Twitterific Writing Links

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

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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.

Creating Matriarchies:  http://ow.ly/xxbKI  @mythcreants

Tips for writing villains–villain theory:  http://ow.ly/xxa5H from Clever Girl Helps

Self-published authors: where you live doesn’t matter:  http://ow.ly/xxbzr @chrisrobley

Why 1 Writer Isn’t Publishing Paperbacks:  http://ow.ly/xxakH @MikeWellsAuthor

Creativity and Chaos: 3 ways organization gets your passion project off the ground:  http://ow.ly/xx5GU @blinkist

The War Between ‘Authors’ and Writers:  http://ow.ly/xx4FG @BV @vpostrel

When book sales are slow…:  how to keep motivated:  http://ow.ly/xx7jw @Roz_Morris

7 Tips on Getting Book Reviews: http://ow.ly/xxUxH @travisnward

How Can Your Characters Make Others Believe Them? http://ow.ly/xxV47  @skyefairwin

Be a better writer in 15 minutes: 4 TED-Ed lessons on grammar and word choice http://ow.ly/xxUe5  @TED_ED

10 writers’ tools that got 1 writer writing again:  http://ow.ly/xxUO6 @writingmytruth

4 Writing Tips for Better Writing:  http://ow.ly/xxUq4 @StratusInteract

How Do Different Characters Express Emotion?  http://ow.ly/xxUTQ @skyefairwin

Avoid “Zero Days” to Form Better Habits:  http://ow.ly/xz3Dd @calldrdave @lifehacker

Pick up the Pace for a Real Page-Turner:  http://ow.ly/xxV9f @jodierennered

3 Reasons Why Writers Should Keep A Sentence-A-Day Journal:  http://ow.ly/xxUH2 @clarissadraper

The Secret To Pixar’s Success: Failure:  http://ow.ly/xz4cg @buzzfeed

Put More Strings in Your Writing Bow:  http://ow.ly/xz4xt @jamesscottbell

The Best Way to Deal With Emotional Conflict When Writing:  http://ow.ly/xz3rZ @gemmaleehawdon

How To Write For the 21st Century Reader: 6 Tips to Modernize Your Prose: http://ow.ly/xz4HW @annerallen

A quick test to determine if your protagonist is too static or unrealistic:  http://ow.ly/xz3TO from Clever Girl Helps

Plotting, Pacing, and Crossing Over:  http://ow.ly/xz4Bv @AnneGBrown

Facing The Ying-Yang of Publishing Fears:  http://ow.ly/xz3Oz @JulieeJohnsonn

How to handle character change slowly through the story’s course:  http://ow.ly/xz4uc from Clever Girl Helps

How To Hook Your Audience:  http://ow.ly/xz4gv @PretenderSteve @CraigVanSickle1

Agents vs editors:  http://ow.ly/xz5nl @thebookseller

How to write an interesting prologue:  http://ow.ly/xz5Zs from Clever Girl Helps

Medium admits pay-per-click isn’t the best way to pay writers:  http://ow.ly/xz5OY @mathewi

Know Why You’re Submitting Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/xz4MK @NathanielTower

Can authors get smarter with Amazon keywords and categories? Start here:  http://ow.ly/xz4JI @roz_morris

Writing ‘Rules: Start in the Middle of Action: http://ow.ly/xz5hl @HGComan

14 Common Mistakes With Prepositions:  http://ow.ly/xz58o @Writers_Write

4 Pieces of Facebook Advice You Can Ignore:  http://ow.ly/xB0Ob @lisahallwilson

Editor’s Eyes: Writing Advice from Don Draper:  http://ow.ly/xx9OK @KateBrauning

Dani Shapiro on Vulnerability, the Creative Impulse, the Writing Life, and How to Live with Presence:  http://ow.ly/xx4SY @brainpicker

The Best Sounds for Getting Work Done http://ow.ly/xx9UL @kevinpurdy

Publishing’s southerly migration at BEA (and gnashing of teeth): http://ow.ly/xHfxP @Porter_Anderson

Gay Characters in Comics: The Bumpy Road of Marvel Comics in the Mid-2000s:  http://ow.ly/xv4yV @GeeksOUT

Becoming Your Own Book Editor: 4 Tips For Better Book Editing:  http://ow.ly/xv4tO @ebooksreloaded

Tips for writing a genius/prodigy:  http://ow.ly/xx9kf from Clever Girl Helps

The Independence of Indie Authors:  http://ow.ly/xx5hu @JFBookman

Google Yo Bad Self – The Importance of Online Branding in Comic Book Marketing (and Other Genres): http://ow.ly/xv6A2 @niftymat

The wonderful world of villains:  http://ow.ly/xuYN4 @momentumbooks @hildebrandburke

Scriptwriting–Sequence Breakdowns–The Wizard of Oz (1939) http://ow.ly/xuYFJ @TheScriptLab

The power of your writing:  http://ow.ly/xv1pD  @wynlim

Most Common Writing Mistakes: Describing Character Movements:  http://ow.ly/xuZ3N @KMWeiland

