Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraigBlog

Twitterific links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 23,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.

How to Know If You’re Editing Too Soon:  http://ow.ly/wXLkF @losapala

Promoting Your New Book with Promo Websites: http://ow.ly/x8p9v @silas_payton

“Don’t Let Your Hurt Stop You” :  http://ow.ly/wXLXz @PiaPadukone @writersdigest

17 Lost Manuscripts: L. Frank Baum, Ernest Hemingway, John Milton, and More:  http://ow.ly/wXL3c @BookishHQ           

How To Think Like A Writer:  http://ow.ly/wXLoI @carolyn_greg

How to Break Out of the Slump and Finish Your Book:  http://ow.ly/wXKZb @shaynakrish

10 Quotes to Inspire Writers:  http://ow.ly/wXLbO @bethvogt

Tips for making your books discoverable:  http://ow.ly/x6N03 @jakonrath

The Value of Editing For Authors:  http://ow.ly/x5QS6 @BryanThomasS

Do Negative Thoughts Give You Writer’s Block? 5 Ways To Cut Loose:  http://ow.ly/wSx19 @writetodone

Kindle Publishing: A Step-by-Step Guide for Selling Your Book Through Amazon: http://ow.ly/wSxDh @Heathervdh @alexisgrant

How To Break Up With Your First Draft:  http://ow.ly/wSyt4 @chrstnejschmdt

Series Readers€”What they Really Want to See in Our Books:  http://ow.ly/x6P0e

Crafting Memorable Characters:  http://ow.ly/wSB10 @QLindseyBarrett @Missouri_Review

4 Danger Signs To Search For, Before Sending Off Your Novel:  http://ow.ly/wSvFN @charliejane  @io9

Feed the reader inside the writer: http://ow.ly/wSAtc @noveleditor

‘Creative Ideas Aren’t Enough: —You Need the Courage to Act On Them.’ http://ow.ly/wSzc9

How Thinking Like Johnny Depp Can Help Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/wSyUj @WriteToSell

The Focus Drought and How to Get Your Focus Back:  http://ow.ly/wSwy4 @missafayres

Simon & Schuster Embraces E-Book Subscriptions:  http://ow.ly/x6MhA @mashable @sfiegerman

All Character, No Plot:  http://ow.ly/wSxUW @mooderino

Search Engine Ranking- The Value of Social and Search: http://ow.ly/wSyH2 @jim_devitt

Initiative to get indie books into libraries + new author earnings info: chat at #EtherIssue: 11 am ET/4 pm BST (now) with @Porter_Anderson

The Accomplished Creative’s Afflictions:  http://ow.ly/wSxeZ @JeffreyDavis108

Tips for writing epilogues:  http://ow.ly/x0WmV (from the Clever Girl Helps blog):

When police must dig into flawed investigations in crime fiction: http://ow.ly/x5Wag @mkinberg

Writing lessons learned from Divergent:  http://ow.ly/x5QIu @JulieMusil

7 secrets about editors every freelance writer should know: http://ow.ly/wFavA @michellerafter

Tips for Writing a Fiction Series: Developing Spin-Offs and Sequels:  http://ow.ly/wF8WJ @AdriennedeWolfe

4 Ways Fictional Romance Sometimes Reads False:  http://ow.ly/wQRCY @vgrefer

What Scandal Can Teach Us About Plotting and Tension:  http://ow.ly/wF860 @Janice_Hardy

4 Reasons Why Your Hero Needs A Special Skill or Talent:  http://ow.ly/wQRIM @angelaackerman

University Presses Under Fire:  http://ow.ly/wQV7A @TheNation @scottesherman

6 Things Every Hero Needs: http://ow.ly/wQQkr @bang2write

How a writer’s name can make or break the popularity of their work:  http://ow.ly/wQPH3 @NewStatesman @ofarry

Self-Published eBook Authors May Out-Earn The Rest By 27%:  http://ow.ly/x4C39 @HughHowey @Porter_Anderson

A response to the statement: ‘The novel is dead.’:  http://ow.ly/wQRW5 @acrossthemargin

