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.

5 Tips to Gain Confidence and Overcome Writer’s Doubt: http://ow.ly/y9kmW @adderworld

Real Life Diagnostics: Weaving in World Building Details. How Much is Too Much? http://ow.ly/y80VH @janice_hardy           

How to Hack the Habit of Creativity:  http://ow.ly/y81gA

So You Want to Write a Picture Book for Children? http://ow.ly/y9kOU @Nimpentoad

Write Your Characters to Life:  http://ow.ly/y9kex @SheriWrenAuthor  @SouthrnWritrMag

Publishing Too Soon:  http://ow.ly/y816M @womenwriters

Tips for making pop culture references in our books:  http://ow.ly/y9k37 from Clever Girl Helps

Tips for writing an emotionally heavy scene:  http://ow.ly/y80YU from Clever Girl Helps

Punctuating Dialogue:  http://ow.ly/y9k9C @LitCentralOC

Tweet THIS, Not That! 12 Things Not to do on Twitter: http://ow.ly/y81bQ @mollygreene  @annerallen

Media Options for Transmedia Storytelling:  http://ow.ly/y9nlI @cherylrwrites

Resources for Writers: WKB and Ebook Services Professionals: http://ow.ly/ywlVa

One Writer’s Journey  From  Highbrow To Commercial Sell-Out:  http://ow.ly/ybXEy @NicoleTrilivas @xojanedotcom

C.S. Lewis on the 3 Ways of Writing for Children and the Key to Authenticity in All Writing:  http://ow.ly/ybWPN @brainpicker

The Secret Weapon of YA/NA Writers:  http://ow.ly/ybX7c  @NakedEditor

Quotes from @HughHowey ‘s Facebook chat: http://ow.ly/ybYEk

Working-class fiction has been written out of publishing:  http://ow.ly/ybXo6 @guardianbooks

12 Food-Related Tips To Fuel Your Writing Career:  http://ow.ly/ybWl6 @pubcoach

10 Trends in Book Marketing for 2014:  http://ow.ly/ybX9E @TargetMktng

The Accidental Non-Linear Series:  http://ow.ly/ybWEa @LaurieBoris

Psychological Benefits of Writing: Why Richard Branson & Warren Buffett Write Regularly:  http://ow.ly/ybXye @entmagazine @GregoryCiotti

Is Querying for an Agent is a Waste of Time?  http://ow.ly/ybXQg @brunsdavid

25 Secrets Of Publishing, Revealed:  http://ow.ly/ybZ8X @MikeRUnderwood for @ChuckWendig

9 Literary Magazines for New and Unpublished Writers:  http://ow.ly/ybWUL @A_WritersStudio

How Not to Release a Self-Published Novel:  http://ow.ly/ybYWF  @cmskiera

College Libraries Push Back as Publishers Raise Some E-Book Prices:  http://ow.ly/ybXjH @chronicle

To Pseudonym or Not to Pseudonym:  http://ow.ly/ybWuG @CEMcKenzie1

How Not To Be a Diva Debut Author:  http://ow.ly/yhBGT @TheLitCoach

Social media basics for authors: simple and effective book promotion tips:  http://ow.ly/yhBlt @amberstanley0

Copying an eBook from Cover to Cover:  http://ow.ly/yhBiU @hyperallergic

3 Tips to Enhance Your Marketing Efforts:  http://ow.ly/yhBU2 @marygkeeley

10 Steps To Provide a Helpful Critique http://ow.ly/yhBsk @Shirl_Corder

5 Tips for Creating a Lead Character Your Audience Will Really Care About:  http://ow.ly/yhBAF @dianedrake

What a good writer needs most:  http://ow.ly/yhBn5 @joelachenbach @washingtonpost

What Do Your Characters Know? http://ow.ly/yhBkc @Massim0Marin0

Beyond the Great Idea:  http://ow.ly/y9kjT @JulieEshbaugh

Top 3 Things to Cut From Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/y9jZs @WritersEdit

How to Validate Your Characters’ Traits:  http://ow.ly/y9k68 @shalvatzis

Character Eye Descriptions: The Window to Your Story:  http://ow.ly/y9kSa @SharlaWrites

When You Start Comparing Yourself To Other Writers… http://ow.ly/y9kUs @carlywatters

Overwhelmed by Character and Plot Development? Place and the Novel’s Plot: http://ow.ly/ytW8g @megwolfewrites

Scrivener – Your Happy Ending:  http://ow.ly/y7Onv  @Gwen_Hernandez

7 Tools to Hook Your Reader:  http://ow.ly/y7OE6 @monicamclark

Book Cover Copycats: Is It Flattery or Copyright Infringement?  http://ow.ly/y7PjF @angelaackerman