How to Launch a Comic Book Series: An Introduction:  http://ow.ly/xuYBm @niftymat

Experimental Fiction and Independent Publishing:  http://ow.ly/xv4ke @SaraWielenberg

Don’t throw in the towel if your books aren’t selling: | Book Marketing Professionals: http://ow.ly/xusHG

Narrative Voice:  http://ow.ly/xut23 @JoeMoore_writer

3 Patterns To Find In (or Write Into) Fiction: http://ow.ly/xusOx @vgrefer

Indie Authors Quitting Their Day Jobs:  http://ow.ly/xusll @passivevoiceblg

3 Tips How to Reduce You Editing Costs: http://ow.ly/xuYTV @111publishing

Top 5 Elements of a Great Slasher Film:  http://ow.ly/xv1ta @HorrorFreakNews

Why is my book not selling? Here are some reasons and how to fix them:  http://ow.ly/xuYVJ @standoutbooks

10 steps to surviving being a writer:  http://ow.ly/xusoM

Winning at Monopoly:  http://ow.ly/xuscy @HughHowey

5 Things Rocky Taught a Writer About  Knockout Main Characters: http://ow.ly/xusRx @Write_Tomorrow

Shakespeare Invented 1,700 Of Our Everyday Words:  http://ow.ly/xusVx

8 Tips For Perfect Pitches & Super Selling Documents:  http://ow.ly/xusdy @bang2write

7 Item To-Do List for Amazon Author Central Profile:  http://ow.ly/xushA @Jason_Matthews

BEA’s Author Hub for Self-Publishers: Upbeat and Positive:  http://ow.ly/xDMAT @Porter_Anderson

How Diverse are Comics and Graphic Novels?  http://ow.ly/xtBfw  @BrigidAlverson @SLJournal

A new initiative to encourage women writers to pitch their writing: http://ow.ly/xtAV0 @waouwwaouw

Hatred of Publishing: A Conversation Between Industry Dropouts:  http://ow.ly/xtB6F @therejectionist @jenpanic

Twitter Trumps Facebook For Driving Book Sales:  http://ow.ly/xtAHs @jeffbercovici @forbes

Why Free Is Your Best Marketing Tool (And How to Harness It): http://ow.ly/xtB9s @bookgal

James Patterson BEA Fail:  http://ow.ly/xtAoW @jakonrath

How to build a successful mystery series:  http://ow.ly/xtA2d @cbcbooks

Don’t look back on your writing journey & regret the choices you made, pay attention now:  http://ow.ly/xtAMS  @ediemelson

Michael Crichton’s Method for Plotting Out a Story:  http://ow.ly/xtBjF

Authors Eye-view of a book conference:  http://ow.ly/xtBdk @andimarquette

5 Ways To Succeed in the German Market:  http://ow.ly/xtAdt @wordswithjam

Anti-Heroes: Why Devious is so Delectable, and Where are all the Women? http://ow.ly/xtAaU @msheatherwebb @writerunboxed

Is Publishing is the New Blogging?  http://ow.ly/xtAyT @selfpubreview

6 Reasons to Write a Short Story:  http://ow.ly/xtjuD  @Julie_Glover

Beginning a Story: What Has to Be There:  http://ow.ly/xtAsT @Margo_L_Dill

When Should You Self-Publish Your Book?  http://ow.ly/xt5nl  @CriticalMargins

Why Too Many Flashbacks Might Be a Warning of Deeper Story Problems: http://ow.ly/xt5ko @kristenlambtx

5 Ways to Fuel your Imagination:  http://ow.ly/xt5he @M_Richmond21

Are Video Games the New Novel?  http://ow.ly/xt5ud @johnmichaelbell

Which Drawers to Open: A Writer’s Boundaries:  http://ow.ly/xt5HS @AndiLit

Top 10 novels inspired by Shakespeare:  http://ow.ly/xt5KQ @sallyoreilly

How to Create Twitter-sized Bites http://ow.ly/xt5yv @ava_jae

#Twitter #hashtags for novices:  http://ow.ly/xt5zV @carolewyer

Narcissism: Is Your Villain in Love With Himself?  http://ow.ly/xt5OB @FionaQuinnBooks

Barnes and Noble Will Stop Selling Audiobooks July 1st:  http://ow.ly/xz708 @Goodereader

10 Things to Consider When Revising Your Novel:  http://ow.ly/xt5pS @AlienNextDoor

5 Ways to Create Likable Characters:  http://ow.ly/xt5j7 @janice_hardy

Script To Screen: “Flight”:  http://ow.ly/xt5lk @gointothestory

Developing Multiple Income Streams:  http://ow.ly/xt5xl @FinishedPages

2 Things to Get Right: Categories and Keywords:  http://ow.ly/xt5mi @niniehammon

Openly Gay in YA: 4 Characters to Know Now:  http://ow.ly/xt5p0 @missriki

Trademark Tips for Writers:  http://ow.ly/xt5FV @robinrwrites

Publishers Weekly to Integrate Self-Published Reviews in Book Reviews Section:  http://ow.ly/xx6jF @galleycat

