 Apps for Your Writing Toolbox @pokercubster