An agent answers query questions:  http://ow.ly/wQVxB @MsMariaVicente

Tips for marketing on Amazon:  http://ow.ly/wQUUn @noahkagan

How to create the perfect trailer (for films–useful for books as well):  http://ow.ly/wQVlw @creativebloq

The Whys, Whens, and What-Nots for Opening a Story:  http://ow.ly/wQPoL @jodyhedlund

3 Things to Know About Exposition & Telling: http://ow.ly/wQVJK @victoriamixon

Initiative to get indie books into libraries + new author earnings info:  http://ow.ly/x3amb @HughHowey @Porter_Anderson @cjlyonswriter

How to self-publish a print book, worldwide:  http://ow.ly/wQPle @Belinda_Pollard

Is there a “best day” to buy books, or promote books, in the Kindle Store? http://ow.ly/wQQv2 @BookGorilla

May 2014 Author Earnings Report:  http://ow.ly/x38ec @authorearnings @HughHowey

Tips for New Authors (Finishing Your First Book):  http://ow.ly/wQRfD @AOwenBooks

7 Writing Lessons Straight From Jennifer Weiner’s Mouth :  http://ow.ly/x2Y3h @galitbreen

Write It : Don’t Fight It! (The answer to: Are you a writer?) http://ow.ly/wQRwY @adderworld

The New Golden Age of Short Fiction: 12 Reasons to Write a Short Story This Month: http://ow.ly/wQSzo @annerallen

The No-Stress Way To Create Your Story’s Logline:  http://ow.ly/x00qW @PBRWriter

3 Tactics to Stop Letting Inspiration Rule You:  http://ow.ly/wNKum @EmilyWenstrom

3 Ways Nonfiction Can Be the Fiction Writer’s Greatest Resource: http://ow.ly/wNM3h @livewritethrive

The Story of Story: How 1 Writer Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Structure: http://ow.ly/wNQdK @justinismorrow

5 Ways to Create Conflict in Your Story:  http://ow.ly/wO0dI @screencrafting

Agents – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly:  http://ow.ly/wNOad @ClareLangleyH

Storytelling Strategies: When In Trouble, Reach for the Deadline: http://ow.ly/wNR8O @scriptmag

Top 10 tips for being a literary agent: http://ow.ly/wNZHr @JonnyGeller

The 5 Essential Story Ingredients:  http://ow.ly/wO0p8 @writersdigest

If You Don’t Write That Book, Who Will? Deciding What to Write:  http://ow.ly/wNQTI @JanetKGrant

A Balance of Strengths to Take Your Story Higher: http://ow.ly/wNMXm @writingeekery

3 Tips for developing theme:  http://ow.ly/x0Vjb  (by Jack Smith)

Fantasy and How the World Ought To Be:  http://ow.ly/wNNei @mythcreants

Advertising on Goodreads:  http://ow.ly/wNL4g  @AuthorMelindaC

Sympathy for a Good Villain:  http://ow.ly/wO0NL @DrewChial

Our Young-Adult Dystopia:  http://ow.ly/wNOij @michelledean

Planning Your Novel with Google Maps:  http://ow.ly/wZZSk @ClarissaDraper

How James Patterson Works With His Co-Authors:  http://ow.ly/wNZZA @woodwardkaren

Persuasive charmers–a character type found in crime fiction:  http://ow.ly/ @mkinberg

Screenwriting: The Bourne Identity’s Everyman that Isn’t:  http://ow.ly/wNN4t @cockeyedcaravan

Writing Groups and How They Can Go Wrong:  http://ow.ly/wYqeS @VictoriaAddis

Why no one is seeing what you post from your Facebook author page:  http://ow.ly/wKsat @chrisrobley

The 10 Worst Pieces of Writing Advice You Will Ever Hear:  http://ow.ly/wKsp5  @manzanitafire