Adjusting to a Summer Writing Schedule:  http://ow.ly/xxdUM

Publishers’ Deal with the Devil (on DRM):  http://ow.ly/xsDZU @stratechery

Questions to ask to determine if an idea can be developed into a book:  http://ow.ly/xsCN5 @aswinn @writerunboxed

The Talk Of BEA: Amazon Blogs  About Hachette:  http://ow.ly/xxhg7 @Porter_Anderson @thoughtcatalog

3 Ways to Get More Honest Reviews for Your Book:  http://ow.ly/xsERe  @Self_Publish

Come Up With a Killer Story Concept–Before You Start Writing:  http://ow.ly/xsEDP @kmweiland

The Art of Neil Gaiman:  http://ow.ly/xsCPG @brainpicker @neilhimself

Using Your eBook Writing Folders Effectively:  http://ow.ly/xx9A1 @gpstberg

8 Essentials Tips for a Successful Book Reading by a Self-Published Author:  http://ow.ly/xsCR5 @judy_croome

If it comes easy, it’s probably a cliche: http://ow.ly/xsCSf @JoeMoore_writer

Focus on ‘an Audience of One’ to Avoid Creative Fear:  http://ow.ly/xsDlp @WhitsonGordon

Crowdsourcing Your Way To What Customers Really Want–Courtesy Of Teen Romance Novelists:  http://ow.ly/xsCUr @lvanderkam @fastcompany

Character Talents and Skills: Fishing:  http://ow.ly/xxdFw @angelaackerman

10 Observations on Book Expo America from the Author Hub: http://ow.ly/xx60g @bob_mayer

Story Writing From Start To Finish: Don’t Get Lost In The Middle:  http://ow.ly/xsEP7

The New Literary Fiction Superstars Are Essentially Memoirists: http://ow.ly/xsDHf @michelledean

The Publishing Timeline:  http://ow.ly/xsCWc @RachelLKent

4 Ways to Sift Through Writing Advice:  http://ow.ly/xvOHf @LyndaRYoung

How Do You Make Ideas Into A Book? http://ow.ly/xsEGu  @nataliewhipple

3 Tips for Your Marketing Campaign:  http://ow.ly/xsEmL @marygkeeley

Author Interviews: Why We Hate Them:  http://ow.ly/xsDen @DianthaJones

Crime fiction involving art theft and forgery:  http://ow.ly/xvOT3 @mkinberg

How 1 Writer Started Another Novel to Help Write His Current Novel : http://ow.ly/xsEj9 @BTMargins

Subscription services for ebooks progress to becoming a real experiment:  http://ow.ly/xsEqV @MikeShatzkin

What a Freelance Editor Can (and Can’t) Do for You:  http://ow.ly/xsEXU @jenichappelle

7 Surprises On The Hero’s Path:  http://ow.ly/xnO2C @ibelieveinstory

5 Steps Toward Your Truest Contribution:  http://ow.ly/xnNPP @kcraftwriter

Why Quieter Stakes Are Easier to Plot With:  http://ow.ly/xnNpl @Janice_Hardy

Be a Collector of Ideas:  http://ow.ly/xnNdd @Awesome_Dawn

‘Zero-Based Thinking’ for Writers:  http://ow.ly/xnN4F @MattEEaton

5 Marketing Strategies for Writers Who Hate Promoting Their Own Work:  http://ow.ly/xnNm2 @hughosmith

Choosing a Point of View Character:  http://ow.ly/xnND2 @Janice_Hardy

Should Authors Stick To One Genre? An Interview With Linda Gillard:  http://ow.ly/xmZ8S  @joannegphillips

3 Times You Should Stop Writing:  http://ow.ly/xmYmC @EmilyWenstrom

“It’s Complicated.” (Wrong Answer.) http://ow.ly/xnNJ5 @DavidCorbett_CA @writerunboxed

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. CavanaughJune 8, 2014

    I see Lynda’s IWSG post from Monday – thanks!!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 8, 2014

      Alex–Another good post from IWSG. :)

  2. Margot KinbergJune 8, 2014

    Elizabeth – I really do appreciate all the effort you go to to share these lovely links. Now it’s time to find out how Michael Crichton puts stories together. I might even learn something… ;-)

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 8, 2014

      Margot–Thanks for coming by! Hope you’re enjoying your trip. :)

  3. Greg StrandbergJune 8, 2014

    Thanks for including my link! I also found the Crichton post interesting, so shared it on Google+ and many others felt the same.

    3 Times to Stop Writing was also short and to the point, and with a good picture to boot, er, shoe.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 8, 2014

      Greg–It was a great link! And thanks for sharing the Crichton post…good stuff, for sure. And Emily W. does do a good job with her short, punchy posts.

  4. LeslieJune 8, 2014

    What a treasure trove! Thank you so much for putting this together!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 8, 2014

      Leslie–Hope you find some helpful reading! Thanks for coming by.

  5. Julie MusilJune 8, 2014

    So much great stuff here. I’m studying categories and keywords, so that post was perfect timing for me. Thanks, Elizabeth!

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 9, 2014

      Julie–Hope it helps–thanks for coming by!

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