6 Reasons Why English Writers Should Self-publish in Germany:  http://ow.ly/y7OQs @MissLeontine

Creating Authentic Character Emotions http://ow.ly/y7OKF @C_Herringshaw

How to fail at being a writer:  http://ow.ly/y7Qvc @Kelsye

Reviving Dead Stories :  http://ow.ly/y7RD3 @horrortree

The @HachetteBooks-@PerseusBooks deal: http://ow.ly/yqshT  @Porter_Anderson @TheFutureBook

How 1 writer wrote a novel while battling writer’s block:  http://ow.ly/y7Ryp @freya_north

The Laborers of Work-for-Hire Crime Fiction Writing:  http://ow.ly/y7Pmq @BrashBooks

5 Tips for Researching Your Book’s Competition (and Why You Should): http://ow.ly/y7QAO @loftliterary

7 Signs Your Book Idea is Worth Publishing: | Wise Ink: http://ow.ly/y7Q0r

7 Things Every 21st Century Writer Needs To Do: http://ow.ly/y7OB8  @PHOENIXmagUK

The one big reason authors need to blog:  http://ow.ly/ytgoj @Belinda_Pollard

Should boys read boys?  http://ow.ly/y7Qmf  @GdnChildrensBks

Which POV starts the story and when to introduce other characters:  http://ow.ly/y7Rk1 @CaitLondon

Why Backstory is the Spine of Your Story:  http://ow.ly/y7PTU @Sonali_Dev

Thinking of Self-Publishing? Put These Books in your Self-Publishing Tool-kit http://ow.ly/y7RH0 @susankayequinn

Barber shops and salons as settings in crime fiction:  http://ow.ly/yqFh9 @mkinberg

Free Book Promotion Web Sites – 15 of the Best:  http://ow.ly/y3I02 @travisnward

Why Your Book Deal Is Just the First Step:  http://ow.ly/y3INj @LizandLisa @writerunboxed

This Is Your Brain on Writing:  http://ow.ly/ysuIk @carlzimmer @NYTimes

How to Write a Flat Character Arc: The Second Act: http://ow.ly/y3IaJ @kmweiland

Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment: Using Heroes’ Emotions To Transform Them:  http://ow.ly/y3IFI @angelaackerman

9 Common Exposition Questions Answered:  http://ow.ly/y3HLk @bang2write

5 Differences Between TV and Screenwriting: http://ow.ly/y3IVi @jacobkrueger

You Know You’re a Writer When… http://ow.ly/y3Iip @lifelaughtrlove

4 Kinds of Sentences Every Writer Should Remember:  http://ow.ly/y3HR8 @a_wrighton

3 reasons 1 writer has fallen in love with writing short stories:  http://ow.ly/y3IRe @mlouisalocke

Expand Our Senses and Improve Our Descriptions: http://ow.ly/y3I6w @jamigold

What Makes a Character Sympathetic? This Video Essay Explains: http://ow.ly/y3IHd @nofilmschool

Eat Lightning, Write Thunder: Writing Lessons From Rocky Balboa: http://ow.ly/y3IKI @helpfulsnowman

The Moment In Your Story That Changes Everything:  http://ow.ly/y3HOr @InkyBites

5 Tips for Writing a Synopsis that Shines:  http://ow.ly/y3IlY @marygkeeley

Writing Basics: What is Conflict? http://ow.ly/y3I92 @janice_hardy

4 Ways To Rock Goodreads’ New ‘Ask The Author’ Feature:  http://ow.ly/y3I39 @ebooksandkids

Festivals and fairs as settings in crime fiction:  http://ow.ly/ypGva @mkinberg

Is life really keeping us from writing? The inspiring story of Robert Louis Stevenson: http://ow.ly/y2OUD @rxena77

Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: You Need An Agent to Sell Overseas | http://ow.ly/y2PBC @deanwesleysmith

Why Hiring An Editor For Your Book Is Unavoidable: ://ow.ly/y2PqX @selfpubreview

4 Observations On Publishing From a Former Penguin Exec.:  http://ow.ly/yoVUK @Porter_Anderson @raffers

Why ‘Read My Book!’ Doesn’t Work…And What To Do Instead:  http://ow.ly/y2PaQ @badredheadmedia

Poisons: How to Use Them:  http://ow.ly/y2PxX @mythcreants

Getting Unstuck When Writing a Novel:  http://ow.ly/y2PFg @WritersCoach

How to Motivate Your Characters http://ow.ly/y2PQ4 @AJHumpage

Resources for describing skin color:  http://ow.ly/y2PJf

Traditional or independent, publishing teamwork counts:  http://ow.ly/yoVDi @Porter_Anderson @EmilyMandel