Raising the Tension in a Flat Opening Scene http://ow.ly/wKtHZ @Janice_Hardy

The Thrill of the Write:  http://ow.ly/wKtfj  @wordsxo @writerunboxed

1 Writer’s 5 Favorite Pieces of Writing Advice:  http://ow.ly/wKsIO @OakleyColleen @womenwriters

‘Trying’ to Self-Publish:  http://ow.ly/wKr3g @hopeclark

Why Tumblr is Useful for Bloggers:  http://ow.ly/wKsAJ @ava_jae

Time travel cliches:  http://ow.ly/wKtBh

Why you & your art need a creative adventure:  http://ow.ly/wKttc @FortheCreators

7 Book Marketing Strategies Guaranteed Not to Lead to Sales:  http://ow.ly/wKtmJ @NathanielTower

Amazon Launches New Kindle Store Section Devoted to eBook Singles – Short Reads:  http://ow.ly/x9xxf  @thDigitalReader

Narrative Arc: Shaping Your Story:  http://ow.ly/wXLiQ @fcmalby

Amazon’s Disappearing Reviews:  http://ow.ly/wXLTi @kcrosswriting

Publishing is More than Books:  http://ow.ly/wXLQB @HughHowey

Which Is More Important? Writing or What We Write?  http://ow.ly/wXKPS @KMWeiland

3 things to know about out-of-print books. http://ow.ly/wXKVz @wweek

eBook Pricing: What’s Wrong with Free? http://ow.ly/wXLe3 @lorcadamon

A new-old Amazon scam for the unwary reader: | Indies Unlimited:  http://ow.ly/wXLhw

How to Write More:  http://ow.ly/wXKNh @writersdigest

Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Writer George R.R. Martin Uses an Old School DOS Machine:  http://ow.ly/wXSVG @nofilmschool

Screenwriting for Readers vs. Audience:  http://ow.ly/wXSWw @scriptmag @ruth_atkinson

Movie Scripts: 8 Animations Scripts For Screenwriters: http://ow.ly/wXSYC @goodinaroom

The Best Method to Break Writer’s Block:  http://ow.ly/wXT1c @joebunting

What Is Your Story? http://ow.ly/wZ9o1 @jenlouden

Why 1 Writer Reads Reviews… Even the Soul-Crushing Ones:  http://ow.ly/wZ9Mt @GwenHeasley @MartinaABoone

The Little Things Holding a Story Back:  http://ow.ly/wZa1A @Janice_Hardy

Epilogue tips:  http://ow.ly/wZ9Ee

How to really get readers to care about your characters:  http://ow.ly/wZ9zL @onewildword

Not-So-Risky Business: Book Promotion on a Budget:  http://ow.ly/wZ9Xe @TeeMonster

Taxes 101 for Authors:  http://ow.ly/wZ9y1 @susanspann @rmfwriters

Portals in science-fiction:  http://ow.ly/wZ9uS @victoriasicoe

Do You Know Your Novel’s Theme?  http://ow.ly/wZa2r  @Janice_Hardy

Writing and the Creative Life: Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time:  http://ow.ly/wZ9AK @gointothestory

10 Steps To The Best Cover For Your Book:  http://ow.ly/wZ9Cq @Mal_Rock

The difference between a commercial and a literary plot:  http://ow.ly/wZ9wK @writers_write

Jot Down Writing Ideas With Six Word’s:  New iPhone App:  http://ow.ly/x0RV4 @galleycat

The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing a Book that Doesn’t Suck: http://ow.ly/x0NQj @brandonclements

5 Tips for Setting Up a Writing Space:  http://ow.ly/x0Pvp @StacyEnnis

Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing… #4: You Need An Agent to Sell Overseas:  http://ow.ly/x0OpJ @deanwesleysmith

Evernote’s Moleskin: Analog to Digital Notebook with Plenty of Space for Play:  http://ow.ly/x0QHb @appnewser

Great Character: Sam Shakusky (“Moonrise Kingdom”):  http://ow.ly/x0QWN @A2Jason

13 steps to creating a writing-centered life: http://ow.ly/x0S9i @collectiveself

Romance Writing: 6 Types of Alpha Heroes:  http://ow.ly/x0Q1L @JackieAshenden

The 7 habits of highly effective writers:  http://ow.ly/x0O8e @pubcoach

Gimbling in the Wabe – Why Do People Read Bad Books?  http://ow.ly/x0R9T @LitStack

Psych for Writers: Emotional Scenes and Unreliable Narrators:  http://ow.ly/x0PIM @SkyeFairwin

How To Market Your Book To The Locals – 4 Secrets: http://ow.ly/x0Qu3 @KristenEckstein

How to Charm the Pants Off an Editor with the Power of Your Words: http://ow.ly/x0QmL @pshares

The Amateur’s Guide a Professional Book Package: http://ow.ly/x0S0p @DIYMFA

5 Tips To Edit Your Own Screenplay:  http://ow.ly/x0P8W @bang2write

Nonfiction: how to plan and outline your book before writing the first word:  http://ow.ly/x0Rn8 @NinaAmir

How to save a bundle on editing costs…without sacrificing quality:  http://ow.ly/x2Xu3 @jodierennered

How James Patterson Works With His Co-Authors: http://ow.ly/x2XJ4 @woodwardkaren

On Quitting Writing: ‘I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On.’  http://ow.ly/x37B5 @TheReviewReview

How to Get Boys to Read Books | Children’s Literacy Foundation: http://ow.ly/x37tL @cliforg

How to Hack the Habit of Creativity http://ow.ly/x37ay @mythicscribes

10 Things That Make A Reader Cringe: http://ow.ly/x2XbO @dmoncrief0131

Self-publishing will save literary fiction: http://ow.ly/x37wb @HughHowey

Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series (as Riley Adams) and the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin and writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She also has a blog, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. There she posts on the writing craft, finding inspiration in everyday life, and fitting writing into a busy schedule.

10 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughMay 25, 2014

    Thanks for including Bryan’s guest post at the IWSG!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigMay 25, 2014

      Alex–It was a great post! :)

  2. Margot KinbergMay 25, 2014

    So many good things here, as ever, Elizabeth. Thanks for compiling these links. I’m going to have to read that one about writing short stories. I should do that more often.

    1. Elizabeth S. CraigMay 25, 2014

      Margot–I think I need to practice that, too.

  3. Sara WhitfordMay 25, 2014

    I only learned about you via Twitter this past week, and I have to say, you tweet the best articles! I’m so glad to know you keep a repository of them! I’ve now added your blog to my “Tips for Writers” page.

    BTW, I see you’re in North Carolina like me, although at the other end of the state. I live on the coast. :)

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigMay 25, 2014

      Thanks so much for coming by, Sara! And thanks for the kind words and adding my blog to your page.

      I’m envious that you’re on the coast! Gorgeous weekend, isn’t it? I went to the Y pool with kids and pretended I was at the beach. :)

      1. Sara WhitfordMay 25, 2014

        You are most certainly welcome!

        And it has been a beautiful weekend here in Emerald Isle. A great time for swimming at the Y, too, I’d imagine!

        Lots of tourists coming into in town for the holiday weekend have done their part in helping bring the beaches back to life for the summer. This time of year always feels like the island is waking up from a long winter’s nap. :)

        Now, I have an important question! Since I’ve never read any of your works before, which of your books would you suggest I read first? (Cozy mysteries are absolute favorites of mine and it looks like that’s your genre!)

        1. Elizabeth Spann CraigMay 26, 2014

          Sara–Glad the Emerald Isle has come alive with sun and tourists!

          And…tough question. Fan favorites seem to be “Finger Lickin’ Dead” , written under a pseudonym (Riley Adams) and “Quilt Trip” (byline my own…Elizabeth Craig). I think I’d pull for the Quilt Trip, especially if you ever read a Nancy Drew, since Nancy was the inspiration for the book. And thanks. :)

  4. Julie MusilMay 27, 2014

    Oh. My. Gosh. So many great links. Thanks so much!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigMay 27, 2014

      Thanks for coming by, Julie!

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