Tips for Character Voice:  http://ow.ly/y2Pp8 from Clever Girl Helps

Different Worlds:  http://ow.ly/y2OZN @fantasyfaction

Romance 101: Stranded Stories:  http://ow.ly/y2PA3 @_ImAnAdult

A Warts-and-All Guide to Kickstarter: What Works and What Doesn’t:  http://ow.ly/y2PiH @SeanPlatt

5 Applications That Make a Writer’s Life Easier:  http://ow.ly/y2Pn9 @JessicaMeddows

Email List Building Series: The Set Up, Start to Finish (Using Aweber):  http://ow.ly/y2P7I @writerplatform

Are Authors Scared to Write Diverse Books? http://ow.ly/y2PuC @roniloren

Hanging On: The Surefire Way to Get Your Editor to Kill You: http://ow.ly/y2Ph0 @behlerpublish

Creating a Business Philosophy:  http://ow.ly/ymBLr

De-Stress Your Writing Life – Fear of Committing and Fear of Criticism:  http://ow.ly/y1UNL @jessbaverstock

Using Different Tools to Explore New Directions in Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/y1VTs @LesannBerry

Either Or, Neither Nor:  http://ow.ly/y1UUm @CSLakin

Resources for Writing a Potent ‘Inner Story’ in Your Book:  http://ow.ly/y1V88 @writeabook

Planning with Your Pants on | Indie Jane:  http://ow.ly/y1UXt

Why Can’t We Resist Retellings?  http://ow.ly/y1VmH  @jessisreading.

Modernizing the Classic: 3 Attributes of a Successful Adaptation: http://ow.ly/y1VPb @DIYMFA

Where to Find Royalty-Free Music:  http://ow.ly/ym9bS @SpunkOnAStick

Why we shouldn’t wait to be published:  http://ow.ly/y1VdO @jeffgoins

Creative People: Personality and Mental Health:  http://ow.ly/y1US3 @DouglasEby

Reasons for incorporating body language:  http://ow.ly/y1V1M from Clever Girl Helps

Thinking With Your Hands:  http://ow.ly/y1V9O @JulieKWms2013 @MartinaABoone

Is Your Indie Book Violating Copyright Laws? http://ow.ly/y1VNN @JordanMcCollum

World Building for Writers Through Map Making:  http://ow.ly/y1Vqf @Skytale_Writer

Stages of Editing:  http://ow.ly/y1Vhs  @heatherbmoore

The No-Stress Way To Create Your Story’s Logline: http://ow.ly/y1VfS @PBRWriter

How to Show a Character’s Internal Journey: http://ow.ly/y1Vo3 @jamigold

Talent is an uncomfortable topic for writers:  http://ow.ly/yjNNw @Porter_Anderson @writerunboxed

5 Ways to Stand out with Humor in Your Writing:  http://ow.ly/y0UZJ  @JordanDane

Behind the App: The Story of Scribd:  http://ow.ly/y0UPb @andyorin

3 Quick Cures For Common Writing Woes:  http://ow.ly/y0UF8 @writersrelief

Bad Writing: The 6 Horsemen of the Writepocalypse:  http://ow.ly/y0UrK @speechwriterguy

Why 1 writer rejected her publisher:  http://ow.ly/y0UJj @JordanMcCollum

Writers: Owning Your Voice:  http://ow.ly/y0Ubg @woodwardkaren

Not all books and not all subscription services are created equal:  http://ow.ly/y0UXZ @MikeShatzkin

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.

9 Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughJune 29, 2014

    Thanks for including the IWSG post from last Monday!
    And thanks for the guest suggestions – we have a couple awesome ones planned for the summer now.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 29, 2014

      Alex–Oh good! Looking forward to seeing those guest posts.

  2. Margot KinbergJune 29, 2014

    Elizabeth – Thanks as ever for these links. I like it that several of them have suggestions for de-stressing the writing process. Always good to remember to try to lower the stress level.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 29, 2014

      Margot–For sure! And it can be tricky to do.

  3. Shah WhartonJune 29, 2014

    Another superb list of shareables and bookmarkables. :) Cheer Elizabeth. Of course, that means I’ll be procrastinating for quite some time… Oh well! :)

    shahwharton.com

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 29, 2014

      Shah–I know what you mean! It’s easy to get lost in the links. :)

  4. Barry KnisterJune 29, 2014

    Elizabeth–
    Another week, another generous bibliography of resources for writers. Thank you, thank you.

    1. Elizabeth Spann CraigJune 29, 2014

      Thanks, Barry! Hope you have a great week…with lots of good writing time.

  5. Julie MusilJuly 2, 2014

    Elizabeth, your links are absolutely the best. Thanks so much for compiling this awesome list.

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